Shirin Khawaja, Manager, Total Rewards

Shirin Khawaja

Manager, Total Rewards

Al Fahim Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Human Resource Management
Experience
21 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months

Manager, Total Rewards at Al Fahim Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since April 2008

ON GOING ACTIVITIES
* Administer Group’s Rewards, Grading Structure and Job Title protocol.
* Plan and formulate rewards strategies aligned to business KPIs.
* Manage job analysis/designing and evaluation process for the Group (consistent with the Hay Methodology).
* Manage Oracle HRMS Position Control process ensuing alignment with approved manpower plans.
* Manage the salary establishment process for new hires, promotions and transfers.
* Lead salary increment exercises across the Group.
* Manage the incentive program/framework for Senior Management and Front line employees across the Group
* Lead the annual Manpower Planning process
* Lead the participation in salary surveys and benchmarking exercises with leading consultants. Review, present results and recommendations for changes in benefits to ensure that Group’s Compensation Strategy remains market competitiveness.
* Review and analyze various organizational restructuring proposals and recommend changes consistent with the Group Grading Structure and Job Title protocol.
* Review, develop and streamline various HR Policies and Procedures to align the Group with industry best practices and also complying with the UAE Labour Law
* Lead compensation, benefits and policy communications across the Group at various levels by conducting training, road shows, one-on-one consultancy and management of HR Policies page on Group Portal
* Conduct training and road shows to introduce and communicate new policies and procedures at various levels across the Group.
* Review and standardize HR processes, forms and templates to enhance efficiency and ensure uniformity at operational level.
* Core team member in projects related to Oracle HRMS Upgrade Project

COMPLETED PROJECTS
* Core team member for introducing the Hay Integrated Reward Management Structure across the Group
* Core team member for launching the Manpower Planning Process. Lead annual budgeting exercise
* Rolled-out the Hay job analysis and evaluation methodology and trained 90+ Management team members on the art of writing job descriptions
* Led the job analysis, evaluation and development of Grading and Reward Structure exercise for one of the Group’s sister concern
* Core team member for launching the new sales incentive framework for roles up to company General Managers and Divisional CEOs. Led the launch by conducting 20+ road shows across the Group.
* Led the “Job Descriptions Drafting Project” for 250 unique jobs titles consistent with the Hay methodology across the Group.
* Led the automation and integration of sales incentives calculation and payout process in Oracle-HRMS.
* Core team member for the development of HR strategy aligned with the Group strategy together with the identification of KPIs and initiatives to execute, monitor and achieve the proposed plan
* "HR Representative” for the 2013 “Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award - SKEA” for one of inter Group companies. Drafted HR related section including “People” and “People Results” for the submission. Group won the SKEA Gold Award - 2013.
* Review and identify areas for system efficiency enhancement, examples, org. hierarchy setup in Oracle, Oracle Self Service module launch, Oracle Position Control Process for manpower budget management

INTERNAL CONSULTANCY
* To Senior Management and employees on interpretation and application of HR policies, processes, Grading and Reward Structure, job descriptions, evaluations and related areas.
* To fellow HR Managers on matters related to policies drafting, function related system and process upgrades
* For handling matters related to disciplinary offenses, poor performance and employment termination in adherence to the UAE Labour Law.

Assistant Manager II - Strategy & Planning HR at Habib Bank Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • December 2006 to January 2008

* Drafted various HR Policies and Procedures ensuring people management in accordance with the strategic plan
of the Bank.
* Established salaries and benefits for new hires being externally competitive and internally equitable.
* Conducted job analysis and drafted job descriptions for various existing and newly created roles.
* Reviewed organization structure and other related jobs within the same unit to identify overlaps and best fits.
* Core team member in revising and modifying Performance Management System (PMS).
* Conducted Indirect Market Surveys to analyze market drivers related to “HR Best Practices” within the industry.
* Relationship Manager for Consumer Banking Division providing HR Generalist support including recruitment,
salary establishment, job description drafting and performance management.

Senior Inventory Assistant at The Aga Khan University Hospital
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2003 to October 2006

Stock management for assigned medical & surgical items' category, including ordering and dead stock management.

Accounts Assistant at The Aga Khan University Hospital
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • April 2002 to June 2003

* Third party payments, adjustment processing for general expenses, fixed assets purchases, staff and third party advances.
* Conducted analysis of monthly financial statement for assigned associaitons/facilities
* Prepared Bank Reconciliations

Education

Master's degree, Human Resource Management
  • at Institute of Business Management-IoBM
  • November 2007

Received Merit Scholarships for 5 semesters (out of 8)

Specialties & Skills

Grading
Incentives
Job Evaluation
Job Analysis
Oracle HRMS
Hay Job Analysis Hay Job Evaluation
Manpower Planning & Budgeting
Sales Incentives and Performance Bonus Plans
HR Policies & Procedure
Grading & Salary Structure
Oracle HRMS
Oralce Position Control
Organization Structure Reveiw and Designing

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Talent Management Conference (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2012
Valid Until:
April 2012
Removing Obstacles To Success (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
May 2011
Job Analysis (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2008
Valid Until:
October 2008
Reward Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2008
Valid Until:
October 2008
Management Skills Development (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
September 2011
Job Evaluation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2008
Valid Until:
October 2008
Job Evaluation - Advanced (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2009
Valid Until:
October 2009