Thuraya Omar

Managing Training and Career development section.



JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Leading the training and development team.
Focusing on career development and successing planning
Identifying talents and developing new programs
Setting up workshops and seeking new strategic instititues partners

July 2008 -present: Head of Training & Career Development

Emirates Steel Industries
Technical Training Workshop
• In 2012 established and managed Technical Training workshops for the UAE national graduates.
• Engaged a reputable international service provider (ECITB - UK government body) to provide technical program and international certification and qualification.
• In 2010 setup ES Vocational Training Centre in VEDC (part of ACTIVET) for the high school sponsored students in tailored technical program.

Training Strategy
• Developed a comprehensive training and development strategy and programme for the company in order to maintain a motivated and skilled workforce.
• Developed a training plan and training calendar in line with performance management system.
• Monitoring training progress and constantly strive to improve the effectiveness of training delivered.
• Prepare and gain approval for the accurate training budget as a basis for ensuring that adequate resources exist, to meet present and future identified training requirements.
• Coach and train employees to excel the performance level and provide structured career path of the individual program.
• Initiated programs for higher and mid management level (ILM, CILT, CIPS, Nebosh and LDI) across the organisation.

Business Development
• Responsible for short and long term training plan for the organisation
• Identifying new academic strategic partners for the Emirates Steel.
• Marketing organisation with campaigns and networking
• Present and consult with mid and senior level management on current business trends with a view to developing new strategy and opportunities in attracting young talents and improving the existing workforce skill sets
• Formalizing new contracts and agreements and MOU with potential strategic partners
• Provide executive report and presentations periodically
• Cost optimizing planning and solution in order to keep up company's budgets

Career Development Program
• Planning and implementing National development program for 134 UAE nationals with technical training program and assist the employees in acquiring upgrade the target group skill sets
• Designing and developing Graduate Program that can be driven independently and systematically with maximum output.
• Active role of integrating national trainees in the plant and providing bridging development requirements.
• Facilitating training programs to potential successors for their new assignments
• Introducing executive level development program for the higher management.

Talent Management
• Responsible for 140 sponsored students in various institutes and streams of education (bachelor level to high schools technical and non technical fields)
• Scouting and identifying potential sponsored students through various structured marketing campaigns and networking throughout the year.
• Monitoring and counselling sponsored students on their academic performance.
• Responsible for the students payrolls and adjustments periodically
• Recommending higher management for the incentive and benefits for the sponsored students stipends
• Liaising with plant operation management for the work placement & summer training programs
• Providing overseas summer campaign proposals for the deserving sponsored students to the management
• Introducing and implementing international accreditation certification program for blue collar UAE technicians.

Training Delivery
• Implementing innovative and creative training program that meets the development needs of the company.
• Liaise closely with all departments in development, planning, presenting and evaluating training and development programs.
• Manage and administer Staff Development Education programs in line with the organizational/departmental career progression or succession plans.
• Ensure all required compliance training and reporting activities occur within required timeframes.
• Annually revised the existing program with the team and support employee relations staff
• Implemented E- learning for employees to cultivate self learning and development culture within organization
• Ensures the implementation of operational policies covering all areas of training and career development section so that all relevant procedural / legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a cost - effective service to the company.
• Identifying employees training and development needs through job analysis, appraisal schemes and training needs assessment programs etc.
• Designing, training and development programs based on the organization's needs in coordination with external training organizations and Department/Line Managers.
• Managing development of training materials for in-house courses and/or in-consultation with external trainers.
• Planning and organizing training sessions in consultation with trainer and facilitate training sessions as and when required.
• Assessing the effectiveness of training design and delivery methods; Review the progress of trainees by using questionnaires and discussing the same with Managers.

Head of Training & Career Development Division Emirates Steel Industries 2008 - present

March 2006 -June 2008: Managing Partner - Richardson Management Consultancy
• Solely responsible in establishment of the organization.
• Responsible for preparing the contract, negotiating Agency Fees with the client.
• Responsible in selecting the training team members for the recruitment.
• Assisting the team sourcing the candidates and short-listing for potential clients.
• Creative Business development and marketing strategy for the generating revenue.
• Responsible Public relationship and networking to increase client database
• Supervising and Managing team of recruiters on daily bases
• Develop basic assessment tests for the organization and benchmarking for their hiring and selection programs.
• Provide job related reward systems for the UAE National programs (Emiratisation)
• Helping the candidates to identify and articulate their skills, aptitudes, values, personality traits and interests as they relate to a career choice.
• Provide pre-employment assessment to individuals
• Helping candidates solve their career problems with practical, focused guidance and techniques to reach, and even exceed, their goals
• Tailoring services for each candidate's particular circumstances and needs.

Managing Partner Richardson Management Consultancy 2006 - 2008

Recruitment & Training Officer First Gulf Bank, Abu Dhabi -U.A.E 2003 - 2005

2003 - 2005 (May 05) -Recruitment and Training coordinator officer
First Gulf Bank, Abu Dhabi -U.A.E

* Involved in preparing Training Need Analysis plan across the bank linking with individual Annual Performance.
* Coordinating and liaising training activities internally and externally for the bank
* Building relationship and networking with externally training vendors
* Consolidating and evaluating feedback training conducted
* Providing management and auditors MIS report periodically
* Responsible for cataloguing and updating training materials.
* Obtaining quotation and negotiating from Vendors
* Maintenance of all training related expenses and claims
* Developing and conducting training such as team building, Orientation, First Contact, etc.
* Leading the project of designing training kit and Online Staff handbook on website
* Supervising and Counseling the fresh graduates and trainees during their internship or training period.
* Liaising with concern management on the development and progress of their trainees
* Responsible for developing work placement programs and summer training programs for the students.

HR - Career Development Officer Emirates Bank International (Group), Dubai 2001 - 2002

2001 - 2002: Staff Development Officer
Emirates Bank International (group), Dubai
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1989-1998: Banking Officer Emirates Bank International
Detailed information can be provided upon request