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HR Policy Specialist

Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
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HR policy design and governanceEmployment lawPolicy and contract draftingEmployee handbook contentChange managementHR data analysis

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Role overview

Designs, governs, and maintains HR policy across Etihad Airways’ global operations.

The employer is open to candidates from either junior employment law or HR policy backgrounds.

Accountabilities

  • Draft and maintain policies, contract templates, and employee handbook content across countries; partner with Legal on amendments.
  • Monitor employment law requirements by market and keep policies compliant as regulations change.
  • Manage policy and template library version control, consistency, and rollout.
  • Partner with Payroll, HR Business Partners, Legal, and the business on change management and HR briefings.
  • Evaluate policy effectiveness, analyze HR data, gather feedback, and report findings.
  • Recommend improvements to engagement and operational efficiency using data, workplace trends, and market practice.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in law, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
  • 5–8 years’ experience in employment law, HR policy, or benefits and working conditions, from a legal or senior HR background.
  • At least three years’ experience in a large multinational organization with complex matrix reporting.
  • Strong drafting and writing skills for policies, contracts, and employee-facing documentation.
  • Analytical ability to quantify the cost and business impact of policy or process changes.
  • Proactive and self-directed, with the ability to identify problems and drive solutions.
  • Comfort using AI tools to support drafting while retaining independent critical judgment.
  • HRIS experience, including SAP SuccessFactors or similar, is a plus; aviation experience is advantageous.

Recruitment process

  • Shortlisted candidates complete a recorded video interview, followed by a hiring-manager technical interview that may include a business case; finalists may have a further interview.

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