HR Director

NARGIZ KARIMBAYOVA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 19/05/1980

Tel: +994**-*******

Email:**********@*****.***

Professional skills & Achievements:

Working with Local & Foreign staff

Solid knowledge of Local Labor Legislation

HR Trainings provided for Azerbaijan-France Chamber of Commerce / HR Academy

EDUCATION

Baku State University / Department of History

Bachelor Degree

Master Degree – with Honor

Moscow Business School / MBA

Master Degree

HR Director Course (2020-2021)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Branch Office of the British Council in the Republic of Azerbaijan

(2019 – 2022)

HR Manager South Caucasus / HR Manager Azerbaijan

Leading HR processes in three SC Cluster countries: Recruitment, Performance, Pay review, L&D, other HR policies& procedures.

In consultation with regional HRBP and relevant Head(s) of Centers of Expertise, contribute to the development and ensure consistent implementation of country/cluster-specific HR policies and procedures, guidelines and systems within the cluster

Working with the Regional Pay & Rewards Lead, support the cluster leadership team in relation to Pay for Performance, country pay proposals, market surveys based on cluster needs, and advise on job offer related packages in line with corporate and regional Pay Strategy.

Manage the recruitment of full, part time and temporary staff and induction in Azerbaijan, and support all recruitment in other South Caucasus countries. Also oversee all cluster recruitment and placement activities i.e. advertising, short-listing, interviewing, preparing letters of appointment, inducting new colleagues and managing their probation. Provide support to the cluster countries in relation to the implementation of corporate behaviours, definition and evaluation of role profiles and interviewing. Maintain the recruitment process in line with the regional agreed key performance indicators.

In consultation with Country Directors and relevant stakeholders, coordinate an annual Learning and Development (L&D) needs analysis within the cluster, develop and implement the L&D plan.

In consultation with the regional Talent and Development Manager and HRBP, coordinating the implementation of regional talent management and succession planning in the cluster by identifying top talent, critical roles, key skills and high potentials, facilitating discussions with relevant stakeholders.

Working closely with regional HR team, lead on Performance management to ensure consistency across the cluster, and support line managers in addressing performance issues and focusing on development

Act as escalation point for all employee relations issues within cluster and assist HRBP in providing advice and managing grievances and disciplinary issues.

Ensure that all HR policies and practices are followed in Azerbaijan and all countries, and that terms and conditions of service are reviewed (including common labour agreements) and meet corporate standards and regional policies and local labour regulations.

Manage monthly payroll for Azerbaijan for processing in line with British Council standards and local labour regulations.

Rapid Solutions - Oil & Energy Industry

(2016 – 2017)

HR Manager / (staff 300 employees, including permanent staff & Project staff)

Development, review, implementation and control of HR manual policies and procedures in line with company policy, budgets and legal requirements: recruitment and selection, employment, induction, performance management, training and development, redundancy, discipline and grievance, absence, relocation and travel, in detail:

Take part in Management Team Meetings to update on HR issues and input to Company development strategy

Establish a Competency Assurance Process including evaluations

Interface, coordinate and manage work of HR team: administration, recruitment and administration of work permits for expatriate personnel and all necessary migration permission for the employees work in country, redundancy process;

Implementation and maintenance of an integrated personnel and training database, in order to establish, analyse, monitor and report on manpower resources and statistical information;

Development and management of HR Manual and Handbooks, induction packages for both national and international employees;

Management of the training function to ensure compliance with company and department training plans, budget, job functionality and measure the effectiveness of provided trainings

Establish Coaching and Mentoring Program, Talent Retention plans

Maintain Recruitment Log

Implementation & Management of the Company travel policy and ensure adherence to policy;

Ensure that the Discipline and Grievance procedures are fair and properly administered; also, giving guidance to the employees for Substance Abuse and car policy;

Ensure all employee-related insurances are in place and meet contractual and legal requirements to/of employees and customers

Provide support to HR Manager in Georgia to ensure consistency of Company’s policies, standards and compliance.

Panalpina Central Asia EC Azerbaijan branch – Swiss/World Company

(2007 – 2015)

Country Head of HR Azerbaijan & Georgia / (staff 230 employees, including permanent staff & Project staff (BP SD2, SCPX, AGT Projects)

Working with Local & Foreign staff;

Is accountable for securing the delivery of the people related elements of the company strategy in the country

Act as a business partner to the Country management

Ensure that all relevant HR policies, procedures and guidelines are implemented and followed and meet all legislative requirements

Implement and apply effective strategies to attract/recruit, develop and retain talent

Drive and secure high quality and full adherence to the compensation & benefits process, including insurance schemes in accordance with external labor market competitiveness as well as internal consistency

Drive and secure the performance management process and consolidation

Support and secure training and development plans, succession planning, talent management and staff retention for all levels of employees

Define and secure solutions for closing key capability (organization) and competence (individual) gaps of the top employees in the country and report them to the Regional Head of HR

Secure manpower planning in line with organizational needs including expat requirements

Direct and manage all activities of the local HR team members, ensuring highly qualified motivated staff by creating a high commitment work environment

Provide HR key figures to meet internal and external requirements (staff turnover, leave of absence, etc.);

Ensure compliance with local law, employee rights and with the company’s code of conduct;

Ensure the integrity of HR related information

Proactively monitor HR trends (HR capital, C&B matters, industrial and legislation) and ensure that resulting issues are addressed and resolved

Provide Medical, Life, Compulsory insurances for staff

Provide support in migration issues to foreign staff

“McDermott Caspian Contractors, Ink”

HR Assistant / 2006 – maternity replacement

Vacations (negotiations with employees, vacation requests & vacation schedules)

Contracts

Reports

Updating computer and documental databases

Documentation (orders, labor books and etc)

Group of Companies - “Matanat A”, “Zerin Gala”, “Avanqard”

HR Manager / 2005

Recruitment / Reduction

The internal control and conflict’s decision

Decision of legal and personnel problems

Staff career development & planning

Trainings

Creation and updating personnel information database

Development of the selection system & staff policy

Development of the control system (documental & practical)

Creation of staff projects

Reports, Documentation (orders, labor books, labor contracts and etc.)

AnarBank CB

HR Inspector / 2004 – 2005

Staff control – documental & practical

Organization of the discipline control

Decision of legal and personnel problems

Creation and updating personnel information database

Negotiations with the State bodies concerning the decision of bank legal and personnel questions / positions

Documentation (orders, labor books, labor contracts, and etc.)

PERSONAL SKILLS

Ability to coordinate efforts/resources within and across boundaries to deliver goals

Personal drive and result orientation

Leadership skills

Professional Trainings

1.Recruitment and Career planning (20 September – 22 September, 2005) ABTC

2.Leadership (27 September – 29 September, 2005) ABTC

3.Conflict management (04 October – 05 October, 2005) ABTC

4.HR Management (11 October - 13 October, 2005) ABTC

5.Business ethics and corporate behavior (19 October – 21 October, 2005) ABTC

6.Personnel Selection and Adaptation System (4 October 2007) Allianz Group

7.Two Legal Trainings provided by Olga Samoylova (Lawyer)

8.Communication skills (15 October – 16 October,2009) PSC

9.Accounting Principles, 1 C (26.08.2011 – 26.10.2011 )

10.Talent Development. Building High-Performance Team (25.02.2014) HRC

LANGUAGES: Azeri, English, Russian

COMPUTER SKILLS: Word, Excel, Explorer, PowerPoint, Outlook, I Photo Plus

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