Director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship / Director of the Student Support Center
Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University
Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months
Current tasks & responsibilities for the Center of Innovation & Entrepreneurship include :
o Established the center for innovation and entrepreneurship at PMU.
o Managed the efforts to support innovation and entrepreneurship at the University and its surrounding community.
o Established policies and programs that deployed technology to traditional and small businesses.
o Provided leadership, planning, coordination and oversight of the implementation of a wide range of services that support entrepreneurs in establishing their businesses.
o Developed and managed training programs for entrepreneurs & incubation process.
o Engaged and collaborated with faculty from all disciplines to give the right support and services to entrepreneurs.
o Organized workshops that develop faculty to understand the needs of entrepreneurs and plan the support services required.
o Promoted the culture of entrepreneurship among students.
o Promoted the Center activities to internal and external entrepreneurs including developing and maintaining website content.
o Developed and implemented a strategic plan for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
o Developed and promoted partnerships with key organizations involved in promoting entrepreneurship and supporting entrepreneurs, and obtaining grants and other funding mechanisms for the Center.
o Developed an annual operating budget of the Center.
o I have consulted and supported over 30 business startups including a startup that I own.
Current tasks & responsibilities as Human Resources Organization Development Consultant include :
- Providing expert advice and support to management and staff on a range of human
Resources complex functions, in accordance with established Policies and procedures. Member of the Sr. Management Group (part of any strategic decision making involving any HR function). Proposing Initiatives to management to strengthen policies and procedures as well as retention and recruitment activities.
- Promoted to Director of Enrollment and Registration to strategically advance the department, part of change management strategy initiated earlier while in HR to promote local talent across the university’s Sr. Leadership.
Main tasks and responsibilities included :
- Planed, organized, controlled and directed the processes and operations for the enrollment and registration department, with student count at 5, 500 Students.
- Directed the activities of assigned programs including; planning, implementing, administering, evaluating projects and services impacting the University.
- Established, monitored, evaluated and improved processes, procedures and/or standards, ensuring alignment with University mission, values, goals and objectives.
- Developed and administered policies pertaining to the overall student record keeping function of the University including class rosters, student applications, permanent records, transcripts, credits, grading, withdrawal, computer processing and statistical information.
- Strengthened the security and confidentiality of student records.
- Advised and enforced University policies relating to registration, admissions and records.
- Supervised management, academic professional and classified staff and performed both direct and indirect supervision through subordinates. Hires, evaluates, trains, disciplined and discharged staff as necessary.
- Developed a strategic plan to recruit freshly graduated students and increase the number of applicants to PMU. I was able to attract 5, 000 New Applicants in one year (2015)
- Restructured a Career Services Department that caters to graduate students, this department was able to establish agreements with over 120 business in the Kingdom and across the Gulf. The Department was able to streamline the recruitment of 1200 students since 2014 in major sectors, including, Oil and Gas, Banking, FMCG, and Retail.
- Prepared graduation list, degree mailings, budget, and coordination of commencement ceremonies.
- Developed and administered budgets; implementing and allocating resources.
- Followed budget approval; approved expenditures. Evaluated and communicated the impact of potential legal or regulatory changes on the University.
- Recommended course transfer.
- Developed, planed, implemented and administered organizational goals and objectives.
- Member of the Sr. Management Group
- Member of The international Recruitment Group.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Consultant to Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University & Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Youth Development Fund
Responsibilities as Human Resources Organization Development Consultant include :
- Provided expert advice and support to management and staff on a range of human Resources complex functions, in accordance with established Policies and procedures. Member of the Sr. Management Group (part of any strategic decision making involving any HR function). Proposed Initiatives to management to strengthen policies and procedures as well as retention and recruitment activities. As an example two proposals were submitted, a new benefits scheme including bonus structure as well as staff investment fund.
Summary of Key Functions:
* Joined as Associate Director. In Feb 2012 promoted to Director.
* Administration and implementation of HR strategies and policies
* Administration of human resources
* Provision of HR services
* Staff performance management and career development
* Conduct of PMU-related surveys
* Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing
* Construct HR Operations and manage budget for the coming year 2010 - 2011
* Build International Relations to support HR Recruitment Operations
* Building Compensation and Benefits schemes
* Recruit 200 Faculty for 2010-2011 academic year
* Achievement's (Recruited over 140 Staff/Faculty in First Year, reaching 200 by mid of 2nd year)
* Achievement's (Adopted Effective Recruitment Strategy while reducing cost by almost 1.5 Million Saudi Riyals)
* Achievement's (Adopted Compensation and Benefits Schemes to enhance the recruitment efforts and strategic goal achievement )
* Achievement's (Re-Branded and Strengthen Image in local and International seminars and venues)
*Achievement's ( Head of Recruitment Mission for 2 weeks to India with 800 Interviews conducted and achieved recruitment targets in all functions and departments)
*Achievement's (Head of Recruitment Mission to Lebanon with 60 interviews for key positions)
In charge of the HR Initiatives and Projects Development within BNP Paribas, Gulf Region.
Plan and Implement, HR processes and procedures, plans, programs, and tools with HR Team and Operation Managers/SGs to build and enhance organizational capability.
Analyze Organization Development needs and identify opportunities to leverage existing processes & procedures, programs and technology .
Implements project review and communications routines and measurements, and ensure timely and effective delivery of HR initiatives.
Design and implement with business leaders inchoative's (change management and communication Plan)
Implement compensation and benefits policies and programs that are marked relevant and directly tied in our Performance management system.
Develop Regional Human Resources.
-Construct HR and Administration Department.
-Manage Humane resources and Administration.
-Manage Security Department .
-Manage Government relations Department.
-Future Strategic Planing for the Organization.including Training, Career Path, Compensation and benefits.
-Seting Up future Branch's.
-Manage the recruitment of up to 18 companies in Olayan Group.
-Provide and Manage resources and channels for Manpower needed.
-Develop long term planing stratigy's to cover for needed Manpower.
-Over all Operations of HR and recruitment follow up.
-Develop long term relationships with Colleges and univercity's in the region to attract and retain the most caliber employees.
-Work closly with HRDF to increase Saudization in the Group.
I was responsible for the launch of the new (e-banking) network for Emirates Bank International in Dubai (Me Bank), which turned out to be a success for past and coming years. My responsibility was directed into communicating with new and old bank customers for the purpose of introducing the new concept of (Me Banking) with the know how’s. For me this was the biggest experience and responsibility for 3 months continues with a full employment time and a salary of 8, 000 riyals per month for the good job I was able to achieve.
I was in a team responsible for lunching the new company (www.bayt.com) which is now a leading recruitment company in the Middle East based in Dubai, UAE.
A summer job in Riyadh, this was the first summer job for me for the purpose of having an idea (How banks operate) I was introduced to the concept of the treasury department in the headquarters’ in Riyadh. I stayed for 3 months in an intensive learning experience dealing with money in the exchange division (FX). The experience was more than interesting and gave me a perspective to the whole concept of buying and selling money.
Bachelor in (Human Resources Management). designed specially for the Middle East.