HR Assistant - UAE National

Job description / Role

Our client is a leading technology semi-government entity in Abu Dhabi seeking for an articulate and experienced Emirati HR Team assistant to assist HR department.

Job responsibilities:
- Communicate to employees the company's policies and procedures, and other benefits.
- Conduct Induction and ensure all initial queries are answered.
- Coordinate post joining formalities related to employment visa and relocation to ensure new joiners come on board in a smooth and timely manner.
- Initiate contact with possibly qualified candidates for specific job openings and provide assistance to the HR manager, executives and line manager.
- Draft accurate contracts and solicit feedback within a week from candidates.
- Provide information regarding eligibility, salaries, benefits, etc to candidates.
- Maintain accurate employee files and ensure that all relevant information is received from candidates.
- Manage recruitment process from drafting job ads, screening CVs and short-listing.
- Assist in organizing interviews, draft employment contracts for short-listed and draft and send regret letters to the not successful candidates.
- Open up employee files and ensure that all information is duly maintained.
- Ensure employees get a letter reflecting their change in job grade, salary etc. for any internal changes.
- Act as a conduit of corporate HR documents and records.
- Provide administration support on all aspects to the HR team.

Requirements

- UAE National
- Bachelors degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field
- Mastery of Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Excellent English and Arabic verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with sensitive and conflicting situations in a diplomatic manner by de-escalating conflict or knowing when to route issues upward
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and anticipate needs

About the Company

Mark Williams is a Dubai recruitment company with a wealth of Search & Selection experience. Mark Williams International is a subsidiary of the Williams Group UK and in December 2009 set up the Middle East business.

Mark Williams is a fully licensed recruitment firm currently focused on fulfilling clients needs in; Emiratisation, Financial Services and Information Technology related position within the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus was looking at Emiratisation into the Financial Services sector across all seven Emirates. With an increased demand for over the subsequent years for Emiratisation we have broadened our scope to place UAE Nationals into Industry & Government with dedicated teams for Emiratisation into Financial Services and Industry. Given our focus is primarily on the local market it gives us a depth of understanding & knowledge that enables us deliver our business partners an unrivaled service in terms of; speed and most importantly, quality.

Founding the Middle East business in adverse market conditions has enabled us to capture market-share and establish ourselves as a house hold name within our specialisms. Within two years we had outgrown our initial office and moved to the prestigious Business Central Towers in Media City. Mark Williams, at the end of 2014 has completed its third upscaling of operations to Bay Square, Business Bay. This was a strategic move to enable continued business growth by servicing clients and candidates with improved infrastructure, access and parking. Mark Williams provides candidates and clients private meeting rooms, testing facilities and board room access to facilitate screening and interviews. With our current capacity and growth ambitions Mark Williams is now one of the fastest growing Recruitment agencies in the region.