AMJAD ZAHID

Descon Engineering FZE, Hamriyah Free Zone Establishment, Sharjah (UAE), P.O. Box 42576. +971-********* Email: om1wm5@r.postjobfree.com

HR Generalist/HR Coordinator

Career Objective

To obtain a challenging position of HR Generalist/HR Coordinator in an organization where I can fully utilize my 5-years Recruitment, Manpower mobilization/planning, Interviewing, Negotiation and Counseling skills gained during my education, internship, projects, courses and jobs in Multinationals.

Professional Experience

HR & Admin Generalist (Apr 2008 ~ Present)

DESCON ENGINEERING FZE, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah-UAE

• Interview job applicants, review applications/resumes, evaluate applicant skills and make recommendations regarding applicant’s qualifications.

• Negotiating salaries/other terms and conditions with finalized candidates.

• Design and conduct new employee orientations.

• Coordinating with PRO for the Contracts, ID Cards and Medical of employees.

• Experience of recruitment from various countries (including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Philippines) and therefore have successfully placed around 300 candidates on different positions.

• Strong network of contacts with various employment agencies and Recruitment sources around the globe and negotiating preferential terms and conditions with them.

• Administration of Employment data and maintaining Employee Files.

• Handling HR & Admin Petty cash, dealing multicultural employees and resolving their grievances.

• Provide advice, assistance and follow-up on company policies, procedures, and documentation.

• Arrangement for advertisements of required skills in various countries’ newspapers.

• Issuing Offer, Appointment, Warning and Termination letters to employees as required.

• Served the company as PRO (Authorized by the Co. in Visa & Residence department HFZA Sharjah) and handled General Administration activities as well.

• Arrangement of Visas, Tickets, OK to Board Messages, Visas Submission at the airport, hotels, coordinating for receiving the Visa Cancellation papers from the airport and resolving various issues related to the Visa and Residence Dep’t.

• Sourcing temporary employees through various Manpower Suppliers and negotiating preferential terms and conditions with them in accordance with the prevailing Free Zone/UAE laws.

• Experience of auditing and budgeting.

• Dealing with SEWA, Municipality, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Chamber of Commerce, Embassy etc.

• Familiar with Transportation (Vehicle Operation, Maintenance & Documentation)-as I have also served the company as an In charge Transport and have supervised 25 drivers.

• Devised and implemented various cost reduction measures in the areas of Visas Application Process, Ticketing and Transportation.

• Any other tasks/duties assigned by the upper management.

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Manpower Coordinator (Oct 2007 ~ Mar 2008)

DESCON ENGINEERING LTD, 18 Km Ferozpur Road, Lahore-Pakistan

• Advertising for the required workforce.

• Arranging the interviews.

• Hiring the individuals as per the requirement and job description.

• Resolving the salary disputes of the selected workers.

• Updating the data bank of the selected individuals by using the MPSCS (Manpower Strength Control System) software in combination with Ms Excel.

• Arranging visas for the required craft with the coordination of Project coordinator and then after insurance, arranging for the tickets.

• Supervised an HR Assistant.

Education:

Master in Business Administration specialization in HRM, October 2007

GPA: 3.92/4

Northern University, Nowshera-Pakistan

Internship: Pakistan Tobacco Company, Akora Khattak Factory-Pakistan, 20 Aug 2007 ~ 30 Sep 2007

Bachelor's degree, BSC-Computer Science, July 2005

Marks: 317/550

University of Peshawar, Peshawar-Pakistan

Intermediation, Computer science, Physics and Math, October 2002

Marks: 757/1100

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mardan-Pakistan

Matriculation, Computer science, Physics and Math, August 2000

Total Marks: 704/850

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar, Pakistan

Certification/Projects

• HR Score Card -Pakistan Tobacco Company Akora Khattak Factory (K.P.K,PAK), 2007

• UAE Labor Law-Dubai Institute of Business Management (Dubai, UAE), 2011

• Basic Fire Fighting Course-Global Development and Training centre in Sharjah (Sharjah, UAE), 2008

Skills

• Staff Recruitment & Retention

• Ability to work under pressure

• Program & Event Management

• Strong Communication, Interpersonal, Negotiations and analytical skills.

• Contract Negotiations/Administration

• Employee Counseling

• Confidential Record Keeping

• Ms Excel, Ms Word, Ms Outlook, IBM Lotus Notes.

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Languages

• English, fluent

• Urdu, fluent

• Pashto, fluent

Personal Information

Birth Date: 1 April 1985

Gender: Male

Nationality: Pakistan

Visa Status: Residency Visa (United Arab Emirates)

Marital Status: Married

Number of Dependants: 5

Driving License: UAE & Pakistan

Permanent Address:

Samina Lodge, Sector T, Plot # 84,

Sheikh Maltoon Town, Mardan, K.P.K, Pakistan.

+92-301*******

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