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Mohammed Ammar, Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mohammed Ammar

Talent Acquisition Specialist·Meraas

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, MSc International Business Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 7 months

Talent Acquisition Specialist

January 2017 - Present

Meraas

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2017 - Present

Talent Acquisition, Recruitment & Selection

 Developed recruitment policy and procedure and maintain alignment, consistency and continuous improvement of the good recruitment practices across all divisions and projects
 Managed Internal Applicant Track System and developed multi-channels talent pipeline and international talent pool
 Cost-effectively managed internal referral programs and the external recruitment portals, such as Recruitment Agencies, Linked-in, Bayt.com, Gulf Talent, Naukrigul.com, Monster.com, Indeed, etc.
 Organized oversea and local recruitment campaign and graduate recruitment programs
 Initiated and implemented the social media recruitment strategy, resulted in leveraging Company Employer Brand in the GCC Talent Market and reduced recruitment costs
 Coached and developed an international recruitment team to meet challenging requirements

Training & Development

 Re-engineered the Company Training & Development Function, drafted new Training and Development Policy and Procedure from conception to final stage and successfully implemented
 Conducted the Training Need Assessment/Training Identification Survey aligned with business strategy, implemented 70 trainings in 2017 and 80 trainings in 2018 within budget
 Managed the corporate annual training programs and budget, customized trainings with internal or external trainer to develop employees to meet performance requirements
 Systematically measured the training effectiveness to maximize returns on training investment
 Successfully implemented the Training Program and Mentor Scheme for Management Trainees and Interns
 Initiated the company local Internship Programs, worked with UAE local universities such as University of Wollongong Dubai, Heriot-Watt University, University of Sharjah, Canadian University Dubai, etc.

New Staff Orientation & Induction

 Drafted New Staff Orientation & Induction Policy and Procedure and implemented across the group
 Designed New Employee Guide and New Employee Welcome Kit
 Managed the Company New Staff Orientation program, reviewed and updated on regular basis
 Delivered the Company and HR Orientation to New Staff on a weekly basis. Completed totally 45 orientation sessions for more than 400 new staff in 2017, and 50 sessions for 480 new staff in 2018

Employee Relationship & Employee Engagement

 Designed and launched 2018 Employee Satisfaction & Engagement Online Survey, sent to 1000 plus employees and the response rate was 80.2%. Analyzed the Survey results and presented to top management to drive HR outcomes and to improve HR practices.
 Kept tracking UAE and GCC labor law update and new regulations from Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization to ensure the Group HR policies and practice to meet the legality requirements.
 Edited and Published HR Monthly Newsletter to create a HR community and leverage HR Branding
 Conducted HR Site Tour / Open Day for Staff Engagement and feedback collection
 Organized Corporate Events, HR awards, Company Annual Party/Ceremony
 Conducted Exit Interview and Handled Employee Grievance when required

HR Strategy & System Development, HR Analytics & Report

 Assisted VP Human Resources to develop, update and implement HR Manuals and New HR System to support Group business plan and organizational change
 Maintained alignment and consistency of HR Policies and Procedures monitor its execution to ensure achievements of HR objectives.
 Assisted VP Human Resources to restructure the Corporate HR team, manage HR transition plan to be a strategic function, and engage and develop the division unites’ HR during organizational restructure
 Prepared and completed the quarterly and yearly HR Report and HR analytics to VP Human Resources and Top management to present HR outcomes, identify HR priorities and determine plans for further improvement

Company industry:
Human Resources Outsourcing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Officer/Operations

June 2014 - December 2016

The Office of H.H. The Crown Prince Of Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2014 - December 2016

POSITION: HR Officer / Executive
EMPLOYER: The Office of H. H. The Crown Prince of Dubai
Tenure: June 2014 till date

Job Description: Responsible for Recruitment and HR activities from a central office with different entities and organizations of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Key Responsibilities:
 Generating and presenting HR reports, headcount, personnel, salary records, visa budgets to the Group HR Director, as required.
 Developing and maintaining of database of immediate and future requirements.
 Sourcing the profiles from different job portals. Screening and segregation of profiles to suit the company requirement.
 Interaction with the candidates, briefing them about the requirement and know their willingness.
 Use behavioral interview method to identify suitable candidate
 Conducting interviews along with line managers, short listing and selecting them according to the project.
 Conducting background checks on prospective new employees.
 Negotiating Salary & Benefits during offers and preparing percentile break-up sheet.
 Drafting offer letters and preparing employment contracts.
 Coordinating with PRO and completing all the necessary documentation required for visa processing.
 On boarding arrangements of the overseas employees - Tickets, Visa, Accommodation, transportation, relocation assistance, work station, IT arrangements etc.
 New joiners induction program, joining formalities, Emirates ID processing, scheduling medicals
 Participate in the yearly salary planning process, Collect market data to support possible changes to salary range
 Maintain a proper database of employees.
 Provide managers and employees with advice and guidance with regards to company policies: ensuring that the correct processes are followed.
 Assist in Handling of employee grievance / requests on daily basis
 Take exit Interviews, evaluate the actual reason for exit and finding a mid-way to retain that employee
 Managing sick leaves of employees
 Maintaining attendance log of employees.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Assistant

November 2012 - December 2013

Stonizza

London, United Kingdom

November 2012 - December 2013

 Maintained attendance log of employees.
 Sourcing the profiles from different job portals, going through modern recruitment process like walk-in, consult-in, telephonic-recruitment, and database etc.
 Screening and segregation of profiles to suit the company requirement.
 Interacted with the candidates, briefed them about the requirement and know their willingness.
 Scheduled interview with the candidates.
 Intimated the result and status of the review to the candidate
 Developed and maintained database of immediate and future requirements.
 Helped employees by planning their leaves at the time requested.
 Mediation between employees and supervisors on a daily basis. Ensure overall employee satisfaction by providing a comfortable but confidential HR relationship.
 Effectively handled customer inquiries for the information center

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Assistant

July 2010 - November 2011

Asterix Marketing Services

Bengaluru, India

July 2010 - November 2011

 Analyzed the requirement of employee.
 Sourced the profiles from job portal.
 Screened and segregated profiles to suit the company requirement
 Maintained employee attendance.
 Interacted with the candidates, briefed them about the requirement and to know their willingness.
 Scheduled interview for the candidates.
 Conducted interview with the candidates.
 Intimated the result and status of the review to the candidate
 Developed and maintained database of immediate and future requirements.

Company industry:
Advertising
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

Kingston University, London

March 2013

March 2013

Master's degree, MSc International Business Management

United Kingdom

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

Dissertation/ Thesis: Risk Management of Islamic Banking

Skills

Customer Service
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Business Management
Expert
Business Management
Expert
Training
Expert
Training
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
HR Management
Expert
HR Management
Expert
Employee Relations
Expert
Employee Relations
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Conflict Management & Problem Solving
Expert
Conflict Management & Problem Solving
Expert
Training & Development
Expert
Training & Development
Expert
Orientation & On-Boarding
Expert
Orientation & On-Boarding
Expert
Exit Interview
Expert
Exit Interview
Expert
HR Budget
Expert
HR Budget
Expert
Business Management
Expert
Business Management
Expert
Training
Expert
Training
Expert
HR Management
Expert
HR Management
Expert
Employee Relations
Expert
Employee Relations
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

Urdu

Expert

Hindi

Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified Human Resource Professional
Jun 2016

Hobbies and interests

Reading, Shopping,Travelling