Company Information

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Name of the organisation

Nominator’s name

Job title

Email *

Mobile

Industry

Yearly revenue

Name of the current President / CEO / MD

2. Employee Headcount (Pertaining to all the offices in the MENA region)

		Total	Male	Female	Expat	National
Additional Employee Information (by key demographics)	Executive / Senior Management
	Managerial
	Supervisory
	Team Member / Front Line

3. Did the nominee (organization or individual) receive any HR, Leadership and Management related awards or recognitions in 2021 and 2022? a. If yes, list the top 5 in the following order: Format: ‘Award name - Year’, ‘Related to’, ‘Award presented by’.
For ex : ‘Best Employee - 2021’, ‘Employee Engagement’, ‘Ucon’

4. What are your top HR Priorities for 2021? Please rank them in the order of priority.

What are your top 3 most important and top 3 least important HR priorities for this year?

Recruitment & Selection Nationalisation Building Employability Skills for Entry-Level Graduates Focusing on Performance & a Differentiated Talent Strategy Focusing on Total Rewards & Compensation Ensuring Effective Training & Development Developing our Leaders & Succession Planning Engaging our Employees Greater Diversity & Inclusion Enabling HR to Demonstrate a Clear Business Impact Operational Effectiveness and Cost Management Having a Longer Term HR Strategy and Workforce Planning HR Innovation & Technology Integration

EMPLOYER BRAND AND TALENT ATTRACTION – 20% Weightage

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1. Do you have a clearly defined employer brand statement?
Yes
No
Currently working on it

2. Please share your employer brand statement (Please answer if your response to the above question is Yes)

3. How does your organisation approach employer branding? – (Please answer if your response to question-1 is Yes)
A thought through, long-term and strategic process
Focused on short-terms needs and day-to-day operations
Evolves depending upon business needs
Any other (please specify):

4. If we were to recommend an acquaintance to join your organisation, could you briefly describe why he she should consider working in your organisation? (Max. 150 words)

5. How do you currently source and recruit talent for your organisation (choose top 3)?
Candidates apply directly on our company pages (website / social media)
Through recruitment agencies & head-hunters
Recruitment / HR team sourcing efforts
Employee referrals
Career fairs
University partnerships, including offering students internships & traineeships
Hire via entry-level positions, including offering graduate programs
Grow a majority of our talent from within
Any other (please specify):

WORKPLACE PRACTICES AND CULTURE – 20% Weightage

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1. Please provide details about the top 3 benefits, policies or practices that you particularly believe differentiate your organisation as a preferred employer in the region. (Please provide examples to support your answers) (Max. 150 words)

2. Please share your annual attrition rates:

3. Could you please share more details about your nationalisation strategy, programs and initiatives within your organisation? (Max. 150 words)

4. What are your key nationalisation priorities for this year (choose top 3)?
Defining our future Nationalisation Strategy
National Recruitment & Selection
Focusing on Workforce Planning to Identify which Jobs are Best Suited for Our National Talent
Building Employability Skills for Entry-Level Graduates and Working Closely with Education Providers
Focusing on Performance & a Differentiated Talent Strategy for our Nationals
Focusing on Rewards & Compensation for our National Talent
Ensuring Effective Training & National Development
Developing our National Leaders & Succession Planning
Engaging our National Employees
Any other (please specify):

5. What are the key areas that need more focus in developing national talent (choose top 3)?
Vocational skills
Business skills
Language skills
Behavioural / soft skills
Managerial development
Leadership capabilities
Employability skills
Culture & diversity training
Focus on innovation
Academic credentials
Entrepreneurial mindset

6. With increasing focus on nationalisation and national talent development in the region, how do you ensure that your expatriate employees also remain motivated and engaged and get equal opportunities for development? (Max. 150 words)

DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION – 30% Weightage

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a. Please mention your learning & development budget for:
2021
2022

b.Please share your top 3 strategic talent and leadership initiatives which you believe differentiate you as an employer

c.How does your organisation ensure that there is a strong pipeline of leaders available internally ready to take on senior positions if ? (Max. 150 words)

d.In the past 12 months, how many Middle Management and above roles were filled by internal promotions / transfers?

e. Does your organisation measure employee engagement/commitment? If yes, please specify how do you measure the same and share your most recent scores for 2014 or 2015. (Max. 150 words)

f. What do you believe are the key drivers for employee engagement within your organisation (choose top 3)?
Rewards & benefits
Their own career growth and development
Their belief in our company’s mission and values
Impact of our senior leadership team
Inspiring and effective managers
Our work culture and values
Being valued and recognised
Their position and title in the organisation
Work life balance
Effective communication
Meaningful and engaging work
We don’t have to do much, our employees have high levels of personal motivation and commitment
Unsure
Any other (please specify):

g) How do you recognise employees for exceptional performance in their roles? (Max. 150 words)

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT – 15% Weightage

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a. What would be your L&D areas of focus for the next 12 - 36 months (choose top 3)?
Technical skills for the job
Mandatory / compliance / regulatory training
Business and functional skills
Behavioural / soft skills
Managerial development
Leadership capabilities
Employability skills for graduates
Culture & diversity training
Focus on innovation

STRATEGIC PRIORITY & BUSINESS IMPACT – 15% Weightag

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a) Does your organisation have a formal diversity & inclusion policy?
Only at the company-wide / organizational level
Only at my country / region of operations
There is no formal policy
Unsure
Any other (please specify):

b)Who is the key stakeholder for supporting diversity at your workplace?
Company Board
CEO & Top Management
HR Team
Diversity & Inclusion Team
Any other (please specify):

SUPPORTING EVIDENCE FOR YOUR APPLICATION

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a) Please describe anything else that you believe will support your application for the Award. (Max. 150 words)

b) Please upload any other information / supporting evidence that you believe will support your application for the Award (Max. 150 words)