Experience

Kelmer Middle East LLC

• HR Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Human Resource Department Management of the HR Department for the Company as well as its sister companies from diversified sectors such as Interior Designs, Food, F&B outlets, Beauty & Wellness, and more. Ensuring the timely recruitment of new employees into the business from the initial job offer being made through to their induction into the company including offer letters and contracts etc.  Implementation of the HR Department.  Developing HR procedures and processes.  Preparation of Employee Handbook.  Maintaining HR records of all employees.  Set up and maintenance of client & candidate databases.  Dealing with redundancies, gross misconduct, leaves issues.  Writing job specifications and designing job adverts.  Short listing of suitable candidates from applications.  Organizing and arranging interviews for candidates.  Conducting interview with job applicants, asking relevant questions.  Conducting pre-employment checks on job applicants i.e. references.  Conducting inductions for new employees.  Making sure that any promotions, transfers and pay rises take effect as planned.  Providing employment references for past employees.  Writing the terms of employment & contracts for new employees.  Monitoring of employee leave. Show less



Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE

• Manager - Trade Missions & B2B

  • May 2005 - Feb 2014

  As Manager – Trade Missions & B2B at the Italian Industry & Commerce Office in Sharjah (Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE), I was responsible for the complete organization of Trade Missions of high level diplomatic institutional and individual missions and thereby have proven myself a great asset in promoting and assisting Italian companies in their venture to doing business in the UAE and vice versa for the UAE based companies. I am accustomed to working in a high-pressure environment where accuracy and attention to detail are essential and have played a pivotal role in setting up several mutual collaborations between the Italian and UAE companies Trade Missions / B2B  Responsible for the organization of the visits of various sectoral delegations from Italy to UAE and vice versa - Targeting specific companies for possible meetings and introducing the concerned company via mailing of brochures and catalogues. - Complete arrangement & scheduling of itineraries - Extensive logistical arrangements, i.e. travel, accommodations, local transportation, interpreters, etc. - Follow-up activity for the company to ensure that the trade mission was a success. Trade Fairs  Approaching targeted companies in the relevant sectors for participation  Coordination for all logistics and setting up of the stands at the exhibition  Mailing of promotional brochures of the participating companies to invite visitors to their stands  Extensive logistical arrangements, i.e. travel, accommodations, local transportation, interpreters, etc. In addition to the above, I also reported to the Director General of the Chamber and assisted him on various projects related to the promotion of Italy in the UAE and was responsibile for the overall administration of the Chamber - Employee Relations, Accounts, Event organization, Membership, Chamber Newsletters, Website, etc. Show less



Italian Chamber of Commerce in Mumbai

• Personal Assistant to the Director General of the Chamber

  • Jan 2000 - May 2005

   Responsible for the H.R Department of the office (i.e. staff salaries, staff leave, bonuses, maintenance of attendance, increments, and policies laid down by the Chamber)  Responsible for the Visa Department in coordination with the Italian Embassy and Consulate.  Assisted the Secretary General in European projects i.e. the Cross-Cultural Project and the Asia-Invest Project under the European Commission, (preparation of the financial and technical semestral reports every 6 months, co-ordination between the various partners of the project, assisting in the seminars organized and maintenance of the data base)  Diary management, meeting coordination, preparation of confidential reports, documentation and other correspondence.  Handled extensive business travel arrangements and prepared all related documents.  Attended all Council of Management Meetings and the Annual General Meetings and made a note of the minutes.  Maintained relationships with a wide range of people, both internal as well as external, including the Chambers of Commerce through out the world, Ambassadors and Ministers.  Independent Correspondence  Maintained an organized database for all contacts  Maintained an organized filing system The Chamber was also involved in the organization of various sector oriented events and from the year 2002 started organizing an Italian week in India and vice versa an Indian week in Italy each year. My role in the organization of these events were as follows:  Assisting in the co-ordination for the visit of various Italian dignitaries/Italian Delegations to India and Italy - Basic logistical arrangements, i.e. flights, hotels accommodations, transportation, etc. - Complete arrangement of itineraries and scheduling of all meetings. - Accompanying the delegation to various meetings. - Coordinator for all fashion shows held under the umbrella of these events. Show less