Group HR Director (Arabic Speaking)

Job description / Role

Salary: AED 40,000 + Annual Bonus & Family Benefits

Our client is a large 30 year old trading company dealing in property, travel & tourism, laundry, car leasing, transportation, IT and manpower supply.

Reporting directly to the group’s Executive Director and Managing Director, this role is pivotal in developing and implementing the Human Resources strategy in a manner that enables the Group to achieve its business objectives and in line with the organisation's values

The key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• HR Strategy and Branding: Develops and implements the Human Resources Strategy in line with Company's business plans. Budgets, Policies and Procedures: Reviews annual manpower budgets, builds the Recruitment, Learning, HR &Development and Related Budgets.
• Performance Management: Implements the Annual Performance Appraisal Calendar across the Organization; trains, guides and assists Heads of Departments in conducting objective performance appraisals.
• Recruitment: Leads the Recruitment process ensuring quality candidates are sourced in a timely manner and within budget boundaries. Headhunting & recruiting both professional & blue collar labor.
• Compensation and Benefits: Conducts market research and analysis on remuneration rates and benefits to determine the Company's ranking in the market; reviews and recommends accordingly achieving competitive positioning in the industry.
• HR Operation: Overviews the day-to-day operation of the Human Resources: leads and guides the team as required to achieve daily smooth run, and maximum productivity.
• Employee Relations: Provides consultation to employees and Heads of Departments, and in relation to contractual compensation & benefits, labor law, policies and procedures and HR best practices; Learning & Development: Sets and implements systems for identifying Learning needs throughout the Organization; analyses and effectively addresses the Learning requirements.
• Reporting: Compiles and analyses complex reports to enable business decision making.
• Networking: Creates and maintains network within the industry to enable exchange of HR best practices.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be an HR Graduate and have 7-10 solid years of HR experience with progressive responsibility with a minimum of 3 years managing a multi-entity, multi-cultural group of companies. You are also expected to have a strong understanding of HR business implications, be cost-consciousness and have personal & professional credibility.

About the Company

KERSHAW LEONARD "WE CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES"

Who we are:

Founded in September 1999 The Kershaw Leonard Group was based upon professional recruitment practices laid down by the UK Institute of Employment Consultants whose values are still at the core of our success today.

Inherently we believe that recruitment is a people business not a CV processing business and as such we take time and care to make sure we understand the needs of both our Clients and our Candidates.

Such attention to the care side of our business together with the sheer length of time we have been established has given us a unique position. We regularly attract top class candidates who only want to work with Kershaw Leonard as they trust our confidentiality and professionalism. Similarly, more than 75% of the clients we work with come back for more when they have a new position to fill.

What we do:

Kershaw Leonard Group places exceptional talent on a Global scale. Our winning strategy is to partner very closely with a small number of clients so we can really understand their objectives, needs and aspirations in a way that allows us to intuitively know the kind of cultural fit they are looking for when the time comes for them to recruit new talent. Then once that talent is on board and part of the client’s team, to assist wherever is needed to improve performance and leadership skills

Why Us:

The Kershaw Leonard Group is more than just a recruitment agency. In addition to KL Recruitment, KL Consulting offers a vast spectrum of skills from our experienced behavioural psychologist and consultants with almost two decades of HR Director level experience in the region.