Senior HR Officer

Job description / Role

The Senior Human Resources Officer has one primary objective: To assist the HR department in efficiently completing HR Administration across TAKAUD.

Recruitment
- Ensure the correct authorisation(s) are in place before commencing any recruitment
- Arrange for vacancies to be advertised in the recommended places
- Liaise with the Marketing & Communications department to advertise vacancies online / via social media
- Create and maintain an accurate log of all candidates who have applied for each role
- Liaise with recruitment agencies where required
- Produce offer letters
- Communicate with new starters at all stages of the recruitment, offer and on boarding process
- Set up soft and hard employee files
- Ensure files are completed during probation
- Request employment references, following up where necessary
- Probation; request objectives from manager and send reminders. Escalate where necessary.

Training & Development
- Source training providers and courses
- Ensure training request forms are fully completed
- Provide support in collating the annual training plan
- Design and implement feedback forms and post training forms to incorporate how learning from the course will be brought back in to the workplace
- Coordinate individuals inductions and corporate inductions

Performance Management
- Maintain accurate records of performance reviews completed and outstanding
- Maintain accurate records of probation completed and outstanding performance objectives

Payroll
- Provide support in preparing the monthly payroll for checking and approving
- Release the payslips each month
- Prepare either the paper based or cash link formats for the payment of payroll

HR Data
- Maintain up to date and accurate data in the HR system
- Conduct regular reviews of the data to ensure accuracy and completeness of the data
- Provide support in the implementation of new modules and / or new country implementations
- Ensure all documents requiring signatures from employees are in both hard and soft copies of files

General HR Administration
- Provide basic advice and guidance on policies
- Monitor attendance annual leave and sickness regularly and ensuring records are up to date on the HR system and manual leave spread sheet
- Maintain a log of job descriptions
- Ensure all job descriptions are signed
- Ensure visa applications and renewals are completed in a timely manner
- Produce LPOs and ensure payment authorisations are in place
- Ensure all new employees and leavers are updated on GOSI
- Invoice reconciliations; GOSI, Medical Insurance, Group Life etc.
- Flight bookings for training, interview candidates and mobilisation
- Liaise with government authorities including Ministry of Labour, CIO, SIO, LMRA. Responsible for ensuring data held with these authorities is up to date and accurate
- Any other administration as required

Requirements

- Bachelors degree in HR Management or related discipline
- CIPD qualified or working towards a CIPD qualification
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a similar role
- Experience across all HR disciplines including employment, benefits, compensation, employee relations, training and development.
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Excellent verbal and written communication at all levels
- Demonstrate high level of ethical behaviour
- Flexible approach, able to adapt to changes in working environment
- Ability to find solutions to problems on own initiative

About the Company

Takaud Savings and Pensions B.S.C (c) is licensed as an Investment Business Firm (Category 1) by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and is a closed joint stock company incorporated in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

TAKAUD is 50% owned by Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) K.S.C. (c) (KIPCO) and 50% by United Gulf Bank (UGB) and is part of the KIPCO group of companies. KIPCO is one of the largest diversified holding companies in the MENA region with some 60 Companies in 26 Countries.

Some of the KIPCO group companies you may recognize are Orbit Showtime Network (OSN), United Gulf Bank (UGB), Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (BKIC), Gulf Insurance Company (GIC), Burgan Bank, KIPCO Asset Management Company (KAMCO) and Saudi Dairy & foodstuff Company (SADAFCO).

TAKAUD is a specialist savings and pensions provider, the first of its kind in the MENA region. TAKAUD has been established by experts in the field with a wealth of local and international experience making it uniquely positioned to provide local corporate solutions.