Assistant Manager HR & Reporting - Ernest Talent, Dubai & Qatar
Ernest Talent
Total years of experience :9 years, 5 Months
• Recruiting for Technology, Renewable Energy, FMCG and Event-based firms (limited exp) professionals from mid-management to senior executive level across the MEA region
• Conduct sourcing, pre-screening, and a comprehensive telephone/zoom interview, and presenting qualified candidates across levels. Explore new and varied ways and channels for sourcing hires including X-ray searches, social networking and traditional network channels, LinkedIn recruiter, as well as proven best practices to streamline and modernize the sourcing, interviewing and hiring process
• Reporting HR data using HR dashboards to improve workforce performance, recruiting procedures, and other important HR operations
• Supported the Company’s Communications Strategy by working closely with external and internal stakeholders to create PR opportunities for the company
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, SMEs and Business Heads to collect, and analyze data and processes. Used the insights to create newsworthy information for the media
• Analyzed and distilled data for given periods to understand and develop new data-driven strategies for marketing and communications. This includes creating dashboards, and presentations using pivot tables to present data in an easily digestible manner to support data-driven decisions.
• Supported the Company’s plans for expansion by working on content and marketing tie-ups with relevant media along with the creation of content such as blogs and tweets
• Handled the administration of events and festivals including Ramadan. This includes getting quotes from vendors, and presenting and delivering the gifts to the media across the region (Dubai, Oman, Qatar & Bahrain and Kuwait) the media with appropriate gifts
Client: Bosch & Siemens Home Appliances (BSH Group) India - |Technology | Real Estate |
• Pitched stories on kitchen trends and secured coverage in Country’s top newspapers including Times of India - Property and Luxe and electronic shows such as Bloomberg TV India - Aspire and Zee 24 Taas.
• Earned PR by pitching BSH growth story in some of Country’s best financials newspapers : Mint, Hindu Business Line and DNA
• Executed the ‘Joy of Cooking’ by Siemens - Experiential Event with some of India’s Best Food Bloggers including Adarsh Munjal(@lensplate), Sameer Malkani FBAI(Food Blogger Association, India) and Anuja Deora@filtercoffeeco. The event was very successful with blogger engagement on the social media forum
• Drafted marketing and communication collateral using Company material including website & brochures and achieved coverage in lifestyle/décor magazines including Man’s World, Better Interiors and Casaviva
• Planned and executed the press launch of Siemens first brand store in Mumbai, which was followed by store launches in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, and Gurgaon.
• Created PR plans for the brands and drafted communication including press releases, spokesperson responses(Q&A), authored articles, product notes and pitch notes
• Assisted in research and presentation for media training of company spokespersons
• Supported recruitment by working with division heads to create and update JDs, shortlisting, coordinating interviewing and candidates based on the requirement; generating and sharing the offer to the finalized candidate
• Supported in HR Operations which included pre-employment medicals, joining procedures, a/c opening, provident funds, gratuity, Mediclaim, life ins, confirmation and HRMIS system
• Assisted in the offer generation process and salary negotiation and onboarding activities such as corresponding with new hires and sharing and ensuring that all the onboarding documentation has been filled and creating, maintaining and updating employee files (hard copies and electronic files) and records
• Provided orientation sessions to assist new hires to acclimatize themselves in the organization while helping them understand the company and its culture better as well as introducing them to relevant employees, services and departments in the organization
• Provided executive assistance by preparing, collecting and analyzing process metrics. Used the insights gathered to scale existing processes for growth and/or improvements
• Completed Bachelors in Business Administration in the year 2006 from Bharathesh College, Belgaum securing a First Class.