Nuha Karkash, Cluster Learning and Development Manager

Nuha Karkash

Cluster Learning and Development Manager

Jeddah Hilton Hotels and Resorts &Waldorf Astoria

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Higher diploma, Learning and Development in Organisation
Experience
6 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :6 years, 8 Months

Cluster Learning and Development Manager at Jeddah Hilton Hotels and Resorts &Waldorf Astoria
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since February 2022

Building the organization of hotels learning & development administration.
o Conducting Hotel learning & development needs analyses with the concerned teams. o Developing learning strategies and plans with management based upon deficiencies
identified in training need analysis TNA.
o Managing Talents in a talent worksheet and following up on their career development
planning CDP.
o Online facilitator for regional Harvard leadership programs.
o Assisting management in brand trainings, counselling and motivating team members. o Updating L&D database and readiness in coordination with the departmental trainers
&Human resources.
o Collaborating with educational institutes and universities under the training scheme
for graduate internships.
o Developing an L&D monthly plan recording sessions workshops conducted and
monthly learning focus.
o Champion for the Learning and Development Monthly Datasheet for the regional.

Training and Development Supervisor at Saudi German Hospital
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2019 to January 2022

Create a positive learning environment where the staff can feel happy to try new skills and
behaviours where differences are respected and confidentiality is supported.
Conduct behavioural workshops EQ for customer service officers/frontline staff.
Develop, design and adjust training program materials as needed (Work Ethics).
Being part of the HR orientation training program for the new employees.
Design and establish forms for performance evaluation to evaluate frontline staff attitude and
performance pre/post-training.
Improve and develop the patient experience journey in the hospital.
Quality facilitator and administrator for Planetree Certification.
Editor and creator of the Patient Experience Digital Magazine.
Draw and design a standardized protocol for customer responses as per CARE.
Chairperson of the Staff Happiness Committee.
Member of Person-Centred Care Committee -PCCC
Member of Patient Experience Committee -PEC

Surgical Supplies Sterilizer at King Fahad General Hospital
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2018 to December 2018

Reprocessing medical surgical devices as per the policy and standards followed.

Wide comprehension of the International Organisations and standard ISO specifications.

Conducting and assuring sterility and monitoring sterilisers used and the troubleshooting.

Understanding Quality Management System (QMS) and the establishment for coordinating and directing the CSSD.

Achieving Quality Improvement by understanding the concept of quality assurance and quality control and how to implement them.

Maintaining documentation accurately and confidentiality.

Performing periodic routine tests that consist daily, weekly, quarterly, annually checks.

Endoscopy Reprocessing and Dental instrument reprocessing.

Able to store handle and transport sterile medical instruments by conducting safety checks.

Researcher Intern at University College Dublin
  • Ireland
  • June 2016 to September 2016

The project entitled “Proteomic analysis of biofilm culture of Cunnienghamella elegance” is based on to use C. elegance fungi as a Drug metabolism model to identify the proteins involved in the drug metabolism.

Intren at National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training NIBRT
  • Ireland
  • February 2016 to May 2016

Bioprocessing and laboratory analysis
Training on:

Environmental monitoring of air by passive air (Settle plate), active air and surface monitoring.
Sampling of pharmaceutical grade water from utility and microbiological analysis of water.

Bioburden testing, Microbial Limit Test (MLT), Gram staining and Endotoxin test (BET).

Preparation of culture media, isolation and identification of environmental isolates.
Training on Bioprocess:
Clean room classification, cleanroom behavior and gowning procedures.

Introduction to Utility, AHU, HVAC and pharmaceutical grade water processing.

Upstream and Downstream processing facility, CIP, SIP of Bioreactor, Vacuum leak test and chromatographic column packing.

Intren at Saudi Airline Medical Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 2012 to April 2012

As part of the internship I got opportunity to work in the ISO certified laboratory. I learned Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Documentation Practice (GDP). I got hands on experience on maintenance of cell culture, isolation and identification of microorganisms, identification of pathogens from clinical samples and biochemical analysis.

Education

Higher diploma, Learning and Development in Organisation
  • at Avado CIPD
  • October 2024
Master's degree, Biotechnology
  • at University College Dublin
  • September 2016

Core Modules in MSc. Biotechnology; Microbial and Animal Cell Products, Pharmacology and Drug Development, Biomedical Diagnostics, Regulatory Science and Recombinant DNA Technology

Bachelor's degree, Microbiology
  • at King Abdulaziz University
  • August 2012

Core Modules included in the B.S Microbiology were Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Serology, and Immunology.

Specialties & Skills

Onboarding
Training Plans
Learning and Development
Succession Planning
Talent Management
Media preparation
Spectrophotometric Analysis
Microsoft Office
Photoshop
Leadership

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Mandarin
Beginner

Memberships

CIPD
  • Member
  • January 2023

Training and Certifications

SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL STERILIZATION (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2018
Valid Until:
January 2021
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION BLS PROVIDER (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2018
Valid Until:
February 2020

Hobbies

  • Music and Arts
  • Tennis