Human Resource Specialist / Manager

A dedicated career professional with sound understanding of the people and what motivates them. I thrive to explore the Human Resource potential in an organisation and to have become a change agent and strategic business partner.

ASSISTANT HR MANAGER, Khimji Ramdas Group. 2004 – Present

Company Profile: A multi-divisional and diversified group with a range of activities spanning trading, distribution, retailing, services and manufacturing with over 2500 employees. Web site ( www.khimjis.com ).

I Assist the HR General Manager as follows:
• Organize preliminary / final interviews leading to the selection of employees for the company and advising panel on final terms of negotiation with candidates.
• Conduct training and orientation programmes as per organizational needs.
• Conduct regular meetings with divisional heads and group managers to seek feedback, initiating and discussing new proposals and providing quality HR support.
• Prepare the annual manpower plan for the group as proposed by divisions/ departments and branches.
• Manage diversity, disability management and offer comprehensive return to work support to injured employees.
• Periodically review benefits schemes, salaries and grades.
• Conduct employee satisfaction surveys leading to proposals passed to the senior management with regards to improving work conditions and well-being of employees.
• Introduce and monitor the performance appraisal system.
• Analyse promotions and replacement proposals of employees.
• Counsel employees relating to grievances / issues.
• Liaise with divisions to determine the group’s external and in-house training programs.

Key Achievements:
• Promoted from Management Executive to an Assistant HR Manager within three months of joining.
My contributions include:
• Initiated and developed the educational scheme to fund employees in pursuing their higher studies.

• Intensified campus recruitment and helped in recruiting more management trainees who are being groomed to take higher responsibilities.
• Introduced a REVISED Pay System for the whole group.
• Assist in creating a new role for the HR function to be a Strategic Business Partner by linking the HR policies with the overall direction of the company.

LIBRARY PROJECT Supervisor, University of Leeds, UK. 2003

COORDINATOR, University of Leeds, UK. 2002

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Masters of Science in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2007 – 2009
University of Southampton, UK.

Bachelor of Science in INFORMATION SYSTEMS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES 1999 –2003
University of Leeds, UK.

Foundation Year: Information Systems, Micro-economics, Macro-economics 1998 – 1999
University of Leeds, UK.

Scottish Higher: Scottish International Foundation programme 1997–1998 Clydebank College, Glasgow.

Key Award / Achievement CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, British Council 2007
Web site: (www.chevening.com)
Course representative in my Master programe 2007-2008
Other Language certificates include:

(IELTS) International English Language Test System (Band Score 7) July, 2007


ARELS Examination in Written & Spoken English (Oxford). July 1998

Summary of Qualifications:
• Five years of professional experience as an ASSISTANT HR GENERAL MANAGER in a multi-divisional international group.
• Specialised Postgraduate programme in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, from the University of Southampton, UK.
• Chevening Scholarship Award, British Council.
• Bachelor of Science in INFORMATION SYSTEMS & MANAGEMENT, from Leeds University, UK.
• Skills: Team and leadership skills, communication and speech skills, problem solving, negotiation and persuasion skills, great attention to detail, work under pressure, meeting deadlines, and relationship building
• Versatile and performance-driven, enjoys challenge and thrives on responsibility.