Fenniy Thomas

Artan Holding is a Qatari-owned company with a diverse portfolio of businesses including;
- Doha British Schools
- City College
- Qatar Skills Academy
- House of Architecture & Interiors
- Mirage International Property Consultants
- Mirage Property & Facilities Management
- Mirage Digital
- Prime Power Middle East

Work Description :

 Designed and started the implementation of HR strategic planning process mainly focusing on transferring the company from family culture to a corporate culture and build authority matrixes
 Doha British School being the key entity within Artan, I in conjunction with the Head of Corporate Services and the Principal streamlined all HR areas by adapting the best suitable approach for school.
 Organized and implemented new employee on-boarding experiences
 Prepared and conducted Orientation to all new joiners in School and other business of Artan.
 Designing the compensation and benefits plan - Employee Grading & Banding System
 Preparing HR Policies & Procedures and effectively implementing the same.
 Manage the school HR Operations effectively. Business partnering approach.
 Act as trusted advisor to the leadership team and employee advocate to improve organization capability and performance
 Designed and successfully implemented ERP - Microsoft Dynamics (AX) HRMS; a mission to transform into a paperless office and provide support electronically across the group.
 Instrumental in building versatile leaders & nurturing second line leadership by applying best approaches of succession planning, supporting the structural and strategic objectives of the Company.
 Designing the organization structure in line with the business Managers
 Implemented KRA / KPI at department levels
 Reduced employee cost by 10% in the first 6 months of joining the business
 Payroll Management(WPS)
 Coordinate and instruct the PRO with regards to the new staff visas and other official documents.
 Recruitment of staff as per the requirement of various business.
 Staff accommodation, Insurance, timely payments to government organizations to ensure no delays in any process, exit formalities for staff
 Collaborate with the Business Leaders/GMs on all strategic issues such as manpower planning, business expansion and succession planning which may have long term effect on the operation
 Provide inputs and recommends solutions on all employee related issues i.e. grievances and conflicts in the workplace, disciplinary management, poor-performance issues and learning and development plan
 Train division coordinators and concerned line managers on all HR-related transactions in assigned divisions
 Provided professional human resource services and support to sustain tactical HR plans of the assigned business units
 Provided guidance on employee relations issues ensuring that all policies and practices are applied and are in compliance with Qatar labor law
 Identified the root causes and the needs or improvement opportunity for HR policies and procedures and implemented changes where needed
My responsibilities are not confined to the above points mentioned.

 Worked closely with consultants on retained & contingent assignments, industries covered include, Banking & Financial Services, Shipping & Logistics, Education, Retail & Healthcare. Strategize on possible target companies & industry sectors to explore. Map the market and cold call to gather appropriate names.
 Developed appropriate search strategies for all assignments
 Search the market for passive and active candidates, covering a wide variety of methods best suited for the role concerned agreed upon in the search strategy, including internal database search, online database search, Headhunting, referrals, writing & placing adverts online, using online search techniques, retrieve data from previous searches and using personal contacts.
 Strong knowledge & interaction with online database portals, international & regionally. Taking time to research & analyze the best online portal to use for the search (advertising & database search) and feeding back to management the pro’s & con’s of each online portal, paying particular attention to quality of CV’s, accessibility, function & value for money.
 Extensive use of online networking sites, used to find candidates, market the role and research into companies.
 Developed a shortlist of appropriate candidates, screening candidates and including as much information on the individuals as possible. Following this arrange the interviews (telephone or face to face) with the consultant.
 Liaise with the consultant & shortlisted candidates to ensure the candidates are kept up to date on their application progress, and arrange client interviews where necessary.
 Managed the LinkedIN Recruiter Account and career forum, additionally to building and maintaining a library of complex searches to share with the team
 Assisted a firm in Bahrain to create Policies & procedures and also to implement a proper Performance Management scale using the KRA/KPI technique

 Started my career at Al Majed as their HR & Administration Officer. Created the HR Department and induced the importance of the function to an organization that had a staff strength of 350plus.
 Responsible for the efficient running of the HR and Administration function.
 Manage the operation of Corporate Office.
 Responsible for induction of new staff.
 Talent retention and appreciation.
 Created the Human Resource Policies & Procedures for the group.
 Prepare and submit regular reports to senior management as directed.
 Documentary correspondence, record keeping and general assistance.
 Screen candidates based on pre-defined criteria and work in close coordination with Business Managers to arrange interviews and manage the recruitment cycle
 Manage the monthly payroll that includes wages & overtime for labors.