Head of HR - UAE National

Job description / Role

We are seeking an Emirati Head of HR with focus on Performance management & Organizational Development for a well-established organization in Abu Dhabi.

The main responsibilities are to maintain comprehensive approach to optimizing human capital, enabling the organization to drive short term and long term results by building culture, engagement, capability and capacity through integrated talent acquisition, employee recognition activities and programs.

Job responsibilities:
- Participate in the design, planning, and implementation of organizational development programs, policies, and procedures
- Administer activities in the performance management system to include; processes, users, completions reports, analysis reports, training, and all other cyclical activities
- Support activities focused on performance management, change management, as well as employee recognition
- Complete performance management analyses and provide coaching
- Coordinate the organization’s employee onboarding program
- Design and develop training that meet the organization’s identified training needs
- Deploy and administer employee engagement surveys on an annual and quarterly basis and follow-up on relevant action plans
- Continually leverage employee opinion surveys and other organizational data to improve development and growth
- Review all relevant cultural drivers on an annual basis
- Understand, leverage & institutionalize systems to drive organizational effectiveness
- Develop programs and processes that promote and embed organizational values
- Develop & deploy a highly effective job grading system across all departments & divisions

Requirements

- UAE National
- Excellent English and Arabic communication skills
- College degree from a 4 year accredited college
- Operational experience and P & L responsibilities a big plus
- Proven ability to complete large strategic projects on time

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.