Rima Hassan
Address: Salmiya, Kuwait Tel: +965-****-**** Email: ********@*****.***
Professional Experience
Human Resources Director
YIACO Medical Company Kuwait
August 2015 – November 2017
Responsible for HR Strategy formulation and implementation and ensuring that the HR Strategy is in line with the organizations vision, mission, values and business strategy
Managing the entire HR function, for the head office, medical centers and pharmacies (recruitment, payroll, personnel, employee relations, government relations, training, organizational development)
Conducting Turnover Analysis and creating retention policies
Managing the Administrative Functions (licensing) and the Government Relations activities (visa, residencies, quotas, social security etc…)
Developing and implementing HR Polices & Procedures
Managing Employee engagement and related activities
Ensuring that HR processes are properly incorporated within the ERP
Conducting annual organization wide manpower plan
Developing and maintain and Employee Succession Plan
Led a project on salary scale revamping, grading structure in addition to market benchmarking
Redesigned the Employee Performance Management system to include objectives and KPIs
Implemented new Bonus Scheme which takes into consideration both employee performance and financial performance of organization
Human Resources Director
Al Omooma Hospital Kuwait
April 2014 – August 2015
Developed and implemented HR Policies and Procedures
Implemented Human Resources departmental strategy and objectives
Wad involved in the preparations for accreditation
Responsible for preparing and adhering to annual HR budget
Introduced manpower planning
Creating strategic relationships with recruitment agencies
Managed the medical staff licensing process with the ministry of health and licensing department
Oversaw governmental relations activities (visas, residencies etc) with the ministry of social affairs and labor and the passport authorities
Managing the payroll activities
Managing personnel related matters
Handling employee relations
Managing company accommodation
Preparing reports
Human Resources Manager
Royale Hayat Hospital Kuwait
September 2012 – April 2014
Developed and implemented departmental policies and procedures, job descriptions and organizational structure
Conducting performance appraisals (probationary, contract renewal)
Compiled and executed annual training plan, liaised with corporate training providers & conducting in-house training
Implemented an annual manpower plan and oversaw the recruitment process (local & overseas)
Established relationships with recruitment agencies locally and abroad to meet the recruitment needs
Oversaw the licensing, credentialing, privileging and re-privileging processes for doctors and nurses
Managed overall government relations with regards to quotas, hospital licenses, visas, residencies and Kuwaitization
Conducted market studies & benchmarking to create salary scale
Oversaw personnel activities including leave management and payroll
Conducted employee relations activities, employee motivational events and disciplinary action
Preparing periodic reports
Recruitment Manager
ADNAR Group Kuwait
March 2012 – September 2012
Implemented recruitment policies & procedures
Sourced candidates and conducted competency based interviews
Prepared job descriptions
Prepared offers and followed up with selected candidates until they joined their place of work
Followed up on invoicing and payment collection
Sourced and implemented a Candidate Management Software
Prepared periodic reports
Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment)
IMCO Engineering & Construction Kuwait
March 2009 – March 2012
Built the recruitment team within the HR Department
Managed a team of 7 employees in recruitment
Created & implemented recruitment policies, procedures and forms
Conducted sourcing of candidates, screening and interviewing, for both local and overseas candidates
Managed the company’s recruitment needs for head office positions (up to Director level), in addition to construction and maintenance projects
Managed overseas recruitment trips to Egypt, India and Philippines
Coordinated with project managers and the estimation department during costing of new projects in relation to recruitment costs
Conducted a job analysis project in order to create new job descriptions
Updated the organizational structure as needed
Decided on the sourcing and recruitment strategies to be implemented for different positions and projects
Coordinated with recruitment agencies both local and overseas for selection of candidates
Oversaw the mobilization process for new employees from visa request to arrival in Kuwait, for both individual recruitment and volume recruitment of up to 1500 employees
Managed the employee orientation program for new joiners
Oversaw the resignation / termination process and conducted exit interviews
Prepared of periodic HR reports
Production Planning & Sourcing Manager
Inkript (Itani Printing & Trading) Lebanon
2005–2009
Preparation of production schedule & planning of production within the plant
Coordinated with production departments in order to follow up on status of schedule
Conducted analysis of raw material requirements throughout the year
Sourced raw material
Scheduled for testing of new raw materials in coordination with the Production Manager & Quality Control Manager & ensured that raw material met requirements
Oversaw supplier evaluation process
Supervised procurement process
Monitored waste levels
Prepared product technical sheets and bill of materials
Dealt with customer complaints
Conducted cost estimations for jobs and analysis between estimations and real cost incurred
Coordinated with maintenance department to schedule maintenance for machines
Implemented MasterCard requirements
Budget preparation
Prepared comparative analytical reports & fish bone analysis
Restructured Quality Management System in compliance with ISO 9001:2000
Developed policies and procedures for the organization
Developed objectives & indicators for each department
Conducted internal quality audits on Quality Management System
Implemented corrective and preventive actions based on audit results
Coordinated with Bureau Veritas (local and foreign offices) for third party inspections
Assistant General Manager
Aqua Blue Lebanon
2003 - 2005
Followed up on employee vacations, sick leaves, attendance, absences and overtime
Payroll preparation
Dealt with insurance issues and work related injuries
Responsible for purchasing of raw materials (both local & foreign suppliers)
Reviewed payables & ensured that payment dates were adhered to
Oversaw delivery routing & implemented GPRS vehicle tracking system
Reviewed daily sales, collections and receivables
Prepared monthly performance reports
Oversaw customer service department & dealt with customer complaints
Developed and updated quality procedures in accordance with ISO 9001: 2000 e
Conducted internal audits on the quality management system
Implemented corrective and preventive actions
Administrative Assistant
MAK HTI Lebanon
2002 - 2003
Responsible for preparing and updating employee job descriptions
Developed documentation for ISO 9001:2000 standards
Prepared reports on actuals vs. budgets and prepared variation reports
Executed internal quality audits for specific departments
Dealt with customer suggestions and complaints
School Teacher
Al Manar Modern School Lebanon
2001 - 2002
Prepared lesson plans
Taught English, Science & Math
Prepared, administered and corrected exams
Met with parents to provide feedback on the students
Education
2015 MBA International Business, Kuwait Maastricht Business School
2001 BS Banking & Finance, Lebanese American University
Training & Seminars
June 2016 Business Strategy for HR Leaders INSEAD (France)
Apr 2016 Cultural Transformation Vigor Events (Kuwait)
Apr 2008 Effective Solutions Using Root Cause Analysis Canspect Corp. (Lebanon)
Mar 2008 Workflow and image building ELCIM (Lebanon)
Jan 2008 Performance Management Inkript (Lebanon)
Oct 2007 Quality Control & Standardization ELCIM (Lebanon)
Dec 2006 Recruitment & Interviewing Skills Inkript (Lebanon)
Dec 2006 Preparing Job Descriptions Inkript (Lebanon)
Sep 2006 Process Mapping – Continual Improvement QMI (Lebanon)
Jun 2005 Advanced Information Security Management Systems QMI (Lebanon)
Languages
English, Arabic, French, Greek
Computer Literacy
Microsoft Office, Office 365, Visio, SAP, Various HR ERP Systems