As Assistant Director Human Resources at Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), Rachel Adegbe leads the Human Resources Unit to provide guidance on talent management, policy development and implementation, processes and procedures development, human resource planning, performance management, training and employee development, and employee benefits management.
Rachel is a passionate and licensed Human Resource (HR) professional. She also holds a MSc in strategic human resource management from the University of Roehampton London and a BSc in Zoology from the University of Jos, Nigeria. She is a Certified Organizational Development Practitioner, a licensed Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) the foremost regulatory body for the HR profession in Nigeria, a Full Member of the Nigerian Institute of Training and Development (NITAD), and a member of Women in HR (WiHR)
She has over 13 years of experience in the HR management sector and has worked with diverse teams and cultures. Her capacities are in both HR and operations roles and consulting for private and public organizations as well non-governmental organizations. Parts of her consulting history include leading a consulting team in providing Organizational Development Services to Center for Social Justice Ltd (by guarantee); a team member conducting the business re-engineering process of the Nigerian Institute of Builders; leading the five-year strategy development for the Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu Foundation (BAAF Foundation) in the WASH program and leading the recruitment and HR policy development team for White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria (for WRA USA).
In Rwanda, she worked with KATAZA Technologies as the HR lead to develop the strategic concept and User Requirement Specification for the Rwanda Development Board on the upgrading of the KORA recruitment platform. She also consulted for the Rwanda Human Resource Organization (RHRO) as an HR strategy training facilitator.
Rachel enjoys writing, traveling, baking, and mentoring others in her leisure time.
