Emiratisation Specialist (UAE nationals)

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Support internal career progression of UAEN national employees
• Work with relevant stakeholders including HRBPs (Human Resource Business Partners), People Capability, and People Managers to better understand individual’ development needs and ensure that each UAE national has a robust development plan
• Assist in the implementation of learning and development initiatives for UAE National talent.
• Support UAE National engagement activities aiming to foster a sense of community in the Bank.
• Effectively communicate with internal stakeholders to ensure better delivery of our strategy
• Prepare reports and insights related to Emiratisations development initiatives.
• Support in the implementation of the Emiratisation strategy to deliver against regulatory targets from Central Bank
• Champion and act as a role model on the Group’s values and culture
• Track succession plans are tracked, with development plans reviewed on a regular basis
• Support in Implementing initiatives to help SCB UAE become the ‘Employer of Choice’ for Emiratis and strengthen our employer brand
• Build and leverage relationships with EIBFS and top tier Universities to promote the SCB brand and increase uptake of the development programmes available to our employees
• Have a detailed understanding of the Bank’s Risk Management framework and its impact on Emiratisation
• Support Emiratisation team on action points for any risk related items relevant to Emiratisation

Skills And Experience

• Experience within HR in the UAE (generalist HR experience required; Emiratisation experience preferred), experience in financial services would be an added advantage
• Knowledge of the local labour laws and government regulations in the UAE
• Commercially, culturally and diversity aware, with high sensitivity to the social, economic, and political environment
• Uses knowledge, communication and relationship skills to positively influence key business decisions and create cross-team collaboration
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication: clear oral and written skills (Arabic & English); effective questioning and active listening
• Fluency in Arabic (writing/reading/speaking)

Qualifications

• Degree in a related field

About Standard Chartered

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What We Offer

• In line with our Fair Pay Charter,
• we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.