Anastasia Nikolaou
New Cairo,Egypt
Summary
Human Resources professional with solid experience across hospitality and consulting environments, including leadership roles in recruitment, performance management, employee relations, and workplace culture. Founder of an HR consultancy delivering end-to-end people solutions, with a strong focus on talent acquisition, engagement, KPIs, and organizational development.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2026
2026
years of post-secondary education
Work history
HUMAN RESOURCES FREELANCER
Founder of Thrive People HR
Singapore, Singapore
01.2023 - Current
- Provide end-to-end Human Resources support to clients across various industries.
- Lead Talent Acquisition and Recruitment processes, including sourcing, interviewing, and hiring.
- Design and support Training & Development initiatives aligned with business needs.
- Advise on Employee Relations matters, fostering positive workplace culture and engagement.
- Develop and implement Performance Evaluation and Feedback Systems.
- Define, track, and analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support organizational goals.
- Support HR policies, procedures, and best practices to enhance people performance.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Afro With Jeevi
Singapore, Singapore
01.2025 - 12.2025
- Manage and coordinate corporate partnerships, deals, and client packages.
- Proactively reach out to clients to secure corporate bookings and collaborations.
- Oversee sales activities, promotions, and marketing initiatives for classes and events.
- Support overall business growth through client relationship management and brand promotion.
- Conduct adult and children dance classes, ensuring high-quality program delivery.
HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE - ASSISTANT MANAGER LEVEL
Waldorf Astoria DIFC
Dubai
09.2021 - 10.2022
- Oversee and lead the recruitment process of the hotel.
- Source candidates and advertise job vacancies through various platforms.
- Supervise the on-boarding process to ensure the luxury arrival experience to all new joiners.
- Manage the leavers' process and conduct the leavers exit interviews.
- Update and monitor the manning file according to the approved budgeted manning.
- Work on an action plan and set KPIs to achieve the hotel's diversity targets.
- Lead the payroll process and system while creating the team member profiles on Oasys, checking the attendance, checking the payroll inputs while adhering to the approval metrics.
- Support internal Human Resources tasks and projects, tracking the necessary actions and updating the monthly and weekly reports.
- Ensure that benefits matrix is up to date and reviewed every quarter.
- Drive the HR social media channels as part of the employer branding.
- Organize different team members' engagement initiatives and thrive calendar, planning and execution of the events.
- Assist the HR Director & HR Manager in the day-to-day operation of the department as required.
- Support the L&D Manager in conducting trainings (FORBES), creating training decks.
CLUSTER HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE - GENERALIST
Delta Hotels by Marriott Jumeirah Beach
Dubai
12.2020 - 09.2021
- Support the HR Manager on the recruitment process.
- Handling new hires onboarding process.
- Create and maintain confidential filling system for team member's files, records and documents, and ensure its adherence with the company's standards.
- Responsible for updating employee records i.e. creating new Associate profiles in Oasys, raising change of status, leaves & attendance, closing profiles.
- Prepare and forward all required reports by Finance Paymaster i.e. service charge list, monthly leavers and starters list etc. upon approval of management.
- Prepare all separation documents and procedures.
- Responsible for Human Resources Administration i.e. letters and certificates.
- Tracking and preparing employee probation letters and reviews.
- Prepare the properties' daily briefing decks.
- Support the L&D Director in all administrative tasks, record's filling, create trainings' templates.
HUMAN RESOURCES INTERN
W Hotel Muscat
Muscat
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Exposed to all HR disciplines.
- Support in the recruitment and onboarding process.
- Assisting the HR team with several administrative tasks and projects.
- Planning and organizing various internal and external training courses.
- Produce and submit reports on general HR activity.
- Coordinate orientations, onboarding and update records with new hires.
- Communicate and distribute information about trainings, the hotel and activations within the hotel.
LIFEGUARD SUPERVISOR
W Hotel Muscat
Muscat
03.2019 - 09.2019
- Involved in the hiring of the lifeguard team.
- Responsible for the lifeguards' trainings.
- Provide exceptional customer service and maintain brand's standards.
- Ensuring guests' safety in the pool area.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Gymnasium Fitness Network
Thessaloniki
07.2018 - 02.2019
- Welcoming the guests', ensuring their satisfaction.
- Handling new members' registration.
- Promoting gym's offers.
- Managing sales analysis & statistics.
- Addressing cost & budgetary concerns.
- Work on the sales plans to achieve monthly goals.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Modern Family Practice (Medical Institute)
Thessaloniki
07.2016 - 07.2018
- Planning and scheduling Doctor's appointments and meetings.
- Organizing and maintaining patients' files and medical records.
- Ensuring guests' satisfaction.
- Managing projects and conducting research.
- Prepare and edit correspondence, reports, and presentations.
- Drive the clinic's social media channels as part of the employer branding.
Education
DIPLOMA - HUMAN RESOURCES
Centre of Excellence
CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL - undefined
Udemy
BACHELOR - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND PASTORAL THEOLOGY
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
01.2011 - 01.2016
CUSTOMER SERVICE, SALES & MARKETING - undefined
City College
Thessaloniki, GreeceCERTIFICATE FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD - undefined
Lifeguard Academy of North Greece
Thessaloniki, GreeceGERMAN CERTIFICATION / ZERTIFIKAT C1 - undefined
Humboldt University of Berlin
GermanySkills
- Communication Skills
- Adaptability
- Planning & Organization
- Career Development
- Team Leadership
- Team Building
- Critical Thinking
- Interpersonal skills
Accomplishments
- Volunteer in RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association), 2023-01-01, Singapore
Languages
Greek
Native
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
French
Intermediate
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Customer Service, Sales & Marketing, City College, 2015-01-01, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Certificate for Professional Lifeguard, Lifeguard Academy of North Greece, 2011-01-01, Thessaloniki, Greece
- German Certification / Zertifikat C1, Humboldt University of Berlin, 2010-01-01, Germany
Affiliations
- Dancing
- Swimming
- Painting
References
Oasys
Edocs
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Google Apps
Timeline
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Afro With Jeevi
01.2025 - 12.2025
HUMAN RESOURCES FREELANCER
Founder of Thrive People HR
01.2023 - Current
HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE - ASSISTANT MANAGER LEVEL
Waldorf Astoria DIFC
09.2021 - 10.2022
CLUSTER HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE - GENERALIST
Delta Hotels by Marriott Jumeirah Beach
12.2020 - 09.2021
HUMAN RESOURCES INTERN
W Hotel Muscat
10.2019 - 04.2020
LIFEGUARD SUPERVISOR
W Hotel Muscat
03.2019 - 09.2019
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Gymnasium Fitness Network
07.2018 - 02.2019
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Modern Family Practice (Medical Institute)
07.2016 - 07.2018
BACHELOR - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND PASTORAL THEOLOGY
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
01.2011 - 01.2016
CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL - undefined
Udemy
CUSTOMER SERVICE, SALES & MARKETING - undefined
City College
CERTIFICATE FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD - undefined
Lifeguard Academy of North Greece
GERMAN CERTIFICATION / ZERTIFIKAT C1 - undefined
Humboldt University of Berlin
DIPLOMA - HUMAN RESOURCES
Centre of Excellence