Specialist HR BP provides proactive HR advice, solutions and guidance to Executives, Leadership Team and colleagues at all levels within the designated Business Units. The responsibilities includes:

1. Drive the manpower planning process and ensure adherence to the manpower budgets and appropriate staffing levels. Maintain the manpower budgets on designated systems.

2. Participate in the Talent Acquisition activities by participating in the interviewing sessions together with the business.

3. Coordinate with Compensation & Benefits Section on Merit/Inflation/any other proposed increments and secure business approvals on the same.

4. Follow up with the Talent Acquisition team to secure timely joining of new employees and ensure smooth on boarding of new employees.

5. Enhance the culture of performance and recommend improvement initiatives to the tool/mechanism used.

6. Oversee the process of performance appraisal and Individual Development Plans and communicate to the Training Center /Talent Management and follow up on the execution of the IDP.

7. Provide guidance and input to the business to identify potential talents based on the yearly performance reviews.

8. Provide guidance and input to the business to identify potential successors.

9. Review employee disciplinary requests, employee grievances and coordinate investigations with Legal department.

10. Conduct face-to-face exit interviews and recommend retention strategies. Provide Exit Analysis reports to the executive management on a periodic basis.

11. Review promotion requests ensuring alignment with HR Policy and secure CSO and HR Executive Committee approvals and follow up on implementation through designated systems.

12. Establish the best possible professional relation with the designated business department(s) for better understanding of their business to support them in achieving their goals.

13. Conduct job analysis in coordination with the job incumbent/Manager; write and update Job Descriptions.

14. Design and maintain the current and proposed organization charts on designated systems.

15. Ensure compliance to HR Policies and Procedures and conduct HR Audits.

16. Coach and advise Managers and staff on HR Processes, Policies and HR Best practices and act as change agent for all HR programs.

17. Oversee the Employee Engagement surveys, conduct the surveys at designated business units and participate in the interpretation and identification of areas for improvement and follow up on implementation of recommendations.

18. Prepare Action Plans based on Employee Engagement Survey findings in coordination with the business with continuous follow-up on implementation.

19 Prepare HR metrics and provide HR reports to CSO and the business units, identify areas for improvement and set and follow up on action plans.

20. Enhance the brand awareness of HR services as a Center of Excellence.

21. Maintain the required data on designated systems (Organizational Management data, Job Descriptions, etc.).

22. Propose and design Career Ladders in coordination with Compensation & Benefits Section ensuring proper approvals and implementation.

Minimum Requirements:

Educational Qualifications and Experience: Post Graduation diploma or Bachelor’s degree with 6 years of experience.

Linguistic Abilities: English and Arabic is a must.

Certification and Licensure: HRCI or CIPD.