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ADRIAN SHRAIM,  HR & Administration Director

ADRIAN SHRAIM

HR & Administration Director· BECON Group

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Economics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 0 months

HR & Administration Director

October 2007 - October 2018

BECON Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2007 - October 2018

 Implementing HR practices and ensure they are in accordance with company policies and procedures and updating all company strategies in line with current employment laws
 Responsible for managing recruitment activities that include planning, implementing and managing requisite plans and processes regarding the hiring needs of the organization
 Responsible for administrative duties such as purchasing, budgeting, storage and contractual to ensure seamless flow of the operations in different departments as per regulations
 Provide technical & professional Advice to Legal Representatives for HR related legal proceedings, review all legal reports prepared for investigation, review all company civil cases and the recommended defense and appoint a legal firm, assign their fees and sign the contract with them
 Designing a program for benefit and wellness, and advancing policies to improve staff performance by regularly monitoring their health and safety needs and ensuring the efficacy and utility of the company’s compensation policies

 Responsible for employee management by evaluating the performance of staff and ensuring that all policies, procedures, statutory guidelines and Government regulations are adhered to across all departments.
 Monitoring the payroll and regularly maintaining and updating records of employees, analyzing surveys pertaining to employee satisfaction and identifying and focusing on the areas that have scope for improvement
 Handling remuneration, responsible for overseeing employee promotion and benefits and ensuring timely processing of salaries by working closely with the financial department
 Estimating the required funding for supplies, handling expenditures and implementing the necessary changes where applicable
 Responsible for resolving workplace conflicts, employee concerns, investigating complaints (if any) and providing unbiased solutions
 Coordinating with the concerned departments for renewal of contracts and agreements, application, renewal, amendment and cancellation of licenses, handling of DED and Ejari application, court documents, etc.
 Handling the necessary paperwork and documentation for visa processing, issuance of work permit, Labour cards, etc.
 Solve disputes (if any) among team members, and keep them working together as a team
 Maintaining records of employee documents by creating their personal files and handling employee orientation
 Select suitable employees for special projects and programs and monitor their output.
 Responsible for recruiting through different channels, testing, and interviewing programs, working closely with managers regarding candidate selection, conducting and analyzing exit interviews
 Oversee all daily reports pertaining to planning, directing, and coordinating supportive services in the company & maintaining facilities of all camps and offices ensuring that all the facilities are within the company standards
 Identify suitable labor camp locations and obtain government and municipality approvals for the camps
Achievements:
 Managed successful cost-analysis and consequently achieved cost-cutting in the administrative section by 33 per cent, which reflected as a surplus of 25 million dollars in the first year
 Successfully managed to prevent the company from shutting down during the economic crisis, by reducing the debts by more than 50 per cent, through negotiations and by scheduling a payment plan of 3 years, thereby saving 150 million dollars for the company
 Organized the whole group by connecting several departments together such as the HR department to include payroll, legal department to include the company insurance and replaced IT and Transportation departments with outsourced services
 Redesigned the structure of the salaries to reflect benefits for the company in end of services and gratuity
 Devised innovative ways of providing employee benefits by changing the source or altering the method for cost cutting purposes

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Administrative Manager

January 2003 - September 2007

Rooms Outlet Co

Garland, Texas, United States

January 2003 - September 2007

 Responsible for all administration functions including human resources management, project asset and
inventory management, transportation and vehicles management, management of international visitors’ logistics, relationship building with project goods and services vendors, and general office administration.
 Maintained employee files, managed the full long term and short term employee recruitment cycle including insurance.

 Managed vendor service agreements, monthly employee head counts, and activities and provided support for vendor recruitment.
 Maintained program calendar for events and managed all administration aspects of events and workshops including hotel booking, and other necessities.
 Coordinated project personnel travel logistics requests.
 Planned and coordinated administrative procedures and systems and devised ways to streamline processes.
 Handled recruitment, training and mentoring of the employees and allocated their responsibilities and office position and conducted performance evaluations
 Developed departmental budgets, formulated cost-control strategies, reviewed administrative policies of the company and ensured that the employees were in compliance with the policies

Company industry:
Merchandising
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Administrative Manager Tax Center of Philadelphia

December 1996 - August 2007

Philadelphia P.A

United States

December 1996 - August 2007

Administrative manager Tax Center of Philadelphia P.A from Dec., 1996 to Aug. 2007

Duties & responsibilities:
• Maintaining administrative staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintaining a safe and secure work environment developing personal growth opportunities.
• Planning and monitoring jobs, in addition to counseling and disciplining employees.
• Providing historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval.
• Overseas weekly performance reporting and determining the approvals of each single employee in order to set the goals for each one.
• Determining the weak points of the performance of employees, and assign them for a course to avoid it.
• Overseas logging system before approval of the weekly payment scheme.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Administration

Administrative Manager Assistant

November 1998 - September 2003

Tax Center Co

Pennsylvania, United States

November 1998 - September 2003

 Reviewed the management of administrative policies and service contracts.
 Ensured providence of records management in compliance with legal provisions.
 Supervised and reported day-to-day operations of the administrative department and staff members to the administrative manager.
 Ensured availability of the necessary office supplies.
 Worked closely with the accounting team in setting the budget, and monitored spending, processing payroll and other expenses.
 Was responsible for planning, scheduling, and promoting all office events, meetings, conferences, interviews, orientations, and training sessions.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Administration

Administrative Manager

January 1997 - November 1998

Radio shack, Jordan

Amman, Jordan

January 1997 - November 1998

Established the company with government authorities.
-Preformed the employees’ contract in compliance with labor law of Jordan.
-Established the social security fund.
-Registered the company in the tax department.
-Interviewing sales employees & other employees.
-Hiring new staff according to the interview results.
-Setup the company policy.
-Setup the budget for the company.
-Setup advertisement plans.
-Arrange employees training programs.
-Audit the payroll.

Company industry:
Sales Outsourcing
Job role:
Administration

Administration officer

June 1996 - December 1996

Horizon consulting & auditing

Amman, Jordan

June 1996 - December 1996

-Assist administration manager in scheduling business hour plan.
-monitor the attendance of employees.
-Prepare payroll for office staff.
-Prepare leave settlement for all employees.
-Assist administration manager for scheduling annual leave according to company rules.
-Assist the administration manager in updating the company policy.
-Prepare all the reports to the administration manager about day to day administration issues.
-Manage the advertisement and lecture schedule.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Administration

Administrative Assistant

November 1994 - October 1996

Radio Shack, Amman, Jordan

Amman, Jordan

November 1994 - October 1996

Administrative Assistant at Radio Shack, Amman, Jordan from Nov., 1994 to Oct., 1996.


Duties & Responsibilities:
• Designed an organizational chart for the company as it was under formation in addition to all related procedures until final producing company.
• Hiring new staff.
• Designing the reporting system between departments.
• Internal & external correspondence formalities.
• Preparing salary schemes monthly.
• Following up administrative work in all its patterns.
• Preparing salary tax as per government procedures.
• Responsible for Advertisement planning & designing before it goes on air.
• Maintaining next months' goals in order to work according to pre existing plan.
• Supervising other staff to ensure smooth run of work.
• All kind of insurance supervising.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

Tishreen University

July 1995

July 1995

Bachelor's degree, Economics

Syria

GPA (percentage): 72%

GPA (percentage): 72%

B.D in Economics Major Economic, Minor Accounting, from 1991-1995 Tishreen University, Latakia-Syria.

Skills

Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Expert
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Expert
CLAIMS
Expert
CLAIMS
Expert
COACHING
Expert
COACHING
Expert
COMPENSATION
Intermediate
COMPENSATION
Intermediate
DOCUMENTING
Expert
DOCUMENTING
Expert
ERP
Intermediate
ERP
Intermediate
FILING
Expert
FILING
Expert
LOGGING
Expert
LOGGING
Expert
RECRUITING
Expert
RECRUITING
Expert
TRAINING
Expert
TRAINING
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
administration performance
Dec 2000

Hobbies and interests

reading