SEBA Partners is a consulting and advisory project advising companies, embassies, international organizations and non-governmental organizations on human resources, capacity building, development, and public affairs issues. - Advising international organizations, embassies, companies and celebrities on human resources, development, public relations, and event management issues. - Advised the International Organization of Migration (IOM) on its Global Migration Film Festival’s closing ceremony attended by IOM’s Director General’s on his first state visit abroad. Advisory services included preparation of a press release, keynote speech, ceremony script, guest list, selection and management of celebrity supporters, and publicity. - Conceptualized, executed and promoted a Belgian Chocolate Night for 700 guests at the Belgian Ambassador in Cairo’s residence in cooperation with Belgian chocolate giant Belcolade and AM Foods. - Developed, implemented and promoted an Access to Justice workshop with the Embassy of Finland in Cairo to enhance the skills and strengthen the network of individuals active in the area of women’s rights; attracting over 300 qualified applications in the first 24 hours.- Established the Elisa Sednaoui Foundation’s legal presence in Egypt (Funtasia for Training) and led its expansion from seasonal workshops in Luxor to running permanent centers in 4 locations in Egypt serving over 200 students per location.- Developed Funtasia for Training’s operating model, policy manual, salary structure, and templates for project proposals, budgeting, and performance management. - Chosen as a mentor within "SHE Leads", a mentoring project benefitting Cairo University students supported by the embassies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom in Egypt.

HR and Administration Executive Director overseeing all HR and Administration related functions in addition to overseeing Research and Internal Consulting.Key Responsibilities:• Leading the HR and Administration functions and managing the company’s presence in Cairo, Abu Dhabi and Dubai• Supporting the company’s business development activities and supporting the introduction of new media and speaking opportunities • Supporting the strategic planning function and leading the preparation of pitch documents for new productions and joint ventures• Preparing investor presentations and reports for the BOD• Acting as the CEO’s strategic consultant and advisorAchievements:• Establishing the Research and Internal Consulting unit • Restructuring of the organization to improve efficiency • Reduction of staff cost by 37% between 2014 – 2015• Preparation of a company assessment report and an updated strategic plan following the end of AlBernameg• Leading the inter-functional team working on the preparation of the business plan for an Arabic version of one of the world’s top media ventures including setting an editorial policy

Head of the Human Resources Department at SODIC, overseeing all HR-related functions including but not limited to: Recruitment, Compensation and Benefits, Training and Development, Organizational Development, Performance Management, HRIS and Reporting, Internal Communication and Employee Relations. Acted as interim Head of IT.Key Responsibilities:• Heading the Human Resources Department with full responsibility for all functions and activities related to around 500 employees in the company and over 1000 additional employees in the company’s subsidiaries, leading and developing a team of 5 HR professionals • Setting and managing an annual staff cost budget in excess of 12m USD• Preparing periodical reports for management and the Board of Directors• Cascading the company’s annual objectives to the departmental and individual level and translating them to set KPIs for every employee• Reviewing employee grading and the company’s salary structure on an annual basis and updating them in line with market practices• Acting as Interim Head of IT for a period of 9 months, overseeing the IT Procurement, Applications, IT Helpdesk, IT Network and Security functions and leading a team of seven IT professionals• Leading all Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives involving the company’s employees as well as those related to employabilityAchievements:• Introducing the Training, Performance Management, Employee Relations and Internal Communications functions• Designed and created an employee intranet portal on Microsoft Sharepoint in-house to save costs • Introduced an automated attendance and vacation management system and an HRIS system• Introduced a new performance management system including a revamp and automation of the performance appraisal• Increased SODIC’s brand equity and perception as an employer of choice through among others a sponsorship deal with the American University in Cairo • Reduced overall company overhead costs by over 15%

The FORTUNE/ U.S. State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership is a prestigious exchange program and scholarship run in conjunction with Vital Voices. The program connects talented, emerging women leaders from all over the world, who are between the ages of 25-43, with members of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Leaders for a month-long program.The Global Women's Mentoring Partnership begins with an orientation in Washington, D.C., where mentees meet with senior women leaders in government, business, academia, civil society and the media. Participants are then paired with one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Leaders from companies like Time Inc., Google, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in cities across the United States. At the end of the mentorship, emerging leaders reconvene in New York City to collectively reflect on their experience and discuss future leadership opportunities.I was placed with EY in New York City where I was mentored by Karyn Twaronite, EY Global Diversity & Inclusiveness Officer and Kerrie MacPherson, EY Principal and Entrepreneurial Winning Women Executive Sponsor. My mentoring also included a business trip with EY to Toronto where I met with high-ranking executives at the Royal Bank of Canada and NovaScotia Bank.

*HR Account Manager for 2 telecoms operations in Italy, Lebanon and 1 cable communications provider in the Benelux region, with a total of 8500 employees.*Full responsibility for approval of the annual HR & Admin budget for said operations* Start-up of the Canadian subsidiary from an HR & Admin perspective* Turn-around of Alfa Mobile in Lebanon* Special internal consulting projects* Change management* Cost optimization projects for 3 major operations in Algeria, Italy, Pakistan

Head of Learning & Development directing the group's learning and development function including but not limited to: setting the overall training strategy and policy, reviewing and approving training needs assessment exercises for the group, reviewing and approving the training budgets for the group, consolidating individual subsidiaries' training needs into a group-wide training calendar, selecting the best training programs and suppliers to cover the groups's training needs, negotiating global framework agreements with preferred suppliers, developing and organizing international training programs for the group, developing and implementing training performance metrics, monitoring and reporting on training performance on the group and subsidiary level. Leading the group's strategic partnerships with London Business School, Informa Telecoms and Media, Euromoney and IIR Middle East.

* Development, implementation and project management of the company’s first Talent Management Program including the preparation of the program’s budget, curriculum, selection of participants, etc. * Revision of OTH GSM & non GSM operations' annual budgets including the training budget, staffing needs,headcount and staff costs as well all other HR and Administration Opex items* KPI and Monthly Reporting for assigned subsidiaries* Development of the Training Module on the company’s HRIS solution and the automation of training requests and activities in addition to maintaining a database for the Training Function listing different suppliers and their offerings* Centralization of the group-wide Learning, Training and Development function* Development and implementation of unified training and development needs assessment evaluation across the group * Review of subsidiary gap analysis and approval of subsidiary training budgets and plans* Development of the annual OTH training budget and plan* Development and implementation of a Competency Model for OTH and subsidiaries* Development of the Organizational Manual and the Job Description Manual * Development of a company-wide Roles and Responsibilities Matrix and Manual* Process mapping for key HR activities* Development of a corporate intranet portal as a soft-copy employee handbook and internal communications channel* Development of the OTH new-hire Orientation Program

* Drafting job descriptions and departmental scopes* Conducting training needs analysis and implementing the training plan* Managing probation period evaluations and contract renewals for all employees* Managing medical and life insurance for locals and expatriates* Managing employee relations and acting as a point of contact for all employee queries* Implementing the annual performance appraisal and consolidating results* Developing and automating an Employee Opinion Survey questionnaire and presenting results

Fixed part-time position while pursuing my undergraduate degree.Responsibilities included:* Acting as an Assistant to the Vice President HR & Administration* Acting as a departmental assistant and project manager for departmental tasks* Responsibility for all issues pertaining to medical and life insurance* Responsibility for probation period evaluations and contract renewals* Preparation of research presentations on new markets * Issuing the monthly management report

* Preparing of performance appraisal forms for all employees* Preparing research presentations on demographics, macro-economics and mobile and internet penetration for presentation to top management * Issuing the monthly management report for top management including performance on revenue, budget consumptions and GSM subscribers* Preparing and editing the department's presentations, reports and publications* Supporting the HR Department with any additional tasks as directed

* Media monitoring and preparation of the daily and weekly media reports* Preparing write-ups on the company and its activities as directed* Development of the first internal employee magazine* Development of the company's media kit for the Alger Telecomp conference in 2001* Organizing the company's presence at the Alger Telecomp conference in 2001* Participating in the branding and logo development for the Djezzy, the company's Algerian GSM operation* Updating and revamping the company's media contacts database* Supporting in the recruitment activities for the start-up of Djezzy, the company's Algerian GSM operation including reviewing and categorizing CVs, shortlisting CVs and engaging with candidates.