SOPHIA ARANHA

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the full scope of HR functions for both UAE and UK operations, ensuring compliance with region-specific employment laws, practices, and policies.
• Maintain a consistent and effective onboarding process for all new hires, including conducting reference checks, managing visa processes, background verification, and ensuring complete and accurate documentation.
• Generate offer letters and employment contracts, ensuring all documentation is compliant and correctly processed.
• Develop and deliver engaging and informative induction programs to provide a positive and smooth onboarding experience for new employees.
• Monitor and measure employee engagement levels, identify areas for improvement, and implement targeted initiatives to enhance satisfaction and retention.
• Support employees with benefits enrollment and manage related administration to ensure smooth access to company benefits.
• Oversee timely and accurate payroll processing in coordination with finance and ensure all changes are effectively actioned.
• Develop, manage, and maintain the performance appraisal process, including bonus structures and remuneration frameworks.
• Conduct and document probationary review meetings to assess new joiners' progress and confirm employment continuation.
• Lead and manage investigations related to disciplinary actions and grievances, ensuring fair and legally compliant outcomes.
• Oversee and manage employee absence, sickness, and grievance cases, following internal policies and legal standards.
• Coordinate recruitment processes including job postings, shortlisting, and conducting background screenings, while addressing anomalies effectively.
• Ensure accurate, up-to-date maintenance of employee data and documentation in the HR Information System.
• Assist hiring managers with recruitment strategies and candidate selection, ensuring alignment with best practices and organizational needs.
• Well-versed in CRM systems and Zoho, ensuring efficient data flow and communication across departments.
• Proficient in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage the end-to-end recruitment process and improve hiring efficiency.
• Conduct exit interviews to understand reasons for termination and track trends.

• Develop, communicate, and embed company Core Values effectively.

• Handled and managed the CEO’s emails and calendar, ensuring timely responses and efficient scheduling of meetings.
• Coordinated meeting invites, prepared agendas, and documented minutes to ensure follow-through on action items.

• Supervise student of determination in a small group or one to one differentiated activities in class or common learning environment as directed.

• Communicate effectively and sensitively with a student of determination to support their learning, promoting self- confidence and independence, being mindful of their wellbeing.

• Assist in developing their social/emotional skills.

• Support intervention and/or therapy sessions.

• Contribute effectively to the lessons and assist in setting out learning materials appropriate to planned activity for the student of determination.

• Work with teachers to monitor the progress of the student of determination.

• Function within a framework set by the assigned teacher, to plan your role in lessons including how you will provide feedback to the student of determination and colleagues on their learning, behaviour and wellbeing.

• Monitor their participation and progress, providing feedback to the teacher and parents and provide constructive support to the student of determination as they learn.

• Annotate work with a description of support given and resources used to complete the task.

• Administer assessments, invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of the student of determination's work as directed by teachers.

• Handling End to End Recruitment process for Talent Acquisition team.

• Responsible for dealing with Top Management for Role Discussion and creating Job Descriptions for open roles.

• Handling vendor management and screening profiles.

• Responsible for handling recruitment process for Mid/senior/Leadership level positions and ATS Application.

• Generating offer letters and online/offline documentations.

• Training new HR employees with all recruitment strategies of the firm.

• Provided management with information and training related to interviewing, performance appraisals, counseling techniques, and documentation of performance issues.

• Collaborated with other department resources to provide training and growth opportunities.

• Worked closely with management team to reduce turnover, increase employee engagement and promote core values.

• Direct Client Handling, Co-ordination & Calls for APAC, Domestic and European Market.

• Responsible for handling End to End recruitment process for Mid/senior/Leadership level positions.

• Responsible in Managing a team of 4-5 members.

• Talent search and headhunting for Mid/senior/Leadership level positions.

• Follow up with clients on weekly basis to review the outcome achieved.

• Negotiation of offers directly with the candidate.

• Developed relationships with hiring managers to understand their needs and recommend potential hires.

• Managed applicant tracking systems and other software tools used in the recruiting process.

• Created detailed job descriptions by researching roles, responsibilities, qualifications and skills needed for positions.

• Hired employees and process hiring-related paperwork.

• Prepared and maintained employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, and promotions, used human resources management system software.

• Handling various IT requirement like java, .Net, SQL & Oracle.

• End to End Recruitment process for Talent Acquisition team of Citibank and Barclays.

• Discuss targets & achievement with particular team.

• Vendor Management - Internal roles and placements.

• Source candidates from Job Portals, Database, Social Networking sites.

• Maintained work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.

• Analyzed industry trends to identify potential areas for improvement in HR practices.

• Designed training programs tailored to specific job roles and responsibilities across all levels of the organization.