HR Business Partner

Job description / Role

- Acts as a consultant particularly on issues related to JV’s strategy execution and change, talent management, performance management, employee relations; mediate between HR and its customers to resolve any issues.
- Provides sound advice and support to JV’s leadership and line managers on all employee relations issues, including termination matters (e.g. terminations for poor performance or misconducts, etc.)
- Supports JV management of investigations and escalated employee issues, co-ordinate the gathering of information and the conduct of meetings with those involved.
- Helps identify the talent capabilities required at JV to execute the organizational strategy.
- Provides advocacy and advice on employee matters.
- Ensures proper and efficient delivery of essential HR services to JV by evaluating HR effectiveness and recommending an improved service delivery model for JV.
- Conducts analysis on JV’s behavioral and structural change and provides advice and support to Nakilat on all aspects within HR services.
- Acts as an employee champion and change agent in delivering and sustaining corporate change initiatives.
- Supports in establishing a business partnership mindset to foster change and optimization of HR functions.
- Supports in establishing achieving its goals by creating a balanced partnership between Nakilat & JVs.
- Maintains effective and continuous communication with JVs to ensure alignments and business objectives are achieved and sustained.
- Assists in identifying, developing and delivering integrated human resources solutions.
- Performs other task and duties that may be from time to time required in order to meet the requirements of the role and the aims of Nakilat’s JVs.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or in a related discipline is required.
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in HR roles is required with a strong focus on Business Partnership.
- Oil & Gas and / or Shipping Transportation experience is preferred.
- Middle East experience is essential.
- Generalist HR experience within an HR environment
- Significant experience of providing advice and support on a range of key activities including conduct, grievance, capability, absence, and organizational change and employee relations matters.
- Excellent communication skills both written & oral.

About the Company

Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (known as Nakilat, which means carriers in Arabic) is a Qatari-listed shipping company established by the State of Qatar to own, operate and manage LNG vessels and to provide shipping and marine-related services to a range of participants within the Qatari hydrocarbon sector. Nakilat is an integral component of the supply chain of some of the largest, most advanced energy projects in the world undertaken by Qatar Petroleum, Qatargas, RasGas and their joint venture partners for the State of Qatar.

Nakilat was established in 2004 and is a joint stock company owned 50% by its founding shareholders and 50% by the public. Nakilat owns 54 LNG vessels, making it the largest LNG ship owner in the world. Our fleet of vessels transport LNG produced from Qatars North Field, the worlds largest non-associated gas field with approximately 15% of the worlds total proven reserves to global markets. These vessels, ordered from Korean shipyards, incorporate the latest technology for safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation of LNG.