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Rosna Thomas, HR Specialist - Middle East

Rosna Thomas

HR Specialist - Middle East·Alcon, a Novartis Division

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Business Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 3 months

HR Specialist - Middle East

May 2015 - Present

Alcon, a Novartis Division

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2015 - Present

 Recruiting - Manage recruitment and selection campaigns including advertising, coordinating with agencies, arranging interviews both locally and internationally. Liaising with the Head of HR and hiring managers for the preparation of job postings, job descriptions and job offers.
 Administration - Ensure compliance and continual update and up-keep of various systems with accuracy including employee files, HR systems, employee leave logs etc.
 HR policies and procedures - Design and implement HR practices, policies and procedures and ensure proper communication and compliance
 Training & Development - coordinate training and development programs that include both in-house and externally offered trainings in collaboration with the Head of HR and external providers.
 Employee On-boarding - Manage employee onboarding of new employees
 Relocation - Partner with relocation agents for employee relocation and settling in services
 HR Operations- Ensure all legal, visas and immigration processes for new employees & dependents and renewals for current employees & dependents are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
 Performance Management - Facilitate performance management process when appropriate.
 Employee engagement - Ensure consistent communication, employee relations and employee involvement when appropriate.
 Continual Improvement - Contribute to the evaluation and development of HR function throughout the region in cooperation with the regional HR team. Maintain knowledge of progressive HR practices

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Learning & Development Executive

December 2013 - May 2015

AXA Insurance (Gulf) B.S.C. (c)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 2013 - May 2015

• Managing the Learning Management System (LMS) for the AXA Gulf Region
• Managing all customer queries (internal customers i.e. employees) via telephone and emails and responding to them within time
• Preparing and sending L&D newsletter to business on a quarterly basis
• Introducing LMS to the new joiners
• Preparing the core curriculum, training calendar and customized programs on LMS as planned
• Creating events, session, e- learning, webinars on Learning Management System (LMS)
• Ensuring all learning solutions are delivered as per the programme design and to the predefined standards and any changes required are documented and discussed with line manager and incorporated
• Managing the budget for our function
• Coordinating with employee and institute for all external trainings
• Coordinating with employees, trainers, and vendors for all internal trainings
• Attending monthly meeting with group regarding the ‘LMS Knowledge Sharing Session’ and then localizing it as per our needs
• Preparing reports for the key stakeholders in the business
• Managing & analyzing the Learning & Development performance
• Maintain systems for collating and reporting on Development performance
• Providing feedback data collated from LMS and Survey Monkey after a session has taken place

Recruitment:
• Conducting recruitment activities throughout the region
• Managing and updating resume database

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Assistant

January 2012 - June 2013

Philip Morris Pakistan) Limited

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2012 - June 2013

RECRUITMENT:
• Managing the end - end recruitment process for different function including Supply Chain, Engineering, Sales, Environment Health & Safety, HR, Finance, Legal
• Sourcing candidates through different medium, screening their profiles and taking them through the entire selection process
• Scheduling & conducting interviews and reference checks
• Developing and executing orientation plan for new hires
• Managing and updating resume database
• Preparing reports on recruitment activities including vacancies, advertisements, responses, retention, turnover and expenditures
• Coordinating with regional team (in Hong Kong) for hiring any new employee in the HR2U portal, auditing of hiring tickets in SAP, getting employee number generated through SAP, and then communicating it to the LM for logistics
• Preparing organization announcements for new hires and position changes
• Creating employee files
• Doing mass hiring for factory employees
• Preparing Induction manual for new hires

HR SERVICES:
• Managing data for outsourced employees all over Pakistan, from recruitment till the time of termination/resignation
• Preparing and compiling information and/or letter for Payroll department to ensure accurate payroll processing is held
• Preparing, maintaining and revising HR related letters, such as contracts for contractual employees, appointment letters for new hires, statement of service for terminated employees, etc.
• Preparing awards for employees, which include getting the nomination form filled by supervisors, making certificates, and coordinating with regional team for timely payments to be included along with other payments

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Intern

June 2011 - August 2011

Jubilee General Insurance

Pakistan

June 2011 - August 2011

• Receiving Insurance claims from insured
• Analyzing claims from all angles
• Carrying out inspection in case of vehicle insurance
• Preparing a report, and giving input to the department head for deciding whether to or not to indemnify the insured

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Intern

June 2010 - August 2010

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Karachi, Pakistan

June 2010 - August 2010

SURVEY:
Survey regarding the position of Novartis and its competitors in terms of a scientific service provider to its customers

CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR ONE OF THEIR BRANDS:
Developed a Campaign for one of the brands, which was to be used by different General Physicians at their clinics in 2011

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Intern

June 2009 - September 2009

Pakistan State Oil

Pakistan

June 2009 - September 2009

PERFORMNCE MANAGEMENT AND COMPENSATION:
Survey of the employee motivation in relation to rewards given to them

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR T&D TEAM:
All the JDs were revised, and a few editions were made for the job description of training and development team comprising of three members.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Intern

May 2008 - September 2008

Allied Bank Limited

Pakistan

May 2008 - September 2008

SURVEY:
Pre and Post Launch Survey of Visa Debit Card
Survey regarding color combination, ease of usage of debit card during beta testing period

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Education

SZABIST

December 2012

December 2012

Master's degree, Business Management

Pakistan

Bahria University

June 2011

June 2011

Bachelor's degree, Business Management

Pakistan

Skills

Oracle HR
Expert
Oracle HR
Expert
New Employee Orientation
Expert
New Employee Orientation
Expert
Selection Process
Expert
Selection Process
Expert
CONTRACTS
Beginner
CONTRACTS
Beginner
HR
Intermediate
HR
Intermediate
NEW HIRES
Intermediate
NEW HIRES
Intermediate
RECRUITMENT
Expert
RECRUITMENT
Expert
People Management
Expert
People Management
Expert
Oracle HR
Expert
Oracle HR
Expert
New Employee Orientation
Expert
New Employee Orientation
Expert
Selection Process
Expert
Selection Process
Expert

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website

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Languages

Urdu
Intermediate
English
Expert