Amal Abdelhalim

Directly reporting to General Manager (Board Executive). Overseeing HR for multiple
educational entities including British early years and high schools.

Talent & Recruitment Manager

Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Rewards, Succession Planning, Employee Relationships and Engagement

Managing:
Recruitment, Employee Relationship, Induction & Onboarding, Learning & Developmentyy, Talent Management and Annual Reward Projects.

Duties:

• Work closely with the business and Strategic MENA Talent Team to align the business strategy, talent agenda and priorities for Kuwait office.
• Develop a rolling annual plan and appropriate talent initiatives for the country to execute on the agreed talent strategy
• Proactively monitor performance in the country, identifying people issues, providing the business with analysis, insights and advice to help drive business performance; coordinate with HR Enablement for any improvements in HR service delivery
• Collaborate with other talent functions to determine talent solutions/ initiatives to deliver agreed talent priorities
• Advise the business on implications of engagement surveys (Global People Surveys), and design interventions / plans / actions as necessary
• Along with Total Reward team, provide advice to the business on compensation & benefit programs, flexible working, health and well-being programs that will have an impact on employee engagement, retention and performance.
• Leverage the expertise of Talent Development function to advise the business on development of high potentials and facilitating a high performing culture within the business; ensure plans to build, monitor and manage talent pipeline for the business
• Facilitate talent management activities including nominations for partnership and nominations for strategic L&D programs
• Advise the business in aligning business objectives to performance metrics and other people metrics as appropriate
• Work with the business and Mobility to enable cross-SL transfers and international mobility programs.
• Overall oversight at country level to ensure timely and effective delivery of HR services to the business.
• Ensure compliance to local regulations and manage risks (e.g. performance management risk)
• Support the business in the event of any high potential exits and take pro-active steps along with business to manage such instances
• Engage key business stakeholders outside of key meetings, processes and transactions to build open and trusting relationships
• Engage in wider EY networks at a country/ region level to develop relations and influence decision making
• Work closely with MENA D&I Leader (Diversity and Inclusiveness) to advise the business on developing and implementing the region D&I agenda in that country
• Manage, coach and develop the country talent consultant teams
• Drive close relationships with other SL support teams including Finance, Resourcing, Knowledge, Markets, Quality & Risk Management (as appropriate) to ensure integrated Core Business Services support for the SL

•Bidding Professional leadership and oversight to the Recruitment Unit staff.
•Soul Manager of ERFs (Automated Employee Requisition Forms), Internal and External Job Postings on the Companies Website.
•Coordinating and following up with Contractual Recruitment Agencies, such as Bayt.com, Monster.com, MRI, KRB, Solutions India, Alliance Management Consultants, and other recruitment agencies.
•Maintaining, Coordinating and reviewing the Staff day-to-day activities, ensuring compliance with general objectives and quality standards of the Department services.
•Ensuring that a comprehensive HR service is being provided to all employees in ‘client’ departments where necessary, engaging and negotiating the services of other HR specialists within the function. In addition to the Coordination of all recruitment activities among other corporate departments.
•Providing practical guidance to Head of Departments and staff, by use of all available resources within the HR function, on all employment matters to ensure that the actions, policies, and procedures are in compliance with current legislation.
•Developing, implementing and maintaining standardized systems and formats for all documentation and office practices (ERFs: Employment Requisition Forms Database, CV Bank: Applicants CVs Database and DMS: Drivers Management System).
•Managing the probation process of new employees within the “client” departments, as per the Companys policy.
•Receiving and Managing all hiring requirements from all the Companys Departments in addition to recruiting the suitable matching candidates to the available vacancies.
•Arranging interviews, and if applicable, taking up references.
•Undertaking additional duties and responsibilities as requested by the HR Director.
•Recruiting operations for all Job levels; junior, senior and top management.
•Knowledge of contracts and grants preparation and management.
•Interacting with various team members; Recruitment and Payroll.

Duties were recruitment managing for the Clients Accounts and Database; Conducting company CC visits, providing them customer care support and tutoring them on how to use the system online; in searching, filtering and short-listing qualified candidates who meet the companies requirements and needs, and maintaining relationships with ex/ or active clients in terms of following up and regularly announcing new offers. NB: Has been promoted to this new position in the same recruitment company.

Marketing the Company Recruitment Business; Informing the Kuwaiti market about the companys recruitment services offered, maintaining regular follow-ups with contacted companies, utilizing most of the contacting tools such as sending faxes, e-mails, brochures, also registering interested companies in the service for a trial access of the companys services online.

Telemarketing technological products through making international calls done for Canada and USA residents. Some Telesales also were produced according to the campaigns achieved by the company.

Being an assistant Professor, I was in-charge of the reporting, script writing and reviewing of all Radio and TV Programs conducted by the university students. In addition to supporting mass communication students of the Radio Station Course, and training them out.