Samer Saliba, Senior People & Culture Officer

Samer Saliba

Senior People & Culture Officer

World Vision

Location
Lebanon
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business and Management
Experience
9 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 8 Months

Senior People & Culture Officer at World Vision
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since December 2023

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process lifecycle, from online vacancy postings to screening & shortlisting candidates for national & international roles, conducting competency-based interviews for all levels.
• Manage the annual training plan and conduct evaluations, while maintaining and updating the dedicated training portal for organizational use.
• Execute specialized HR support functions, including benefits management, position oversight, and recruitment
strategy refinement.
• Manage contract administration, agreement renewals and correspondence to maintain organizational compliance.
• Deliver comprehensive staff briefings on benefits, policies, and HR protocols, fostering clarity and adherence across the organization.
• Act as the focal point for HR Information Systems (HRIS), offering guidance, training, and technical support while
managing system tasks and generating reports.
• Evaluate and optimize work processes, proactively recommending improvements and fostering collaboration across
departments for enhanced efficiency.
• Responsible for gathering and assessing necessary documentation for donor or auditor requirements, ensuring adherence to compliance standards and fostering transparency within the organization.

Human Resources Officer at Action Against Hunger
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2020 to November 2023

• Manage the complete recruitment process lifecycle, from online vacancy postings to processing and shortlisting qualified candidates and conducting competency-based interviews for national and international positions at all levels.
• Coordinate recruitment services, including job description finalization and panel interview support, leading to the
preparation of the offer letters to candidates.
• Oversee the annual training plan, the yearly evaluations, and maintain the dedicated training website for ACF.
• Provide comprehensive support for leave and per diem requests of the international staff.
• Execute specialized HR support services, encompassing benefits, position management, and recruitment
• Manage contract administration and benefits oversight, including renewals and official communications.
• Provide comprehensive staff briefings on benefits, policies, and HR procedures.
• Act as the HRIS focal point, offering guidance, training, & support while managing system-related tasks & reports.
• Evaluate and enhance work processes, making recommendations for follow-up actions and fostering cross
departmental collaboration.
• Assume responsibility for gathering and assessing the requisite documents required by donors or auditors, ensuring compliance and transparency.

Recruitment and Selection Officer at LibanPost
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2019 to September 2020

- Participate in LibanPost recruitments for all departments and Post Offices
- Carry out the recruitment process lifecycle including processing applications and vacancies and shortlisting-qualified candidates.
- Coordinate all ongoing and planned recruitments with line managers and HR department
- Conduct Competency Based Interviews
- Report on a daily basis all recruitment updates and provide any needed suggestions for improvements
- Maintain and update the HR database
- Ensure compliance with LibanPost’s recruitment policies and procedures, and follow up on the standardization of procedures across all post offices

Recruitment & Selection Officer at Liban Post
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2019 to September 2020

• Participate in LibanPost recruitments for all departments and Post Offices
• Carry out the recruitment process lifecycle including processing applications and vacancies and shortlisting-qualified candidates.
• Coordinate all ongoing and planned recruitments with line managers and HR department
• Conduct Competency Based Interviews
• Report on a daily basis all recruitment updates and provide any needed suggestions for improvements
• Maintain and update the HR database
• Ensure compliance with LibanPosts recruitment policies and procedures, and follow up on the standardization of
procedures across all post offices

Recruitment Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2019 to May 2019

- Carry out the recruitment process lifecycle including validation of requests, posting vacancies, processing applications and vacancies on the NRC’s applicable system, and shortlisting candidates.
- Lead on and participate in NRC recruitments for all offices
- Support in editing, unifying and developing job descriptions for NRC positions
- Coordinate all ongoing and planned recruitments with line managers and HR focal points
- Conduct Competency Based Interviews across NRC Lebanon for positions of lower, similar or higher grades
- Report on a weekly basis and as requested on all recruitment activities and provide any needed analysis and suggestions for improvements
- Coordinate with external institutions on recruitment matters.
- Ensure compliance with NRC’s recruitment policies and procedures, and follow up on the standardization of procedures across all offices
- Conduct reference checks for candidates using the applicable NRC minimum standards and applicable procedures.
- Maintain and update NRC’s organizational chart and provide customized charts as requested

Recruitment Officer at The Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2019 to May 2019

• Carry out the recruitment process lifecycle including validation of requests, posting vacancies, processing applications and vacancies on the NRCs applicable system, and shortlisting candidates for all NRC local offices.
• Support in editing, unifying and developing job descriptions for NRC positions
• Coordinate all ongoing and planned recruitments with line managers and HR focal points
• Conduct Competency Based Interviews across NRC Lebanon for positions of lower, similar or higher grades
• Report on a weekly basis and as requested on all recruitment activities and provide any needed analysis and
suggestions for improvements
• Coordinate with external institutions on recruitment matters.
• Ensure compliance with NRCs recruitment policies and procedures, and follow up on the standardization of
procedures across all offices
• Conduct reference checks for candidates using the applicable NRC minimum standards and applicable procedures.
• Maintain and update NRCs organizational chart and provide customized charts as requested

Junior Recruitment Officer at Société Générale de Banque au Liban
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2017 to March 2019

• Ensure that the recruitment process is within the set time frame and followed up accordingly
• Maintain the Human Resources Information System by updating it on daily basis
• Coordinate with line managers and planned activities regarding hiring, trends, needs and recruiting strategies
• Provide candidates with the necessary support during the onboarding phase in order to ensure a smooth induction
• Ensure that all candidates are informed about their application status by phone or through the recruitment system
• Process recruitment documentation and information from a variety of sources in order to support ongoing work flow
• Collaborate with universities and institutions in order to build effective working relationships that meet recruitment needs and attended job fairs
• Administer tests to shortlisted candidates & transferred employees, compute the results in the database
• Prepare and issue employment contracts to new employees

Recruitment Intern at SGBL Bank
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2015 to March 2017

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business and Management
  • at Saint Joseph University Of Beirut
  • June 2024
Master's degree, Human Resources Management
  • at Saint Joseph University Of Beirut
  • June 2024
Master's degree, Master's degree in Human Resources Management
  • at Université Saint-Joseph (USJ)
  • June 2019
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
  • at Université Saint-Joseph (USJ)
  • June 2015

Specialties & Skills

PROCESS LIFECYCLE
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
FINALIZATION
ONBOARDING
MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM (HRIS)
TRANSPARENCY (PROJECTION)
COLLABORATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ASSETS RECOVERY
BANKING
LANGUAGES
MICROSOFT EXCEL
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
MICROSOFT WORD
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
VISUAL BASIC

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Beginner