As the HR Associate your core responsibility will be to ensure the attraction and retention of top talent and apply effective and comprehensive people management.

Role and Responsibilities

• Conduct manpower annual planning exercise to determine needs, through a consolidation and validation of all the needs received from the different units, and with considering the performance assessment decisions
• Conduct manpower mid- term planning exercise to determine needs, to anticipate needs over the next 3 years
• Detail Emiratization plan, as part of the recruitment plan, and ensure alignment with Emiratization requirements
• Prepare annual recruitment plan, based on the manpower planning. This annual recruitment plan will include all categories of positions: full time, part-time, secondment, etc.
• Develop the strategy for employment and workforce planning
• Prepare the annual employment and workforce recruitment plan
• Obtain approvals on the annual employment and workforce hiring plan
• Develop the budget to support the employment and workforce hiring plan
• Obtain approvals on the employment and workforce hiring budget, if applicable
• Develop and maintain interviews guide and candidates assessment forms (form to assess from the CV to the interviews)

• Develop and maintain required technical and behavioural tests, and define the tests to be conducted for different positions
• Determine the terms and the steps of interviews and appointments, along with the check list of the questions to be covered during the interviews
• Develop and implement the planned online/physical sourcing campaigns (in partnership with universities, job fairs, etc.)
• Release job posting, as per the recruitment plan, on the different approved channels and platforms (including the recruitment agencies contracting with)
• Launch and manage applications work flow for each job posting, based on the details received from the business units and the recruitment plan

One of the biggest companies in its industry|Huge scope & growth opportunity

The Successful candidate will have/be

• Bachelor\'s degree in Business Administration, Business Management or equivalent
• More than 9 years of experience in an HR function - with min 3 to 4 years in UAE
• Previous GCC experience is a plus
• Proficiency in Arabic is mandatory
• Knowledge of conflict resolution techniques
• Strong critical thinking skills, resourcefulness, and agility
• Experience improving and designing HR related processes, practices, and policies
• Strong ability to foster team collaboration with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to work proactively to manage/complete projects with competing deadlines and produce accurate work
• Ability to communicate (verbally and in writing), persuade and influence stakeholders

The client is a large real estate based company in Abu Dhabi who are experiencing huge growth in their market, this role will report to the HR Manager and be part of a wider HR team.

A Salary of 25,000-30,000AED + additional benefits

Michael Page