Zana Beqiri, HR Advisor

Zana Beqiri

HR Advisor

Falkland Islands Company Ltd.

Location
United Kingdom
Education
Bachelor's degree, Labor Law
Experience
23 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 4 Months

HR Advisor at Falkland Islands Company Ltd.
  • United Kingdom - London
  • My current job since September 2019

The Falkland Islands Company Ltd. is a subsidiary of Falkland Islands Holdings Group PLC publicly traded in the London Stock Exchange in the UK and currently employs over 230 staff from over 20 countries.
• As per ISO 9001:2015 standards advise the management on organizational development and change management process. Design policies and procedures on recruitment, performance management and staff development, HR administration etc. revision of existing policies such as employee handbook in alignment with quality management systems and the legislation applicable. Deliver leadership training and staff management training to department directors and managers.

Organizational Development Specialist at Limitless Consulting LLC
  • Kosovo
  • December 2017 to August 2019

Business adviser on change management and organizational development through Total Quality Control. Successfully revised corporate internal operations policies achieving ISO certification. Recent clients include Ster Group, Hawax Corporation, Hawax Security, Davan Energy, Shimal Oil in Iraq. Assisted US Government contractor companies with immigration liaison (VT Group).

Country Administrator at Malteser International
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • August 2016 to November 2017

Funded by German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by BMZ and by ECHO and own funds of the Order of Malta, I lead the support services team working on emergency health and livelihood projects in Iraq, funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ECHO, German Ministry for Development and other institutional donors:
• Created risk management procedures and mentored 4 local NGOs with policies in compliance with local requirements and monitoring mechanisms for reporting to donors
• Staff policies, staff performance management policies, and training plans
• Aligned staff contracts with local laws, payroll systems and incentives with government partners from Iraq Department of Health in three cities.
• Aligned procurement policies and wrote new standards and contracts. Created mechanisms of monitoring the cash assistance distribution to beneficiaries and accountability to donors, audited and certified by international auditors
• Supervised staff in HR, finance, logistics and support services.

Regional Head of Finance & HR Balkans at Luxembourg Development and Cooperation Agency
  • Kosovo
  • July 2009 to August 2016

Funded by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with co-funding from local partners, I supervised the regional finance in implementation of Luxembourg Government development assistance bilateral projects in Montenegro, Serbia and in Kosovo, various sectors: in Health Reform, VET Reform and Centers of Competence development, Water system infrastructure, institutional capacity building, and Forestry:
• Finance management and HR policies development and recommendations for 8 bilateral projects in the Balkans Region including: Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania
• Internal HR audit and financial compliance supervision of bilateral projects in the region
• Regional policies harmonization with local legislation
• Bilateral agreements administration, including major contracts’ administration, three-party agreements and staff recruitment and development.

Finance/Administration Manager, Iraq Program at Mercy Corps Iraq Program Support
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • March 2008 to May 2009

Funded by USAID, I was responsible for South Iraq USAID CAP programs in infrastructure, vocational education and training and emergency, Finance Management of Iraq Community Action Programs I, II and III, which were funded by USAID and local contribution and monitored through Kuwait office:
• HR Policies development in alignment with South Iraq legislation and with program requirements.
• Finance Management of Iraq Community Action Programs I, II and III, which were funded by USAID and local contribution and monitored through Kuwait office.

Elections Trainer at Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Kosovo
  • September 2007 to February 2008

Provided technical advice and expertise for the revision of electoral legislation training and helped manage the electoral process to meet international standards and the recommendations of election observation missions. Training on data-entry and managed 220 data entry clerks.

Resident Administrator at National Democratic Institute
  • Yemen - Sanaa
  • September 2005 to August 2007

Worked to support and strengthen democratic institutions in Yemen through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.
Funded by USAID, this position covered all aspects of HR, procurement, finance and audit.
• Management of operations of all Yemen projects of NDI in electoral reform, election monitoring, local governance, women empowerment in politics, conflict mitigation and local communities’ development and capacity building.

ATCS Administration Manager at Prishtina International Airport / Air Traffic Control Services Division (ATCS)
  • Kosovo
  • January 2004 to September 2005

Revision of all HR and administrative internal policies in alignment of statutory changes from a public enterprise to a corporate status. Revision of HR and development policies, and system for performance management of 121 staff of the division in line with ICAO, IATA and government requirements for both civil servants and public servants

Iraq Program Finance and HR Manager at Air Serv International
  • Jordan - Amman
  • July 2003 to December 2003

Finance and HR Management of programs funded by USAID and own generated funds. Middle East (Amman, Baghdad and Kuwait) offices set up of finance, admin, logistics and HR procedures according to internal and donor policies.

Finance and Administration Manager at Oxfam Great Britain
  • Kosovo
  • March 2002 to July 2003

Projects funded by DfID, EC, USAID, Swiss Development Cooperation, UN etc. Managed the Finances and maintained systems of payments, authorization, banking, coding, cash flow, monthly accounts and reconciliation for two countries Kosovo and North Macedonia. Recruitment and training of new staff in finance.

Finance/Admin Officer at Edinburgh Direct Aid
  • Kosovo
  • December 2000 to February 2002

Projects funded by EC, USAID and UNDP in emergency shelter and housing reconstruction in central Kosovo. I managed all aspects of finance and HR and reporting internally to HQ in Edinburgh Scotland

Education

Bachelor's degree, Labor Law
  • at Prishtina University, Kosovo
  • June 2003

Minor in Management

Specialties & Skills

Policy Design
Accounting Standards
Internal Controls
HR Strategy
Training and Coaching Skills
Accounting Packages: PeopleSoft, Quicken, Peachtree, Sage Systems (MAS90)
Aeronautical Information Packages: AFTN and SITA
Policies and procedures development
Fast-track scheduler
Windows, MS Office
Financial Compliance Control Management

Languages

Albanian
Expert
English
Expert
Bosnian
Expert
Serbian
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Institute for the Future (IFTF)
  • Member
  • March 2014

Training and Certifications

Quality Assurance, Airside Safety and Security (Training)
Training Institute:
Icelandic Civil Aviation Authority & Swedavia
Date Attended:
August 2007
Duration:
20 hours
FastTrack Project Planner and Project Management Training (Training)
Training Institute:
in-house training in LuxDev, Luxembourg
Date Attended:
September 2009
Duration:
40 hours
PeopleSoft Financials (Training)
Training Institute:
in-house training in Oxfam GB in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Date Attended:
November 2001
Duration:
32 hours
ICAO Annex 14 Aerodromes (Training)
Training Institute:
BAA and UK CAA in airports in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Teesside, Inverness
Date Attended:
January 2004
Duration:
240 hours
Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Programs (Training)
Training Institute:
in-house training in LuxDev, Luxembourg
Date Attended:
April 2015
Duration:
80 hours
GIZ Public Finance Management (PFM) (Training)
Training Institute:
German Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ), Bad Honnef
Date Attended:
November 2013
Duration:
40 hours
Auditing of EU Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
EU court of Auditors and i-Training Academy, Skopje, Macedonia
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
22 hours

Hobbies

  • Swimming