Victor Thomas

Al Ain U.A.E. with more than 600 employees. Managing 8 HR Personnel and 4 PRO in terms of
HR, Admin and Recruitment.
• Worked with Senior Management and Owners to analyze company’s manpower needs and develop
the annual Manpower Plan.
• Taken care of entire recruitment cycle for the below companies in our PVG Group, Building
Engineering Constructing & General Maintenance, Royal Vision Advertising and Media, Al Ain
Center for Care & Rehabilitation, Bowling City, F&B Divisions such as Al DAR & Momentino
Restaurants, Mini Chi Café, Lancaster Pharmacy, Pioneer Vision Trading, Revital Hospital Group, La
Arte Decor & Furniture, Al Reaya Service Center (Tadbeer, Tahseel, Tawjeeh and Injaz) all under
one umbrella Pioneer Vision Group.
• Experience in outsourcing models, Well versed with sourcing through various channels like
LinkedIn, Bayt, Naukrigulf, Indeed, Facebook, Newspaper ads (Khaleej Times, Gulf News).
• Experience in end-to-end Recruitment and onboarding process. Have handled mid-level to senior
management hiring.
• Prepare accurate daily and monthly MIS report (Status of Recruitment, Unsigned Contracts,
Document collection, Inquiries and Signed Contracts)
• Maintains candidate databases via internal platform to ensure efficient tracking.
• Developed talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
• Communicate with departmental and executive stakeholders to understand the needs of our hiring
manager.
• Reviewed and gathered requirements from requisitions from hiring managers to gain full
understanding of position requirements.
• Posts open requisitions on internal portals and external portals to attract candidates available locally.

Kurdistan, Iraq with 201 rooms & 320
employees
• End-to-end Recruitment for our sister property pre-opening Erbil Arjaan for a period 8 months.
• Manage the recruitment process as per Rotana standards to ensure vacancies are filled in a timely
manner and with the most suitable candidate (Certified Rotana Recruiter - ISS Certified).
• Department Trainer (OJT certified).
• Managing People Performance - (MPP Certified).
• Monitor the Human Resources budget to maintain departmental expenses on or below the approved
figures.
• Develop Human Resources policies and procedures to ensure Hotel practices are aligned with
corporate guidelines and country laws.
• Provide line management and Employees with advice and guidance to align behaviors and practices
with the Hotel performance expectations and standards.
• Assist the Director of Human Resources in the development of the Human Resources Employees to
ensure job satisfaction, Employee retention and for succession planning purposes.
• Monitor the Employee housing and welfare activities to ensure Employee life style and living
conditions meet Rotana standards.
• Audit all Employee legal documents and Human Resources practices to avoid discrepancies and
increase the department’s operational efficiency.
Kuredu Island Resort & Spa Maldives

Maldives, with
387 rooms & 900 employees.
• Handling entire Recruitment process for B, C & E level colleague.
• Posting Jobs and Sourcing and candidates through, Caterer global, Job Maldives, Hotelier Maldives.
• Pre & Post recruitment formalities for both Foreigners & Locals employees as per the labour law.
• Processing Immigration, Work permits, Work permit Transfer / Cancellation for resigned employee
and other legal formalities. Organising Business Visa for third parties through PROs.
• New hire work permit formalities, Ticket booking, Registration, Employee Health Insurance.
• Carry out personalized induction procedures ensuring that new joiners are appropriately guided into
the company’s administrative procedures to facilitate a smooth transition into the company.
• New Hire Updates - Fusion HR - HRIS.
• Editor of the Official Newsletter - Island Pulse

Was the best team player in our Recruitment team consisting of 4 employees.
• Maintaining the database (MIS) of all of professional candidates for various requirements.
• Experienced in Retail, Engineering, IT, HR-Admin/ Finance, Literature, Publications,
Photography, Videographer, Medical, Catering, Hotel Management, and Educational
Recruitments.
• Sourcing candidates through various sources like Job Portals.
• Scheduling the interview with the HODs.
• Pre recruitment process for selected candidates. Completing the joining formalities.
• Scheduling the new hire orientation. Supporting training and development programmes.

Since the Pre-opening
• Handling Payroll, Welfare, Disciplinary and Grievance for 300 contract labours.
• Handling recruitment for Junior Level candidates.
• Managing post-recruitment process such as HRIS and MIS database, Induction, Training and
Development, Employee Enrolment, Bank Accounts, Exit Interview, Payroll Management through
ERP (Kalsofte).
• Stock Maintenance and Material Management for employee accommodations.
• Round tour, Accommodations check for any maintenance or safety issues.
• Enhance the living conditions of the employee.