Gareebi Navas, HR & Admin Manager

Gareebi Navas

HR & Admin Manager

Qatar Speed House

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Science
Experience
28 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :28 years, 10 Months

HR & Admin Manager at Qatar Speed House
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since May 2019

- Recruitment - Local as well overseas - for a group of companies
- Employment offers & visa processing
- Leave and final settlements
- Preparing and managing HR policies and forms
- Circulars, Memos, Demand Letters and attestations
- Maintaining and updating employee records and files - hard and soft copies
- Travel arrangements - ticket reservations, hotel bookings - for Management executives
- Monitoring/controlling time office activities
- Preparing monthly time records and payroll administration
- Arranging Security Passes for Sea / Air ports, armed forces, etc. as and when required
- Transferring and hiring employees to cope Projects/sites requirement
- Analyzing data received from time punch devices
- Ordering, managing and distributing stationary items
- Processing and renewing QIDs, Health Cards, ATM Cards, etc.
- Update insurance policies
- Reporting absenteeism details to labor departments
- Recording every activities / events of employees as ‘Personnel Actions’
- Arranging weekly/monthly meetings
- Use ERP software for coordinating all HR activities

HR Manager at Bin Muftah Group of Companies
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2016 to November 2018

- Reporting to the Group Chairman, Managing Director and General Manager
- Managing HR and Admin departments
- Formulating, implementing and streamlining HR policies
- Compensation and benefits
- Recruitments - Vacancy advertisements, Selection, Interview, Offer / Appointment Letters
- Visa applications, medical and finger procedures, processing residences / ID cards
- Keeping employee personnel files
- Assigning, transferring, hiring and off-hiring employees
- Employees Performance Appraisal
- Leaves, settlements, final settlements, exit Interviews
- Ensuring quality and safety standards
- Public Relations - Visiting immigration offices, police stations, Search and Follow up department and other various government offices
- Monitoring Time Office functions and Payroll management
- Managing transportation and accommodation of Employees
- Monitoring and ensuring the validity of Company Docs / Licenses, Tenancy Contracts and Vehicle Registrations
- Monitoring usage and ordering stationary, pantry and IT materials
- Arranging staff seating and furniture
- Trainings and inductions

Senior Administration / HR Officer at UrbaCon Trading & Contracting
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2014 to April 2016

- Worked for two big projects -Qatar Economic Zone 1 and 3 enabling works.
- Administered staff requirements like allocation of office, furniture, IT, transport and housing.
- Reported the staff and labor strengths against requirements
- Issued of offer letters, visa, ticket, employee leave, Qatar ID Card, Health Card, etc.
- Managed the hiring and off-hiring of machinery and vehicles.
- Monitored tools, generators, diesel, drinking water, skips, septic tanks, and stationary items.
- Attended meetings for clear communication and sharing information.
- Carefully monitored and controlled petty cash expenses.
- Monitored and managed staff attendance.
- Actively handled training and development programs
- Arranged trainings and induction classes

Senior Administration Officer at Ali Naser Electrical & Sanitary Eqpt Trdg.
  • United Arab Emirates - Ajman
  • October 2010 to April 2014

- Worked closely with management to determine staffing requirements and identified and recommended potential candidates
- Managed the sales and guided the salesmen
- Monitored the target achievement
- Handled the recruiting and firing of employees.
- Checked utility bills and forwarded to Accounts Department.
- Timely renewed Company Licenses, Tenancy Contracts, and Visas.
- Administered the payroll, benefits, accommodation, vehicles and fuel.
- Monitored stock, orders, quotations, purchase orders, etc.
- Participated in preparing LPOs, quotations, technical specifications and agreements.
- Reduced expenses by minimizing waste and allocating staff levels properly.

Pass Office Manager cum Public Relations Officer at Al Naboodah Contracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2006 to September 2010

- Successfully managed the Security Pass Office division (Dubai Airport security passes).
- Arranged thousands of Employees, Vehicles and Machinery Security Passes
- Handled the liaison activities with Dubai Airport departments like Police, CID and Safety.
- Arranged vehicle inspection conducted by Airport Safety department.
- Carefully checked and handled all relevant documents.
- Co-ordinated with HR for timely renewal of Visas, Passports and ID Cards of Pass holders
- Arranged induction and training for employees to perform good practices in Airport premises
- Monitored and thoroughly implemented Airport Safety standards
- Carefully managed the cost controlling and budgeting of the department.

Administration/HR Officer at Al Naboodah Contracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2004 to June 2006

- Provided full administrative support to the Admin and HR Managers.
- Advertised vacancies, sorted applications and short listed for interviews
- Handled offer, appointment, warning, and termination letters.
- Arranged visa, accommodation and transportation.
- Enrolled new employees in Medical insurance plans.
- Arranged Villas/flats, furnishing and renewal of tenancy contracts.
- Updated employee files, leave schedule and travel arrangements.
- Planned and implemented a series of training programs in conjunction with outside providers
- Arranged monthly camp meetings with camp bosses, safety officers and workers
- Negotiated with external recruitment partners for streamlining the recruitment strategy
- Handled performance appraisal data, consolidated and submitted to management for action.

Businees Development Officer at Solid Impex
  • India - Kerala
  • May 2003 to May 2004

- Set up office, showroom, store and vehicles (licenses and furnishing)
- Recruited staff and streamlined the business
- Processed Import and Export License from Government for overseas business
- Researched the needs of customers to promote sales.
- Communicated with Clients and Customers
- Participated in pricing the commodities
- Managed the planning of marketing initiatives
- Advertised the products and services
- Determined areas of improvement for sales and initiate changes

Executive Secretary at Blocks & Roads Inter'l Construction Co.
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 1994 to May 2003

- Reported directly to the General Manager.
- Coordinated with various levels of management to gather info pertaining to key issues.
- Ensured correct and firm coordination among different departments, projects and managers.
- Prepared documents, memos, letters, e-mails and presentations.
- Successfully took the charge of the GM’s office on his absence up to some limited extend.
- Prepared communication briefs on various subjects as required.
- Scanned incoming letters and e-mails, and filtered based on priority and relevance.
- Managed the daily/weekly schedules and retained the appointment calendars.
- Attended meetings for sharing information.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Science
  • at Calicut University
  • April 1989

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Specialties & Skills

Administration
Payroll Management
Compensation and Benefits
Human Resources
Recruitment
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Teaching/training
Report Transcripption
Public relations
Team play & leadership
Decision making
Letters/memos/emails/internet
Diary Management
Time management
Self-initiation
Travel arrangements
Accommodation & Transportation
Technical knowledge
Induction & Orientation
Performance Appraisal
Recruitment & Retension
Compensation & Benefits
Payroll Administration
Administration & Office Management
Records Maintenance

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Native Speaker
Tamil
Intermediate
Urdu
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certificate of Appreciation for great contribution (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2010
Valid Until:
January 9999
Certificate of Appreciation for Hazard Reduction Scheme (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2007
Valid Until:
January 9999
Basic First Aid Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Eurolink Safety, Dubai
Date Attended:
July 2007
Duration:
48 hours
Diploma in Computer Applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Computer Technology, Kottakkal, Kerala
Date Attended:
March 2003

Hobbies

  • Football
    Was an active member of local football team.
  • News - World and local
    Interested in listening/watching news