Hajra Omar, Faculty

Hajra Omar

Faculty

European International College

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration (Finance and Investment)
Experience
13 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months

Faculty at European International College
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2014

Designed and delivered 3 credit hour courses to students on Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA)
Acted as a Guidance Counsellor to Students
Designed and delivered a 3 week training to employees of Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO)

Human Resource Associate at United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2009 to December 2010

• Assisted Senior Coordination Officer for recruitment of 15 positions including; 1. Reviewing Terms of Reference, 2. Preparing and posting Vacancy Announcements on UN job portal and newspapers, 3. Assisting in long-listing and short-listing candidates, 5. Substantiating applicant’s skills by administering tests, 6. Participating in interview panels, and 7. Issuing offer letters and negotiating salary and other entitlements with successful candidates.
• Worked with Human Resource Working Group for Designing an HR Portal for UN Agencies (http://un.rozee.pk/?ki=WlZkV2VtWklOVGc9K1M).
• Designed and delivered ‘Orientation Packet’ for New Inductees.
• Designed and Tracked Performance of Work Plans (from 2008-2010).
• Identified Training Opportunities for UNORC Employees.
• Organized and moderated 5 ‘External Stakeholder Consultation Workshops’ including officials from counterpart ministries and 3 Training Sessions with staff members.
• Liaised with UNDP Human Resource Department as Human Resource Focal Point for UNORC.

Associate Professor at Bahria University
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2007 to December 2010

Responsible for teaching various courses such as Business Communication, Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management etc.
Ensured smooth running of the the Bachelor of Business Management Programme.
Assisted Placement Office is find relevant positions for students.

Human Resource Assistant at United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • February 2008 to September 2009

• Assisted in preparing budgets, calculating salaries, processing entitlements and revision in salary scales as per the results of Local Salary Survey (LSA) of 20 members of the team at United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office.
• Maintained records including a talent pool (of potential candidates for various positions), attendance roster (including leave and travel records), emergency and staff contact lists, personnel files (including dates of staff contracts) and policy documents.
• Kept track of contract expiries and processed contracts extensions and amendments.
• Assisted employees with personnel related queries as the first point of contact for employee related issues.

Team Lead at Bitextra (www.bitextra.com)
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • November 2006 to December 2008

• Contributed over 150 Articles for www.bitextra.com and other websites and blogs.
• Have written Case Studies, Articles and Business Reports.
• Assigned Case Studies, Articles and Business Reports to a Team of 10 Web Content Writers.
• Edited and Proofread Case Studies, Articles and Business Reports written by these Web Content Writers.

Web Content Writer at Blurtit (www.blurtit.com)
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • September 2007 to December 2008

• Contributed over 250 Articles for www.blurtit.com and other websites and blogs.
• Have written Case Studies, Articles and Business Reports.
• Edited and Proofread Case Studies, Articles and Business Reports written by these Web Content Writers.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration (Finance and Investment)
  • at NUST Business School
  • December 2007

• Academic Scholarship in NUST Business School' MBA Entrance Test • Academic Scholarship in NUST Business School throughout MBA • Dean's List throughout MBA • Research Thesis: “Islamic Banking and Finance: The Rhetoric and The Reality” • Wrote Case Studies on “Air Blue" and “Crescent Standard Investment Bank Limited” • Wrote Research Papers on “Islamic Banking – An Upcoming Star or A Passing Fad” and “Factors Hindering Effective Deployment of Foreign Aid in Earthquake affected areas of Pakistan”

Bachelor's degree, Management Sciences (Finance and Investment)
  • at NUST Business School
  • October 2005

• Academic Scholarship in NUST Business School's BBA Entrance Test • Academic Scholarship in NUST Business School in 4 Semesters in BBA • Dean's list in NUST Business School for 4 Semesters in BBA • Research Thesis: “Debt and Poverty Relationship in Poor Countries – A Vicious Circle” • Research Projects: • Created an organization and designed its Infrastructure and Working Model (Serene Greeting Cards)

Specialties & Skills

Report Writing
Communication Skills
Research
Presentation Skills
Minutes
MS Word
Report Writing
MS Excel
Presentation/Public Speaking
MS PowerPoint
Research and Analysis
MS Outlook

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

No (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2008
Valid Until:
September 2008
Yes (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2009
Valid Until:
November 2009
Yes (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010
Yes (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2008
Valid Until:
March 2008