Basil Al Alami, Senior Human Resources & Administration  Manager (HR Manager) - Regional

Basil Al Alami

Senior Human Resources & Administration Manager (HR Manager) - Regional

Boodai Trading Company

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, MBA in Human Resources
Experience
20 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 11 Months

Senior Human Resources & Administration Manager (HR Manager) - Regional at Boodai Trading Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since January 2016

- Manage Human Resources Department for Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and KSA.

- Executive / Steering Committee Member
- Handle HR as business partner
- Lead Projects for Manpower Planning & Reforming

The role is to overlook and set the strategies and vision as well as process defining of human resources department for BTC operations in Kuwait and GCC with an aim to change organization culture and create a productive, structured environment that meets business objectives as well as acquiring new talents to improve the human capital.

Some of main activities include the following:

• Strategic and daily operations manpower planning, budgeting and organization structure with clear objective based job roles.

*restructuring Departments and set up new work flow for better manpower utilization and performance improvements
Advise Managers on Manpower requirements and developments plans to achieve required business objectives
• Create business continuity model through key staff succession planning and defining of high risk resources.
• Improve productivities, change manpower plan and department heads for better performance results
• Set key objectives of departments with Senior Managers and Executive committees
• Management of Human Resources Department in all aspects including Talent Management, Compensation & Benefits, Administration & corporate governance
• Set a pay scale and Grading Structure
• Set & Administrate organization Policy, code of ethics, and drive behavior objectives performance management and compensation plans.
• Handle Public Relation Department & Administration overall facilities of the organ-ization

Human Resources Manager at NBK Capital - Watani Financial Brokerage
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2013 to January 2016

Role is to upgrade WFBC standards of operating and procedures in order to meet NBK & NBK Capital Standards by improving corporate practices and talents behaviors. It also include alignment of policies and procedures with NBK and Compliance with regulatory firms such as CMA (Capital Market Association) and KSE (Kuwait Stock Exchange), managements of SLAs with NBK Capital in order produce an image of WFBC that is similar to NBK’s brand.

Some of Main activities include the following:


• Recruitment: Define recruitment needs in terms of budgeting and planning. Also, develop and maintain relationship with various re-cruitment sources; Screen CVs, interview candidates and make hiring recommendations; Design and conduct new employee orientation programs.

• Compensation & Benefits Administration: Ensure the Compensation & Benefits structure is in full compliance with the local labor law/regulations; develop job descriptions and work on classifying them with group Talent Management team; process monthly payroll; maintain employee records. Prepare all employee financial reports. Prepare headcount and labor budget and monthly updates of organi-zation chart. Design of Pay scale grading and compensation packages planning, monthly Payroll & MOSAL issues

• Training and Development: Analysis organization training needs and budget. In addition, set the recommendation for scheduling training courses; Work closely with the group's Talent Management team to avail all relevant NBK group level training courses.

• Performance Management: Development of WFBC performance Management program and career path through overseeing the group's performance management process and ensure its linkage to career de-velopment and reward. Developments and updates of WFBC’s Or-ganization chart and obtain regular approvals.

• Administration: Responsible for office/ facilities management includ-ing procurement of supplies negotiating price, quality and timely de-livery.

• Government relation: responsible for all organization government cor-respondences and documentation, this include renewals and safe keeping of organization official documents which include, Commer-cial license, Capital Market Authority license, Chamber of commerce registration, update of commercial register etc.

• Corporate Governance: responsible for implementing all instructions given by Capital Market Authority and other regulating authorities to ensure full implementation and commitments to corporate governance requirements.

• Reports: Prepare all Human Resources reports requested by group HR, Board of Directors and CEO.

• Drafting and Implementing Standard Operation Procedures (SOP), Employee Hand Book along with HR practices and work in conjunc-tion with the group Compensation & Benefits team, ensure all HR policies are maintained and updated on a regular basis.

• Participate in special projects as requested by manager/group head.

Assistant Manager - Human Resources & Administration at Aktor S.A – Greece , International Contracting Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • August 2010 to May 2013

Aktor S.A. is an intentional contracting organization that took one of Ku-wait’s major projects, the construction of 1st ring road. The role is mainly to empower the organization Human Resources Practices and recruit the re-quired staff because the organization decided to depend on direct hiring ra-ther than dealing with local contractors resulted on having above 600 direct hire and 400 through manpower contracting.

Some of main duties include the following:

• Recruitment of staff & Labors - International and Local Hire with main focus on 1ST Ring Road Project
• Facilitate international staff and visitors presence in Kuwait that in-cludes accommodations, transportation and residence issues
• Design and implement manpower plans in terms of mobilization, exit and cost
• Manage the relationship between the international organization and its local agent in Kuwait
• Prepare budgets, manpower mobilizations and other HR and admin-istration costs related matters
• Tailor made orientation programs to fit organization needs
• Handle staff evaluation and special assignments awards and bonuses
• Supervise payroll, timesheet as well as employees relations manners
• Reduction of cost plans in manpower and Administration
• Activate organization polices and Human Resources issues such as evaluations, leaves and Trainings; attitude and timing
• Establishment of Aktor W.L.L.. local office in Kuwait that includes all legal and governmental matters in order to issue the trading license, MOSAL file and other related government relation matters.
• Support Aktor organization in negotiation, administration

Human Resources Officer – Unit Head at Safwan Petroleum Technologies
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • September 2009 to August 2010

Organization Industry

Energy/ Petroleum Services - Oil & Gas

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Manage Human Resources Department for above 300 employee size organization. This includes full supervision of the department, in terms of recruitment, training & development, as well as Employees Relations. As the unit head, during my work I have implemented and supervised the following:
•Recruitment estimations and plans of Organization’s Projects
•Development of Job classifications and descriptions
•Develop and implement Management forms, evaluation forms, work procedures & Employee Hand Book
•Selection and Implementation of professional software to be implemented for HR & Finance usage
•Monthly Payroll activities
•Resources management & allocations
•Administration & logistics support to projects
•Government Relations

Project Administrator – Acting Site HR Coordinator at Aspen Tech Middle East Co
  • Kuwait
  • April 2008 to September 2009

KIMS is Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) leading project for Integrated Management Systems for Oil & Gas sector in Kuwait. The project is the largest Project in the history of Aspen Tech in which Aspen Tech is in charge to provide a complete integrated solution. My role in the Project Man-agement Office included but not limited to:
• Act as communication channel between the HO and the project with re-gards to all administration & HR issues between the project and the HO as well as financial control & invoicing follow up.
• Supervise all HR, Administration and Project Management issues with project members.
• Act as requested, as the project coordinator (Deputy Project Manager) in order coordinates the project activities and ensures smooth movement of work flow. Coordinate work between different Team Leaders
• Coordinate Training requirements and needs to be delivered to KNPC with the HO.
• Reports the status of the project

Administration Officer at Projacs International
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 2005 to March 2008

Kuwait Oil Complex project (KPC & MOEI Head Quarter)
• Facilities Management Team. (Building Management Team)
• Coordinates all administrational & HR related tasks which in-clude preparing Job competencies, responsibility matrix, training requirements, annual leaves schedules…etc
• Ensure the quality of services delivered, and professional work of customer service - act as an interface with the client handling dai-ly activities; setting KPIs., drafting service quality plans, work procedures
• Drafting letters, memos and coordination requirements.
• Translations when and as required.
B) August 2006 till March 2008
Pearl Tower Project, Kuwait City
• Document Controller/Administrative Assistant to PM in Con-struction Management Team acting as executive assistant to the project manager to handle all administrative support required.

C) January 2007 till March 2007 - Temporary Assigned Task
Al - Hamad Tower project, Kuwait City
• Supportive role for Facilities Management team in Al - Hamad
• Review of forms and procedures to be used by the FM team.
• Review of work flow, relationship with clients and contract obli-gations
• Coordination with the head office to ensure that the quality of services delivered at site meets Projacs Standards

  • January 2007 to March 2007

Supportive role for Facilities Management team in Al - Hamad
•Review of forms and procedures to be used by the FM team.
•Review of work flow, relationship with clients and contract obligations
•Coordination with the head office to ensure that the quality of services delivered at site meets Projacs Standards

Administration Officer & Training Coordinator at Grant Thornton
  • Kuwait
  • September 2004 to October 2005

Intellectual property & Trademarks Agents
Training institute
Economic consultants - Visibilities Studies
Accountant & Auditors
• Handle trademarks clients from a to z
• Manage & coordinate events, training courses
• Give training courses in areas of soft skills and English Language

English Language Instructor at ELS at Info-Center Training Institute
  • May 2003 to August 2004

English Language Centers delivers courses for English as second language in Kuwait
Responsibilities
:
Teaching four levels of English language for students of Public Authority of Applied Education and Training. Writing questions of final and midterm exams and send them to PAAET for approvals.





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Education

Master's degree, MBA in Human Resources
  • at Kuwait-Maastricht Business School
  • March 2011

courses: Kuwait-Maastricht Business School (KMBS), Maastricht (Netherland) Institute of Management Research Thesis on International Human Resources Challenges

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature
  • at Arab Open University
  • January 2007

2. B.A. English Language and Literature Arab Open University, Kuwait a branch of the UK Open University. Year, 2007

High school or equivalent, English Language Courses
  • at Scottsdale Community College, Arizona State University
  • January 2003

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Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Administration
Management
Mobilization
Human Resources
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
BRIDGES
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL
HUMAN RESOURCES

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert