Job Description
The Company:
Our client is a leading luxury fashion business with a unique and unrivalled global reputation.
Objective:
As a talented and enthusiastic HR Advisor, this role will champion the Global HR team in the Dubai office and support with office management activities.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide first line support for HR processes, administration and low risk employee relations queries with guidance from the HQ team
- Champion the company values, HR policies and processes
- Provide 1st line response to policy queries when required
- Manage the end to end employee onboarding process (from Contract Creation, Visa Processing, activating reward and benefits and managing the HR System related processes)
- Facilitate new starter inductions and coordinate with managers on training and first week agendas
- Take ownership of the HR reporting, System and Data activities to support out Global HQ teams
- Work closely with our global payroll team and assist our monthly payroll processes
- Support recruitment activities and administration
- Represent HR Operations viewpoint on wider HR initiatives and projects
- Be a central point of contact for each department for questions, assistance and guidance for facility or support related queries
- Perform any ad hoc tasks or duties as required at the request of the CEO
- Maintain and manage general business filing systems and update records as required
- Support with the diaries of the senior members of team
- Support with travel arrangements and logistics for project related activities
- Take lead on the social committee activities in the Dubai office
Skills Required:
- Proven experience in an HR administrative role supporting a busy team in the UAE
- Confident in providing first line advice to employees
- Discreet, professional and well presented, with excellent communication skills in English and Arabic
- Articulate with excellent writing skills and attention to detail
- Exceptionally well organised and efficient
- Ability to use judgment and seek guidance with confidential issues
- Great sense of humour, empathy and work ethic
- Pro-active and able to show initiative/ideas to constantly improve the HR service to the business
- Expert knowledge of MS Office, specifically Excel/Outlook/Word