Experience

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  Talogy Middle East

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Human Resources Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Partnership Manager

    • Mar 2022 - Present

  • Director - Psychometric Test Library

    • Sep 2017 - Mar 2022

    PSI Innovative HR Solutions is one of the largest teams of Occupational Psychologists and learning and development specialists in the Gulf. We specialise in individual, team and organisational assessment and development. We work with organisations to select, assess and develop talent and teams, and support organisational development through the design and implementation of world-class Strategic HR Frameworks.IHS has been headquartered in the United Arab Emirates since 1999. Today we represent 12 International Test Publishers in the GCC, and have brought to the region world-renowned and highly-respected psychometric tools and leadership assessments to support effective individual and organisational development.Our team work in English and Arabic with Young Talent through to Senior Executives in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. We bring international expertise and deep regional experience to ensure our products and services are in line with global best practices and achieve enduring business outcomes.

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  Roads and Transport Authority

  • Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates

  • Manager Talent Management

    • Jan 2016 - Feb 2017
    • Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates

    The Talent Section is fairly new at RTA so the focus is primarily on talent identification and development at this stage. Career paths and succession planning and are also a large part of the current focus.

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  Innovative HR Solutions

  • Director Development and Standards

    • Mar 2005 - Jan 2016

    Innovative HR Solutions has the largest group of organisational psychologists working together in the GCC region. We have a custom built assessment centre at Knowledge Village, Dubai and our multinational team are experts at assisting organisations with Assessment and Development Centres. We also have the skill and expertise to follow up the centres with innovative measures of leadership develoment, coaching, talent pipeline support and training.I initially joined as Senior Occupational Psychologist, promoted to Director Psychological Test Library and more recently, Director Development and Standards.Skills utilised:Relationship building, client management and salesClient needs assessment Design and implementation of assessment and development centresConduct of centres; Management of quality and standards for assessing teamConstruction of bespoke selection and development reportsDelivery of standard and 'hot' feedback on psychometrics, personality measures and behavioural exercisesDesign, trialling and implementation of bespoke centre exercisesDesign and delivery of various training programs; SHL's Occupational Testing and Occupational Personality Questionnaire, A&DC's Assessor Skills and Centre Manager Programs, Competency Based Interview Training, Strong Interest Inventory etcConstruction of behavioural and technical competency frameworksDesign and delivery of tailored training such as competency framework construction, performance appraisal systems

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  Presidential Flight

  • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Presidential Flight

    • Sep 2001 - May 2004
    • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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  SHL New Zealand - Auckland

  • Managing Consultant

    • Dec 1998 - Sep 2001

    Skills UtilisedManaging client relationships and salesManaging two consulting teams, based in Auckland and WellingtonConsulting deliveryDelivery of SHL programmes; Occupational Testing, Occupational Personality Questionnaire, Motivation Questionnaire etc.Delivery of bespoke programmes, such CBI programme to the United Nations

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  Bank of South Pacific

  • Human Resources Manager

    • Jul 1997 - Dec 1998

    Skills UtilisedRecruitment, remuneration, training and development, employee relations, leadership of team, talent management and succession planning

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  ANZ

  • Training and Development Manager

    • Jan 1996 - Jul 1997

    Skills UtilisedTraining needs analysis, construction and/or selection of relevant training programmes, training delivery, support with development and succession planning, management of the training team

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  BNZ

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Remuneration Analyst, HR Consultant

    • Nov 1993 - Jan 1996
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand