Fadia Fakih

Attract, develop, engage and retain talented individuals who can contribute to the achievement of organizational goals and long term success.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide strategic HR support to the organisation including: recruitment, performance management, appraisal system, compensation, benefits administration, employee relations.
• Lead the HR Team.
• Manage manpower planning.
• Manage the day to day operations of the HR team and its interaction with employees.
• Focus on employee relations, policy review and implementation, compensation and benefit administration and immigration services.
• Manage recruitment.
• Research regional policy practices, review existing policies, propose policy updates, interpret and apply policies to employee relations.
• Ensure compliance with the QFC Employment Regulation and Qatar Labour law when applicable.
• Manage the immigration process and PRO services.
• Conduct market research on compensation and benefits and participate in the annual compensation review
• Manage Health and Life insurance benefits including the negotiation of contracts.
• Develop and manage the functionality of the HR Management System

• Provide strategic direction and set the objectives for the RA’s HR function
• Ensure that the HR function meets the RA’s needs through the effective management of all its operations and SLA’s
• Act as the primary business partner for the executive management team
• Facilitate and manage the recruitment of Non Executive Directors, C Suite roles, and Managing Heads
• Develop and monitor the recruitment and selection process, including the selection of recruitment channels, the on boarding and off boarding process
• Annual review of the compensation and benefit scheme and provide guidance to the Executive team of annual increments
• Provide leadership, management, and development of the HR team
• Act as an ambassador for the RA with external stakeholders, including international relations
• Manage and approve HR policy, procedures and systems
• Update Employee Handbook
• Prepare and manage HR budget
• Representing escalated HR matters to the ExCo, NRC, or Board of Directors
• Provide approvals according to delegated authority from the CEO and Board
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, rules, and policies by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Participate as an active member of the Executive Committee, Emergency Management team, Crisis Response team
• Act as a RA Company Signatory for official Government documents
• Provide the framework for an efficient and customer focused HR function with appropriate operational controls

Key responsibilities:

• Planning, organising, managing and executing HR functions
• Lead and manage the HR department
• Develop, organize and implement human resources strategies and personnel policies
• Ensure that the HR function provides the support required to implement them
• Plan and implement effective recruiting and hiring procedure and maintain staffing level
• Ensure adequate staffing of competent employees and retain the highest qualified candidates
• Maintain updated staff training and induction to all new recruits and providing advanced skills in the area of employee development needs
• Develop and manage training program in line with operation and employees needs.
• Follow up on all legal HR matters in line with Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Finances and Social Security
• Liaise with Department management on employees performance reviews.
• Recommend and implement bonus payment and other benefits
• Prepare salary budget figures
• Manage and follow up on proper employees schedules, time keeping and attendance
• Manage payroll and other staff benefits
• Ensure government taxations and Social security payments in line with Lebanese law.
• Ensure that all company procedures and policies are being implemented.
• Review on regular basis the company's departments staffing and operations, identify areas of weakness and implement actions
• Liaise with department managers on motivating employees to achieve overall targets
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality with regards to all company documentation and information
• Monitoring good working relationship and communications with all parties involved in the successful and effective operation of the business

Key responsibilities:

• Handle all administrative matters of Associated Holdings group of companies in general.
• Maintain all personnel records and files and execute personnel procedures, including disciplinary measures.
• Calculate and prepare payroll and other staff benefits
• Recommend personnel policies, regulations and procedures
• Building up the organisation structure and the manpower list
• Handling staff complaint and follow up on related matters