AWARD ENTRY FORM

BEST HR CONSULTANCY FIRM

Instructions:

• Please use font: Arial and point size 10 when completing your entry. • Text boxes are included under each section within this template and can be expanded by pressing ‘enter’. • Please stick to the word count and use of this particular template to make your submission. They will be checked and if your

entry exceeds the word count it will be sent back to you to amend.• All pages of this document must be read and filled wherever applicable. Ensure that the declaration box on the last page is

read, agreed to and signed.• Any additional documents can be attached under the ‘supporting documents’ section (size: under 1MB each).• Once your entry is ready to be submitted, you can upload your entry form and supporting information via the HR Circle of

Excellence Awards website at the entry submission page, email them or send a hardcopy of the same to: Awards Committee,

Institute of Human Resource ManagementCardinal Otunga Plaza

P.O. Box 6132 -00300 Nairobi, KenyaTel: +254 (0) 20 2213745, +254 (0) 20 2240213

Mobile: 0727 792 001, 0786 135 559Fax: + 254 (0) 20 2244557

Email: hrawards@ihrm.or.kewww.ihrm.or.ke/hr_awards

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Purpose of the Award

This award looks for firms that are capable of providing pertinent and effective HR management solutions in areas of HR strategy,

cost and budget, organizational development, leadership development, succession planning, HR technology, and workforce planning.

The solutions should enable the clients to create high-performance work environment, and bring measurable benefits to the clients.

Glossary of Key Terms Used:

FY:

Financial Year: Please consider 1st July to 30th June as the financial year for providing details in this form.

Rating Scale:

Please use a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being ‘best’ or ‘most positive’ and 1 being ‘least’ or ‘most negative’) to communicate ratings/

scores.

PwD:

Persons with Disability

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Executives:

The top three tiers of your organization i.e. the CEO, Executive Board (or equivalent) and first level reports (does not include Non-

executive directors). If reporting for a business unit, data should represent the highest parent entity of your organization, not the senior

team in any business unit or country of operation.

Senior managers:

Middle management - Level of experience typically 8- 15 years

Managers:

First level managers or Junior Management - Level of experience typically 0-8 years

Others:

All staff who do not have any people managerial responsibility (i.e. no one reporting to them)

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NOMINEE INFORMATION:

Name of individual being nominatedTitle of individual being nominatedOrganization of individual being nominatedContact information for individual being nominated (phone/email)I hereby agree to be nominated for this award.

Signature of Applicant: Date:

NOMINATOR INFORMATION:

Name of nominatorTitle of nominatorOrganization for nominatorContact information for nominator (phone/email/address)Relationship to nomineeHow did you hear about this award or event

I hereby nominate the above individual and submit the attached information for consideration.

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Signature of Nominator: Date:

N/B: You can nominate yourself or your peers.

Submissions must be received on or before May 10, 2019 at 11:59PM

Please apply online, mail or email the completed application form and all supporting documents to:

Awards Committee,Institute of Human Resource Management

Cardinal Otunga PlazaP.O. Box 6132 -00300 Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254 (0) 20 2213745, +254 (0) 20 2240213Mobile: 0727 792 001, 0786 135 559

Fax: + 254 (0) 20 2244557Email: hrawards@ihrm.or.kewww.ihrm.or.ke/hr_awards

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Information provided by the applicants on this form will be used only for purposes of determining the awards winner

Section A: Participant Information

All questions are mandatory, unless stated otherwise. Your questionnaire may not be considered complete if these questions are left blank.

1. Company Name:____________________________________________________________________________________

2. IHRM Membership Status: Member Non-Member

3. Type of Entity Large Companies MSME*

4. Nature of ownership in Kenya: Corporate Partnership / HUF Trust Government body Foreign owned Multinational corporation Other (specify) _______________________

5. Date of Incorporation in Kenya (dd-mm-yyyy): ____-____-____

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6. Revenues (as of FY 2017-18) <Kshs. 50 million per year Kshs. 50-200 million per year Kshs. 200-500 million per year >Kshs. 500 million per year

7. Is your organization listed on the Stock Exchange?

Yes

No

If yes, please share which Stock Exchange and current share price:

8. Details of SPOC (Single Point of Contact): This could be the CHRO or relevant Functional Head.

1 Name: _________________________________2 Designation: ____________________________3 Contact number : ________________________4 Email address : __________________________

Postal address: __________________________

9. In which year did your organization start/implement the HR digitization process? ________________________________

a. HR Metrics:

Metrics Unit FY 2015 - 16 FY 2016 - 17 FY 2017 - 18

Revenue Growth %

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Profit Growth %

Total Employee Headcount – FTE/ Permanent Employees Nos.

Employee Headcount Growth – FTE/ Permanent Employees %

Total Contractual Employee Headcount Nos.

Total HR Employee Strength Nos.

HR to Employee Ratio %

Gender Diversity Ratio [females to males] %

Average Employee Age Years/ Months

EBIDTA per employee In Kshs.

Voluntary Attrition Rate (Annual) %

Employment Offer Conversion Rate %

Mandatory Training conducted - Technical Skills (per employee per year)

No. of Man days

Mandatory Training conducted - Soft Skills (per employee per year) No. of Man days

Employee Engagement Scores On a scale of 1 to 10

External Customer Satisfaction Scores On a scale of 1 to 10

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Total People Investments including: Total amount spent on employees (Salaries, Benefits, Taxes,

health insurance etc.): Total amount spent in support of employees (Real estate,

communications, supplies, IT etc.): Total amount spent in lieu of employees (Leasing company

expense, temp workers, costs related to outsourcing etc.):

Total amount invested in training & development (learning cost, travel cost, non-salary development costs etc.):

In Kshs.

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Section B – Quantitative Measurements

This section covers the quantitative aspects of the initiatives under the concerned category. Providing all the information under this section will enhance your nomination and aid the jury in accurate evaluation of your application.

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1. Vision & Goals

This section is for you to provide an overview of all the elements of your HR Team and set out for the judges the vision and objectives of your entire HR strategy.

Here are some prompts to help you get started:

Provide an overview of your entire HR Team management, roles, vision and mission. What business and HR challenges did you want to tackle? What changes have you introduced in the past 12 months? How did you decide on the changes you introduced? How did you get buy-in from top management, departmental heads, line management, and employees?

Please limit this section to 500 words.

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2. Implementation

This section is for you to outline how you implemented your HR team strategy over the past 12 months.

Here are some prompts to help you get started:

How did you roll out the different elements of your HR team strategy over the past 12 months? How did you use internal communications to maximise positive impact? How did you maintain continued support from key stakeholders? What problems did you encounter during implementation and how did you solve them?

Please limit this section to 500 words.

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3. Impact

This section is for you to outline how changes to your HR team strategy added tangible benefits to your organisation.

Here are some prompts to help you get started:

What HR team metrics did you meet or exceed? How did your HR team strategy contribute to your organisation’s commercial/business goals? What particular HR activities worked better than others for you to meet your HR team goals? What did stakeholders (employees, departmental management, top management) say after your HR team strategy was

implemented?

Please limit this section to 500 words.

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4. Future Initiatives

This section is for you to set out for the judges how you intend to build on the benefits your HR team delivered to your organisation.

Here are some prompts to help you get started:

What other HR team objectives do you plan to pursue next? Has the successful implementation of your HR team strategy affected the way your organisation approaches project

implementation in other areas? What has the implementation of your HR team strategy taught you about what else is achievable?

Please limit this section to 500 words.

Please use the space below to add any further details/information

Note: You may choose to attach supporting documents of maximum 20 pages/slides for a particular Award category. These collaterals will be accepted only in the form of PPT, PDF or WORD documents. No excel formats, video/ audio submissions, links hyperlinked in text will be accepted.

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DECLARATION

I agree to the terms and conditions and declare that this entry form is eligible for entry. I confirm all facts and figures contained within are accurate and true. I will be available should the judging panel wish to clarify any information within this entry form.

Once this entry has been submitted to the judges after the entry deadline, this form will not be refunded nor withdrawn from the category under any circumstance.

I also agree that if my company is short-listed in the finals, the

company will have representation at the awards ceremony.

Name:

Signature:

Date:Contact number:

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