Haris Arshad, Employee Engagement & Performance Management

Haris Arshad

Employee Engagement & Performance Management

DP World

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Applied Science & Math / Business
Experience
23 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 9 Months

Employee Engagement & Performance Management at DP World
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2013

In addition to the Performance Management role, the team grew to incorporate Employee Engagement Activities.

New responsibilities included was on annual employee engagement and wellness.

The role also incorporated working with stakeholder to implement a tick-tock strategy to employee satisfaction survey through Tower Watson.

Performance Management & Recognition at DP World
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2009 to January 2013

Accomplishment

- Start-up & Implementation of Performance Management
- Facilitated workshops on SMART Objective setting for nearly 1000+ Individuals.
- Facilitated workshops for nearly 200 Middle and Sr. Management on "Effective Performance Management" (SMART Objective, Coaching, Conducting Reviews, Competencies evaluation)
- Implementation of Online Performance Management System (Uber) \{2009-2012\}
- Implementation of Online Performance Management System (Oracle R12 PM) \{2013\}
- Setup of Policies & Procedures related to Performance Management & Recognition
- Implementation of Reward & Recognition Policy & Procedure.
- Implementation Process Management and objective evaluation link matrix

Training & Development at DP World
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2009 to September 2009

Accomplishments

Set up Training Calender for the year2009.

Implemented workshops and managed execution related to core business competencies.

Created partnership with other training sections within DP World (Operation + Technical) to have a hollistic approach to development.

Development of internal recruitment protocol for development of internal candidates within the operations team.

Recruitment at DP World
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2007 to February 2009

Accomplishments

Planned and executed recruitment drive for 1200+ individuals over 5 countries.

Expanded recruitment terrotories from 2 to 5 countries.

Implemented selection and assessment protocol through partnership with Operations Training section resulting in near 100% of successful placement.

Average Hiring Cost of $ 1, 200 which was reduced from $2, 000.

Implemented new online hiring system (sniperhire) to integrate and build internal database.

Helped develop initial assessment center along with the implementation of Competency Based Interviews.

Supported the development of policies & procedures.

Relationship Manager at Bayt.Com
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2005 to August 2007

Promoted into the role of a Relationship Manager in November 2006.

- Conduct business development activities to ensure revenue growth.
- Partnered with clients to provide a viable strategic recruitment solution.
- Effectively qualify through Recruitment Needs Analysis; using value-based selling,
- Train telemarketer and customer care to ensure productivity.
- Managing the Telemarketer in order to reach new prospects.
- Managing the Customer care in order to guarantee customer satisfaction to retain and maintain client base.


Recruitment Consultant
August 2005 - October 2006

• Assessing client’s recruitment needs, understanding their culture and nature of business to find the best fit for the organization.
• Consulting the client on compensation and benefits, as well as negotiating terms of employment based on caliber of the role.
• Creating job descriptions based on job profile, advertising vacancies and screening applicants.
• Conducting competency based interviews, headhunting whenever necessary to short list candidates based on knowledge, skills, attributes and culture fit.
• Participating in final negotiations between client and candidates
• Acting as a Coach for Middle Management professionals.

Example of vacancies filled invarious industries:

•Substation Automation Project Manager•AV Sales consultant •HR Managers. •Marketing Managers. •Brand Managers. •Business Development Managers. •Project Managers. •Channel Sales Executives. •Product Managers. •Software Engineers. •Commercial Managers. •DCS Engineers.

Assessment Consultant at Profiles International
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2004 to August 2005

Responsibilities

• Networked to gain new business for the development of HR Solutions for corporate clients.
• Assisted clients make effective utilization of Assessment Solutions to achieve better fit between individual and role.
• Conducted, analyzed and provided feedback on Psychometric results of the employees to the clients .
• Interviewed employees, conducted Training Need Analysis (TNA), and coached employees based on results to improve performance.
• Provided life coaching services to individual for career development.

Key Achievements:
Expanded the portfolio from zero to 50 clients.

Business Development Executive at ABN-AMRO
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2004 to June 2004

Responsible for marketing and sales development of personal banking products to generate revenue.
Charged with expanding corporate client portfolio to increase market share.
Customer Relation Manager for assigned client-base to identify any future needs and create opportunity to up sell on existing products.

Accomplishment.

Exceeded targets by more than 150% on a monthly basis.
Converted a total of 65 organizations into our clients.

Recruitment & Training Officer at International House Of Pancakes
  • United States
  • January 2002 to July 2003

• Interviewed and short listed candidates for referral to prospective branches.
• Provided induction training to new recruits about the working hours, tasks, responsibilities and working culture.
• Delivered training in accordance with agreed standards including service excellence, cross selling company products, up selling, guest relations and mystery shopper etc…
• Identified external trainers and researched about development courses to keep abreast of market trends.
• Conducted employee satisfaction surveys and organizational climate audits to ensure that the attrition rate is minimal.

Key Achievements:
Recruited and trained over 500 employees for 24 branches across tri-city area in Texas.
employee relations, grievances and other issues as directed.

Events Co-ordinator at King College (S.L.A.C.K.)
  • United States
  • August 1999 to May 2001

- Design Annual entertainment and activity Plan.
- Execute and coordinate activities.
- Create Awareness of Activities through Advertisements.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Applied Science & Math / Business
  • at King College
  • May 2002

Specialties & Skills

Oracle HR
Organizational Performance
Global Recruitment
Training Consultancy
Systems Change
Certified in Psychometric Assessments.
Competency Based Interview.
Creating Job Descriptions.
Facilitator
Systems Assessments and scoping

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Train the Trainer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Valid Until:
June 2010

Hobbies

  • Horse Riding
    In Dubai - nothing beats riding a horse out in the desert between the months of November - March. Learning to Canter an arabian horse is an accomplishment.
  • SCUBA Diving
    As far as PADI is concerned - I am a rescue diver. However, I am a BSAC instructor with DSDC and have trained individuals at different levels from introduction to children to more seasoned diveres completing their Dive Leader course.