Kafa Al Gunaid, Regional Senior HR Business Partner-MENAP/HR Manager

Kafa Al Gunaid

Regional Senior HR Business Partner-MENAP/HR Manager

Intertek

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, HR Management
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

Regional Senior HR Business Partner-MENAP/HR Manager at Intertek
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since August 2014

Partnering with business and ensuring all HR processes are implemented, action as the main stakeholder
in daily issues solving, ensuring that division attracts, managers, develops and retains the employees in
order to achieve its currents and future business objectives.
• Partner with leadership to align HR strategy to business strategy
• Lead all HR operations, including policies and procedures, performance management, and workforce
planning for multiple regional located business unites
• Providing advice and guidance to the business leaders and managers on employment matters; influencing
management and the leadership around the people agenda to maximize service performance.
• Identifying HR priorities for corporate and departmental plans, translating business requirements into
effective HR practices and delivering people solutions aligned to business objectives.
• Delivering key HR initiatives across the HR spectrum, including workforce planning, restructuring,
resourcing, talent management, pay and reward, employee relations, employee engagement and
performance management.
• Ensuring key stakeholders are informed / consulted on relevant changes such as restructures, redundancies
and retirements etc
• Analysing and reporting HR information to support with benchmarking and the development of HR
strategies and solutions. Ensuring that all internal and external reporting requirements are satisfied through
the provision of management information and HR returns.
• Maintaining a clear understanding and providing up to date knowledge of the legal framework within
which HR operates; developing HR policies in line with current legislation and keeping abreast of modern
HR procedures and best practice.
• Directing and supporting the HR Business Partners and/or the HR Specialist in their duties to support the
delivery of the HR strategy, including of providing guidance and interpretation on HR policies and
standards, overseeing all payroll processes to ensure staff are paid on time and correctly.
• Building a strong relationship with stakeholders by working collaboratively and ensuring that HR is
supporting business goals and projects are seamlessly executed
• Provide day-to-day coaching to leadership on a variety of actions to include employee relations issues,
policy interpretation and application; talent management and development; and organizational design
consultation
• Provide guidance to leaders and employees though employee relations matters
• Delivering strategic priorities within strict timelines.
• Design, develop and maintain the recruitment process in the organization
• Managing of employee payroll, benefits, medical and life scheme
• Managing public relations team and HRBP’s

Regional Senior HR Administrator - MENA at Parsons Brinckerhoff (now WSP worldwide)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2008 to August 2014

HR responsibilities (employee relations, training and development, exit and communication)
• Updated key human resource metrics, including turnover and terminations, using reporting tools on
HRMS database.
• Educated and advised employees on health plans, voluntary benefits and retirement plans.
• Met with staff to resolve difficult situations related to performance and conflict management.
• Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
• Liaised with HR and payroll to coordinate and manage employee leaves of absence
• Created organizational filing systems for records, correspondence
• Facilitated communication and coordination between employees and management
• Develop, advice on and implement policies relating to the effective use of personnel within an
organisation.
• Managed employee rewards programs.
• Ensure accurate and prompt registration of all customer requests and respond to assigned requests within
a prescribed timeframe.
• Arrange for Employment visa processing, labour contracts and all other types of visas i.e. mission visa,
visit visa...etc
• Process employee exit documents, preparation of final settlement, calculation and payment of end of
service benefits, coordinate visa cancellation to ensure all exit formalities are done.
Recruitment responsibilities (New starter life cycle)
• Process employee exit documents, preparation of final settlement, calculation and payment of end of
service benefits, coordinate visa cancellation to ensure all exit formalities are done.
• Facilitate and communicate on boarding requirements for new joiners.
• Develop and review new hire pay scales in consultation with management.
• Prepare/issue offer letters for the new employees in UAE & Middle East.
• Manage the mobilization process of the new candidates for all offices in the ME region.
• Process the joining of new employee - fill up joining forms, collection of visa application requirements,
enrolment into medical insurance.
• Handle recruitment process from sourcing, screening, arranging and attending interviews for candidates.
• Post job advertisements on search engines and maintain the CV's database on the company website.
• Develop and maintain relationship with recruitment agencies.
• Receive, review and pr
• Design and conduct new employee orientations.
• Process referral applications and tracking payments.
• Developed and deepened relationships with local college campus representatives to meet with
graduating seniors for recruitment.
• Verified applicant references and employment details.
• Promptly corresponded with all applicants and coordinated and conducted interviews.

HR & Admin at Al Dana Center
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2007 to October 2008

- Responsible for all administration and HR activities.
- Supervise the operation and activities assigned functions within the admissions and records office including student registration, the processing of applications, residency verification, and other functions
- Attend workshops and participates in professional development activities.
- Assist in preparing Payroll for all staff
- Monitoring employee performance

Education

Diploma, HR Management
  • at Amiri Consultancy& Al Ghurair University
  • May 2011

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Bachelor's degree, Arts And Languages
  • at University of Science & Technology
  • May 2007

Specialties & Skills

Management Practices
Oracle HR
Administrative Duties
Advanced Process Control
Recruitment Technology
 Photoshop.
(ICDL) – Version 4.
Advanced Photoshop

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

AA
  • AA
  • January 2011

Training and Certifications

CIPD 5 (Training)
Training Institute:
CIPD
Date Attended:
November 2019
Managment (Training)
Training Institute:
PB University
Date Attended:
February 2010

Hobbies

  • Keep pace with technology and development.,Taking pictures or photographs and Communication.
    Good with technology Keeps fit and healthy Excellent problem-solving skills Intelligent, strategist Team player (rather than loner) Highly competitive, motivated