People & Development Executive

Role overview

Recruitment and onboarding

• Coordinate recruitment, orientations, and a 30-60-90-day onboarding plan.
• Maintain onboarding records and ensure new employees receive documentation, information, and compliance training resources.

Learning and development

• Identify training needs and coordinate internal and external programs, workshops, and development initiatives.
• Maintain training records, monitor participation, evaluate training effectiveness, and gather feedback.
• Support career development and succession planning.

Engagement and performance

• Support engagement activities and surveys, respond to HR queries, and assist with employee relations matters confidentially and professionally.
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
• Coordinate appraisals, support goal setting and reviews, maintain records, and follow up on development actions.

HR administration and general duties

• Maintain confidential employee records and HR databases; prepare reports, letters, contracts, and other documentation.
• Monitor attendance, leave, and employee information; assist with policies, procedures, process improvements, and employment compliance.
• Support HR projects, organizational development, management metrics, and employee communications; perform other assigned duties.

Required experience and skills

• 3–5 years of experience in HR, talent development, people operations, or a related field; experience implementing training and development programs.
• Knowledge of recruitment, talent acquisition, employee lifecycle practices, performance management, engagement, and development programs.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, coordination, time-management, data-analysis, and reporting skills.
• Sound knowledge of UAE Labour Law and HR compliance; proficiency with HRIS and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Forbes training programs, service standards, and compliance requirements; professionalism, confidentiality, attention to detail, and integrity.

Preferred qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in HR, business administration, organizational psychology, or a related discipline is preferred.
• LMS experience, coaching and facilitation skills, project management experience, familiarity with talent management practices, and multicultural organization experience are preferred.