Job Description

Planning & Organizing:
- Inform employees of changes to Human Resources related benefits policies and procedures.
- To be aware and fully support all Mövenpick Human Resources core standards.
- To conduct a benefits survey of similar properties in the area including a comparison of benefits given (e.g. housing, education allowance, medical cover, etc.) in order to compare and adjust benefits to be in line with market practice.
- Organize the medical clinics and the furnishing of all the medical clinics for the 4 properties in the Mövenpick group including overseeing the selection of FF&E and OS&E.
- Set up and implement full medical policies and procedures including long-term and temporary disability coverage.
- Process medical papers for employees of all levels in preparation for securing employment visas.
- Ensures that all Dubai Municipality guidelines are strictly observed and adhered to.
- Set up and conduct various training programs on personal hygiene, kitchen safety procedures, food handling and basic first aid including defibrillator training.
- Actively involved in coordinating and promoting annual Health, Safety and Wellness Fair.
- Responsible for recruiting, training and managing the performance of nurses for the hotel clinics.
- Promotes health and safety programs, including injury prevention, long and short term disability and coaches departments on the hotels' modified work program.
- Maintains good working relationships with the management team while maintaining confidentiality and quality patient care.
- Will initiate visa medical and occupational health processing at the Dubai Municipality with an eye towards cutting the Company's medical expenditures and ensuring a smoother flow of medical procedure.
- Will initiate community service in coordination with the Dubai Municipality such as Clean Up The World, blood donation and an Earth Hour campaign.
- This individual will also oversee Lifestyle Classes such as Yoga, smoking cessation, healthy eating, etc. and will be directly responsible for booking guest speakers and all additional materials required.
- Will work hand in hand with the Hygiene office towards HACCP implementation and accreditation for the 4 Mövenpick properties.
- Will work hand in hand with the F&B Training Manager in instilling personal hygiene and appearance coaching for all employees.

Operations:
- Responsible for processing health cards of employees at all levels.
- Maintains a fully supplied clinic (i.e. medicines, first aid apparatus etc.) and staff accommodation clinic as well as keeping a systemic medical file for all staff.
- Ensures a clean and safe working environment, by participating in any ongoing safety programs.
- Works hand in hand with the Government Relations Department towards issues related to the medical clinics and medical licenses.
- Attends to staff and guests medical needs.
- Main point of contact whenever a major medical decision/procedure is to be carried out on the patient's behalf.
- Promotes awareness of health, safety and wellness to reduce work-related injuries and illness.
- Will help pre-screened/reference check candidate
- Negotiations benefits rates with underwriters

Administration:
- Distribute benefits and pension notices to eligible employees monthly, and cross-check/follow up to ensure all eligible employees have applied/waived pension and benefits.
- Ensures Employee action forms and benefits commencement dates are accurate for salaried hires or transfers or re-hires and likewise ensures and transferring and terminated forms are process accurately.
- Audits enrolments, waivers, terminations and billings by insurance monthly, quarterly and annually, ensure the accuracy of records.
- Facilitates, organizes and administers New Hire sign in.
- Responsible for processing all the necessary papers for reimbursement.
- Tracks and reports monthly summary of incidents and safety statistics, champion's hotel's prevention of lost-day claims, by probing incidents and reporting for standards.
- Files all general documents and correspondence and ensures the confidentiality in all matters relating to the Human Resources department.
- Update employee records in regards to incident report, and short - term disability days and leave accumulated days.
- Authorizes and controls sick leave of employees at all levels.
- Completes payroll data entry in a timely manner