Senior HR Business Partner
Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
Total years of experience :27 years, 5 Months
A trusted advisor to management on all human capital management matters.
- Responsible for implementing HR strategies and various practices that support the robust of business
Growth. Reinforcing a culture of performance focus .in addition to managing the following functions:
Organizational Development
Translate the business strategy into annual action plans resulting in making improvements that
are crucial to bring the company into a competitive edge. Create and support a continuous improvement environment in HR. Ensure new employees are properly inducted into the business and given support to become productive as quickly as possible. Implement succession plans and retention strategies for key talents. Develop and execute a learning and development plan that equips individuals with necessary skills. Coach managers and formulate and implement performance management plans to improve performance or assist with exit from the organization. Play a key role in communicating organizational messages and monitoring feedback per functional area.
Training & Development:
Support implementing the HR strategy by identify training and development initiatives required per functional area and liaise with Group Learning & Development to ensure appropriate initiatives are delivered. Ensure development and training needs of key and high potential staff are identified and delivered.
Employee Relations:
Manage ER issues within the business units. Support line managers in creating a culture of employee engagement based upon AFGRE values. Reinforce at all times a culture of performance-focus and diversity. Act as an advisor to line managers in order to educate them and minimize risk. Ensure compliance with local law and Group policy throughout the employee lifecycle.
Communicate and implement changes to HR policies and procedures. Ensure disciplinary procedure is properly applied before any employee is exited from the business.Business Partnering:
Act as a trusted business partner and coach to managers. Consult and support line managers across the group and ensure their buy-in to all initiatives. Focus on measuring the employee engagement and take necessary actions based on output results. Act as change agent and facilitate transition.
Manpower Planning:
Play an active role in assessing MP requirements, prepare and review MP budgets and forecast . Ensure annual manpower budgeting exercise is conducted accurately and efficiently.
Talent Acquisition :
Asses and analyses the business need prior to advertisement stage by gathering information about the nature of the job; the contents, the purpose, the efficiencies within the concerned dept, the output required and how the role would fit into the overall objective of the organization. Support line managers in the design of the job profile, technical assessment and interview questionnaire. Conduct competency based panel interviews with line managers.
- Administered reengineering & comprehensive HR Project with outsourcing provider.
- Developed & administered Personnel committee & remuneration committee to respond to employees requirements & and fulfill their request effectively & efficiently.
- In conjunction with other members of the HR team, take a key and at times leadership role in the
- Development and implementation of generalist HR strategies, policies and projects.
- Identify, design and implement general HR strategies and solutions to achieve agreed outcomes relating
to: organizational design, organizational change, performance management, workforce and strategic
- planning and other generalist HR activities inclusive of effective negotiation and consultation with staff.
- Take ownership of the HR results and outcomes.
- Provide high level, timely and professional advice to senior managers and staff, in interpreting
& implementing human resource policy including: change management; HR planning;
retention, performance management; workplace health; and organization development and change.
- Deliver a high level of proactive and reactive support, management and advice to managers and
staff in employee relations, encompassing, equal employment opportunity/diversity case management.
- Lead, develop and motivate a small team of HR advisors.
- Contribute as a HR team member to develop and/or enhance policies, procedures and systems to support
HR ‘best practice”.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Create and maintain a positive and professional learning environment.
- Sets the standard and expectations through example through conduct, work ethic, integrity and character.
- Able to deliver, project and motivate trainees through effective training methodologies both in
- group and individual classroom dynamics.
- Manage the design, delivery and continuous improvement of training programs as well as on-going learning opportunities across the organization, in support of the organization’s needs.
- Conduct specific training needs assessments to support the design, development and delivery of
corporate training programs and strategies .
- Monitor and measure effectiveness of all training programs.
- Proactively work with the Management team to identify and resolve issues
Practicing regional HR role for the following regions :( Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Morocco, Sudan, Bahrain)
• Working independently to provide strategic leadership in the development & implementation of
Sound and consistent employees relations Practices.
• Working closely with the Directors and Supervisors in the regions, to coach, counsel employees and
management on conflict resolution, coaching and disciplinary actions, policy interpretation, Performance reviews and other escalated employees relations issues .Acting as liaison between staff & management, head office & conducting surveys & audits.
• Ensuring compliance with all provincial legislative requirements and follow up with non-compliance.
• Assist with all recruitment needs (locally & internationally), on-boarding and retention initiatives,
• including reference checks, assessments, offer packages, welcome e-mails and HR orientation for
management etc.
• Coordinating all people soft reporting & audit tracking for the region.
HR Planning:
• Assessing the organization's human needs in light of Organizational strategy & goals.
Staffing:
• Initiating suitable sources to fulfill the manpower needs.
• Attracting, interviewing & selecting qualified candidates, orienting new candidates, reassigning employees
through transfer, promotion, managing employees' separation through resignation & discharge. Advertising for
job openings, skill tests & designing internet recruitment site.
Compensation & benefits:
• Administering benefits programs such as Pension plans, health & disability insurances, mobile phones, housing, & uniforms.
• Conducting wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.
•Participating in preparing & executing long-term plan presented annually.
•Developing policies & procedure manual for human resources & responsible of its implementation.
•In charge of all works related to the Governmental authorities .
•Establishing comprehensive personnel filling system.
•Advice managers regarding how to handle grievances & assist all parties in reaching agreements regarding grievances, train Direct managers regarding the interpretation of contract terms and the legal pitfalls to be avoided, Publishing the company policies, culture & conduct awareness sessions regarding company polices, procedure, culture, strategy & develop a guaranteed fair treatment process and train line managers in its Use .
•Respond to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs, administering performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, & equity within organization, develop performance appraisal tools & maintain records of appraisals.
Developing & conducting job analysis program, develop job description & job specification manual, developing Manpower plans & preparing manpower periodical reports and recommend procedures to reduce absenteeism & turnover, conducting screening interviews, planning & conducting new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals, administering tests, developing personnel plans showing promotable employees, Prepare employees separation notices & related documents, conduct exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.
Developing training needs analysis, developing training plan, evaluating training outcomes & training courses,
Conducting wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.
Participating in Recruitment, interviews, test's process, dealing with the recruitment agency conducts new employee orientation.
Developing monthly attendance record, administering the social insurance ( adding & deleting staff members , updating organization charts, developing manpower monthly report .
Composes and types routine legal correspondence, organizes and maintains legal file system, and other records, administering contracts, developing & preparing the peals, attending some kind of legal sessions .