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Maria Cristina Galope-Jafri, PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Maria Cristina Galope-Jafri

PERSONAL ASSISTANT·AL ASAL MARBLES & BLDG MATERIALS

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 4 months

PERSONAL ASSISTANT

September 2017 - Present

AL ASAL MARBLES & BLDG MATERIALS

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

September 2017 - Present

The job includes:
 Assist the Managing Director in all admin works
 Assist HR and Marketing departments
 Search and Negotiate with new suppliers

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Secretarial

HR SUPERVISOR

December 2015 - July 2016

Alamo Transport Leasing Services

Philippines

December 2015 - July 2016

The job includes:
 Employee relations and benefits
 Recruitment
 Participates in meetings for organization’s improvement
 Document company procedures
 Monitor implementation of company policies and procedures
 Analyze legal documents
 Prepare payroll for supervisors
 Supervise payroll section (for all staff)

Company industry:
Motor Vehicle Passenger Transport
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY / HR ASSISTANT

October 2007 - September 2014

Vela International Marine Ltd (merged with Bahri)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2007 - September 2014

The job includes:
 Coordinate with Head Office- Sr. Vice President’s office, Lawyers and Managers
 Coordinate ship visits and safety audits
 Prepare President’s company-wide report for Head Office
 Prepare Management Information System (MIS) report for Head Office
 Invoice processing
 Diary management and Meeting arrangements
 Travel arrangements and Expense Report preparation
 Verify/check all documents for approval
 Timekeeping
 Worked also in Vela as:
Assistant to Project Manager/ Planning & Budgeting Head
Receptionist/ IT Help Desk (reliever)
- Assist in Project Inspections
- Coordinate with Contractors
- Collect information and KPIs for the Accountability Report
- Coordinate with internal auditors re closing of audit items
- Verify/check employees’ reimbursements (employees’ benefits)
- Note down minutes of meetings
- Prepare correspondences
- Update company’s website

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Secretarial

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

April 2006 - March 2007

Dubai Petroleum

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2006 - March 2007

The job includes:
 Compile reports from different sections involved in the project
 Coordinate with the Purchase Officer about the materials to be purchased for the projects
 Coordinate with the Head of Drafting regarding the drawings required for the projects
 Prepare master lists of materials and database of all drawings for the projects

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Support Services

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

April 2004 - October 2005

Gulf Craft Inc

Ajman, United Arab Emirates

April 2004 - October 2005

The job includes:
 Assist in dealing with customers’ concerns
 Coordinate with Managers
 Diary management & travel arrangements
 Monitor the implementation of company’s policies and procedures
 Assist in updating the website
 Check/verify documents for approval

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Secretarial

SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST

April 1999 - June 2002

Alliott Hadi Shahid Chartered Accountants

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

April 1999 - June 2002

The job includes:
 Assist in creating company’s website & brochure
 Telemarketing quality management consultancy
 Diary management, travel arrangements and expense report preparation
 Collect information on new companies/projects in UAE
 Note down minutes of meetings
 Handle petty cash
 Verify documents for approval
 Receptionist

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Secretarial

Education

National College of Business & Arts

May 1993

May 1993

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration

Philippines

Skills

Office Administration

Expert

Coordination

Expert

Negotiation

Expert

Invoice Processing

Expert

MIS Reporting

Expert

Reporting

Expert

Coordination

Expert

Office Administration

Expert

Negotiation

Expert

Recruitment

Expert

Employee Relation & Benefits

Expert

HR Policies

Expert

Computer

Expert

Communication

Expert

Analytical & Problem Solving

Expert

Invoice Processing

Expert

MIS Reporting

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Memberships

Vela Toastmaster's Club (Public Speaking and Leadership)

Member

January 2009

Training and Certifications

Training
Total Quality Management
In-house
Apr 1995
Dynamic Bank Salesmanship
In-house
Sep 1997
Business Ethics
In-house
Aug 2011
Problem Solving
In-house
Jun 2013
Company Values
In-house
Mar 2012
Teamwork
In-house
Oct 2012

Hobbies and interests

Music, Singing, Shopping, Fashion

I was a choir member and eventually became a song leader for 12 years (both in the Philippines and here in Dubai).