HR Officer
Job Location : Abu Dhabi, UAE
Specific Duties:
• Utilise Oracle (or other ATS) to advertise and manage vacancies and candidate lifecycles.
• Advertising, screening, shortlisting, interview management and candidate tracking for all school staff in support of the Heads of School.
• Conduct pre-employment safer recruitment checks for all staff, including references and suitability/police clearances and ensure appropriate follow-up based on each case.
• Coordinate new starter induction in school, and ensure communication takes place pre-employment.
• Manage the onboarding of school-based staff, liaise with IT for relevant systems/email set-up and processing staff ID cards.
• Coordinate ADEK pass applications and processing for new staff, ensuring clarity of timelines and providing guidance and support where required.
• Coordinate the visa and work permit applications and processing for new staff, ensuring they are aware of their requirements, in line with group-wide guidance and in collaboration with the HQ HR & Public Relations teams.
• Ensure the school's recruitment activity is in line with the staffing headcount.
• Create and issue offer letters, contracts, contract renewals and associated documentation in line with the group-wide terms and conditions and policies.
• Responsible for booking any flights/hotel and raising relevant PRs.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining accurate data for On-boarding new staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Minimum bachelor's degree in Human Resources or similar.
• Related industry qualification, of graduate level, for the assigned functional area(s).
• Recognized HR Qualification and/or professional subscription (eg CIPD) desirable.
Minimum Experience:
• Minimum 4 years in HR or Recruitment in any industry or;
• 2 year in Generalist HR within a service-related industry.
• School HR experience of high advantage.
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:
• Sound working knowledge of UAE Labour Law.
• Competent using IT systems, including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook.
• Strong organizational and prioritisation skills.
• Experience liaising with government bodies in the UAE as well as a working knowledge of HAAD and Immigration requirements and processes.
• Fluent Arabic & English communication skills, written and oral essential.
• Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner.
• Skilled in multi-tasking and handling pressure.
• Organizational ability, of self and others.
• Forethought and forward planning (particularly as this relates to local Government compliance matters).
• Capable of influencing people and talented in networking with cultural sensitivity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.