
Irida Kovi
Interpreter/ Assistant, Administration Office

Connect with Irida Kovi to Send Message
Connect
Connect with Irida Kovi to Send Message
ConnectTimeline
About me
Human Resources Business Partner at British American Tobacco Albania
Education

University of Tirana
2006 - 2008MA European StudiesFinal thesis: Albanians' perceptions on European Integration

University of Tirana
1992 - 1996BA Albanian Language and Literature
Experience

European Union Monitoring Mission
May 1998 - Dec 2006Interpreter/ Assistant, Administration Office• Manage individual personnel files and keep them up to date• Supervise and coordinate the administrative activities in main and sub-offices• Responsible for office and car fleet management • Manage recruitment campaigns (job advertisements, CV screening/storing)• Co-ordinate appointments/conferences for team members • Prepare daily press cut• Answer phones, ensuring that calls are forwarded to appropriate staff members• Assist in elections monitoring• Attend parliament sessions Show less

British American Tobacco
Feb 2007 - now• Provide advice to line management on the application and interpretation of HR policies. • Ensure smooth appointments, promotions and salary changes for respective functions, including assisting with salary and promotion guidance. • Provide guidance on managing the performance appraisal process. • Manage the recruitment process, ensuring a positive candidate experience and pro-active line manager. • Help line managers and employees develop effective individual development plans. • Facilitate the induction process for new joiners. Support the line in identifying learning and development needs. • Prioritise and plan learning events for the functions. • Provide advice and guidance on Employee Relations issues and Employment Law matters. • Support the line in managing restructures, redundancies and grievances. • Deal with employee related queries. • Coordinate the salary and bonus review process for designated functions. • Support the job evaluation process, ensuring that role profiles are evaluated in accordance with Company policy. • Drive the development and implementation of action plans resulting from employee opinion survey and initiatives, and track progress. • Help manage the Talent and Leadership agenda for respective functions and drive Talent action plans. • Build effective working relationships with Heads of Function, line managers and employees in operational HR matters. • Actively engage with HR Business Partners, HR Shared Services team, Recruitment Coordinators and other HR Coe's. • Work on HR projects that improve business and organisational performance. Show less - Ensure that principles set out in the recruitment and selection policy are applied by self and line management to ensure full compliance.- Manage recruitment campaigns (job advertisements, CV screening/storing).- Administer PerforM & DeveloP- Train managers in the effective use of TalenT; promote TalenT as a management tool; and provide front-line support to TalenT users; guarantee data quality.- Follow development programs of employees- Draft policies and procedures for approval by manager and make changes as necessary.- Manage the joining and leaving affairs of employees, manage individual personnel files and keep them up to date. - Participate in the reward benchmarking studies and analyse outputs to ensure company reward practices are in line with salary management policy and maintain competitiveness- Support the monthly payroll process by reviewing prepared payroll inputs for further progress- Agree and totalise the manning data of the company. Follow organisational changes.- Counsel and provide advice to employees on HR related issues including pension issues, training and development and career aspirations. Show less
HR Business Partner ALMAKO (Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo)
Jan 2014 - nowHuman Resources Business Partner, Adriatics & South Balkans Business Unit
Aug 2009 - Dec 2013Human Resources Executive, Albania & Kosovo
Feb 2007 - Aug 2009
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate

7 Essential Learnings
BATJul 2023
Languages
- itItalian
Recommendations

María manganiello
Creadora de ContenidoCaracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela
Sebastiano calanna
Supply Chain and Logistic Manager @ Azeta SrlLodi, Lombardy, Italy
Muhammad khurram
Field Engineer - EPCMKarachi Division, Sindh, Pakistan
Beatriz real
Sr. Global Corporate Project Management Officer |IT | |Software| CybersecurityMexico City, Mexico
Susan thompson, otr
Tai Chi Instructor and Occupational Therapist; Handy Learning, Inc./dba Flowing MobilityFlower Mound, Texas, United States
Samaila ahmad
CCNA, CCNP(Enterprise )- NETWORK ENGINEER @Thekan Services Company Limited (Contract for Chevron Nig...Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.webp)
Miruna mocanu (camara)
Support Engineering Manager at MicrosoftBucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Rachel zammit mangion
PhD Researcher in Aerospace Composites at the University of BathBath, England, United Kingdom
Andreas kämpf
DEVELOPING IDEAS FOR SIMPLICITY BEHIND COMPLEXITYGreater Erfurt Area
Pradeep pandavath
Project Manager at UST GlobalErnakulam, Kerala, India
Eva belén ruiz
Masters of Physiotherapy (UBC), Undergraduate Psychology and Biology at UBCVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jade crawley
Development ChefUnited Kingdom
Kimberly davis
Senior Analyst, Real Estate Services at CVS HealthHartford, Connecticut, United States
Phebin joy
Servant of Lord Jesus Christ | PYPA Secretary | Tender ExecutiveDelhi, India
Kavinda sandakalum sooriyarathna
Student at University of Vocational Technology / University of MoratuwaColombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Stefany gamarra
GIS Solutions Engineer en TELEMATICA S.A. 🌏 | Customer Success 🏆| ArcGIS 🌐 | Sistemas de Informac...Peru
Stan giunta
Consultant - Formateur Prévention Santé - POSTURE FormationLyon et périphérie
Michael dobson
Manager Research Analyst at Morningstar | Forever Learning | Passed CFA Level 3 ExamToronto, Ontario, Canada
Divyam jain
Assistant Director at I.I.M.U.N. I Founder of Gossip Souls I StudentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Aroom gonzalez
Electronics Engineer with expertise in Data Science, Telecom, Oil and Gas. Leveraging Solutions to D...Conroe, Texas, United States
...