Nataliya Chankova, Consultant - HR

Nataliya Chankova

Consultant - HR

ICARDA

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Corporate Management
Experience
10 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 4 Months

Consultant - HR at ICARDA
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2017 to December 2018

Employee Engagement:
- Staff engagement surveying and analysis of data, action plan and execution follow up
- Company core values development: conducting Focus Groups in Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan, analyzing data, developing of employee value proposition
- Grievance handling
Projects:
- Supporting various ad-hoc HR projects, liaising with stakeholders, monitoring milestones, updating project data in relevant systems, developing templates
- Supporting remote team members with system usage, process training, etc.
Recruitment and Selection:
- Working closely with hiring managers on vacancy requirements and sourcing strategy, planning recruitment budgets, liaising with agencies and job boards for advertising, researching on and engaging passive candidates, supporting applicants with system issues, shortlisting and interviewing, preparing interview reports, obtaining approvals, and handling offer negotiations. Monitoring the effectiveness of implemented sourcing steps and implementing corrective actions when needed.
- Preparing assessment tools and interview structures.
- Due diligence management: vetting candidates though LexisNexis tool and obtaining reference checks.
Reporting and analysis:
- Conducting market studies on jobs and salaries; monitoring government updates on employment law and inflation and recommend actions based on findings.
- Collating data form various sources and developing coherent HR reports to serve various departments using Excel (Macros, Pivot and other functions); developing presentations for BoT meetings
Policy development and implementation:
- Reviewing policy regularly, monitoring compliance and support interpretation and implementation
- Developing tools, HR policies and practices to ensure optimal performance, flexibility and competitiveness of the organization
Administration:
- Processing day-to-day tasks: absence management, resolve issues on benefits administration, resolving HRIS related issues, query management.
- Managing approvals and ensuring data accuracy.
- Issuing contracts for non-regular staff; professional services, consultants, temporary workers and ensuring all arrangements are consistent with the applicable government regulations.

Recruitment Operations Officer at Qatar Airways
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2014 to April 2016

Special projects management and administration; risk management Recruitment optimization programme management Reporting and analysis development and implementation Systems support Policy and procedure creation Planning of international recruitment events Budgeting, cost control and monitoring

Project management assistant at Sidel GMEA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2013 to March 2014

Preparation of contracts, offers and quotations; Project data management, reporting and analysis; Expense reports preparation; travel arrangements; on boarding support Filling system management; call monitoring and distribution, meeting arrangements; Procurement handling: screening of suppliers and agents, negotiations; PO issuance in SAP

Assistant manager at Park Hyatt Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2010 to September 2013

Coordinating, managing, scheduling and assessing the work of 25 waiters and bartenders among the food and beverage outlets within the hotel
Analysing, planning, organizing and evaluating promotional activities in the outlets
Monthly P&L analysis and forecasting;
Ensure consistent high customer satisfaction through training of the employees;
Executing the role of a departmental trainer, people development, coaching and mentoring;
Revising and updating of operational manuals, policies and efficiency of tasks;
Menu engineering;
Inventory management;
Overseeing of refurbishment and remodelling of the outlet furniture and equipment.

Front office assistant and night auditor at Hyatt Regency at Chesapeake Bay
  • United States
  • July 2009 to July 2010

Credit Card reconciliation, audit of daily transactions;
Computer system back-up;
Reservations management;
Settling of corporate accounts;
Revenue management;
Customer service recovery;

International relations officer at Via Expo Ltd
  • Bulgaria
  • October 2008 to June 2009

Organizing of b2b events and their respective caterings;
Assisting with legal requirements, travel arrangements, documentations of participants;
Collecting and analysing market information based on the clients request;
Coordinating the communication channels within and among the departments;
Expanding the potential participants presence to events organized by Via Expo via cold calling, e-mailing and relationship management.

Sales manager - internship at Amadeus 7 ltd
  • Bulgaria
  • March 2008 to September 2008

Marketing coordination, liaising with various suppliers;
Tour guiding on bust tours to destinations like: Greece, Turkey and Egypt;
Expanding the company's regional markets by performing field sales, cold calling and advertisement;
Editing and shaping of new products and itineraries in Europe;
Directing of marketing strategies execution;
Key account management;

Sales associate - work and travel program at Silvercreek Marketing
  • United States
  • May 2006 to September 2006

Work and travel program for students in Dallas for 4 months during the summer
Field sales - offering of annual protection from Pests

Education

Master's degree, Corporate Management
  • at Plovdiv University Paisii Hilendarski
  • November 2012
Bachelor's degree, Tourism Management
  • at European College of Economics and Management
  • May 2008

Specialties & Skills

Administration
People Management
Training Personnel
Analysis
Food Service Management
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
SCHEDULING
PLANNING
DATA ANALYSIS
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
Bulgarian
Expert
English
Expert
German
Intermediate
Russian
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Human Resource Business Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2015
Valid Until:
September 2018
Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
ALISON online certification
Date Attended:
April 2014
Wine training (Training)
Training Institute:
WSET
Date Attended:
May 2011
First aid and CPR (Training)
Training Institute:
Dubai Heart Center
Date Attended:
October 2011

Hobbies

  • reading, running, art