Sep 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• I am responsible for leading and executing the end-to-end recruitment strategy across all UAE and KSA subsidiaries under Aldar, including the Retail vertical. My role focuses on driving strategic hiring practices that align with business growth, operational excellence, and nationalization objectives.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Lead full-cycle recruitment across multiple sectors including real estate, retail, property management, mall operations, and facility services, ensuring workforce plans are effectively executed.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies to attract high-caliber talent through targeted campaigns across professional networks, career portals, and specialized industry platforms.
• Oversee structured interview and assessment frameworks to evaluate technical expertise, behavioral competencies, and cultural alignment.
• Manage offer and compensation negotiations, ensuring internal equity and alignment with market benchmarks and organizational salary structures.
• Partner closely with Employee Relations, PRO, and business leadership to ensure compliance with UAE labor laws, visa processes, and internal governance requirements.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with external recruitment agencies to support specialized and high-volume hiring needs.
• Drive Emiratization initiatives by identifying, engaging, and hiring qualified UAE Nationals in line with Aldar’s diversity and inclusion targets.
• Enhance onboarding processes to ensure a smooth and engaging transition for new hires, fostering early integration and retention.
• This role underscores my leadership in building a high-performing, agile Talent Acquisition function that delivers strategic value, ensures compliance, and strengthens Aldar’s position as an employer of choice across its subsidiaries and markets.

Sep 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• I lead the recruitment team and oversee the entire hiring process, from the initial vacancy announcement to the successful on-boarding of new hires. My key responsibilities include:
• Strategically posting job vacancies on the RoyalJet career portal and various job boards to attract a diverse and highly qualified candidate pool.
• Organizing assessment days and conducting rigorous technical evaluations to ensure candidates meet RoyalJet's high standards.
• Facilitating comprehensive interviews to assess candidate suitability for each role.
• Negotiating competitive salary packages that align with both organizational budgets and candidate expectations.
• Collaborating with multiple departments to streamline visa applications and security clearance processes.
• Partnering with external agencies to conduct psychometric evaluations and drug testing.
• Ensuring a seamless transition for candidates from the hiring process to their first day at RoyalJet, fostering a positive onboarding experience.
• This role underscores my commitment to delivering exceptional recruitment outcomes and enhancing the overall talent acquisition strategy at RoyalJet.

Aug 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Spearheading recruitment processes on behalf of Abu Dhabi Airports. I collaborate closely with hiring managers to deeply understand their staffing prerequisites, tirelessly source top-tier candidates, rigorously conduct interviews, and meticulously manage the entire recruitment cycle. Involve in implementing best practices in talent acquisition and ensuring a seamless and efficient hiring experience for candidates and internal stakeholders.

Jul 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• WFC Holding is a leading Tech & Data-Driven smart shared services outsourcing company that specializes in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Manpower Outsourcing (MPO). Through their subsidiaries Workforce Connexion, Integrated Business Centre, Corporate Solutions Consultants, and Multi-Serve Typing. WFC Holding is able to provide clients with complete end-to-end support services across multiple sectors and industries. Handling clients i.e Royal Group, Sinyar, IHC, DED, Yosh Hospitality, and etc.
• o Responsible for sourcing, attracting, headhunting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding candidates (white collar).
• o Input into the overall hiring strategy of the organization to ensure the client teams consist of a diverse set of qualified individuals
• o Form close relationships with hiring managers to ensure clear candidate/interviewer expectations
• o Headhunt applicants through online channels, such as LinkedIn and other professional networks
• o Post job advertisements in web-based recruitment portals such as Gulf Talent, LinkedIn, and Naukri Gulf
• o Review all applications received from candidates through external job postings and select viable candidates for shortlisting.
• o Writes initial assessments on communication skills, commitment, personality, and relevancy of candidate’s experience to ensure they are suited to fill the position
• o Coordinates between the candidates and the client to determine a suitable date and time to schedule interviews ensuring that candidates are clear about the position and location of the interview.

Jun 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · Remote

• Spearheading recruitment processes on behalf of Abu Dhabi Airports. I collaborate closely with hiring managers to deeply understand their staffing prerequisites, tirelessly source top-tier candidates, rigorously conduct interviews, and meticulously manage the entire recruitment cycle. Involve in implementing best practices in talent acquisition and ensuring a seamless and efficient hiring experience for candidates and internal stakeholders.

Apr 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

• Filipino Institute has maintained a commitment to providing the highest caliber of educational and artistic knowledge to all aspiring Filipino Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to the entire GCC region. Filipino Institute is a comprehensive short-course training facility in the UAE. It has developed a new mechanism for developing leverage for competent and potential Filipinos to excel in the international community. The accomplishments of the Filipino Institute in the UAE have resonated in its neighboring countries.
• I lead the Business Management course at the Filipino Institute, designed to equip students with comprehensive knowledge and expertise in essential business and management principles. This program offers an excellent entry point for individuals without prior business experience, providing them with a strong foundation in the world of commerce.
• Throughout the course, I offer valuable industry insights, including market trends and industry reports, which prove to be indispensable resources. Moreover, students are encouraged to apply academic theories to real-world business scenarios, enabling them to kickstart their careers with practical skills and understanding.
• A significant portion of the course focuses on various aspects of entrepreneurship, encompassing the creation of a business plan and the essential elements necessary for its development. By mastering these fundamentals, students gain the tools to confidently pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.
• Furthermore, the course emphasizes the cultivation of a skill set tailored to address contemporary business challenges and societal developments. As a result, students become adept at making informed managerial decisions that consider ethical, economic, and social implications.
• The Business Management course fosters a well-rounded and professional approach to the world of business, empowering students to thrive in their careers and contribute positively to society.

Oct 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

• ALFAHIM has a portfolio of companies across the automotive, real estate, and travel sectors.
• Job Posting
• Posts job advertisements internally or externally in web-based recruitment portals, in the event that no internal candidates are qualified/applied, such as Bayt, Monster, LinkedIn, ATS, or in local/international newspapers if necessary.
• Applications Screening
• Reviews all applications received from candidates through internal and external job postings and selects viable candidates for shortlisting
• Searches for suitable profiles among active job seekers on Online Career Websites such as; Bayt, Monster, LinkedIn, ATS, etc. for shortlisting
• Shortlisting
• Writes initial assessments on communication skills, commitment, personality, and relevancy of candidates' past experience to ensure they are suited to fill the position.
• Writes notes on employability and salary expectations of all candidates in order to prepare the final
• Prepares a final short list of candidates along with the screening notes for the BU to evaluate and provide technical feedback.
• Interviews
• Coordinates between the candidates and the BU to determine a suitable date and time to schedule interviews ensuring that candidates are clear about the position and location of the interview.
• Conducts interviews either unilaterally or in with a panel including a representative of the BU and Line Manager to determine and select the best candidate for the job.
• Prepares written interview assessments for all interviewed candidates to keep a record of the interview results.
• Prepares Employee Appointment Form and ensures all parties of the interview sign confirming their approval
• Others
• Organizes and arranges Recruitment Campaigns abroad to fill large gaps in the workforce ensuring that all vacancies are filled efficiently.
• Explores the possibility of new labor markets to ensure diversity and abide by the nationality ratio regulations set by the Ministry of Labour.

May 2019 – Oct 2019 · 5 mos

• Closely work with Payroll and IT to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of HR operational services to the stakeholders with 1200 active employees
• Operations: Oversee on boarding process once the mobilization is completed. Manage employee data base in HRIS / Oracle, medical and life insurance inclusion / renewals, employee ID cards, time and attendance, door access , payroll, employment letters issuance, emolument changes, leave administration and formalize employee exit process.
• Policies: Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures relevant to the Employee Relations and Services department. Propose appropriate amendments based on evaluation, identify and develop new policies that will lead to greater efficiency, cost savings or other benefits to the Group and its employees. Act as an internal consultant and business partner by providing guidance and advice to Senior Management and employees in matters related to Policy clarification, labour laws etc.
• Investigations, Grievances & Dispute Resolution: Ensure all processes are in compliance with company policies and procedures and local legislation. Investigate any allegations of breach of code of conduct to take appropriate disciplinary actions and ensure due process is followed through.
• o Assist ER Manager in specific investigations, employee grievances. Conducts interviews with employee to finalize them within the regulated timelines.
• o Handle employee grievances on day to day basis.
• Employee Relations:
• o Handles exit interviews of all levels and grades to establish the reasons for resignation and writes the interview remarks in Exit Interview Form.
• o Support employees in queries related to policy matters, medical insurance claims process and ensures timely response
• o Assist in the arrangement of social activities for staff as deemed necessary.

Apr 2018 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr

• Responsible for ensuring smooth and timely functioning of all HR Employee Relations activities, mainly salary, leave administration, data processing in HRIS, Door Access Control, Time and Attendance, medical and life insurance while attending to all employees queries across the group.
• HRIS
• Maintains and Updates all employee records in Oracle including employee hierarchy in cases of promotions, transfers, organization restructuring, staff’s dependent records, etc. and ensures that the system is free from errors to avoid serious impacts on the employee emoluments.
• Provides Oracle Self Service orientation for the new joiners during the induction process and supports in compiling user manuals accessed through AFG portal.
• Medical & Life Insurance
• Ensures all staff and their dependents (2,400 members) are enrolled in medical insurance after verifying their required legal documentation and facilitates timely distribution of insurance cards.
• Updates and sends all “Life Insurance Declaration Forms” for staff enrollment in the Life Insurance scheme
• Processes the “Accident at Work” report when received from BU's to facilitate reimbursement under “Workmen Compensation Scheme” and also provides guidance to employees in applying for ‘Employment Accident’ leave.
• Payroll
• Communicates all on boarding and departing staff to Finance Department for payroll action ensuring upload of staff overtime/deduction, transfer, promotion/demotion, change of emoluments and unpaid leave in Oracle time lines and without errors since it has direct implication on salary.
• Notifies finance prior to processing of exit documents as a standard operation procedure in case of any termination, resignation, and absconding employees to avoid advance salary/loan payment as a precautionary measure.
• Notifies Finance Department of all payroll actions of newly joined Non Payroll employees and manually processes leave applications and End of Service Calculation.

Feb 2016 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• 1. Liaise with Government Relations team with regards to visa process and Emirates ID of newly joined employees
• 2. Prepare and update onboarding documents
• 3. Application of medical insurance of employees and their dependents.
• 4. Attends to employee queries
• 5. Conduct new joiners orientation

Apr 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos · Musaffah, Abu Dhabi

• Safewater Chemicals LLC is the only Chlor Alkali company in the UAE. It was established in March 2004 by the Al Jaber Group and in 2011 Al Kout Industrial Projects (AIP-Kuwait) took over the full ownership
• Prepare and organize paperwork and other materials as needed for meetings, conferences, travel arrangements, and expenses reports.
• Performed various secretarial/clerical duties such as taking dictations, documenting, photocopying, faxing, mailing, and organizing the filing system.
• Composed, typed, and distributed meeting agendas and minutes, routine correspondences, and reports.
• Assist the PRO in completing the required documents needed for the processing of visas, Labour Contracts, and Company and Vehicle Licenses (INDUSTRIAL LICENSE, MOH LICENSE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CNIA, CICPA, and etc.)
• Monitoring the updates and maintaining of the trade/industrial licenses and other government certificates of all company’s legal entities in the UAE to ensure that the documents are up-to-date.
• Collect and submit all the required data and documents needed for the renewal of employees’ Medical Insurance (DAMAN, AL AIN INSURANCE-NAS)
• Prepare all kinds of letters (Offer letters, Warning and Termination, Bank letters, Loan letters, Consulate letters,) and maintain discipline and code of conduct at work.
• Administer employee letter requests, including, but not limited to, bank letters, no objection certificates, leave, and embassy letters.
• Administration of employee recognition awards & long service awards.
• Assist managers and employees through the performance management cycle and maintain a fit-for-purpose performance management system in order to drive an effective performance culture within the business.
• Attended to employee inquiries, concerns & grievances and provides necessary assistance & actions to solve matters accordingly in coordination with the General Manager.
• Cross verification of absent days, sick leave certificate & Employees on leave.

Jan 2013 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Write, review, edit and proofread materials
• Received and distribute mail
• Managed conference rooms
• Supervised office maintenance
• Received payments and make out receipts
• Answered the phone and screen calls
• Guide callers to the right person
• Take down and forward messages
• Provide information (e.g. brochures, pamphlets)