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Phnom Penh, Kh

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

- Responsible for leading talent acquisitions and learning and development team.- Lead and oversee the Wing's recruitment and talent acquisition. Job responsibilities include developing and implementing effective talent acquisition strategy, planning, sourcing, and attracting top-tier candidates, building a strong employer branding and talent pipeline.- Lead and oversee the Wing’s learning and development to improve individuals' behavior, knowledge, skills, and expertise to maximize their productive value. Job responsibilities include develop strategy, planning and budgeting for learning and development activities; developing strategy to develop young talents, employees, and Wing’s talents; developing learning strategy for classroom, online and on the job; sourcing and evaluating vendors and suppliers and ensuring effectiveness of the learning and development activities.

Laos

- Worked with regional business development team to develop business plan to enter into Lao.- Researched on human resources market, labor regulations and skills in Lao- Developed and implemented human resources planning including recruitment, policies and processes.- Worked with agency to design and fitting office in Vientiane

Cambodia, Laos

As the HR Director, I responsible for the whole function of HR and Admin. Job responsibilities include: compensation and benefits, recruitment, training and development, organizational design, employee relation, labor compliances, talent management and succession planning and act as a change agent for any project impacting people aspect. This role also responsible for leading the delivery of critical projects impacting on the effectiveness of workplace policies, systems and practices and ensuring that the HR strategy supports business objectives. On the administrative part, I managed the administration functions such as office stationery, workstation arrangement and maintenance, office space planning and fit out work, office cleaning and hygiene and fleet management.Achievements: - Part of the key management team to set up the company from scratch. Key tasks: office set up, recruitment of key roles, carve out people from parent company, develop policies and procedures to manage people and embarking people on vision, mission and core values.- Successfully completed the Harvard AXcelerator Next Generation Leaders’ Program- Completed training on Coaching with Corporate Coach Academy and working toward becoming a Certified Coach- HR digitization: successfully implemented HRIS for employee’s data, recruitment and on-boarding, training and development, recruitment, benefits claim and performance management module - Annual HR and admin planning and budgeting. Developed and implemented manpower cost reduction with saving of at least 10% a year in the last 3 years. - Developed and implemented annual employee engagement action plans and edotco Cambodia received the highest score in Employee Engagement Survey among the companies in edotco Group in 2016, 2017, 2018 while remain among highest score in 2019-2022.- Worked with PWC consultant on a project to standardize organizational structure and benefits.

Phnom Penh

Cambodia Television Network (CTN) established in 2003 and is owned by a local conglomerate company, Royal Group. Later on, Royal Group established new TV channels such as MyTV and CNC and convert themselves to be CBS Group.HR Manager at CBS group operates the whole function of HR and administration department to support more than 400 employees.- Developing and implementing HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy- Bridging management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances or other issues- Managing the recruitment and selection process- Reviewing HR policies and procedures to ensure they are up to date and practical- Planning and coordinating Leadership training and skills upgrading programAchievements @ CBS Group:- Reviewed more than 400 employee personnel files and database to ensure that all employees' have sufficient information and properly filed.- Reviewed HR processes such as leave applications, performance management.- Worked with management and team leaders on employees’ recognitions and engagements.

Manages the entire Recruitment and HR Administration functions and is responsible for effective staffing in the Company following business requirements, as well as eradicating labor legislative and internal control risks that arise out of HR operations. Also responsible for yearly budget planning for recruitment and HR administration, managing and executing recruitment and labor compliance activities, managing personnel development and implementing strategies to ensure that Sotelco Ltd. remains an employer of choice.Achievements: Hired all required employees at start-up and during operational years (more than 600 employees recruited as of present); was nominated for Achiever of the Year 2009; achieved significant savings in recruitment costs; selected as a participant to Sotelco Ltd.’s Talent Management program as potential successor to the HR&OD Director.

Responsible for effective recruitment in compliance with the recruitment policy to ensure that the Company has the right personnel. Job responsibilities included manpower needs assessment, facilitating advertisements, application screening, interviews and background checks, making contracts and coordinating effective onboarding activities.Achievements: 180+ positions filled on time. Assisted in successfully setting up the onboarding program.

Phnom Penh

Responsible for yearly marketing and training business plan and implementation.- Set up the first and a very own training center for Camfeba to provide training on Human ResourcesManagement, Industrial Relations, OSH and other business related skills to its members as well as thepublic.- Built a pipeline of independent trainers with more than 20 trainers in the pipeline.- Developed and implemented marketing plan to attract new members as a result, the membershipincrease more than 100% during my tenure.- Developed marketing material such as leaflets, booklets, banners, brochures and website.- Organized various local and international events such as workshop, training and meeting.- Involved in a project sponsored by ILO to combat child labor as a Project Assistant

Bachelor, Management

Activities and Societies: MVU Student Association, Art and Sport Committee, Head of Committee

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba