Nida Noor, Junior Consultant

Nida Noor

Junior Consultant

Global Management Consultants

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, International Development Management
Experience
7 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 7 Months

Junior Consultant at Global Management Consultants
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2020

 Initiating and leading CSR projects under Zain Haider Program for Personal Effectiveness (ZHPPE)
 Conducting end to end recruitment activities for junior consultants (orientations and on-boarding)
 Responsible for planning regular trainings for junior and senior consultants
 Assisting partners with Outplacement projects
 Supporting partners with Talent and Organizational Development projects
 Responsible for updating partners database and GLOBAL’s calendar
 Assisting partners with research and development initiatives for partners and clients
 Working on improving external linkages with several consultancies, non-governmental and civil society organizations

Program Manager at United States Agency for International Development
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 2017 to September 2018

 Functioned as primary point of contact for all project related issues
 Handled day to day program management and coordination
 Created project schedules from planning to execution
 Led end to end recruitment cycle (needs assessment, posting positions, utilizing social media to find potential candidates, screening, and interviewing candidates) for new hires for the project
 Ensured proper on-boarding and orientation of new project staff
 Planned and led effective training programs on regular basis for project staff
 Played the required role as Conflict Resolution Manager
 Developed effective monitoring procedures to ensure milestone achievement and compliance
 Prepared contracts/agreements/MoUs with partners keeping in mind compliance issues
 Regular interaction and follow ups with internal and external stakeholders
 Designed and planned year-long meeting schedule for TFP Partner Organizations
 Tracked and quantified success parameters of project initiatives
 Prepared timelines for deliverables by TFP Partner Organizations and managed delays and contingencies
 Maintained liaison with point-of-contacts from Partner Organizations to ensure smooth functioning of the project consortium

Graduate Associate at Standard Chartered Bank
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2014 to December 2015

 Rotations in all key departments of the bank
 Managed all essential activities in GM Office including but not limited to scheduling and coordinating high profile meetings, strategic activities, meetings, and events
 Assisted with hiring of employees at all levels in retail banking and organized orientation for all newly inducted employees
 Revived end to end recruitment cycle for interns and management trainees
 Organized special sales and pitching training sessions with the help of SCB learning center for existing employees
 Organized a series of MS Office technical trainings for junior and mid-level managers
 Looked after recruitment drives and career fairs in universities
 Planned and organized employee engagement events with the help of HR department
 Introduced community event initiative which required hybrid teams consisting of diverse (department-wise and hierarchy-wise) employees to work on community events at least 2 hours per week
 Worked on improving external linkages with several non-profit, non-governmental and civil society organizations

HR Project Resource at Unilever
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2013 to August 2013

\[Major Projects include Talent and Organization Readiness 2.0, Onboarding and Training and Development\]

 Assessed and evaluated whether Unilever is geared towards achieving its goals and suggested measures to combat any deviation
 One on one discussion with senior and mid-level employees to gauge the strategic loopholes
 Assisted HR with Unilever Future Leaders Program interview scheduling, assessment center, Manager-Intern matching and performance management
 Conducted needs analysis with all key department senior managers to facilitate training department in finalizing mandatory core trainings for employees
 Helped the regional HR Director with basic coordination of his strategic projects

Development Program Manager at Taylors University
  • Malaysia
  • June 2012 to July 2012

 Planned and executed workshops under RAwR Program with exchange participants from different countries
 Developed soft skills in high school and university students in Malaysia through workshops and simulations
 Assisted the Program Director in keeping track of the trainings conducted and feedback from the participants
 Assisted the Program Director in introducing a proper recruitment plan for development traineeship program under AIESEC

Education

Master's degree, International Development Management
  • at The University of Nottingham
  • February 2020

Bachelor's degree, Human Resources
  • at Institute of Business Administration
  • June 2014

Specialties & Skills

Employee Relations
Training and Development
Recruitment
Oracle HR
Program Management
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MICROSOFT OFFICE
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RECRUITMENT
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM COORDINATION

Languages

English
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Urdu
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