HSBC has won the Human Resources Development Award in the Banking sector in the A category (over 1000 employees).
The award was presented during the 8th National Career Exhibition for Banking and Financial Sector, held between 5-7 March under the auspices of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. The award won by HSBC was for excelling in national human resources development and for the high number of UAE staff employed.
Juhaina Al Fardan, UAE Graduate Recruitment Manager, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited,
said: “We are honoured to receive this prestigious award. This reflects how committed HSBC is in attracting, developing, and retaining the most able and promising UAE nationals.”
“Emiratisation has been one of HSBC’s strategic objectives. We are pleased to be the leader amongst all foreign and national banks with a 40% Emiratisation level,” she added.
During 2005, HSBC embarked on various initiatives in support of Emriatisation. Earlier in the year, the Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority (TANMIA), which provides UAE nationals with employment, training and development opportunities with the Bank.
Under this agreement , HSBC was to employ 120 UAE Nationals by year-end. However, HSBC over exceeded its target by recruiting a total of 203 TANMIA candidates.
HSBC also participates in all the major recruitment fairs, including this leading National Career Exhibition, and visits various colleges/ universities where it holds open days in order to effectively reach the emerging pool of Emirati talent.
“An increasing number of university students and young Emirati professionals attend these career fairs to scout career options and keep up with the career - enhancement opportunities. This poses a great opportunity to us and we try to explain to them the benefits of working in the banking sector, the various opportunities available and the benefits of working for a strong international bank like HSBC that combines the local knowledge of over 60 years and the international expertise,” concluded Al Fardan.
Media enquiries to Dina Kotby, Press and Communications Executive, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, tel 04 3906634 or email: [email protected]
Note to editors:
1. HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
HSBC is the largest and most widely represented international bank in the Middle East. HSBC Bank Middle East Limited has 30 branches throughout the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Autonomous Area, including an offshore banking unit in Bahrain. This extensive regional coverage is strengthened by another member of the HSBC Group HSBC Bank Egypt SAE, and by its associated companies, The Saudi British Bank and British Arab Commercial Bank Limited. In addition to its Middle Eastern network, the Bank has a representative office in Tehran, Iran.
2. HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited has been a principal member of the HSBC Group since 1959. Serving over 110 million customers worldwide, the HSBC Group has approximately 9,700 offices in 77 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of US$1,467 billion at 30 June 2005, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as ‘the world’s local bank’.
