HR Business Partner

Overview

HR Business Partner

About the Role

Key Accountabilities

• ***Strategic HR Partnership***
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Principal and school leadership team, translating school objectives into people priorities.
• Provide proactive, practical HR advice, constructively challenging leadership where people decisions may create risk or misalignment.

***Employee Relations & Policy Advisory***

• Advise employees and managers on Taaleem policies and procedures, ensuring consistent application and compliance with UAE Labour Law.
• Own employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, and attendance cases, escalating complex or high-risk issues appropriately

***Workforce Planning & Resourcing***

• Lead workforce planning for the school, ensuring headcount is aligned to budget, enrolment, and operational needs.
• Identify capability gaps, resourcing risks, and succession vulnerabilities.
• Lead the end-to-end recruitment and selection process for school-based roles, in partnership with Central HR and Education teams.

***Compensation, Budgeting & Contracts***

• Support the Principal with annual budgeting, staffing models, and compensation planning.
• Ensure all new hires, salary adjustments, and contractual changes are within approved budgets and aligned with policy.
• Ensure timely and accurate issuance of contracts, amendments, and employment documentation.

***Performance & Talent Management***

• Drive a robust performance management culture, supporting leaders with underperformance, capability development, and appraisal processes.
• Identify high-potential employees and succession risks, supporting leadership with development plans and career pathways.
• ***Compliance & Governance***
• Ensure full compliance with KHDA and Immigration requirements for the school.
• Maintain oversight of employment risk, regulatory compliance, conduct, ethics, and governance standards.
• Ensure accurate case management, documentation, and audit readiness.

***Change & Transformation Support***

• Support leadership through organisational change, role redesign, restructures, leadership transitions, and cultural or behavioural initiatives.
• Support onboarding and integration of new hires and leaders into the school.

***HR Systems & Data Integrity***

• Ensure accurate and timely employee data management for the school across all HR systems, including HCM, Payroll, ATS, and Performance Management platforms.
• Partner with HR Shared Services to ensure data accuracy, system compliance, and smooth operational delivery.

***HR Objectives & KPIs***

• Accountable for delivery of agreed HR goals and KPIs for the school, aligned to Taaleem’s People & Culture strategy.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Human Resources.
• Recognised HR Qualification and/or professional accreditation preferred.

Experience

• 8+ years’ of generalist HR experience is essential (Recruitment, Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Relations, Compliance).
• 5+ years of UAE Labour Law knowledge and experience is essential.
• 5+ Years of HR experience is preferred, supporting key business leaders.
• Education Industry HR experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of the UAE educational regulatory authorities, including but not limited to, KHDA/ADEK is preferred.

Competencies

• Coaching & advisory: ability to coach and advise key stakeholders on people management solutions and challenges.
• Competent using IT systems, including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook, applicant tracking systems, performance management systems, and Oracle.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills: Ability to balance business needs with HR priorities.

Attributes

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence key stakeholders through data story telling.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment while balancing priorities and delivering results on time.
• Apply now via our careers page.
• Taaleem reserves the right to close job advertisements early if an outstanding candidate is identified.
• Early applications are strongly encouraged.