Nithin Farhad Pokkakkillath

● Attained high productivity while working within tight timelines whilst being highly flexible
● Successfully implement integrated recruitment strategies to meet high recruitment targets, which include high volume and senior management positions
● Proactively influenced key stakeholders such as Hiring Managers, Vice Presidents, Division Heads and Consultants to identify current and future recruitment plans
● Sourced qualified candidates per job requirements by conducting initial screening via phone or Sonru Video Interphase
● Coordinated and managed multiple projects that support Operational Excellence
● Implemented and ensured compliance with all operating procedures, processes and policies
● Coordinated routine communications with clients, staff, internal departments, contractors in an empathetic, efficient and timely manner
● Effectively coached peers through the recruitment process, their role within it, creating appropriate target lists, and compelling value proposition to sell to candidates
● Proliferated best practices selection using the selection framework, coaching hiring managers where necessary and taking ultimate responsibility for high quality hiring decisions and hire metrics
● Routinely published job adverts both internally and externally attracting candidates on the right channels, while facilitating designated candidates for all recruitment related questions and concerns
● Established robust recruitment plans and organized/conducted interviews to achieve required target numbers for volume-based recruitment
● Created strong relationships and viable connections with vendors and dealers
● Contributed to team effort by accomplishing productivity goals, targets and team objectives
● Assisted in effective development of policies and operating procedures to facilitate key goals

Achievements Snapshot

● Resolved complex issues by determining the needs of the clients and offering favorable solutions
● Maintained contact and followed up on problems that required special handling
● Diligently provided expert advice, data and recommendations to Hiring Managers to support key recruitment decisions, while administering Psychometric Assessment solutions through Korn Ferry system to evaluate the knowledge, skills, attributes, motivation and aspirations of candidates
● Researched and responded to client inquiries and explained transactions to their satisfaction

In-charge of the recruitment for technical department working with a team of 10 high performing recruiters, assessors and on-boarders.

Ensuring a high standard of service through constant improvement and business partnership to deliver global volume recruitment campaigns and niche search projects. Hiring mainly candidates for technical department.

Achievements:
• Recruitment Transformation - Leadership of the analysis and redesign of the technical recruitment function using process reengineering and resulting in a reduction of time to hire metrics by 3.6 months.
• Internal Talent Mapping - Working with the business management to identify and develop future potential staff by assessing and recommending appropriate training and development plans to ensure sufficient talent planning, pooling and increased employee retention throughout the business units.
• External Talent Mapping - Where internal talent isn’t yet developed, ensuring that an appropriate pipeline of external talent is identified and engaged resulting in increased business continuity.
• Change Management - Transition of the on-boarding team to a decentralised resource. Identifying the need, consulting, communicating, implementing and driving the change.
• Interview Techniques - Use of skype interview and telephonic interview of the candidates initially to screen and source candidates better, before bringing them for face to face interview which helps to improve quality of recruitment by saving time.
• Specialist Recruitment - Implementation of talent mapping, creating succession plans and candidate pools. Successfully headhunted and on-boarded senior management and specialist candidates.
• Volume Campaign Management - Planning and management of up to 15 global campaigns per year to successfully recruit up to 150 employees on any one campaign.
• Recruitment Portal Development - Successfully coordinated and improved our recruitment portal for more effective recruitment system.

Role and Responsibilities:
• Accountable for end to end recruitment: Sourcing, Pre-Screen, interview, Shortlist, Identify, background verification, Offer negotiation and Onboarding orientation.
• Understanding recruitment demands and skill profiles within area of responsibility.
• Good knowledge of the available budget for the department and make sure requisition is available for the positions to hire and onboard the candidates within the stipulated time.
• Advertise the position clearly with respect to the Job description in the Sniper hire recruitment system as well as other social media networks so that we get high quality /best talent staff required for the position.
• Acting as a single point of contact for designated candidates for all recruitment related questions and concerns
• Facilitating recruitment plans and organizes and conduct interviews to achieve required target numbers for volume based recruitment.
• Send weekly reports to concerned line manager to give them update regarding the current recruitment with respect to available budget so that they are aware about the balance numbers to be recruited.
• Monitor the progress of selected candidates & maintain good relationship with candidates by clearing all their queries in the recruitment process.
• Make sure the selected candidates join within the agreed joining time.

HR Officer/Coordinator
Habtoor Leighton Group - Qatar, Aug 2011 to Feb 2013
North gate Mall & Offices Project Phase 1 - QR.1.06 Billion value

The Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) is one of the leading diversified international contractors in the Middle East and North Africa. HLG employs more than 20, 000 people, one of the largest construction groups in the region. HLG is part of the Leighton Group, Australia’s largest project development and contracting group with annual revenues exceeding US$18 billion. The Leighton Group’s major shareholder is HOCHTIEF AG, the world’s largest international contractor. HLG was formed in 2007 and has an extensive track record in large-scale projects across the region, with Al Habtoor Engineering's expertise in building projects complementing Leighton's expertise in civil infrastructure projects.

In-charge of the complete HR and Recruitment function for the North Gate Mall project of HLG. Focal point of contact for any HR or Recruitment function in the project consisting of more than 200 staff and 1800 skilled labours.

Achievements and Role/Responsibilities:

• Recruitment Transformation - Formulated the recruitment process in order to ensure the company obtains the best qualified candidates to fulfill staffing requirements.
• Formulated new Induction process - Redesign of previous induction process by introducing an induction manual which ensures all new staff are inducted following a formulated on- boarding process in order to ensure smooth assimilation into HLG and to quickly grasp the culture and operation of the business.
• Reports send to Construction and HR Head - Coordinate and update the manpower requirements weekly for the purpose of submitting accurate and real time information to the Project director and HR Head and getting resources on time.
• Team Leadership - Controlling the Timekeepers, office drivers and the office boys. Make sure all the manpower and attendance reports are submitted to the respective departments on a daily basis.
• Employee Satisfaction - To manage requests in order to maintain smooth employee service system in line with HLG policies and procedures. To administer personnel functions and activities in order to maintain high level of employee satisfaction.
• Performance Management - To manage annual staff evaluation process and on-going performance management in order to ensure employees are provided with feedback and input and are meeting their performance deliverables. Implementation and administration of IPA (Individual performance agreement) in the site.
• HR Portal development - Maintain the complete staff and labor data in ERP (Entrepreneur recourse planning) software which is directly linked to Watch system (HLG attendance software system) where the daily attendance of the staff and labor is recorded. Review and update personnel records, ensuring that they are both current and complete. Liase with HQ to ensure records are filed a central filing area.
• Payroll Management - Administer and coordinate local payroll matters with HQ including to prepare and review payroll reports to ensure employees are remunerated for their services.
• Personnel Management - To Provide support to government affairs department in order to process the immigration, Labour & RP formalities of HLG employee

LEIGHTON CONTRACTING (QATAR) W.L.L AUG 2006 - JUL2011
HR Officer
• Manage recruitment and mapping process to ensure adequate and suitable staffing of qualified candidates by implementation of primary / secondary sourcing plan.
• Oversee the mobilization of labor personnel, including the coordination with recruitment agent, document processing and accommodation inorder to foster a productive and efficient workforce.
• Prepare the weekly manpower report and monthly attendance report of staff and labor and review timesheets
• Maintain staff and labour database after they join inorder to generate reports to ensure dissemination of human resources.
• Control and maintain the office stationary, office boys, staff accommodation and camp issues.
• Manage requests in order to maintain smooth employee service system in line with HLG policies/ procedures.
• Develop and implement uniform HR Policies and procedures and Service Level Agreements leading to consistent success in project staffing assignments.
• Arrange transportation for Expat, Staff and Labours by liaising with the transport companies as and when required and controlling/directing the office drivers. Also coordinates with internal and external travel agents.
• Schedule, plan and interview senior level candidates to assess their suitability for employment
• Negotiate Offers for senior level candidates & closely monitor the on-boarding process
• Keep a track of the Positions/accounts that come through the Invenias recruitment system and take quarterly forecasts from the line managers to plan for future course of action
• Advise and support the business units hiring managers on talent acquisition
• Implementation of Strategic recruitment initiatives to furnish manpower needs
•Actively builds effective, cooperative and supportive working relationship with customers and fellow colleagues
• Produce PowerPoint presentations, diary and travel management, meeting preparation and maintaining the database.