Ashraf Shawky, Human Resources Regional Manager

Ashraf Shawky

Human Resources Regional Manager

Faisal Jassim Trading

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Higher diploma, Hotel Management
Experience
27 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 5 Months

Human Resources Regional Manager at Faisal Jassim Trading
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since April 2012

Continuously stimulating business dialogue among the executive team to re-examine the clarity and appropriateness of business strategy.

Aligning Reward systems across the organization to ensure that they consistently encourage the fulfillment of customer needs.

Reassessing and projecting talent needs on the basis of the latest business strategies, and future expansion plans.

Developing training solutions to build organizational capabilities required to achieve business strategy.


Directly responsible and accountable for the overall HR and Training function, including HR Policy implementation, talent management and effectiveness of all organisational human resources initiatives/HR projects.

Developed and implemented C&B policy, online performance management, T&D plans, as well as budgeting and manpower planning, recruitment and selection strategies with focus on leadership and succession planning. Human Resources administration and industrial relations

Align the HR strategy to that of the company and other individual departments.

Consolidated HR systems resulting in increased productivity and efficiency and improvements in analysing data

Successfully lead on the implementation of compensation and benefits framework across all levels of the organisation resulting in reduced costs connected with poor remuneration practice

Launched a Learning & Development process for Middle and senior management levels

Developed the company Core Values and championed the launch of core values culture across the board

Lead the HR team to deliver comprehensive, efficient and strategic HR services for the company.

Prepare and monitor annual Human Resources budget

Successfully introduced Assessment Centers to Recruit, interview and select employees to fill vacant positions.

Respond to Human Resources inquiries and requests from employees and external vendors.

Manage and administer the performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance and equity within the company.

Senior Human Resources Manager - Talent Development at Emirates Flight Catering
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2006 to March 2012

Implementing leadership development programs and developing a culture of efficiency and productivity

Developed and launched Core Competencies framework and linked it to various HR processes including Job
Evaluation, Position Description, Recruitment, L&D, Performance Management and Career Development


Align the HR strategy to that of the company and other individual departments

Develop and maintain the internal training infrastructure of the company (Training Resources and Materials; Training Delivery and Training Evaluation) .Conduct systematic TNA across all Divisions

Prepare a Training and Development budget and ensures that training expenditure stays within budget.

Design and deploy well targeted training interventions in line with systematic TNA; Business Strategy and Operational Plans.

Develop a comprehensive Training Calendar. Designs and deploys Talent Management Assessment methodologies.

Designs and delivers generic training programs and Leadership Development solutions

Human Resources & Training Manager at Kuwait Food Co. (Americana)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 1996 to June 2006

Design and implementation of a new employee introduction program/operations manual/career management.

Successfully initiated and delivered a Manager and Supervisor Leadership Development Program as evidenced by a national roll-out and formal development plan for all branch general managers.

Developed and launched Developing Champions program that successfully created a Visual standard operations procedures, learning aids and a performance assessment tools.

Standardized Recruitment policy and procedures/tools and assessment center across Americana system wide

Introduced occupational assessment and test batteries for the first time being the first certified assessor

Education

Higher diploma, Hotel Management
  • at Oberoi School Of Hotel Management
  • July 1991

Post Graduate Diploma and 2 years as Management Trainee - Oberoi Hotels - India

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Alexandria University
  • May 1987

Specialties & Skills

Compensation and Benefits
Performance Management
Training Course Development
Talent Management
HR Strategy
MS office

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

British Psychological Society - BPS (Level A and B Occupational Assessment (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2008
Valid Until:
January 9999
Lean Master (Green Belt) – Lean Manufacturing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2010
Valid Until:
January 9999
Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) ,ATD Association for Talent Development US (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999