Emiratisation Manager

Role overview

Strategy and workforce planning

• Develop and review Emiratisation strategy, workforce plans, milestones, accountabilities, and hiring, development, retention, and progression objectives.
• Monitor targets, regulatory compliance, risks, and labour-market developments; recommend mitigations and advise senior leadership.
• Establish an Emiratisation governance forum across HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leadership.
• Analyse workforce needs and produce leadership dashboards, scorecards, reports, and data-led insights.

Talent and stakeholder initiatives

• Build Emirati talent pipelines across graduate, early-career, and experienced-hire routes; partner with universities, colleges, government programmes, and external networks.
• Represent the organisation at career fairs, university events, networking forums, and other talent initiatives.
• Develop onboarding, learning, mentoring, coaching, succession, retention, and career-progression initiatives.
• Coordinate government submissions, reporting, communications, meetings, audits, and follow-up with MOHRE, Nafis, Tasheel, and related stakeholders.
• Promote the organisation as an employer of choice for Emiratis through success stories, testimonials, and case studies.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in Emiratisation, HR, Talent Acquisition, workforce planning, or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience leading Emiratisation or nationalisation strategy within an international organisation.
• Knowledge of UAE Emiratisation requirements, employment legislation, and government programmes.
• Experience engaging with MOHRE, Nafis, Tasheel, or related government stakeholders.
• Experience with talent attraction, workforce planning, employee development, or retention; analytical skills in reporting and workforce insights.
• Strong stakeholder-management, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• A professional HR qualification or experience in a large or complex organisation is advantageous.

Working style

• Collaborative, credible, professional, proactive, organised, commercially aware, inclusive, and discreet when handling confidential workforce information.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and work across HR, Talent Acquisition, business, government, academic, and community stakeholders.

Work arrangements

• The role is based in Dubai; the employer welcomes applicants seeking flexible working patterns.