Samaa Salama COM, Head of Organization & Talent Development

Samaa Salama COM

Head of Organization & Talent Development

New Mowasat Hospital

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Higher diploma, Certified Organization Manager (COM)
Experience
32 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 5 Months

Head of Organization & Talent Development at New Mowasat Hospital
  • Kuwait - As Salimiyah
  • My current job since June 2021

- Set up the OTD unit’s functions, job descriptions, policies and procedures.
- Work on improving and enhancing the current performance management system
- Follow up on the performance appraisal cycles and review Appraisal Reports and result analysis
- Designs and implements leadership programs for hospital’s leaders.
- Identify organization training requirements through conducting training needs analysis.
- Set the training annual plan & budget
- Develop and conduct in-house training and professional development programs for employees using different methods
- Review and develop a new induction program for new joining staff
- Evaluate L&D activities to ensure quality learning

Learning & Development / HR & Education Expert at Freelance
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • August 2018 to May 2021

- A first-type master trainer with professional experiences, skills, personal traits and interests.
- Performing corporates’ training needs assessments.
- Designing training materials and facilitating employee training programs on
different topics as needed.
- Collecting and analyzing data for reports and special projects
- Analyzing a company’s current HR practices and recommending solutions to
bridge the gaps.
- Developing, revising, and implementing HR policies and procedures, organization structure, job profiles, performance appraisals and employees satisfaction surveys.

Conducted Training Areas:
• Time Management
• Stress & Anger Management
• Managerial Skills
• Supervisory Skills
• Motivation Skills
• Personal Development
• Customer Service
• Professional Call Center Skills
• Communication Skills
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal Skills
• Office Management
• Business Etiquette
• Leadership Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Train the Trainer
• Teacher Training
• Human Resources
• Personal Development/Coaching
• English Language Proficiency
• English Business Writing

Learning & Development and Employee Experience Manager at Beyout Investment Holding Group (BIG)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • December 2014 to July 2018

- Designing and managing the annual organizational L&D plan and budget.
- Evaluating L&D activities to ensure transfer of quality learning that impact on individual & team performance.
- Designing and delivering programs for learning activities.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of best practice in L&D and selecting required L&D activities.
- Developing and maintaining organizational communications to ensure employees have knowledge of L&D events and resources.
- Designing and managing the HR department’s On-boarding induction program for all new employees.
- Ensuring employees are aware and follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
- Designing & managing employee experience initiatives in consistency with the Group mission, vision, and values.
- Providing internal counseling services to staff and management on employee experience issues; interacting with Legal Department regarding workplace investigations.

Assistant Center Director & Language Instructors Supervisor (LIS) at Berlitz Language Training Center - Under Humanx Training Institute - Beyout Investment Group (BIG)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2014 to October 2014

- Recruiting full-time and part-time language instructors.
- Carrying out induction training to all new instructors.
- Monitoring and observing instructors’ performance in class.
- Scheduling instructors’ classes and vacations.
- Entering all students’ and instructors’ data to the LCMS system.
- Assisting with all day-to-day center operation tasks.

Education Programs Manager at Humanx Training Institute
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2012 to May 2014

- Managing the Kuwait Teachers License (KTL) program project (planning, designing, developing materials, marketing, scheduling and implementing).
- Conducting Train-the-Trainer program for the KTL trainers.
- Conducting KTL training program for teachers working with the ministry of education and private sector schools.

Training & Development Manager at Royale Hayat Hospital
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2011 to June 2012

- Managing the training annual budget and plan.
- Producing training materials, manuals, visual aids, and other educational materials for in-house training and delivering workshops himself as needed, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
- Managing regular staff performance appraisals and making sure staff have opportunities for ongoing development with constructive feedback.
- Conducting orientation and induction sessions for the new hires and arranging the needed on-the-job training.
- Collecting, designing, and editing the hospital Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Book for all hospitality departments.

Training Manager at Leaders Academy for Training and Consultancy
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2008 to December 2010

- Designing and developing training programs based on both the organization’s and the individual's needs.
- Monitoring and reviewing the progress of trainees by using questionnaires and through discussions with managers
- Delivering training sessions and workshops on all Soft Skills (Time Management, Office Management, Communication Skills, Customer service, English Business Writing, English Language Proficiency, Leadership, Negotiation Skills, Train the Trainer and others), both in English & Arabic, and others.

Human Resources Supervisor at Flex Resorts and Real Estate Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2007 to February 2008

- Managing all aspects of the day-to-day operation of HR/Admin functions.
- Coordinating with all department heads to decide on the Staff hiring needs.
- Working proactively with managers to minimize employee relations concerns.

HR Coordinator at Euro Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2007 to October 2007

- Processing, verifying, and maintaining documentation related to personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment & training
- Recording data for each employee, including information such as addresses, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
- Short-listing and interviewing job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them.

Human Resourcs Trainer at Profiles International
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2005 to December 2006

- Scheduling and scoring all online and paper-pen assessments.
- Generating assessment results and reports.
- Conducting results feedback sessions with clients.
- Providing technical support with POTW system online.
- Carrying out Certification Training programs for agents.

English Language Instructor at HumanSoft- Expression Center
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2002 to June 2005

- Teaching Direct English course at different levels.
- Coordinating lab hours with customers.
- Developing materials & delivering different types of Focus Group classes.
- Teaching “Basic English for Computing” for IT & MCSE & Work Place Plus2 for Office Management.
- Coordinating Diploma classes with the CDC center.
- Developing and updating placement and final exams for Diploma.
- Developing supplementary reading & writing materials.
- Teaching New Interchange for General English Classes.
- Scheduling Direct English classes and instructors in Fahahil Branch.
- Booking classes for customers using CTS system.
- Using CTS system to enter and save all customers data.
- Teaching Headway Starter course for the Foundation Level.

English Language Instructor at American Center - AMIDEAST Alexandria
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • December 2001 to September 2002

Teaching English as a Second Language, different levels & TOEFL preparation

Free-Lance trainer at IELP-II
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2001 to September 2002

Planning, Developing materials & carrying out training courses for English Language Educators in the Ministry of Education

English Language Instructor (Part-Timer) at IBI Training Center
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • October 2001 to January 2002

Teaching New-Interchange for different Levels

English Language Specialist & Teacher-Trainer at Alexandria In-Service Training Center
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • October 1997 to September 2001

Job Responsibilities:
•Planning and designing training courses for English language educators
•Developing training materials
•Delivering training sessions and workshops

Fields of Training:
•English Language Proficiency:
- TOEFL Test Preparation (paper-pencil based)
For Maths and Science teachers before being sent on Scholarships in the USA and the UK, (MOE)
- English Language Training courses for MOE
Administrators as part of their promotion training
program.

•English Language Teaching Methods:
-Teaching methods used for teaching “HELLO” book series, (MOE)
-Communicative Reflective Methodology
-Communicative Skills Methodology.

•Assessment and Evaluation:
Training courses and workshops on Assessment for Classroom Teachers (TACT), (IELP-II). Delivered face-to-face and via Videoconference.

English Language Teacher at Elnaggar Experimental Language school-Secondary section
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • September 1993 to October 1997

Teaching English as Second language
(Advanced Level)

English Language Teacher at Albahr Almotawasset Secondary school for girls
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 1992 to September 1993

Teaching English as a Second Language(Ordinary Level)

English Language Teacher at Elshaymaa Preparatory school for girls
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • April 1991 to March 1992

Teaching English as a Second Language (Ordinary Level)

Education

Higher diploma, Certified Organization Manager (COM)
  • at Florida State University
  • December 2018

Certified Organization Manager (COM)

Higher diploma, Certified Supervisory Manager (CSM)
  • at Florida State University
  • April 2018

Certified Supervisory Manager (CSM)

Master's degree, Education Administration & Supervision
  • at Richford University
  • February 2014
Higher diploma, Educational Measurement and English Language Testing Program
  • at California State University
  • September 1998

The Educational Measurement and English Language Testing Program For Egyptian Educators, California State University - Los Angles, USA - Summer 1998 - General Grade: A+ “Outstanding”

Higher diploma, Fulbright Teacher-Training Initiative
  • at California State University-los Angeles
  • September 1995

Fulbright Teacher-Training Initiative, California State University, Los Angeles, USA - Summer 1995 – General Grade: Excellent (with Native-like speaking skills)

Bachelor's degree, English Language Literature & Education
  • at Alexandria University
  • September 1991

Specialties & Skills

HR Operations
Staff Training
Material Development
Employee Loyalty
Teacher Training
MS Word- Power Point - Excel - Internet - Visio
Presentation skills
Designing & planning training courses
Monitoring & evaluating training sessions and workshops
Soft skills Training
Teaching English for Adults
Developing different training materials
Delivering and conducting training sessions and workshops
Editing and proofreading training materials
Short listing and interviewing candidates
Performance Management & Appraisal
Organizational Change Management
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Hospitality Management
Organization structure charts
Negotiation
Operations management & Administration
Personnel Management
HR Policy & procedures
Recruitment
Personal Development
Employee learning & development
Problem Solving
Educational management & Leadership
Quality assurance & monitoring
Team building & Management
Employee relation & engagement
Project/ Program Planning & Management
Teacher-Training
Curriculum Development
Budgeting
Corporate Communication
Proofreading & Editing

Languages

English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

International Literacy Product Certification (Training)
Training Institute:
Achieve3000 - New Jersy - USA
Date Attended:
September 2015
Duration:
45 hours
Story Board Writing (Training)
Training Institute:
Humanx Training Institute – Kuwait
Date Attended:
November 2013
PMP 5th Edition Preparation (Training)
Training Institute:
Humanx Training Institute – Kuwait
Date Attended:
October 2013
Lead Like a Champ (Training)
Training Institute:
Humanx Training Institute – Kuwait
Date Attended:
June 2013
Finance For Non-Financials (Training)
Training Institute:
Humanx Training Institute – Kuwait
Date Attended:
September 2013
ISO Awareness and Internal Audit (Training)
Training Institute:
Humanx Training Institute – Kuwait
Date Attended:
June 2013
Six Sigma - Black Belt (Training)
Training Institute:
Humanx Training Institute
Date Attended:
April 2013
Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Thomas International
Date Attended:
October 2012
Fulbright Teacher-Training Initiative (Training)
Training Institute:
California State University, Los Angeles, USA
Date Attended:
June 1995
Training of Trainer Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Intensive English Language Program-II (IELP-II) USAID
Date Attended:
July 2001
School-Based Training Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Intensive English Language Program-II (IELP-II) USAID
Date Attended:
April 2001
Train The Trainer Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Modern Educational Services
Date Attended:
February 2001
English for Occupational Purpose, “EOP” Teacher Training Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Modern Educational Services
Date Attended:
March 2000
The Educational Measurement and English Language Testing Program For Egyptian Educators, (Training)
Training Institute:
California State University - Los Angles, USA
Date Attended:
July 1998
Advanced Level of the English Language (Training)
Training Institute:
In-Service Training Center, Alexandria
Date Attended:
October 1996
Trainer Accreditation (Training)
Training Institute:
The American University in Cairo (AUC) - Management Center
Date Attended:
November 2010
Trainer Accreditation (Training)
Training Institute:
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Date Attended:
November 2010
The Art of Negotiation (Training)
Training Institute:
Leaders Academy for Training and Consultancy
Date Attended:
January 2009
Communicative Reflective Methodology - Training of Trainers (Training)
Training Institute:
Intensive English Language Program-II (IELP-II) USAID
Date Attended:
January 2001
Certification Training from Profiles International for Psychometric Assessments (Training)
Training Institute:
Profiles International for Psychometric Assessments-Kuwait
Date Attended:
September 2005
Managing Local Training - Master Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
Intensive English Language Program-II (IELP-II) USAID
Date Attended:
July 2000
Continuing Educational Materials (Training)
Training Institute:
Intensive English Language Program-II (IELP-II) USAID
Date Attended:
September 2001
The Facilitators’ Orientation Course (Training)
Training Institute:
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Date Attended:
May 1998
Human Resources Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Leaders Academy for Training and Consultancy
Date Attended:
November 2008

Hobbies

  • Reading / Socializing / Travelling / Learning new things