Hamda Al Najjar
People HR Partner at General Motors Africa & Middle East- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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General Motors Africa & Middle East
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United Arab Emirates
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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People HR Partner
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Dec 2021 - Present
Partners with employees and management to communicate various human resource policies, procedures, laws, standards, and other government regulations and provides guidance when appropriate.• Works closely with employees, Business HR, and management to improve work relationships, Workplace of Choice (WoC), Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), build morale, and increase productivity and retention.• Supports international employees with expatriate assignments and related HR matters.• Provides insight on business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.• Partners with Business HR to fill open positions within the organization by providing support during interviews when requested and offer process in conjunction with Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) team.• Responsible for compensation analysis during comp planning time as well as related to internal move recommendations and hiring.• Partners with management to conduct Performance Improvement discussions. Partners with employees to help improve on performance concerns.• Partner with employees to conduct Career Development discussions.• Partner with Policy & Investigation Centre of Expertise (COE) to resolve complex salaried employee relations issues and investigations.• Responsible for People leaders HRM for an alignment on plans.• Actively contribute with Business HR to develop mid and long-term strategies.• Actively have communication with people and business HR related to the functions they provide counseling Show less
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Talent Acquisition Specialist
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Nov 2018 - Nov 2021
- Develop and implement the Talent Acquisition Strategies to attract and hire the best talent- Advocate the EVP (Employer Value Proposition) effectively that represents the purpose and values of General Motors- Serve as the recruiting subject matter expert and advisor to the organization for all staffing needs- Manage the recruitment process and life-cycle, including initial assessments, screenings, interviews, providing recommendations and offers- Ensure that there is effective assessment of candidates based on their skills, experiences and advise the appropriate interview / hiring recommendations- Partner with the Human Resource Business Partners to identify the current and future talent needs of departments – Core and Support departments- Identify the bottlenecks in recruitment and selection process; advise on best practices and how the level of Talent Acquisition can be elevated- Conduct the hiring manager and new hire satisfaction survey in order to help in solidifying the process and provide enhancements to the existing processes- Through metrics create reports and identify areas of improvement- Assure new employee orientation/on-boarding programs are kept up-to-date and accurate information is provided to the new joinees- Develop an Emiratization Program for recruiting Emiratis in GM workforce- Maintain strong relationship with UAE colleges and universities, in order to source needed talents- Organizing and representing GM in all career attraction events Show less
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Emiratization & People Services Coordinator
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May 2016 - Oct 2018
• Develop an Emiratization Program for recruiting Emiratis in GM workforce• Maintain strong relationship with UAE colleges and universities, in order to source needed talents• Organizing and representing GM in all career attraction events• Planning and organizing career development programs• Manage all the administrative onboarding/off-boarding activities for new starters/ Exiting Employees• Maintain complete documentation, filing and up to date records of all employees.• Prepare certificates requested by the employees for the banks (Salary Certificate, Salary transfer letters, Travel Certificates, KSA No Objection Letters and Employment Certificates)• Support Public Relations Officer on all related Government, Immigration & Labor Department matters and ensure all updates are received on UAE Laws and regulations• Prepare documentation (e-sources, ITSD & ITAP) to ensure all transactions regarding employee hire, exit or moves are recorded accurately in People Soft• Update and maintain Myservices web-page (i.e. updating and uploading the yearly calendar, policy updates, forms, etc.)• Support Talent Acquisition with all hotel & air ticket bookings for overseas new hires;• Update probation list & issue confirmation letters to new hires after successful completion of probation• Update ERP list on a monthly basis and successfully test the ACT on a quarter basis;• Prepare the monthly and year-end pension documents for UAE nationals. Prepare additions and deletions as they occur• Manage the admin work for all new hires to ensure successful onboarding• Enroll/delete all new/exiting employees on the medical/life insurance policy• Monetary Recognition: Prepare cheque request for recognition. Report each recognition to the global via global recognition page• Co-ordinate long service award process under the direction of the People Service Supervisor Show less
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Emiratization Specialist
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May 2015 - May 2016
Develop an Emiratization Program for recruiting Emiratis in GM workforce; Liaise with Department Head/s in order to ensure a full understanding of their requirements andpreferences; Develop external networks and resourcing strategies to attract the best UAE National talent; Be an ambassador and promoter of the company people values; Engage, motivate and connect with candidates, both internally and externally; Develop strategies to enhance the Work Place of Choice culture in GM; Maintain strong relationship with UAE colleges and universities, in order to source needed talents; Organizing and representing GM in all career attraction events; Planning and organizing career development programs; Assisting the Talent Acquisition Specialist in recruitment adhoc activities including but not limited to Sourcing CVs and Telephone Screening. Show less
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United Arab Emirates
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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Sep 2013 - Nov 2013
During the internship, my main responsibility was to work with my supervisor on a job description project. The project included all the job descriptions of the employees that I needed to convert into a new template. In addition to converting, I was also responsible of editing the job descriptions and correcting their mistakes. On my eighth week of internship I was assigned to create a job description of a senior vice president business analysis. On my fourth week of internship, I was working with the recruitment team that consisted of 4 members on a “Fujairah call centre” project. On this project, my main task was to call local candidates and interview them for positions in the call centre. Show less
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Education
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Zayed University
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), HR & Marketing