HR and Admin Consultant
Platinum Construction Company
Total years of experience :29 years, 9 Months
Restructuring of the Administration in regards with Management and Human Resources.
Preparing Saudi Women to become Entrepreneurs. this program is funded by the United Nations Development Program and administered by Mentor Global Consultants - Dubai.
The program is run by the Prince Sultan Fund for the Development of Saudi Women.
• Staffing
• Recruiting
• Training
• Performance Appraisals/KPI
• Compensation
• Recognition
• One to one relationship
• Held individual advising sessions to High School students Grades 11 & 12
• Initiated group advising sessions about universities requirements and applications for Grades 9-12
• Helped younger pupils to overcome school scare and followed up and coordinated with parents, teachers, and coordinators
• Involved in student/parent conflict resolution
• Involved in the accreditation process of DJIS
• Involved in the administrative reform of DJIS
• Interviewed and recruited new teachers and administration staff
Accomplished a consultancy project with AMIDEAST to establish the HR division for the operation in the UAE.
I was In charge of strategic HR consultancy, training, assistance with recruitment, employee relations and liaison with HQ HR Offices.
Supported in the HR Part of the Project Proposal of SNC-Lavalin EMAL: the Aluminum Smelter in Al Taweela a joint venture between Moubadala and Dubal (MEGA Project of 5 Billion Dollars)
1. Provide career development and educational advising:
a. Participate in job fairs and initiate school visits to meet with high school student for career guidance Q&A and open discussions on job market needs and availabilities.
b. Participate as a visiting lecturer for one session every semester, during a business management course at the American University of Beirut senior classes, to introduce job search techniques and follow up.
2. Prepare training workshops for staff in office management and organization.
a. Human resources development in-house seminars and training workshops:
i. Performance appraisals concept
ii. Leadership, team playing, building trust
iii. Organizational Cultures
AMIDEAST - Certified Test Administrator
Certified Test Administrator:
Supervising and administering academic and professional certification exams for globally recognized exams such as SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, and Institutional Testing such as Pre-TOEFL
NGO Projects
2004 Recruited Staff for a Community Development Project in Akkar - Lebanon for Fares Foundation. Project funded by the World Bank and supervised by the CDR.
2004-2005 IFES (The International Foundation for Electoral Systems)
IFES promotes democratic stability by providing technical assistance and applying field-based research to the electoral cycle in countries around the world to enhance citizen participation and strengthen civil societies, governance and transparency.
- Provided HR Consultancy
- Introduced the teams to different areas and key people in Lebanon
- Assisted in administrative jobs
- Observed Polling Stations in different areas of Lebanon
April 2003 - August 2003: Mercy Corps Iraq (International Humanitarian Organization)
Human Resources Adviser Based in El Kut Iraq, covering Baghdad, El Kut, Diwaniya: a five months advising project to:
• Investigate “best practices”, develop, write, and maintain national HR policies and procedures in accordance with applicable international, national, and local laws. Ensure consistency and equity in the administration of national HR policies and procedures. Coordinate official translations of these documents.
• Establish and implement systems that monitor and coordinate hiring, transfer, and termination procedures. Ensured legal compliance, consistency and equity of hiring practices, salary increases, transfers, promotions, and terminations. Develop exit interview process. Develop and maintain a central file for Position Descriptions
• Administer appropriate record keeping via personnel files and database systems and create reports as requested/required.
• Investigate legal requirements and local standards for a national staff benefits package. Develop a proposal for an equitable and affordable national staff benefits package. Once approved by senior staff and coordinate with Finance advice on all enrollments, changes, claims, and terminations for national employee benefits and payroll. Develop a procedure of time sheets and the facilitation of the payment of payroll.
• Advise on the mediation of national employee/management relations and disciplinary issues. Provide system on the evaluation of national employee concerns, complaints, and counseling needs. Coordinate policy development between North and South Iraq where environmental/operational differences are likely to exist
1993-1995 Electricité de France (EDF): a mission contracting in Lebanon for the rehabilitation and restructuring of Electricité du Liban (EDL).
Executive Assistant to the Administration
• Performed clerical administrative tasks and assistance for the whole Technical Restructuring Department.
• Translated documents from French into English and Arabic. Worked as a liaison officer between Lebanese and French agents.
• Translated documents from French into English and Arabic in the country such as lodging arrangement, car rental, hotel and airline tickets reservations, organizing trips to neighbor countries.
1988-1990: Educational Advisor - 1990-1993: Office Manager and Advising Coordinator
Public relations, human resources, general office management, and administrative responsibilities including:
• Selected, interviewed, trained, and assessed human resources.
• Held individual and group-advising sessions.
• Reported private placement interviews to U.S. Universities.
• Established educational outreach activities.
• Managed the translation of educational credentials
• Managed the authentication and certification of U.S. Degrees.
• Managed the order and maintenance of standardized test registration.
• Supervised standardized test administrations: TOEFL, GMAT, SAT, MCAT, ITP, GRE.
• Solved work related daily problems.
• Initiated new business activities.
• Reviewed productivity of staff members.
• Planned and participated in workshops.
• Attended job-related conferences.
• Taught at the Center for English Language Education program.
• Catalogued, and updated books and other resource materials for the AMIDEAST library and the Center for English Language Education Library.
• Interacted with ministries for US degrees accreditation and equivalence.
• Interacted with the orders of engineers and pharmacists in Lebanon for the accreditation and authentication of US degrees.
• Interacted with educational institutions, and cultural centers for upcoming projects.
• Participated in the English Language Teaching Program for Employees of Sanita Factory @ INDEVCO: the project was coordinated with AMIDEAST to develop their staff language performance.
1982-1987 Lebanese American University
Acquisitions Technician
• Reviewed and processed book and periodical orders.
• Informed Faculty members, departmental Chairpersons and Deans about new publications catalogues and new library holdings.
• Contacted local and foreign book dealers.
• Maintained and supervised circulation desk activities and student assistants.
• Participated in yearly inventory of library holdings.
Member of the Lebanese Libraries Association
