Ghada El Kadi

• Strategic Leadership: Developed and executed comprehensive learning and development strategies to support the banks long-term objectives, resulting in improved employee engagement and retention.
• Talent Development: Established a program Ro2ya for developing high-potential local talent, enabling the bank to cultivate future leaders and enhance succession planning.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensured that all learning programs and materials met industry regulations and internal compliance standards, eradicating risks associated with non-compliance.
• E-Learning Platforms: Spearheaded the implementation of a robust e-learning platform and mobile app, improving accessibility to training resources and reducing training costs.
• Performance Evaluation: Designed and implemented performance evaluation processes that integrated with learning initiatives, resulting in noticeable increase in employee performance and productivity.
• Cost Optimization: Managed the learning and development budget and developed internal capabilities, optimizing resource allocation and achieving reduction in overall training costs.

• Adaptively shifted 2020 L&D strategy during the pandemic phase and answered the learning needs of our 1000+ stafs virtually, seamlessly and with impact.
• Managed a team of 6 L&D specialists and coached/mentored them for increased influence.
• Implemented a 3-year transformation strategy in the department targeting digitization and created positive impact in the bank increasing employee levels of engagement
• Master Trainer in the bank delivering leadership and management programs for mid and senior management.
• Devised and Managed the Burgan Talent Program Ro2ya for 2020- 2022.

• Strategic Leadership: Developed and executed comprehensive learning and development strategies to support the bank's long-term objectives, resulting in improved employee engagement and retention.

• Managed a team of 5 L&D partners with focus on enhancing their skills as learned professionals in charge of delivering positive business impact to their respective divisions.
• Lead the team in the delivery of an added value L&D ofering to the business from LNA to implementation
• The Master Trainer in the bank ofering up-to- date learning solutions to enhance employee skills and performance and in charge of training and building an internal ABK technical trainer register
• In charge of content development and delivery of our Talent Leadership Development Program, aimed at enhancing leadership skills of a group of selected ABK Executive Managers and AGMs
• Supported with L&D strategy build-up for 2017-2018

• Delivered a wide array of leadership and management training programs across the region in countries such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait and to various industries such as Banking, Investment, Oil and Gas, telecommunications and with renowned companies such as HNI, GUST, Lifelong, Phoenix, Projacs, ACK, Al Mulla, NBK, IBS, and PTC

• Provided Management/Leadership training and Business English mainly for bank employees and trainees from the financial sector in Kuwait
• In charge of a number of training portfolios, liaising with clients and speakers for best quality in training.
• Conducted Learning Needs Analysis for one major bank client, working with a team conducting interviews and developing need reports and recommendations.

• Designed the pre-college/pre-university English program
• Designed the whole process and forms needed for college/university student recruitment (several steps and interviews involved, psychometric tools utilized before final acceptance is reached)
• Lead a Business English R&D team under the Organizational Development Unit with main duties related to researching the market, designing training programs, writing proposals, delivering presentations and training.
• In charge of Kuwait country center recruitment, supervised and updated role description and competency specifications, application forms, liaised with third party recruitment agency, conducted structured interviews, selected aptitude and personality tests and planned induction (cultural orientation and job skill specific training).
• Handled all English department coordination, scheduling, problem solving, writing proposals, giving sales product presentations and regional coordination