Elie Hajj, Head Of Human Resources And Administration

Elie Hajj

Head Of Human Resources And Administration

Utrix S.A.L.

Location
Lebanon
Education
Bachelor's degree, English Literature
Experience
12 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 1 Months

Head Of Human Resources And Administration at Utrix S.A.L.
  • Lebanon - Bekaa
  • My current job since December 2019

Duties & Responsibilities:
Establish HR and Administration Department’s objectives in line with the organization’s strategic objectives.
Coordinate with Department’s Heads to set the objectives and action plans and follow up their implementation at regular intervals throughout the year.
Set the Department’s budget in coordination with the Finance Department and in line with company’s budget policy.
Set and maintain the grading system and salary scale by conducting periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; recommending, planning, and implementing salary scale revisions.
Set the manpower plan in alignment with all departments’ needs and objectives.
Manage HR operations, namely recruitment, orientation, training and development, organizational development, performance evaluation, coaching and employee relations.
Ensure job requirements and job descriptions for all positions are updated and circulated to concerned employees.
Counsel managers on candidate selection; conduct and analyze exit interviews and recommend changes.
Hear and resolve employee grievances, and counsel employees and supervisors.
Aim at constantly motivating employees by studying and assessing their needs and recommending employee loyalty programs to Management and following up its implementation (Rewards & Recognition).
Ensure compliance with local legal requirements (labor law, NSSF) by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
Manage administrative operations namely, governmental relations activities, housekeeping, security control, internal and external mail reception and delivery.
Perform random monitoring through security control rooms and ensure all security elements are fulfilled.
Prepare, update, and recommend Human Resource & Admin policies, procedures, and work instructions in coordination with the Integrated Systems Department; and ensure their proper circulation to employees.
Ensure implementation of HR and Admin activities by scheduling regular meetings with team members and following up on work results.
Issue regular reports to Management on HR & Admin activities’ progress.
Set and implement incentives’ plans, career path and succession planning.
Develop and implement training plan upon approval of department heads.
Identify internal and external training programs to fill in competency gaps
Develop training materials such as manuals and handbooks.
Evaluate and suggest training materials and methodologies.
Coordinate and finalize contracts with external training suppliers
Maintain training and Development Budget
Amend and Revise Training programs as necessary in case of any changes
Handle Security team monitoring
Follow up on all Security related issues
Handle company vehicles and drivers monitoring and dispatching
Manage Utrix Administration Team including Receptionist and Office Keeper
Monitor Administration team stock and inventory.
Assign tasks to Administration team in accordance with company requirements.

Group HR Supervisor at iengineering Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2019 to December 2019

Recruiting for GCC - Africa - Southeast Asia
Automating HR Processes to simplify currently ongoing procedures
Setting up online Employer branding pages
Setting up KPI Report
Monitoring, and Evaluating country HR Managers (23 Countries)
Following up on all HR Metrics and KPI
Building the BI Dashboard for Human Resources Department Across all offshore operations
Setting up Training and Development Plan
Building performance management system, along with manual and training company managers on proper use of system and evaluation.
Amending Compensation and benefits scheme for lebanon and offshore operations.
Measuring multiple HR Kpis and implementing follow up plans (Time to fill, Quality of Hire, Male to Female balance, HR Stability Index...)
Handling employee Relations for all functions and departments whether local or international.
launched a new sister company for iengineering in the retail business and handled the launch from start up until the launch.
Hired employees on all job grades in all company functions.

HR- Head of Talent Acquisition and Development at Daher Foods - Master Chips
  • Lebanon - Bekaa
  • September 2015 to June 2019

Recruitment


Design/Update Job Descriptions for all open positions
Designing and implementing the overall recruiting strategy
Developing a recruiting pipeline All over Lebanon
Sourcing and attracting candidates by using databases, social media, Headhunting
Conducting interviews and filtering candidates for open positions
Properly evaluate candidates as per job position requirements
Conducting Competency based Interviews
Sourcing, meeting, hiring, offering new employees for Daher Group.
Handling On-boarding and Induction of all Supervisory and Managerial positions.

Employee Relations

Policy - Process Write up and Implementation in various needed fields of the Human Resources Department
Starting and Attending to the implementation of the complaint and grievance Boxes throughout Company
Conduct Exit Interviews with all resigned employees in order to identify any problems
Calculate Turnover Rates and formulate yearly report
Conduct Appraisals
Induction and Onboarding of all New Employees within the company

Learning and Development

Identify training and development needs within an organisation through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular
Consultation with business managers and human resources departments
Design and expand training and development programmes based on the needs of the organisation and the individual
Work in a team to produce programmes that are satisfactory to all relevant parties in an organisation
Consider the costs of planned programmes and keep within budgets as assessing the return on investment of any
Training or development programme is becoming increasingly important
Develop effective induction programmes
Devise individual learning plans
Produce training materials for in-house courses
Manage the delivery of training and development programs

Robotics coach and instructor at National American School / ARAB ROBOTICS ASSOCIATION
  • Lebanon - Bekaa
  • November 2013 to July 2015

Fll Robotics coach, won 1st prize in the national championship for best project and research in 2015
won gracious professionalism award 2016, qualified for Arab open championship with 4 Lebanese teams out of 80 schools, competed and gained 8th position as well as 1st place innovative solution team award.

English Teacher at American Lebanese Language Center ALLC
  • Lebanon - Bekaa
  • February 2012 to June 2015

Teaching English to multiple levels ranging from A1 to C1 (beginner to advanced)

Education

Bachelor's degree, English Literature
  • at Lebanese University
  • June 2016

Current Lebanese University English Literature student.

Bachelor's degree, Bs In Biology with emphasis on physics
  • at Notre Dame University NDU
  • July 2014

Bs. In biology with emphasis on Physics , major included in depth studies in biology physics and mathematics over the course of 3 years.

Diploma, Cambridge Proficiency in English Certificate
  • at The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
  • June 2013

The Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) is an advanced (C2) academic EFL exam. The language used in the test is American-English.

High school or equivalent, Lebanese Bac 2 with emphasis on life sciences
  • at Secondary Evangelical School of Zahle
  • July 2010

Lebanese Bac 2 with Emphasis on Biology, Chemistry, Physics , and Mathematics

Specialties & Skills

Employee Relations
Interviewing
Competency Management
Selection
Recruitment
Adobe, (Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Illustrator) Cs3, Cs4, Cs5, Cs5.5, CS6, CC
Microsoft office (word, Excel, Power point, Access, Info path)
Performance Management
Talent Acquisition
Employee Relations
Compensation and Benefits
Onboarding
Employee Retention

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
German
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Adobe Certified Expert ACE (in process) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2014
Valid Until:
January 9999
Certificate Of Personal Economics (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Art
    Advanced knowledge in physical and digital design leading to numerous freelance jobs in the design field
  • Physical Training
    Muai Thai martial art training and body building
  • Les Scouts Du Liban (N.D.S.)
    11 years in "Les Scouts Du Liban" gained honors as well as Musical, cooking, outdoor survival and field medic badges.