Fatima Al Ali

Recruitment
 Lead the manpower planning and budgeting exercise for Bollywood parks & Riverland to assess the current/future staffing needs for business operations.
 Oversee all recruitment initiatives for the relevant areas of business including sourcing channels, cost and time to hire, candidate quality and intern/work placement conversion rates (to full time hires) etc for recruitment effectiveness.
Employee Relations

 Build and foster an appropriate employee culture which is aligned with the vision, mission and values of DXBE.
 Direct HR operations and ensure the efficient delivery of HR services (visas, letters, medical insurance etc) to employees, Act as a subject matter expert on human resources related queries, labor law, company policy to provide insight and guidance.
Emiratization

 Lead Emiratization programs to develop appropriate local talent acquisition and retention strategies to deliver targets on Emirtization
 Design and execute UAE National couching programs
Learning & Development

 Conduct employee orientation/induction and introductory training so that new employees are quickly integrated into the company.
 Oversee all Learning and development initiatives for Riverland and Bollywood including sourcing training providers
 Oversee training analysis and identify the training needs of the organization and address the relevant development needs.
HR Projects

 Lead and champion special HR projects as and when directed by senior management such as mass recruitment

1. DRY DOCKS WORLD- Dubai, UAE Apr 2012- Present
National Recruiting senior officer
Handle UAE national recruiting, development Plans, career path and succession planning programs.

◆ Responsible for sourcing suitable candidates to fill approved vacancies within the organization.
◆ Be involved in necessary disciplinary procedures to ensure the correct methods and policies are deployed
◆ Implement relevant initiatives to enhance the percentage of Emiratization both in terms of quantity and quality.
◆ Develop strategy for recruitment of UAE Nationals to achieve set targets.
◆ Provide information and expertise to assist Head of HR in developing and implementing short and medium term plans and programmes to maintain Emiratization.
◆ Work pro-actively with HR and Line Managers to understand and respond to the UAE staffing needs
◆ Develop relationship with various recruitment agencies to ensure the timely availability of the UAE nationals. Participate in Career fairs and Exhibitions
◆ Contact reputable educational institutions in UAE and abroad to source and recruit young nationals in batches and impart focused training to develop pool-of-resources.
◆ Review current systems, procedures and practices to identify shortcomings and recommend best practice solutions.
◆ To be update with HR Policies, Procedures and Practices applied and facilitate information to staff.
◆ Participate in various HR training programs to ensure adequate knowledge of HR business related requirements. Contribute in Manpower Planning.


Professional Experience (count)

 Lead the manpower planning and budgeting exercise for the organization to assess the current/future staffing needs for business operations.
 Develop recruitment strategies in line with the Company policies and lead the implementation of the end to end recruitment process for the relevant areas of business. Develop and implement cost-effective recruitment plans that are aligned to annual budget requirements.
 Lead Emiratization programs to develop appropriate local talent acquisition and retention strategies to deliver targets on nationalization.
 Oversee all recruitment initiatives for the relevant areas of business including sourcing channels, cost and time to hire, candidate quality and intern/work placement conversion rates (to full time hires) etc for recruitment effectiveness.
 Act as key liaison between DHCA and TECOM HC and ensure alignment of policies, procedures; processes and adherence to all statutory requirements.
 Implement robust HR policies, procedures, processes and decision making systems to ensure the organization attracts and retains the right talent for the achievement of business objectives.
 Build and foster an appropriate employee culture which is aligned with the vision, mission and values of DHCA. Address employee grievances and take appropriate action measures.
 Direct HR operations and ensure the efficient delivery of HR services (visas, letters, medical insurance etc) to employees, in cooperation with TECOM HC. Act as a subject matter expert on human resources related queries, labor law, company policy to provide insight and guidance.
 Manage the employee performance management process, in coordination with TECOM HC, to continuously review and monitor performance. Review and analyze ratings, recommend corrective actions to the concerned departments and ensure the implementation of the actions.
 Oversee training analysis and identify the training needs of the organization to impart and address the relevant development needs.
 Lead and champion special HR projects as and when directed by senior management team in order to achieve departmental objectives.
 Demonstrate leadership in work planning, delegating, evaluating, mentoring and coaching subordinates and foster team spirit to enhance employee performance and departmental effectiveness in pursuit of organizational goals.

2. DRY DOCKS WORLD - Dubai, UAE
Training and Development officer HR Department Jul 2007 to April 2012
Key Roles: ◆ Leads, directs and participates in developing Drydocks training department strategies and initiatives to improve employee and organizational performance and effectiveness consistent with the department's goals and mission.

◆ Assesses training, development and other organization improvement needs through consultation with executives, managers and employees; determines appropriate training methods; develops training content using subject matter experts and designs training materials; develops and implements training plans; hires and directs the work of consultants involved in assessing training and development needs;

◆ Establishes and implements training evaluation and feedback criteria and processes

◆ Manages organizational development projects; succession Planning program, Emiratisation program, internship program and employees career development Plan

◆ Develops proposals for the re-design of training curriculum, analyzes course lesson plans to identify connections between courses; interviews current and potential instructors; facilitates focus groups; researches curriculum design of other similar organizations; develops, prepares and submits proposals for the improvement of scope, sequence and priorities of training curriculum; facilitates the review and resolution of proposal recommendations.

◆ Manages Drydocks internship programs; oversees on-the-job and classroom training; develops materials for performance evaluation; provides for the training and development of staff responsible for training internship; tracks apprentice progress and updates the Trades internship Committee on their progress; ensures appropriate documentation and records are kept for each candidates; develops and implements recruitment strategies to ensure diversity of applicants; monitors performance, leave time and other issues and ensures issues are dealt with appropriately.

◆ Supervises and directs the delivery of training by instructors and through bureau training programs; trains instructors on effective training delivery techniques; conducts and leads training and development activities including organizing and facilitating panels, researching and selecting reading and writing assignments, organizing and leading training sessions and coordinating team-building activities.

3. DRY DOCKS WORLD - DUBAI, UAE
Recruiting Executive HR Department Nov 2006 to July 2007
◆ Maintain an updated roster of participant placements and potential job opportunities.
◆ Responsible for effective and fast recruitment processes both internally and externally.
◆ Responsible for providing current recruitment knowledge and trends within the market overall and also for multinationals.
◆ Active use of recruitment tools: job flow - hire system
◆ Work closely with assigned business' HRMs to deliver recruitment needs.
◆ Suggest proper Medias for approaching the right caliber candidates.
◆ Follow up and coordinate with recruitment channels.
◆ Execute pre-screening and/or final phone/face to face interviews for junior & mid
level posts & supports all parties in concern with assessment.
◆ Submit candidates' offers and follow up on software until placing.
◆ Coordinate with universities, events in relation to targeted hires.
◆ Proactive coordination with departments for interviews.
◆ Supervise & interact closely with staffing coordinator in charge of assigned hires as well as continuous follow up with on-boarding.
◆ Support HRMs with weekly update on recruitment progress.
◆ Report weekly and when required to recruitment & staffing regional management for progress update and further instructions.
◆ Undertake further responsibilities that may evolve in the future.