Fathmath Muna has bagged Excellent Researcher of the Year

Fathmath Muna has bagged Excellent Researcher of the Year

• September 03, 2022

"I'm an independent & career-oriented woman who fought to overcome the challenges that life has thrown at me; step ahead with the career to shape the changes in my life and look forward to enhancing my efficiency the aim of serving the nation." –Muna. F

To develop a professional job, a lot of time and dedication are essential. It's not always simple to move up the business corporation's career ladder. But I see my professional experience as a journey. This is due to my clear understanding of how I intend to gain knowledge, skills, and experience in to improve my level of proficiency, satisfaction, and success. I have taken into account both the perspective of a field expert and a breath leader when preparing my journey. As a leader, I focused on meeting new people, discovering innovative approaches to tackling Organizational challenges, taking in knowledge from many viewpoints, and growing. In order to advance in my work and become a subject matter expert, I'm looking for deep experiences that allow me to explore the subject from various perspectives.However, I enjoy interacting with others and getting satisfaction from supporting others. As a result, I think the profession I choose for myself, HRM (Human Resources & Management), is the one that most suits my soul. I still recall how I went about implementing my strategy and the joy I experienced upon beginning my new career. I made the decision to advance my career there with the intention of serving my country. HRM has taken center stage in this profession over the past few years in order to be successful and attract the top candidates to the organization. Consequently, I think it's a significant to developing the field.

Paths for Career

Ms. Muna's career in employment began at a relatively junior position. She began working as an Administrative Officer at a government organization when she was 19 years old in order to support her family financially. Her research for the "applied project" degree program module, which has an HR component, focuses on the Recruitment & Selection process in a particular government organization. She first became interested in the HR sector at this very point.In the Maldives' government, Muna has held a wide range of roles for more than 15 years. She has extensive experience working in the public sector, mostly in the areas of HR Management, Finance, and Corporate Administrative responsibilities. In the year 2005, she began working for Ga.Atoll Office as a Secretory and now holds Director-General position at Maldives Media Council (MMC). She manages all of the technical and administrative HR activities of the organization and possesses the highest senior technical designation in the civil service. She offers expertise to other subordinates and oversees the Maldives Media Council's Management Service Department. Her primary responsibilities include organizing, running, and carrying out all required operations, as well as providing funds, delegating work to other personnel, and overseeing all activities in the Maldives Media Council's.  She apparently worked to hire new employees, train them, and retain potential workers by empowering them to work more effectively toward organizational goals. She has served as MMC's financial controller and head of the HR section since 2016.She also represents as Chairperson of the Muraja'ah Committee and the Agency Tender Committee. She also acts as the Human Resource Management & Development (HRMD) Committee's Vice Chair, a member of SAP committee and Inquiry committe. She collaborated with many government agencies as well. She transferred to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure in November 2013 after earning her First Degree. She was the procurement section's assistant director at the time.As a procurement manager, she supervised a team, established policies and processes for managing the procurement process, and made purchase choices based on requirements and budget. She was appointed Vice President of the Hiya Recreation club, which is overseen by the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, at the same time in the year 2015. She started working at the Ministry of Health as an assistant human resources officer in April 2012. She was appointed as the Ministry of Youth and Sports' Permanent Secretary in 2016.Throughout her career she worked for both public and private organizations. She worked as the Board of Advisor at HR Maldives from 2018 to 2020. She has worked as an English Instructor at Dharul Quran Wassunna from 2018 to 2021, Speaker of HR Maldives and FIDS Academy starting in 2021, and a part-time lecturer at Avid College from 2016 to 2018 while teaching a different of business course modules. Furthermore, since 2010, she has worked as an HR Consultant at VASHI Company Pvt Ltd. She pursue to improve organizational performance and develop others in order to deliver excellent services to the community.

Besides Since 2009, Miss. Muna has successfully managed to keep her hobby's close by, such as designing and sewing work more professional manners in her spare time https://www.facebook.com/MunniDesigns/messages/ Currently she is the owner of Munni’s Design, who runs the business as a Sole Proprietorship. In the end, my decision to pursue a career in HRM has given me the power to affect everything from service delivery to corporate performance. Even if it's employee engagement, policy creation, appraisal, or hiring, it gives me a lot of pleasure and keeps me motivated to do well at my job and advance organizational objectives. Additionally, as an HR Manager/Practitioner, I enjoy connecting with people, personally assisting employees, and organizing and directing staff through the recruitment and selection process to find the best applicant for the position. It also represents my accomplishment of the short- and long-term organizational plan as an HR leader.

Academic Background

Ms. Muna has pursued an MBA, a Bachelor of Business Management & Marketing, and a Certificate in Leadership in Office Management, according to her academic record. She began working at the Ministry of Health as an Asst. HR Officer with additional HR duties after obtaining her first diploma. She began her degree program. Meantime s he had to work very hard to finish her education while concentrating on her job and profession in order to lay a solid basis for moving her career forward. After earning her post-graduate degree,  she published Six research papers in double-blind, peer-reviewed SCOPUS Index Journals. She was given the chance to do research in the business and management fields with a focus on human resource management (HRM).Until today she has published Six papers. In 2020 she published one paper entitled “Factors Affecting Recruitment and Selection Practice on Performance of Civil Service Organization in the Maldives’. The second paper also was published in 2020 titled “Recruitment and Selection Practices in The Maldivian Civil Service Organization”. Her Third Paper was published in 2021 title called “Effectiveness of Recruitment and Selection practices in Maldives Civil Service Sector: An Empirical Analysis”. Fourth paper (Book Chapter) was publishes on 2022, paper titled “Analyze the Recruitment and Selection Theories and Practical Implications of Civil Service Sector”. Fifth Paper was published on 2021 titled “Examining Moderating Effect of Employee turnover Between Recruitment and Selection Practice and Organizational Performance in Maldives Civil Service Sector”  and Six publication (Book Chapter) on 2022 paper titled on “Gender Equality in full employment and decent work with equal pay in Maldives”. The main objectiveof these publications was to identify the gaps, attempted to improve civil service sector performance and promote optimal HRM practices. However, all the research publications have significantly improved academic understanding and the expertise of HR professionals around the world. In addition, her study has been published in internationally known journals in a relatively short amount of time, and readers are reading her works. People could view her publications using Google Scholar, Research Gate, and Academia.

Apart from publications, during the pandemic (COVID 19) she represented the country Maldives by presenting her academic research papers in several international research conferences, and other social media platforms. Miss Muna Fathmath’s conference papers were selected from the huge number of submissions from different countries. She was the only woman who represented the country Maldives in the 4th International Scientific Conference 2021, (Greece) by presenting the paper entitled “Analyse the Recruitment and Selection Theories and Practical Implications of Civil Service Sector”. By presenting a paper called “Examining A Moderating Effect of Employee Turnover Between Recruitment and Selection Practice and Organizational Performance in Maldives Civil Service Sector”. In a Global Conference Service Retail Management 2021, (USA & Italy) and presenting the paper to 3rd Scientia International conference 2020, (Malaysia) titled “Effectiveness of Recruitment and Selection practices in Maldives Civil Service Sector: An Empirical Analysis”. On top of that after accomplishment in research publications and conference paper’s she’s a Reviewer of Academy of Strategic Management Journal since July 2021 - (United Status, SCOPUS Journal) and International peer-review member of the International Research Journal of Science, Technology, Education, and Management since Aug 2021 (the Philippines, open-access Journal).    

Miss. Muna Fathmath is Career Oriented, Independent, and Empowered Women, and Women Leader in HR who pursue to share her knowledge and experience in a personal and professional way. Therefore, she delivered her key- Note Speak at UN Sustainable Development Goals – 17 Summit, 2021 (Trade Preneur Global Academic Platform, UK & India). Also, she was a Key-Note Speaker at World Peace Summit India 2021. Many different countries have been presented in these international conferences, but she was the only woman who has represented the country Maldives. She’s a delighted and proud woman (Women Leader in HR) who shares her knowledge in the field of Management, Human Resource, and Languish that aspires to inspire others by serving the nation within her integrity. Her biggest Strength is interpersonal and leadership skills. Her motive is “Be an Independent and empower woman who get out from the nutshell by breaking the barriers, and other blockages”. 

Life Achievements

At this point now Muna Fathmath is honored to receive the prestigious Women Icon, Women Excellence Award 2021, powered by Times Women. Ms. Muna was selected for 10 Inspiring Women Leaders of HR in the Maldives in 2020 - PeopleHum – Maldives. She is a proud woman who has been awarded Asian HR Leadership Award “Women at Leadership Award” in the year 2019 which was held in Dubai Mall. This was Asian HR leadership award that has been recognized the achievement made by selected high profile candidates from Asia.

Something Grateful About - I took the opportunity, and it continued reminding me that there are good and bad moments in life, and it's crucial to deal with them. Everything also occurs for a reason. This is why I started my higher education and was extremely inspired. The chance I had there was the best one I've ever had, and it greatly shaped the person I am now. You may have difficult periods in your life, and it can be easy to feel demotivated at times. However, no matter how difficult a situation appears to be, there may be thousands of reasons to be thankful. In addition, when you think of yourself as the hero of your own tale, you start to become aware of your senses and how you react. By the end of the day, you are still perceiving what you believe in yourself, and you can accomplish anything you set out to do in life. This has altered the way I view the value of a career and the happiness one derives from helping others. I feel fortunate and grateful to be in this situation. In life, we come across people and struggle with challenges. Sometimes, the actions of these challenging individuals allow us to develop and alter the course of our lives. I am appreciative of and very indebted to the individual who inspired me to choose the appropriate path in my career. Moreover, mysincere gratitude to the Dr. Ahmad Albattat for being such a supportive and inspiring Mentor. She is eternally grateful for the lessons that she has learned from all the hardships; rejections, ignorance, career blockages, troubles have made her so strong to become such a great women personality in the Maldives. 

Even now, my trip has not come to a conclusion, and I shall continue on.My Family –I’m really very much gratitude to my family for being closest kin in the world. They are my biggest motivators and most supportive people. Every now and then they encouraged me and helped me throughout my journey.Life’s Challenges –For giving me the chance to experience the ups and downs help me grow and become who I’m today. Eventually, I adapt well to change and pride myself in motivating myself & teammates as we work to achieve organizational common goals and objective.

At this point now Muna Fathmath is honored to receive the prestigious Women Icon, “Excellent Researcher of the Year categories – Women Outstanding Academician Award”, powered by Times Women. Here Miss Muna Fathmath express her deepest thanks to Times Women Icon for the acknowledgment and evaluation of her work. This recognition award has motivated her toconduct value-added research to the knowledge gap and building a career to serve the nation by developing and build others.

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