Mohammad Alghafees, Learning and Development Manager

Mohammad Alghafees

Learning and Development Manager

Kafaat

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Linguistics/TESL
Experience
18 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 0 Months

Learning and Development Manager at Kafaat
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since April 2017

• Design and implement Performance Management System.
• Conduct annual training and development needs assessment.
• Develop and monitor spending against the departmental budget.
• Train and coach managers, supervisors and others involved in employee development efforts.
• Propose training and development programs and objectives.
• Propose rewards schemes related to bonus and merit increases.
• Design merit increase matrixe in relevance to PMS.
• Oversee HR policy development and improvement.
• Member of the Advisory Committee.

Training Manager at Education Evaluation Commission
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2014 to April 2017

• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Develop project plans for PDPE projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, budget, and staffing.
• Monitor project milestones and deliverables.
• Meet with project team members to identify and resolve problems.
• Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings related to PDPE projects.
• Perform risk assessment to develop response strategies.
• Identify vendors to meet project needs.
• Develop and manage annual budget for PDEP projects.
• Assess current and future training needs and priorities through communicating directly with stakeholders, conducting surveys, focus groups, and workshops.

Recruitment and Training Manager at Security Control Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2014 to November 2014

• Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Advice managers on organizational policy matters such as labor law.
• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with under staffing, and refereeing disputes.
• Plan and conduct new employee orientation programs.
• Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants.
• Administer compensation, benefits, and performance management systems.
• Prepare training budget for the organization.
• Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
• Develop testing and evaluation procedures.

Project Manager, Training Programs at Human Resources Development Fund
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2013 to July 2014

• Responsible for developing and delivering the Mazaya Programs portfolio in collaboration with the HRDF’s strategic consulting partner Strategic Decision Group (SDG). Parts of the Mazaya programs were launched in 2014 which included the Payroll Rebate program, Commitment Bounce program, and Incremental Support program.
• Support future business development opportunities, as well as our current business.
• Lead the business development team for the HRMS project.
• Lead role in Customer Experience Program to change the way people work and to deliver HRDF’s long term strategy. This involved a bottom up review of HRDF’s Vision, Values, and Behaviors through the involvement of the whole staff.
• Project lead in the Training Programs Assessment initiative to evaluate and assess current HRDF’s training programs. This includes a phase-out/phase-in planning for classical and future programs.
• Conduct Surveys, highlight potential risks and issues.
• Produce biweekly reports and regular updates to internal and external clients.

Trainer at Institute of Public Administration
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2007 to September 2013

• Provide consultation services for various governmental and private entities concerning general HR practices.
• Confer with management, supervisors and employees to gain knowledge of work situations requiring training and to better understand changes in policies, procedures, regulations, business initiatives and technologies.
• Responsible for the development of ELC’s curriculum.
• Execute recruitment strategies and responsible for recruiting trainers and ESL instructors by evaluating skills, competencies and experience locally and internationally.
• Member of the Quality Assurance team.
• Train executive government sector staff to use professional English Language.

Acting Director, English Language Center at Institute of Public Adminstration
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2013 to September 2013

• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the center.
• Responsible for the organization and development of schemes of work in line with the IPA’s strategy.
• Responsible for the IPA’s staff assessments.
• In charge of the appraisal process and act as reviewer for a group of staff within the department.
• Promoting teamwork and to motivate staff to ensure effective working relations.
• Ensuring the effective operation of quality control systems.

HRD Supervisor at Almarai
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2006 to June 2007

• Manage performance and improvement systems.
• Oversee employment and compliance to regulatory concerns regarding employees.
• Responsible for employee onboarding and orientation.
• Responsible for policy development and documentation.
• Provide employee services and counseling.
• Set up a training plan and identifying the training needs (TNA).
• Manage budgets; and work with training providers to develop suitable content for the company’s employees.
• Saudization: Responsible for designing mechanisms for achieving best recruitment targets that can meet government requirements.
• Recruitment Strategies: Advise and assist in recruiting middle to senior management staff through establishing contacts with major international and local recruitment agencies to meet the company needs.
• Develop recruitment and selection system through utilizing technology that allows for more effective candidate capture and management.

Education

Master's degree, Linguistics/TESL
  • at Indiana State University
  • May 2011
Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature
  • at Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University
  • February 2006

Specialties & Skills

Training
Expertise in strategic planning
Recruitment Operations
Quality Management
Windows & Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook).

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

The Saudi Association of Languages and Translation
  • Working Member
  • January 2005

Training and Certifications

Executive Management Certificate (Training)
Training Institute:
Missouri State University
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
50 hours
Change Managment (Training)
Training Institute:
Miric
Date Attended:
October 2015
Duration:
35 hours
Global Economics and Strategic Operations Leadership (Training)
Training Institute:
MILE
Date Attended:
April 2014
Conflict Mangament (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Public Administration
Date Attended:
June 2013
Problem Solving and Decision Making (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Public Administration
Date Attended:
June 2013
Advanced Curriculum Development (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Public Administration
Date Attended:
August 2012
Interviewing and Selection (Training)
Training Institute:
Miric
Date Attended:
August 2006
Teambuilding and Effective Communication Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Almarai
Date Attended:
August 2007
Leadership and Creative Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Public Administration
Date Attended:
August 2008
Train the Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Public Administration
Date Attended:
August 2011

Hobbies

  • Reading and traveling