Faras Al Lawati, Head HR & Administration

Faras Al Lawati

Head HR & Administration

AL Hassan Group of Companies

Location
Oman - Muscat
Education
Master's degree, Healthcare Management
Experience
21 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 7 Months

Head HR & Administration at AL Hassan Group of Companies
  • Oman - Muscat
  • My current job since May 2011

Head of Human Resources, Administration, Omanisation, Legal Affairs and Medical Services

1. Human Resources, Administration, Omanisation and Legal Affairs

• Planning, developing and implementing strategy for HR management and development (including recruitment and selection policy/practices, discipline, grievance, counselling, pay and conditions, contracts, training and development, succession planning, moral and motivation, culture and attitude development, performance appraisal and quality management issues).
• Liaising with other functional / departmental head so as to understand all necessary aspects and needs of HR development, and to ensure they are fully informed of HR objectives, purpose and achievements.
• Ensuring activities meet with and integrate with organizational requirement for quality management, health and safety, legal requirement, environmental policies and general duty of care.
• Prepare Workforce planning with the project team while integrating the Omanisation plan.
• Develop the Organisation’s Balanced Scorecard in partnership with business leaders.
• Planning for employee’s performance appraisal; developing tools for appraisal, job evaluation and development.
• Monitoring, measuring and reporting on HR issues, opportunities and development plans
• Auditing and authenticating all documents related to legal, salary statements and distribution, policies...etc.
• Developing and maintaining healthy relation with Govt. and Non Govt.
• Training and Development as per the Employee Development Plan.
• Managing and controlling departmental expenditure within agreed budgets.
• Talent Management - Create career and succession plan in line with current and future business needs.
• Ensure smooth functioning of administration - Labour Clearances, Visa and labour related compliances.

2. Corporate Affairs:

• Providing advice to corporate management and executive teams on reputation management, bringing the perspectives of stakeholders to manage business complexities.
• Driving the outreach & corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy to consistently reflect the organizational vision & mission.

3. Contract Management

• Managing variety of contract including civil construction contracts, medical insurance, catering services, housekeeping, telecommunication provider and other business contracts.

4. Real Estate and Asset Management

• Manage the various assets of the organisation and ensure optimum yield from investments - Properties, Factories and Services.

Director General at Ministry of Health- Khoula Hospital
  • Oman - Muscat
  • September 2005 to May 2011

Role at Khoula Hospital involved

1. Human Resources Management
2. Corporate Affairs Management
3. Operational Management
4. Strategic Planning
5. Quality Improvement Measures
6. Procurement Management
7. Projects Management
8. IT Management
9. Assets Management

General Practitioner at Ministry of Health
  • Oman - Muscat
  • August 2000 to July 2003

Education

Master's degree, Healthcare Management
  • at The University of Scanton
  • August 2005
Higher diploma, Hospital Management Development Program & Leadership
  • at Institute Of Public Health
  • December 2000
Higher diploma, MD - Degree in Medicine
  • at Sultan Qaboos University
  • July 1999
Bachelor's degree, Basic Health Science
  • at Sultan Qaboos University
  • June 1996

Specialties & Skills

Contract Management
Real Estate
Corporate Wellness
Human Resources
Strategic Planning
Microsoft Office

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Human Resources Certification Program Practitioner Level (RH CP I) (Training)
Training Institute:
OPAL
Date Attended:
July 2011
Duration:
84 hours
Human Resources Certification Program Professional Level (HR CP II) (Training)
Training Institute:
OPAL
Date Attended:
January 2013
Duration:
30 hours

Hobbies

  • Numismatics
  • Philately
    Founder of Oman Philately Association