The Role Responsibilities

Strategy

• Support the Country HRBP(s) to deliver the People Plan for UAE
• Review operating models to align these with the overall business strategy, using all available data to assess effectiveness, proactively identifying and securing resolution to points of misalignment
• Execute key HR projects and initiatives aligned to the strategic priorities of UAE, as per the project plan

Business

• Coordinate ad hoc projects and deliverables related to the People Plan, interacting with Business Leaders / People Leaders for implementation of agreed actions
• Track delivery of people objectives against the relevant business/function scorecard
• Drive global performance and measurement requirements to support business deliverables

Processes

• Support key HR processes such as Year end, Talent Forums, OD reviews and restructuring activities
• Prepare and analyze HR dashboards to proactively highlight and mitigate areas of concern as well as identify focus areas such as attrition, headcount, and productivity
• Ensure timely and periodic submission of people-related MI along with insights, to key forums

People and Talent

• Collate and prepare data and insights that enable HRBPs to facilitate meaningful discussions at Talent Reviews with UAE MTs.
• Plan and manage the annual HR calendar of events (e.g. Year end, 9-box, succession planning, key HR projects) for UAE.
• Work with HRBPs, COO office, BPMs and Finance as required in relation to headcount and budget information and forecasting

Risk Management

• Support HRBPs in coordinating major thematic risk & control responses within UAE as part of the global process

Governance

• Embed the Group\xe2\x80\x99s values and code of conduct as it relates to the role remit to ensure that adherence with the highest standards of ethics, and compliance with relevant policies, processes and regulations among employees form part of the culture of UAE.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group\xe2\x80\x99s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Lead the country/ business function to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s Conduct Principles

Key stakeholders

• Global/Country HRBPs
• Regional/Country Heads of HR
• Business Leaders in UAE/ AME
• HR Specialist Delivery & Operations colleagues
• COEs

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and values in 2024 UAE; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats);

Our Ideal Candidate

• Degree or professional qualification preferred
• Language: English

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Human Resources Consulting
• Influencing Through Expertise
• Business Intelligence
• Talent Management
• Planning: Tactical, Strategic
• Effective Communications
• Performance Management
• Organisational Change Management
• HR Legal and Regulatory Environment
• Employee Relations
• Human Resources Policies, Strategies and Environment
• Talent Analytics

About Standard Chartered

We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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