Talent Acquisition Specialist · Lagos, Nigeria

Esther Temienor Uvie

HR Specialist / People Operations / Recruitment Coordinator

I'm a Talent Acquisition Specialist who turns a hiring manager's wishlist into a shortlist of people who actually fit.

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Portrait of Esther Temienor Uvie
Lagos, NG
The Pipeline — how a requisition moves, start to hire
200–350 Candidates Sourced
50+ / role Screened
70% Screen → Interview
85% Offer Acceptance
~20 days Avg. Time‑to‑Hire
01 — Introduction

Professional Summary

Esther Temienor Uvie
Esther Temienor Uvie — Lagos, Nigeria

Results‑oriented Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist with two years of experience managing full‑cycle recruiting, HR administration, and people operations across remote‑first, international environments.

I've managed 10–15 concurrent requisitions at a time, built candidate pipelines of 200–350 people per role, and held a 70% candidate‑to‑interview conversion rate. My sourcing work spans Nigeria, Ghana, India, and South Africa, and I'm comfortable partnering with hiring teams across U.S., UK, and Canadian time zones.

I'm currently available for full‑time, part‑time, contract, and project‑based remote engagements.

Experience
2 years, full‑cycle
Cross‑border sourcing
NG · GH · IN · ZA
Time zones
US · UK · Canada
ATS platforms
6 enterprise tools
02 — Career

Experience

Five roles, one thread: building recruiting and HR operations that scale across borders and time zones.

HR Assistant (Contract)JUL 2026 — MAY 2027
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library · Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • HR Documentation: Managed employee files, IT/SIWES acceptance letters, employment contracts, leave forms, offer letters, and ID card distribution — with full confidentiality and accuracy.
  • Recruitment Support: Assisted with interview coordination and offer preparation, supporting recruitment documentation from candidate processing through offer issuance.
  • Records & Filing: Maintained organized physical and digital filing systems for confidential HR records.
  • Visitor Coordination: Supported visiting researchers and academics by coordinating access, documentation, and departmental resources.
HR Specialist — Recruitment & Training (Volunteer)JUL 2026 — PRESENT
Peace360 Initiative Inc · USA — Remote
  • Recruitment Coordination: Own end‑to‑end recruitment, vetting, and interviewing for cross‑functional volunteers, building pipelines aligned to a mission in international mental health advocacy.
  • Training & Onboarding: Design virtual training modules and standardized onboarding to align new volunteers with guidelines from day one.
  • Engagement & Retention: Track team performance and devise reward strategies to sustain motivation across a fully remote, international team.
Talent Acquisition Specialist — Corporate RecruiterOCT 2025 — FEB 2026
Career Helps · India (Remote)
  • Pipeline Management: Managed 200–250 candidates per role across 10–15 simultaneous requisitions, delivering shortlists within agreed timelines.
  • Candidate Screening: Achieved a 70% candidate‑to‑interview conversion rate through structured, competency‑based assessment across HR, Sales, and Business Development.
  • Cross‑Border Sourcing: Sourced across Nigeria, Ghana, India, and South Africa using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and targeted outreach.
  • Stakeholder Partnership: Partnered with hiring managers on intake meetings to define success profiles upfront, reducing revision cycles and time‑to‑fill.
  • Technical Pipelines: Partnered with recruiters in headhunting passive IT professionals for U.S., UK, and Canadian time zones via LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search.
  • Candidate Experience: Ran the full candidate lifecycle using Calendly for scheduling, Loom for async updates, and Google Sheets for pipeline tracking and KPI reporting.
HR Recruiter — Corporate RecruiterSEP 2025 — FEB 2026
Plug1999 Ideas Concepts Innovation & Creatives · Nigeria (Remote)
  • Recruitment Leadership: Led high‑volume recruiting across 15–20 role types at once, managing a 300–350 candidate pipeline and delivering culturally and technically aligned shortlists.
  • Screening & Assessment: Designed structured screening criteria for 15+ role types — Virtual Assistants, Content Creators, UI/UX Designers — improving hire quality and consistency.
  • ATS & Reporting: Maintained real‑time ATS documentation and Google Sheets trackers for full stakeholder visibility into KPIs and time‑to‑fill.
  • HR Operations: Supported payroll processing, employee records, and onboarding administration alongside core recruitment.
Library Assistant — Administrative & Onboarding SupportMAR 2025 — JUL 2025
University of Ilorin Library · Nigeria
  • Records Management: Managed confidential records for 500+ users at 100% data accuracy and compliance.
  • Onboarding & Reporting: Developed standardized orientation materials and produced weekly operational reports for management.
03 — Toolkit

Core Skills & Tools

Talent Acquisition

Full‑cycle recruitingSourcing strategyRequisition managementPipeline managementVolume recruiting

Recruitment Operations

Screening & assessmentOffer managementCandidate experienceHiring manager partnershipStakeholder mgmtRecruitment KPIs

Diversity & Sourcing

DEI recruitingCross‑border sourcingBoolean searchLinkedIn RecruiterInMail outreach

HR Administration

HR documentationOnboardingPayroll assistanceEmployee recordsEmployer brandingEVP

ATS & Tech Stack

GreenhouseWorkableZoho RecruitAshbyWorkdayBreezy HR

Productivity Tools

CalendlyLoomGoogle SheetsGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft OfficeZoomSlackTeams

Sectors Recruited

HRSalesBiz DevTechAdminCustomer ServiceVirtual AssistantsContentGraphic DesignUI/UX

AI Tools

ClaudeChatGPTJob descriptionsOnboarding materialsInterview guides
04 — Selected Work

Projects

How I've run recruiting operations end to end — from sourcing strategy through onboarding.

Project 01

High‑Volume Recruitment Pipeline

Scope

Managed 50–150 candidate pipelines across HR, Sales, Business Development, Administrative Assistants, Virtual Assistants, Creatives, Customer Service, and Tech roles.

Process
  • Developed job descriptions for each open role
  • Coordinated postings across LinkedIn and other job boards
  • Sourced candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and direct outreach
  • Screened resumes against skills‑based, competency‑based, and soft‑skills criteria
  • Coordinated preliminary screening tests and group discussions on video for HR, Sales, and BDE teams
  • Kept ATS records current across Greenhouse, Workable, Zoho Recruit, and Breezy HR
Reduced time‑to‑hire to an average of 20 days while holding candidate quality steady.
Resume Screening Criteria — At a Glance

Every resume moves through the same seven checks before it reaches a hiring manager — from baseline qualifications to red flags that end a review early.

1. Basic QualificationsEducation, experience, certifications, location, industry background
2. Skills‑BasedResume skills matched against the job description
3. Keyword ScreeningRole‑specific terms — sourcing, ATS, onboarding, etc.
4. Experience ScreeningTitles, responsibilities, industry, career progression
5. Achievement‑BasedResults over duties — time‑to‑fill, hiring volume, retention
6. Cultural FitVolunteer work, leadership, teamwork, mission alignment
7. Red Flag ScreeningJob hopping, unexplained gaps, inconsistent dates, incomplete resumes
High-volume recruitment dashboard showing candidate pipeline, interview methods, and resume screening breakdown
High‑Volume Recruitment Dashboard
Resume screening criteria framework with step-by-step process and scorecard
Resume Screening Criteria & Scorecard
Project 02

Interview Management System

Scope

Coordinated up to 50 interviews daily across phone and video platforms, using a consistent method for every role.

Methods Used
  • Competency‑based (behavioral) — assessing past performance
  • Situational (hypothetical) — evaluating problem‑solving
  • Technical / hard skills — verifying role‑specific expertise
  • Culture‑fit / culture‑add — ensuring alignment with company values
Improved interview‑to‑offer conversion by 25% through structured evaluation.
Interview Scorecard Dashboard

Built to evaluate candidates consistently across HR, Sales, BDE, Administrative Assistants, Virtual Assistants, Creatives, Customer Service, and Tech roles.

Interview scorecard example for an HR Assistant candidate with competency scores and hire recommendation
Interview Scorecard — Example
Project 03

Offer & Negotiation Coordination

Scope

Coordinated offers and negotiations for multiple roles inside fast‑moving startup environments.

Process
  • Facilitated communication between candidates and hiring managers
  • Ensured offers stayed competitive while aligned with company budgets
Lifted offer acceptance to 85% by balancing candidate expectations against organizational needs.
Offer negotiation and coordination dashboard showing acceptance rate and negotiation outcomes
Offer Negotiation & Coordination Dashboard
Project 04

Onboarding & Orientation Support

Scope

Supported onboarding and orientation for new hires across fast‑paced companies and academic environments.

Process
  • Conducted orientation sessions via video and in person
  • Structured onboarding checklists to streamline the process
  • Structured onboarding for 500+ new students at the University of Ilorin Library
Improved new‑hire adaptation and retention by 30%, and record‑retrieval efficiency by 30%.
Stages of effective onboarding, from pre-onboarding through continuous development
Stages of Effective Onboarding
05 — Portfolio Samples

Recruitment Portfolio Samples

Sample 01

Recruitment KPI Dashboard

Built a recruitment dashboard to track key hiring metrics in a fast‑paced startup environment, covering roles from HR and Sales to Tech and Creative.

Time‑to‑Hire~20 days avg.
Cost‑per‑HireOptimized via ATS automation
Candidate Pipeline50–150 / role
Interview Conversion+25%
Offer Acceptance85%
ToolsExcel, Sheets, Greenhouse, Workable, Workday, Zoho, Breezy
Sample 02

Talent Sourcing Strategy

Designed a sourcing strategy for remote recruitment in high‑growth environments, built around four pillars.

LinkedIn SourcingRecruiter + targeted outreach
Boolean SearchCustom strings for Sales, HR, BDE
Pipeline Development150+ active candidates
Outreach TemplatesStructured, response‑optimized
Passive Engagement+40% pipeline strength
06 — By the Numbers

Achievements & Notable Wins

Every metric below comes from work actually delivered — not a target.

300–350
Candidates built into a single pipeline
15–20
Roles managed concurrently
50+
Candidates screened per engagement
6
Enterprise ATS platforms used
70%
Candidate‑to‑interview conversion
85%
Offer acceptance rate
25%
Lift in interview‑to‑offer conversion
~20 days
Average time‑to‑hire
40%
Increase in passive pipeline strength
30%
Improvement in new‑hire retention
500+
Confidential records managed at 100% accuracy
30%
Gain in record‑retrieval efficiency
07 — Fit

Why Work With Me

Strong communication and coordination skills across distributed teams

Direct experience supporting remote recruitment operations

Organized and detail‑oriented, with structured tracking on every requisition

Proactive and results‑driven approach to every hiring goal

Comfortable managing multiple concurrent hiring processes at once

Genuinely invested in candidate experience and HR growth

Committed to continuous learning and professional development

Availability

Open to fully remote, part‑time, contract, project‑based, and temporary roles. I'm based in Nigeria, but I work fully remotely and have experience collaborating with international teams — flexible with U.S., U.K., and Canada time zones and committed to delivering results.

Let's talk
08 — Get In Touch

Let's build your next hire.

Available for full‑time, part‑time, contract, and project‑based remote engagements. Reach out directly, or send a note through the form.

esthertemienor2@gmail.com
+234 802 658 8021 · +234 810 271 8142
Lagos State, Nigeria
linkedin.com/in/esther‑temienor