Laura Maurice, Senior Human Resources Manager (Human Resources Business Partner

Laura Maurice

Senior Human Resources Manager (Human Resources Business Partner

Nielsen

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Diploma, Written Translation
Experience
26 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 5 Months

Senior Human Resources Manager (Human Resources Business Partner at Nielsen
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since March 2011

The role is to support the attainment of the overall strategic business plan and objectives through partnership with business leaders to reach a clear and smooth organized business platform.
In parallel advice, contributes and support the continuous role of human resources activities, administration and operations to maintain clear and organized business professionalism. This includes but not limited to:-

-Staffing and Talent acquisition activities:
o Working in partnership with the business leaders to insure and develop effective working relationships between leaders and employees through influencing and challenging the senior management team on their personal style and the development and delivery of their people plans in support of the achievement of the business area and HR strategies.
o Designing work positions and hiring procedures / processes;
o Implementing reward and recognition planning.
o Advise / follow up secondment and Short tern assignment to emphasize rewarding talents and exposing them to new challenges.

-Compensation and benefits activities:
o Designing benefits plans in relation to payment scheme or to general employees’ benefits.
o Supervising job offers designs and negotiations
o Supervising payroll payment and changes.

-People review and performance development:
o Apply the Performance and appraisal systems;
o Following up Career development plans & support succession planning
o Coaching / mentoring the High potential candidates in addition to the key performers to maintain their career development plans and exposure.

-Organizational change / development:
o Drive, influence, advice and support the cultural and people aspects of organizational change, structures, people processes and business improvement initiatives

- Reporting and headcount

-Training and talent development:
o Test and develop skills, needs, strength and weakness areas and prospective to detect where employees are in need to develop, trained, coached, to maintain their success or growth to match with the business development and strategic growth / investment.

-HR policies and procedures:
o Contribute to the development of new HR policies & procedures if required and identifies gap in existing ones
o Consult and deliver new/amended policies and procedures into the business area.

-Administration:
o Manage daily operations of a range of diverse administrative functions, which includes property management, purchasing, vehicle fleet management and other matters relating to facilities & administration management according to established policies and procedures.
o Maintain and further foster relationships with legal and governmental entities.

Human Resources Manager at Jade Apparel Industries
  • May 2010 to March 2011

• May 2010 - March 2011 as Human Resources Manager at Jade Apparel Industries - Egypt (YESIM textile group - Turkey)

Reporting Directly to Egypt Country Director, managing a staff of 5 employees;
Sole responsibility for establishing all Human Resources processes, systems, procedures and manage the implementation of all these activities in the factory. (Headcount: 800 employees)

Fields of responsibilities: - Staffing
- Training and Talent Development
- Performance Management / Team and People Review
- Social Compliance policies
- Headcount & Reporting
- Employees' relation
- Compensation and Benefits
Responsibilities in details: • Implement all Staffing processes including: o Resources planning, forecast, recruitment, selection: - Design the forecast plans for the rapidly growing employee workforce by identifying the needs and vacancies with reference to the budget.
- Design the Blue and white collars recruitment processes.
- Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination and support retention plans.
o Induction Programs: includes designing and conducting employees' orientation, exploring organization charts to foster positive attitude towards the organizational objectives.
• Design the Performance Management System and monitor Organizational Development processes;
• Responsible for Succession Plan programmed to organize the expats' phase out by finding and training locals that
will substitute them;
• Advise managers and employees on Social compliance policies and practices and recommend needed changes.
• Analyze training needs (technical and non-technical) and design Training development programs to enrich and support the employees' career development plans.
• Maintain records and compile statistical Headcount reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires,
transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
• Design and implement Satisfaction Survey to measure the rates of satisfaction; analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of problems and develop recommendations for improvement and enhancement of organization's policies and practices.
• Plan, organize, advice employees relations activities to the organization.
• Advice, provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions,
wages and opportunities for promotion and employee benefits.
• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting, administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.

• Investigate and report on industrial accidents for Health and Safety follow up • Implement better compensation and benefits plans & programs for blue & while collars in coordination with Financial
Department.

Senior Human Resources Professional at Alcatel-lucent Middle East & Africa Region at Alcatel-lucent Middle East & Africa Region
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2003 to March 2010

- International Mobility
- Job offers
- Performance Management / Team and People Review
- Succession Plan
- Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
- Headcount, Reporting and Resource planning
- Employees' relation
- HR ishare
- Other HR activities (Induction - data cleaning - Key contact for several projects
related to HR)

Office Manager for the Foreigner General Project Manager at AlcatelItalia / Egypt Branch
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 1997 to June 2003

• December 1997 - June 2003 as Office Manager for the Foreigner General Project Manager at Alcatel Italia / Egypt Branch

Education

Diploma, Written Translation
  • at American University in Cairo
  • April 2006

Professional Certificate in Written Translation From the AUC (American University in Cairo)

Diploma, Human Resources Management
  • at American University in Cairo
  • December 2005

• January 2005 till December 2005 (1 year studies) Human Resource Management Post-Graduate Diploma with final grade (A)

Bachelor's degree, English Department
  • at Faculty of Arts - Ain Shams University
  • June 1996

University: June 1996 - Bsc. of Arts - English Department. - Ain Shams University with Overall Grade: Good

High school or equivalent, Thanaweya Ama
  • at St. Mary English
  • June 1992

School: St. Mary English school

Specialties & Skills

Talent Aquisition
Performance Management
HR Management
Administration
ALCATEL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INDUCTION
OFFICE MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
RECRUITMENT
TRAINING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Interviewing skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Nielsen internal trainings
Date Attended:
November 2012
Presentation Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
AUC
Date Attended:
April 2006

Hobbies

  • Drawing