Job Title: head of people and culture
Company: WWF-Kenya
Bernard Atonga is the head of people and culture at WWF-Kenya, a position he has held since January 2022.
Before joining WWF-Kenya, Bernard spent over four years with KPMG East Africa, where he rose from manager, people performance and culture, to head of human resource business advisory.
Earlier, he served as chief human resource and administration officer at the Agriculture and Food Authority’s Sugar Directorate, and before that, as head of human resources and administration at the Commodities Fund, where he implemented HR systems and policies that improved efficiency and reduced costs.
Bernard also held HR and administration roles at Longhorn Publishers and Crown Paints Kenya, where he established and streamlined core HR processes and enhanced employee engagement and compliance.
Work:
2022 – Present: head of people and culture, WWF-Kenya
2019 – 2022: head of human resource business advisors, KPMG East Africa
2017 – 2019: manager – people, performance & culture, KPMG East Africa
2016 – 2017: chief human resource & administration officer, Agriculture and Food Authority – Sugar Directorate
2013 – 2016: head of human resources & administration, Commodities Fund
2011 – 2013: human resources & administration officer, Longhorn Publishers
2009 – 2011: human resource & administration officer, Crown Paints Kenya
Education:
2012 – 2015: MSc human resource management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
2010: Higher diploma, human resource management, Institute of Human Resource Management
2010: certificate, workplace counselling, Institute of Human Resource Management
2005 – 2009: BCom human resource management, CUEA
About WWF-Kenya: WWF-Kenya is an affiliate of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the world’s largest independent conservation organisation. It works to promote sustainable natural resource management and environmental protection across Kenya as part of WWF’s global network present in over 100 countries.
