Farooq Ahmed , Chief Manager Human Resources & Administration

Farooq Ahmed

Chief Manager Human Resources & Administration

Pakistan Revenue Automation Pvt. Ltd

Location
Pakistan - Islamabad
Education
Diploma, Human Resource Management
Experience
23 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 1 Months

Chief Manager Human Resources & Administration at Pakistan Revenue Automation Pvt. Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since January 2017

PRAL, owned by FBR and established in 1994 as an IT company, is one of the largest public sector IT solutions provider companies of Pakistan with about 1000 employees and presence in all major cities of the country.

Reporting to CEO as Head of HR, this role is responsible to manage all HR functions and activities. My main responsibilities are:

• Developing and implementing HR policies aligned with company’s strategic objective.
• Implementing job analysis, compensation and benefits, incentive and bonus policies ensuring internal and external equity.
• Leading the process of development of job descriptions and departmental objectives.
• Ensuring training and development of employees to meet the organization’s needs.
• Supervising recruitment, orientation and placing activities.
• Developing and executing result-oriented performance appraisal programs.
• Leading initiatives to transform organization culture.

Group Manager CFHR at Panasian Group
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2015 to November 2016

Founded in 1969, the Panasian Group consists of progressive and well-established companies. Group represents world’s renowned multinational companies like Hilti and Volvo in Pakistan.

Reporting to Chief Human Resource Officer, the role was to ensure that best HR & Administrative support is available to all group companies in all three regions (South, Centre and North).

Manager HR-IR & Admin at Descon Chemicals Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • December 2013 to October 2015

Descon is one of the largest conglomerates in Pakistan operating for over three decades in different business areas.

This role was responsible for Plant HR, Industrial Relations and Administration.

Results & Achievements:
• Complete compliance of HR policies and labour laws achieved.
• Restructuring completed smoothly and flawlessly.
• Finalized pending CBA and other agreements.
• Saved more than Rs.6 million annually through creative initiatives.
• Organized high profile corporate events with record low budget and resources.

Manager Human Resources at Eden Builders Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • June 2007 to December 2013

Eden has been at the forefront of housing development projects within Pakistan. The organization has evolved over 30 years into a trusted top household name.

Reporting to CEO, this role was responsible for setting up HR systems.

Results & Achievements:
• Developed a complete world class HR function from scratch.
• Reduced employees turn over from above 30-35% to 10-15% per annum.
• Reduced overtime cost from above 1.2 m to just 0.2 m per month.
• Recruited more than 150 employees within three months for a project.
• Received performance bonus equal to 4 gross salaries.

Assistant Manager HR at NESCOM
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • July 2002 to June 2007

NESCOM is one of the largest R&D organizations in Pakistan, carrying out research in many engineering and scientific areas. Today, NESCOM has about 16, 000 employees.

As pioneer, this role was greatly involved in development and implementation of all HR policies and procedures.

Results & Achievements:
• Developed all HR policies and procedures.
• Independently prepared five year’s HR plan.
• Recruited more than 1000 employees at all levels.

Management Trainee/ HR Officer at Kohinoor Maple Leaf Group
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • March 2001 to July 2002

The Kohinoor Maple Leaf Group is a reputable and leading manufacturer of textiles and cement. The group has about 5000 employees.

The role was to facilitate the implementation of group HR policies and to assist in managing all core HR functions and processes.

Results & Achievements:
• Achieved 100% compliance of Group HR policies.
• First Management Trainee to get regular position before completion of one year training.
• First Management Trainee to attend Strategic Conference of the Group.

Education

Diploma, Human Resource Management
  • at National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
  • April 2005
Master's degree, MBA
  • at Pir Mehar Ali Shah University
  • November 2000

CGPA = 3.48/4.00

Specialties & Skills

Employee Relations
Recruitment
HR Policies
MS Office
Talent Acqusition
Employee Relations
Organizational Development
Training
Performance Management
Training and Developmet

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Pakistan Human Capital Forum Margalla Chapter
  • Member
  • March 2017
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Pakistan)
  • Individual Member
  • April 2011

Training and Certifications

Human Resource Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Date Attended:
February 2007
Strategic Human Resource Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Date Attended:
March 2011