HR Assistant

About the role

Recruitment and employee relations

• Manage recruitment from sourcing and screening through onboarding; prepare advertisements, coordinate interviews, conduct reference checks, and maintain recruitment documentation.
• Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, and talent pipeline development.
• Respond to HR inquiries and advise employees and managers on policies, procedures, and workplace concerns.
• Handle grievances, investigations, disciplinary matters, conflict resolution, and engagement initiatives.

HR operations and performance

• Maintain accurate, complete, compliant, and confidential employee records and files.
• Manage onboarding, probation reviews, confirmations, transfers, promotions, and offboarding; prepare contracts, HR letters, and employee correspondence.
• Support appraisals, employee development, probation monitoring, performance improvement plans, manager discussions, recognition, and retention.

Compliance, engagement, and reporting

• Ensure compliance with UAE Labour Law and company policies; support audits, reporting requirements, and policy updates.
• Organize engagement and recognition activities and support employee satisfaction, inclusive culture, and internal communications.
• Prepare HR reports and workforce metrics; track turnover, attendance, leave, recruitment statistics, and KPIs; provide insights to management.

Essential qualifications

• 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 across recruitment, employee relations, HR administration, and performance management.
• Excellent verbal and written English; proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong organization and time management, ability to manage multiple priorities, and interpersonal, communication, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Professionalism, confidentiality, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Preferred qualifications

• HR certification such as CIPD, SHRM, PHR, CHRP, or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience in childcare, healthcare, hospitality, or service industries is preferred.
• HRIS or HR management systems experience is preferred; Arabic is an advantage.

Compensation

• Pay is AED 1,900–2,500 per month.
• The employer describes the salary and benefits package as competitive.

Workplace and employment

• Full-time role in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Work location is in person.