Dana Garelnabi, Organizational Development Specialist

Dana Garelnabi

Organizational Development Specialist

DAL Group

Location
Canada - Ontario
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
16 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months

Organizational Development Specialist at DAL Group
  • Sudan
  • My current job since January 2013

Responsible for handling projects related to organizational design and development as well as supporting the processes and tools used.
Achievements:
 Enable the business transformation during the merger.
 Support the business strategy and operations by translating the business strategy to people strategies, plans and other resource requirements.
 Re-organize and enhance the HR function and capability to support the organization.
 Successfully managed to initiate, lead and implement PMO business processes analysis.
Key Projects:
 Organization Design and structure
 Performance Management System
 HR Operating Model
 Manpower Effectiveness & Productivity
 Job Evaluation
 Work Force Planning
 Development of HR Strategy
 Implementation of Cascade HR Software
 “Hire to Retire” process assessment with Ernest & Young

HR Officer - Training & Development at DAL Group
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • June 2010 to December 2013

Responsible for overall company training needs to ensure that the employees have the right mix of competent skills to achieve its business goals and strategies.
Achievements:

 Conducted yearly Learning Need Analysis (LNA)
 Executed over 200 local and international training courses according to ISO requirements
 Negotiated over 50 contracts with local and international vendors
 Ensure that L&D strategy is linked to HR strategy
 Managed L&D budget
 Assisted with designing competency frameworks for Finance, Sales and Marketing functions
 Monitored e-learning programs
 Measured training effectiveness
 Managed Graduate Development Program (Talent) and internships for Sayga
 Conducted L&D policy and processes review
 Assisted with Performance Management and appraisal cycle

HR Officer at The Arab Leasing Company
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • January 2010 to March 2010

Recruited to help startup the HR department. Managed all HR operations; administer HR budget and personnel records.
- Established relationship between the company labour office and social insurance office
- Established relationships with local education institutes and recruitment agencies
- Designed HR Policies and forms
- Created job descriptions for all jobs
- Designed HR Strategy

Liaison Assistant at Laurentian Liaison Services
  • Canada
  • August 2009 to December 2009

Spokesperson for Laurentian University to prospective undergraduate students.
Key Results:
 Conducted extensive presentations to students, guidance counselors and parents
 Social network marketing
 Contributed to a 11.7% increase in enrollment for 2010
 Managed social media strategy with the team to engage a community of 2, 000+ followers
 Developed and implemented recruitment strategies by examining recruitment and enrolment data, demographic trends and market research.
 Assisted in Ontario Universities Fair (Over 100k attendees)

Porter - Resident Assistant at Huntingtion Residence
  • Canada
  • September 2007 to April 2009

Part time job during the school year. From September to April.

General
 Attend and participate in staff training sessions prior to the school year
 Attend weekly residence meeting with assigned floor residents
 Assisted in the supervision of the residence, responding to all requests and emergencies
 Ensure safety and wellbeing of all residence in the building
 Receive and process maintenance requests and custodial needs
 Assess rooms before and after occupancy
Community & Student Development
 Counsel students on both academic and personal issues
 Assist freshmen in adjusting into university and residence life
 Assist and participate in assigned floor activities
 Work closely with residence supervisor and student council
 Part of disciplinary community

HR Intern at HSBC
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2008 to August 2008

Key Results:
 Pre-screening for potential candidates
 Issued reference letters for current and past employees
 Ensured employee records were current and up to date for annual audit purposes
 Internal audit within the department
 Organizing the layout and updating HR Intranet page
 Induction for new hires
 Coordination of the off boarding files
 Organizing Engagement activities with Reach Out To Asia (ROTA)
 Assisting with HR projects

Key Projects
 Implementation of PeopleSoft Project
 Creation of off-boarding process for International Assignees/Manager
 Review of Code of Conduct
 Part of the Business Recovery Plan project team

HR Intern at HSBC
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2007 to August 2007

- Re-designed the resignation system
- Issued reference letters for current and past employees
- Ensured employee records were current and up to date for annual audit purposes

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Laurentian University
  • June 2009
High school or equivalent, OSSD
  • at Sir Wilfrid Laurier
  • June 2004

Bayt Tests

Human Resource Test
Score 65%

Specialties & Skills

Job Evaluation
Project Management
Business Process
HR Strategy
Organizational Development
Presentation Skills
MS Package
Communcation
Customer Service
Problem Solving
Business Process
Scope Planning
Project Management
People Management
Commercial Awarness
Planning
Education
HR Strategy

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member
  • June 2013

Training and Certifications

CIPD Diploma in HR Practice (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2016
Valid Until:
January 9999
Project Management Professionals (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999
(Training)
Organizational Change (Training)
Training Institute:
DAL Group L & D
Date Attended:
January 2014
Business Ethics (Training)
Training Institute:
Group L & D
Date Attended:
February 2014
Training Need Analysis (Training)
Training Institute:
DAL Group L & D
Date Attended:
June 2011
PMP Preparation Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Date Attended:
June 2013
Event Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Spearhead Training
Date Attended:
January 2013

Hobbies

  • Traveling
  • Reading
  • Soccer