Regional HR Business Partner

Job description / Role

Regional HR Business Partner - Africa - Qatar Airways - Doha

Dedicated to the Regional office of Africa, you will act as a trusted Partner to Senior Leadership on human capital management matters. You will understand the business divisions commercial strategy, activities and needs and coordinate required tasks and objectives with specialists from the HR Division to provide specific HR solutions. In addition, you will focus on strategic HR and practices that support robust business growth, reinforce a culture of performance and are in line with Group HR policy.

With the business, the strategy and business drivers, products, budgets and forecasts in mind, you will provide expert guidance and support to regional and country management teams on key people issues in the following areas:

* Organisational Design and manpower planning - Ensure that the organisation is appropriately designed to deliver organisation objectives in the short and long-term and that structural change is effectively managed.
* Insights, Strategy and Solutions - Develop a deep understanding of business areas, the organisation and the context in which it operates. Using business understanding, develop HR strategy and actionable HR insights and solutions.
* Organisational Development - Ensure the organisation has a committed, ‘fit for the future’ workforce to deliver its strategic ambition. Ensure the organisation culture, values and environment support and enhance organisation performance and adaptability. Provide insight and leadership on development and execution of any capability, cultural and change activities.
* Resourcing & Talent Planning - Ensure that the organisation actively manages an appropriate balance of resources to meet changing needs, the short and long-term ambitions of the organisation strategy and to create competitive advantage. Identify talents and high performers and ensure they are managed effectively.
* Learning & Talent Development - Ensure that people at all levels of the organisation possess and develop the skills, knowledge and experiences to fulfil the short and long-term ambitions of the organisation and that they are motivated to learn, grow and perform.
* Performance & Reward - Build a high-performance culture by delivering programmes that recognise and reward critical skills, capabilities, experience and performance, and ensure that reward systems are market-based, equitable and cost-effective.
* Employee Engagement - In line with the organisations objectives, ensure that in all aspects of the employment experience – the emotional connection that all employees have with their work, colleagues and to their organisation (in particular line manager relationship) is positive and understood, and that it delivers greater discretionary effort in their work and the way they relate to their organisation.
* Employee Relations - Act as a support and coach to managers to ensure that the relationship between the organisation and its employees is managed appropriately within a framework of organisation practices and policies to manage risk and achieve business performance.
* Service Delivery & Information - Ensure that the delivery of HR Services and information to leaders, managers, staff and clients is accurate, efficient, timely, cost effective and professionally managed.

Requirements

You will have a Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in HR, at least 5 years of which as a generalist HR manager and/or HR Business Partner.

Preferably, you will have a recognised accreditation in Human Resources.

In addition, you will have the following job specific skills/experience:

* Experience in leading multisite operations with responsibility for distance HR management
* Generalist HR experience - with a particular focus on performance management, organisational design, engagement, employee relations
* Legal awareness – including country/region labour laws
* Experience in working with business leaders on strategy development
* Team management skills
* Proven relationship building skills
* Strong business acumen

About the Company

Qatar Airways is proud to be one of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents, and thanks to our customers’ response to our offerings, we are also the world’s fastest-growing airline. We connect more than 150 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft, and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport in Doha, the State of Qatar.

Travel today involves a mix of short, medium and long-haul segments, with more people travelling than ever before. With the breadth of network coverage today, virtually no destination is unreachable. This is why the commitment to service is paramount; as our guests are travelling farther and more frequently than ever before, the experience on board is an important part of the journey itself.

Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015 and most recently in 2017, Qatar Airways has won the confidence of the travelling public. We have accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience our airline.