HR Officer

Job description / Role

Role Purpose
The HR Officer provides assistance in the various human resource functions, which include Recruitment, Training and Development, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Administration, Performance Management and Employee Relation.

Responsibilities:
• Ensures that accurate job descriptions are in place and provide support with writing job descriptions
• Provides advice and assistance when conducting staff performance evaluations.
• Identifies training and development opportunities
• Organizes staff training sessions, workshops and activities
• Provides basic counselling to staff who have performance related obstacle
• Provides assistance in developing human resource plans
• Monitors employee attendance.
• Monitors scheduled leave such as sick Leave, Vacation, etc. and coordinate actions to ensure the staff absence has been adequately covered off to ensure continuity of services.
• Provides assistance in staff recruitment and selection process in order to ensure a timely organized and comprehensive procedure is used to hire staff
• Develops and implements a human resource plan and personnel management policies and procedures.
• Provides assistance in preparing and finalizing Compensation and Benefit structure.
• Provides assistance in preparing the organizational structure.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Knowledge:
• University graduate preferably from Human Sciences or management courses
• Minimum 5 years relevant and hands-on work experience in all facets of HR functions
• An understanding of relevant Qatari legislation, policies and procedures
• Staff training, development and recognition
• HR/Training Certifications
• Problem solving skills
• Basic counselling skills
• Negotiations skills
• Effective verbal and listening communications skills
• Computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets and word processing programs at a highly proficient level
• Effective written communications skills including the ability to prepare reports, proposals, policies and procedures
• Research and program development skills
• Interviewing skills
• Time management skills
• An understanding of relevant Qatari legislation, policies and procedures
• Human resources management procedures

Competencies:
• Maintain standards of conduct
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Flexible
• Demonstrates sound work ethics
• Consistent and fair
• Trustworthy with confidential and sensitive company information

About the Company

Equinox Global Investments was founded in 1993, originally established with the primary focus of fulfilling opportunities in the burgeoning Qatar real estate market. The company's business streams have multiplied as diversification within the company's portfolio kept pace with the increasing opportunities in the region. Today, Equinox Global Investments has grown to include activities within real estate, retail, business to business (B2B) as well as local partnership and representation. The real estate portfolio includes shopping malls, a residential compound, commercial and industrial developments.