HR Assistant

About the role

Recruitment and employee relations

• Manage sourcing, screening, onboarding, job advertisements, interview coordination, candidate checks, and recruitment records.
• Support workforce planning and talent pipelines.
• Respond to employee and manager inquiries; handle grievances, investigations, disciplinary matters, conflict resolution, and engagement.

HR operations and performance

• Maintain employee records and manage onboarding, probation reviews, confirmations, transfers, promotions, and offboarding.
• Prepare contracts and HR correspondence; maintain complete, compliant, confidential employee files.
• Support appraisals, development, probation monitoring, performance improvement plans, recognition, and retention.

Compliance, culture, and reporting

• Ensure compliance with UAE Labour Law and company policies; support audits and reporting and update HR policies and procedures.
• Organize engagement and recognition activities and support employee communications and internal campaigns.
• Prepare HR reports and workforce metrics, track key workforce indicators, and provide insights to management.

Essential requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, Psychology, or a related field.
• At least three years of HR Generalist experience in the UAE and strong knowledge of UAE Labour Law and HR best practices.
• Experience in recruitment, employee relations, HR administration, and performance management.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication; strong organization and time management; Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred qualifications

• CIPD, SHRM, PHR, CHRP, or equivalent HR certification is preferred.
• Childcare, healthcare, hospitality, or service-industry experience and HRIS experience are preferred.
• Arabic language skills are advantageous.

Pay

• AED 2,500–3,500 per month; the posting also lists AED 2,500/month in its structured salary field.