About Me
George Phiri has 15+ years of extensive experience in Human Resource Management, public relations, cultural exchange programs, media relations and managing information resource centres.
Having worked as a Human Resource coordinator particularly in scheduling, assigning, and reviewing of the work of employees and volunteers, authorizing and coordinating vacation and overtime requests. He has monitored and evaluated staff performances, approved salary increments, heard grievances, and recommended disciplinary actions. He is Well experienced in developing HR policies and training materials and conducting training and orientation on a wide range of topics.
He has worked as the Intervention Development and Anti-racism coordinator at MAX Ottawa where he worked to implement and evaluate interventions that aim to increase access and uptake of sexual health services within minority communities. He also helped ensure that the work at MAX is rooted in equity and social justice by making proactive efforts to reach out to minorities at the intersection of multiple inequities, including newcomers and refugees, Indigenous, racialized, trans, and those living with disabilities. He is Well versed with equality programs, Anti-racism, anti-descrimination and social justice issues
He also worked for the Catholic Development Commission in Africa as the NGO program director responsible for planning, managing, and supervising all CADECOM projects that include Research, WASH Project, Nutrition Project and Integrated Food Security activities and Disaster Risk Reduction Project (Response and Recovery) He has also worked for several companies and organizations as Human Resources Coordinator where he Developed and implemented HR strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy.
Academically he holds a wide range of degrees; Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Central Lancashire, UK ; a Master of Science in Business Management from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; an Executive Diploma in Business Management Level 7 from Leigh and Wigan College, UK; and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources Management, University of Bolton, UK.
