Asad Feroze

To provide strategic direction to the talent acquisition and HR development
• Streamline existing HR Policies and Procedures as well as devise new polices in context to labor laws
• Responsible for Recruitment/Talent Acquisition.
• Sourcing, Initial Screening, Scheduling interviews with Senior Management.
• Responsible for Annual/Mid Performance Management & Learning and Development
• Carry out training need analysis (TNA) and Career development of staff
• Overall supervision of compensation, benefits and HR Operations section.
• Maintain close coordination with finance department to ensure staff payroll management, attendance management
• Responsible for Re-designing the HR structure, forecasting, staffing plans, recognition and retention planning and right sizing
• Responsible to arrange staff travel and lodging. Maintain office decorum.
• Responsible for effective verbal and written communication it the clients, and proper documentation of the same in the form of minutes of meetings/ salient discussion points
• Contribute into planning approaches and pitches.
• Ensure that data is accurately entered and managed it in Ener Plastic’s HRIS.
• Applying New work permits, Visa Applications while coordinating with PRO.
• Preparing documents for Medical & Emirates ID.
• Preparing Offer Letters NOC’s, Warning Letters, Bank Letters, Reference Letters, Termination Letters, and Performance Appraisal Forms etc.
• Handling Daily day to day HR Operations.

HR Operations:-
• Worked closely together with HRBP to ensure that HR is aligned with the business strategy and implemented people management policies and procedures.
• Developed and recommended operating policies, procedural improvements and update tracking necessary in daily operations.
• Designed and prepared induction & orientation packs,
• Preparing job descriptions & person specification.
• Coordinating with insurance for deletion and inclusions of the staff.
• Assisted HR Team in staff attendances, preparation of pay roll, final settlements etc.
• Handled Employee Relations, Performance appraisals, attendance management, employee retention and other administrative responsibilities.
• Coordinated implementation/maintenance of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).
Recruitment:-
• Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position, identifying effective resource. Efficiently and effectively assisted in filling open positions.
• Prepare appointment letters, visa applications, documentation collection etc.
• Assisted in benchmarking positions against market to ensure competitive compensation and benefit program.
• Supported t e recruitment and se ection function inc uding, p acing advertisements at different job porta s, C B’s and pre-employment checks, chasing references, arranging short lisiting and interview packs.
• Control, maintain and update Manpower Plan and prepare related weekly reports.
• Obtained vacancy details from department heads. Manage employee requests and confirm opening positions in line with approved organization structures and budgets.

HR Policies:-
 Collate, update and maintain all policies and procedures to be implemented within HR and across
all departments to ensure proposed policy implementation timescales are met.
 Coordinate with local HR teams to review and ensure all Employment contracts and Offer letters are in compliance
with Company policy and local legislation.
 Maintain HR policy manuals (department copies, intranet etc.) and regularly distribute updated copies to all manual holders to ensure accurate and useful HR tools are readily available for management and staff.
 Circulate regular updates to all staff on changes to the HR policies and procedures.
 Collate and maintain information on current HR issues/problems and policies that do not provide clear guidance.
 Maintain files/records of correspondence/drafts relating to actual/potential changes of policy to ensure the history of the subject is accurately recorded and retrieved when required.
 Keep repository of updated HR manuals, policies and procedures, various HR forms and templates.
 Exercise highest level of integrity in respect of confidential matters.
Annual Salary, Compensation & Benefits Benchmarking & Pay reviews
 Assisted HRBP in the compensation budget, while monitoring, reporting and adjusting any change.
 Designed and developed compensation policies with HRBP and analyzed the remuneration scheme in the organization.
 Designed and developed different schemes of remuneration (incentive schemes for sales, bonus scheme for back office etc).
 Assisted HRBP in designing policies to close gaps in compensation of employees.
 Assisted and advised top managers in taking difficult decision in the area of compensation and benefits and motivation of employees.
 Conducted research and analysis on compensation statistics and market analysis. Conducted position evaluation, job classification, prepared job descriptions and assessed the budgetary impact of compensation decision while provided an oversight of compliance with regulations and UAE labor laws.
 Collaborated with HRBP and senior management on staff needs, design and adjusted salary structures.
 Gather and record departmental recommendations on annual merit pay and bonus recommendations.
 Ensure updated copies of approved contracts, promotions, salary letters and other templates are kept and maintained properly.
Performance Management & Succession Planning:-
 Implemented and over saw the performance management strategy in line with global HR best practices in order to support the establishment of performance driven culture and facilitate organizational excellence all across the organization.
 Lead the development and implementation of an effective succession plan to ensure high potential employees are ready to assume critical business roles in future.
Manpower Planning & Reporting
 Manage database of staff movements across various work location, staff attritions, new joiners, staff on leave; track and report employee and job changes across the organization including reporting lines. Ensure all changes are recorded in an accurate and timely manner and are in accordance with agreed budgets/ exceptional approvals and in compliance with DOA.
 Keep repository of updated organization structures, job descriptions, grades, job titles, etc. This also includes keeping and maintaining hierarchy of performance management.
 Provide regular MIS reporting on manpower related issues.

UAE’s top publishing house (in house magazines, book publishers)
Provided a fu spectrum support to t e H dept. of Gu f’s eading pub is er of magazines and books, deve oping a presence in digital platform. Assisted the department in Short listing candidates, Conducting & Assisting interviews with the HR Manager. Updating job profiles to reflect current day requirements. Assist in identifying data needs, data sources, data collection tools, performance targets and benchmarks, and assessment methodologies.
 Prepare appointment letters, visa applications, and different certificates for employees.
 Updating employee records inclusive of (hiring documentation, travel request forms, leave forms, annual travel entitlement, insurance additions/deletions)
 Informing Finance and IT for new hire joining and for end of employment.
 Maintaining proper files and ensuring employee files are updated 100% from time to for overall HR documentation
 Understand and follows all HR policies and practices and advises the employees of the same
 Manage employee leaves database and also track leave forms.
 Developed and maintain the competency framework, Job descriptions database, career paths
 Coordinate with business units and managers to ensure accuracy of information, and for feedback and validation.
 Managed License renewals for different magazines as per the UAE licensing law.
 Prepare induction programs, schedules and give induction to newly hired staff. Offer letters, bank letters, reference letters, termination letters, work permit, residence card, insurance cards, EIDA, medical Test application

Worked as an HR Intern for an e commerce company in UAE. Managed administrative responsibilities as well assisted HR manager in short listing candidates, interviews, Induction, orientation, Training and Human Resource Developmental (HRD) activities. Create, control, and monitor all administrative requirements of other departments.
 Develop and maintain good working relationships with all relevant local governmental bureaus, recruitment agencies and authorities.
 Ensure rules and procedures in place regarding working hours, lunch, office closure and communications about security.
 Agenda management: booking, travels, meeting, arrange hotel for VIP etc.