Chamara Rathnaweera

Experienced Administration and HR Generalist, having more than 10 years’ experience in the field of Administration and HRM, with the pure intention of becoming a good citizen by contributing to the development of the country through my knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Currently working at Arby’s Restaurant as a Team Member.

Senior Executive - HR                                                                               March 2022 - August 2022

Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd - Sri Lanka

• Handling Employee Exit Process.
• Handling Employee Fixed Term Contract (FTC)Renewals and coordinating with relevant parties.
• Handling Employee Confirmations and coordinating with relevant parties. 

HR & Admin Executive                                                                                 Aug 2020 – March 2022

EAP Security Services Private Limited - Sri Lanka

• Overseeing all administrative tasks in the office compliance with EAP Security Services Private Limited established policies and procedures.
• Providing administration assistance, such as writing and editing emails, drafting memos, and preparing communications on HR Manager’s behalf.
• Manage recruitment processes such as uploading job advertisements, reviewing resumes, shortlist for screening, setting up interviews, employment contracts, etc. in compliance with local laws, business policies and procedures. 

HR & Administration Officer                                                                               Apr 2020 - July 2020

Panadura Medical Services Private Limited - Sri Lanka

• Handling the Front Office which includes Receiving and answer phone calls and transferring them to required departments. 
• Read and respond or forwards incoming letters and emails to the appropriate departments.
• Compiling medical records, charts, payment history and other important patient related documents to the designated files. 

Administrative & HR Executive                                                                        Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

Lanka Canneries Limited - Sri Lanka

• Organizing meetings, company events and conferences.
• Supervising and overseeing the work of all office employees to ensure they work productively and meet deadlines and company standards.
• Reporting office progress to the Senior Management and working with them to improve office operations and procedures.

Admin & HR Coordinator                                                                                  Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

SriLankan Catering Limited - Katuanayake, Western Province, Sri Lanka

• Plan and assign duties to the staff members.
• Supervise and coordinate the workers in the administrative department.
• Train the newly hired employees and coordinate with departmental heads and supervisors to conduct performance appraisals of the staff.

Admin & HR Executive                                                                                       Dec 2015 - May 2017

Business Promoters & Partners Engineering Private Limited - Sri Lanka

• Organizing office operations and procedures of the administrative staff and supervise the staff.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling assigning and monitoring clerical functions and following up on work results.
• Create and maintaining personal and financial files of the employees and employee database.

Junior Executive                                                                                                   Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

Durdans Hospital - Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

• Plan and coordinate operating procedures and rules for all administration, HR, and work flow and devise ways to streamline processes.
• Doing interviews from the HR department after applicants are selected by the senior manager of the relevant department, to explain the documentation part

and induction.

• Allocate tasks and assignments to subordinates and monitor their performance. Provides support when needed to assist/supervise clerical staff with assigned administrative duties such as answering phones, sorting and distributing mail, and preparing documents also ensure deadlines are met and procedures are followed.

Administrative Coordinator                                                                              Jan 2010 - Jul 2014

A H N Fashion Private Limited - Panadura, Western Province, Sri Lanka

• Prepare and look after the daily business office like checking cash drawers, sorting the incoming mail, closing the doors etc.
• Respond to customer and employee emails and telephone enquiries. 
• Hire, train and supervise the assistant staff members. 

Master of Business Administration - MBA                                                       2018

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Human Resource Management Special Degree     2014

University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka