Zaki Raouf GUIRGUIS

HRVP at Ghabbour capital

• Egypt - Cairo
• My current job since July 2022

Regional HR and GM Cairo office at CARMA

• Egypt - Cairo
• November 2017 to July 2022

• Managing all financial resources according to Budget
• Maintaining the Budget according to the forecast already done by myself and the team the previous year.
• Managing 8 departments
• Managing all support functions like IT, HR and accounting
• Present Egypt office in all meetings and Conventions outside Egypt
• organizational and space planning;
• performance management and improvement systems;
• organization development;
• employment and compliance to regulatory concerns
• Communicating with our Head office to apply our guidelines in the Egypt office
• Anticipate and resolve litigation risks
• Monitor adherence to internal policies and legal standards

Hr country Director at CARMA

• Egypt
• October 2014 to November 2017

• Guides and manages the overall provision of Human Resources services, policies, and programs for the entire company.
• Present Egypt office in all meetings and Conventions outside Egypt
• recruiting and staffing;
• organizational and space planning;
• performance management and improvement systems;
• organization development;
• employment and compliance to regulatory concerns;
• Develop corporate plans for a variety of HR matters such as compensation, benefits, health and safety etc.
• Act to support the human factor in the company by devising strategies for performance evaluation, staffing, training and development etc.
• Oversee all HR initiatives, systems and tactics
• Supervise the work of HR personnel and provide guidance
• Serve as the point of contact for employment relations and communicate with labor unions
• Monitor adherence to internal policies and legal standards
• Deal with grievances and violations invoking disciplinary action when required
• Anticipate and resolve litigation risks
• compensation and benefits administration;
• employee safety, welfare, wellness and health;
• charitable giving
• Employee services and counseling.
• Leads Human Resources practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.
• Coordinates implementation of services, policies, and programs through Human Resources staff; reports to the CEO and serves on the executive management team; and assists and advises company managers about Human Resources issues.

HR Manager at chemipharm (P&G Distributor)

• Egypt - Cairo
• January 2014 to October 2014

Highlights :
• Restructured the entire department to facilitate future expansion and monitoring the same to meet business objectives in an efficient and effective manner.
1) HR procedures/Labor law:
 Responsible for the compliance of HR procedures with the company procedures, labor law and all applicable rules and best practice.
 Define, update and adapt the HR procedures whenever necessary.
 Responsible for all reporting and reliability of the data, update of all database
 Manages the legislative processes with the legal entities (labor office, social insurance office, law firms…)
2) Recruitment
 In charge of the Recruitment of Cadre’s Staff, screening CVs, interviewing, short-listing, negotiating & offering.
3) Training
 Defines the annual training plan according to each project and department’s need following HO guidelines
 Ensures the proper implementation of internal and external training, and optimizing the costs
4) Compensation & benefits
 Responsible for the payroll and its reliability.
 Conducts all salary reviews and all compensation processes
 In charge of the yearly negotiation of life and medical insurances plan.
5) Management
 Managing the HR team to ensure the full respect of the said procedures
 Develop the HR team
6) Others
 In charge of the communication to all employees
 In charge of all relations with HO, external partners or any related institution

HR Manager at Marmonil For Marble and Granite

• Egypt - Cairo
• July 2012 to December 2013

1) HR procedures/Labor law:
 Responsible for the compliance of HR procedures with the company procedures, labor law and all applicable rules and best practice.
 Define, update and adapt the HR procedures whenever necessary.
 Establish & implement strong HR service practices in order to meet the needs of the employees. Handle employee concerns & grievances and take appropriate action. Ensure compliance to code of conduct.
 Responsible for all reporting and reliability of the data, update of all database
 Manages the legislative processes with the legal entities (labor office, social insurance office, law firms…)
2) Recruitment
 In charge of the Recruitment of Cadre’s Staff, screening CVs, interviewing, short-listing, negotiating & offering.
 Responsible for meeting the manpower needs of the business unit right from manpower planning to ensure that the needs are fulfilled effectively.
3) Training
 Defines the annual training plan according to each project and department’s need following HO guidelines
 Ensures the proper implementation of internal and external training, and optimizing the costs
4) Compensation & benefits
 Responsible for the payroll and its reliability.
 Conducts all salary reviews and all compensation processes
 In charge of the yearly negotiation of life and medical insurances plan.
5) Management
 Managing the HR team to ensure the full respect of the said procedures
 Develop the HR team
 Leadership: Lead, guide & coach the team members in order to help them achieve the objectives & develop.
6) Others
 In charge of the communication to all employees
 Performance Management: Lead & Drive the periodic performance management process right from facilitating the cascading of the organizational objectives.
 In charge of all relations with HO, external partners or any related institution

Continued at Continued

• Egypt - Cairo
• July 2012 to December 2013

• Encouraging the development of strong, cooperative relationships within the company, thus implementing performance appraisal and career planning systems to create team synergy.
• Monitoring communication, interviewing, hiring and training of employee’s code of conduct. Planned, assigned and directed work by leveraging team strength, managing performance, rewarding employees, addressing complaints and solving problems to ensure high performance.
• Designing the employee’s code of conduct, ensuring that proper code of conduct is followed by the staff, while keeping abreast of all human resource related legal/ statutory rules and regulations.
• Preparing target lists, sourcing/ interviewing candidates to determine potential fit for vacancies. Managing all facets of selection process to include referencing, background checks and compensation recommendations.
• Directing the preparation and maintenance of requisite reports to carry out departmental functions and providing periodic reports to the senior management to track strategic goal accomplishment.

HR Manager at Lead Foundation(USAID)

• Egypt - Cairo
• May 2006 to July 2012

Highlights :
• Played a key role in appointing 750 employees in accordance with the progress of the company in 4 years.
• Efficiently orchestrated the employee orientation program to facilitate employee growth and foster alignment of the employee goals with those of the organization.
• Successfully garnered an effective HR Team increasing the headcount from 270 in 2006 to 1150 in December 2010.
• Bestowed with the best HR manager award of the Middle East.
• Acted as a Micro finance Foundation Leader in the Egyptian Markets dealing with 200 Millions of EGP with 200 000 of active loans with 20 branches in Egypt.
• Played a cardinal role in setting up manuals for the HR department and accordingly supervised 10 employees in HR.
• Effectively established various sub departments comprising of recruitment, personnel, training, compensation and benefits.
• Played a critical role in dealing with crises, succession planning, change management and organization plan in line with organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities :
• Restructured the department by introducing new organization chart encompassing job descriptions, whilst ensuring that manpower requisitions and staff movements are in accordance with the approved organization chart and staff establishments.
• Identified staff vacancies and determined guidelines for various departments to communicate their needs to HR. Sourced candidates, interviewed and recruited manpower most suited to the organization’s requirements.
• Conducted salary surveys, designed wage and salary structure, pay policies including bonuses and raises. Assisted on compilation/ collation of employee performance appraisals and job description, thereby implementing various compensation plans/ benefits programs.
• Accomplished complicated staffing duties, consisting of dealing with understaffing, referred disputes, dismissed employees and supervised disciplinary procedures to achieve organizational goals.