Anas Kaiss Al Sheikh

Branch Manager at Rizk Professional Development - Turkey

• Türkiye - Gaziantep
• My current job since February 2016

Notable Achievements:
 Played a strategic role in development of institution’s core plan and objectives. Contributed significantly in shaping policies and operational structures for critical functions such as HR, Operations and Finance.
 Established from scratch fully functional departments along with well devised policies and process frameworks for office at Şanlıurfa, Turkey. Recruited teams of necessary caliber and presented leadership, direction and training in nascent stages to ensure positive outcomes.
 Laid foundations of office in Gaziantep state - helmed cross functional teams, directed operations, mobilized networks in Government/ private sector and successfully provided jobs to over 1700 Syrian refugees.

Key Responsibilities:
 Planning and implementing projects and grant programs right from application, approval up till utilization while ensuring the overall goal and mission of the institute is achieved/ fulfilled.
 Identifying avenues for potential grant support and fostering enduring relationships with them (government agencies, foundations, corporations and HNI’s) to meet financial and operational needs of the institute.
 Exploring training & development agencies and promoting institute’s vision/ interest to establish strategic alliances and thus facilitate their expertise/ services in support of professional development for Syrian refugees.
 Representing a point of integration for Syrians and industry specialists/ trainers/ financers; cultivating synergistic relationship yielding positive outcomes for individual growth and community development.
 Developing industry networks and pitching various industries to maximize recruitment of Syrians. Mediating between companies and (Syrian) job seekers to ensure successful job placements.
 Representing institute at various networking events and proactively promoting its’ vision and mission among key individuals and high level influencers with an aim of gaining support, awareness and recognition.
 Ensuring alignment of all operations with strategic priorities of the institute whereby presenting a variety of fact/ research based reports to Executive Director for tactical decision making.
 Providing leadership and operational direction to all HR policies and practices across institute in order to sync employee performance with strategic business goals.
 Key person for mediating legal issues of Syrian refugees reluctant to seek resolution from Turkish Courts. Educating them on Turkish laws and presenting linguistic support while initiating actions after confirming the outcome meets their satisfaction.

Consultant Advisor

• My current job since February 2016

General Manager at Reef Al Batinha LLC

• Oman - Muscat
• January 2010 to February 2016

Planning and implementing projects and grant programs right from application, approval up till utilization while ensuring the overall goal and mission of the institute is achieved/ fulfilled.
•Identifying avenues for potential grant support and fostering enduring relationships with them (government agencies, foundations, corporations and HNI’s) to meet financial and operational needs of the institute.
•Exploring training & development agencies and promoting institute’s vision/ interest to establish strategic alliances and thus facilitate their expertise/ services in support of professional development for Syrian refugees.
•Representing a point of integration for Syrians and industry specialists/ trainers/ financers; cultivating synergistic relationship yielding positive outcomes for individual growth and community development.
•Developing industry networks and pitching various industries to maximize recruitment of Syrians. Mediating between companies and (Syrian) job seekers to ensure successful job placements.
•Representing institute at various networking events and proactively promoting its’ vision and mission among key individuals and high level influencers with an aim of gaining support, awareness and recognition.
•Ensuring alignment of all operations with strategic priorities of the institute whereby presenting a variety of fact/ research based reports to Executive Director for tactical decision making.
•Providing leadership and operational direction to all HR policies and practices across institute in order to sync employee performance with strategic business goals.
•Key person for mediating legal issues of Syrian refugees reluctant to seek resolution from Turkish Courts. Educating them on Turkish laws and presenting linguistic support while initiating actions after confirming the outcome meets their satisfaction.

Deputy Director – Legal Affairs at Dhofar Insurance Company

• Oman - Muscat
• November 2001 to January 2010

Role as Deputy Director - Legal Affairs: 2007 - 2010
 Presented legal counsel and direction to all departments across 64 branches; regularly directed modifications to keep the organization compliant with all changes in law/ regulatory framework of the country.
 Represented the organization across all levels of Courts in the country - provided direction through the pleading, discover, pre-trial, trial, settlement and appeal phases with focus on safeguarding company’s rights and interest.
 Drafted legally accurate documents - commercial papers, agreements, contracts among others while ensured they maintain organizations commercial interest and abide by the legal peripherals of the country.
 Performed branch inspections on periodic basis to identify and prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct of operations while strongly advocated implementing a legally complaint and secure working environment.
 Symbolized the organization at the Department of Enforcement and Governance in the Public Authority for the Capital Market; handled specialized transactions and prepared written/ oral opinions for complex/ critical issues.
 Guided management and staff through the legal dimensions of routine and complex business decision-making, and promptly solved business problems with practical legal advice and research.

Concurrently worked as Manager for Nazwa Branch from 2008 - 2009:
 Strategized business growth activities along with day-to-day management of branch operations to increase customer satisfaction and meet sales and profitability goals while managing staff effectively.
 Established realistic budgets/ targets, endeavored to meet financial objectives by forecasting requirement, management of operational issues, results measurements and initiating corrective actions for variances if any.
 Developed and maintained up to date systematic set of records of all subscription documents and claim files and aligned all systems/procedures/practices, having an impact on the operational efficiency of the Branch.
 Performed extensive analysis of accidents and reform lists submitted by garage owners; approved repair orders as per the authority matrix and supplemented the same by requisite documents/ ratification from Head Office.

Role as Executive Employee Legal Department: 2004 - 2007
 Managed all court cases by and against the company - ensured fair and just proceedings while devised settlements/ mediations that safeguarded organizational interests.
 Evaluated all cases in the light of policy contracts, country’s insurance laws, ruling and regulations; prepared cases and worked out the best way to defend company in court or any other Government bodies.
 In-charge of settling injuries cases associated with accidents of company insured vehicles; meticulously followed up each case with legal representatives and provided strategic direction to secure a favorable resolution.

Role as Executive Claims Department: 2001 - 2003
 Coordinated activities to manage claim from start to settlement while assuring validity of a claim, and checking for any potential fraudulent activity.
 Administered claim documentation and scrutinized evidences to establish claim veracity, accordingly presented the same to legal department for processing reimbursement after updating the same into automated systems.

Deputy Director

• January 2007 to January 2010

Presented legal counsel and direction to all departments across 64 branches; regularly directed modifications to keep the organization compliant with all changes in law/ regulatory framework of the country.
•Represented the organization across all levels of Courts in the country - provided direction through the pleading, discover, pre-trial, trial, settlement and appeal phases with focus on safeguarding company’s rights and interest.
•Drafted legally accurate documents - commercial papers, agreements, contracts among others while ensured they maintain organizations commercial interest and abide by the legal peripherals of the country.
•Performed branch inspections on periodic basis to identify and prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct of operations while strongly advocated implementing a legally complaint and secure working environment.
•Symbolized the organization at the Department of Enforcement and Governance in the Public Authority for the Capital Market; handled specialized transactions and prepared written/ oral opinions for complex/ critical issues.
•Guided management and staff through the legal dimensions of routine and complex business decision-making, and promptly solved business problems with practical legal advice and research.

Concurrently worked as Manager for Nazwa

Manager at dhofar insurance

• Oman - Nizwa
• January 2008 to January 2009

Manager for Nazwa Branch
 Strategized business growth activities along with day-to-day management of branch operations to increase customer satisfaction and meet sales and profitability goals while managing staff effectively.
 Established realistic budgets/ targets, endeavored to meet financial objectives by forecasting requirement, management of operational issues, results measurements and initiating corrective actions for variances if any.
 Developed and maintained up to date systematic set of records of all subscription documents and claim files and aligned all systems/procedures/practices, having an impact on the operational efficiency of the Branch.
 Performed extensive analysis of accidents and reform lists submitted by garage owners; approved repair orders as per the authority matrix and supplemented the same by requisite documents/ ratification from Head Office.