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We are seeking a hands-on Human Resources (HR) Manager to join our team at GAC Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving the HR initiatives to support our employees and business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

Develop, implement and enforce HR policies and procedures.

Manage the full recruitment cycle by using GAC Group Recruitment tools, working closely with HR colleagues and hiring managers.

Administer the full employment lifecycle in GAC’s HR-related applications, including employee insurances and reviewing, updating and advising on job descriptions (JDs) to ensure alignment with organisational needs.

Provide induction, orientation and on-boarding of new employees.

Conduct probationary reviews and performance appraisals in collaboration with line managers.

Provide guidance and support to employees and managers on HR-related matters.

Ensure compliance with labour laws and Group policies.

Analyse HR data and prepare insights and reports for senior management decision-making.

Coordinate the preparation of documentation related to internal recharges and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Support local HR initiatives while working closely with Group HR to align with broader organisational goals.

Administer and maintain all HR documents and ensure employee files are up to date.

Maintain / manage employee data (benefits, leave, training, etc.)

We are looking for someone who brings a strong mix of technical HR knowledge and hands-on operational experience , along with the ability to lead with integrity and clarity.

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in HR management in the UAE.

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field.

Strong knowledge of UAE labour laws and regulations.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Proven experience in talent acquisition and retention initiatives.

Ability to develop and implement HR policies and procedures.

Experience in performance management and employee relations.

Proficiency in HRIS and MS Office applications.

Strong organisational and leadership skills.

Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Please note that as well as working to recruit staff members via GAC channels, GAC does use third-party recruiters to recruit for specific positions within the Group. Please do however, be aware of unaffiliated recruiters purporting to represent GAC that ask for payment in return for facilitating interviews. A genuine third-party recruiter working with GAC will never ask for payment to facilitate an interview. If you would like to make an application to join GAC, please always ensure to apply through our official channels on or our LinkedIn listing.

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Scope and Functions of the Role

The School HR Manager leads all aspects of the school’s Human Resources function and is accountable for managing the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to separation. This role ensures operational excellence, workforce planning, regulatory compliance, and alignment with AlephYa’s HR framework and local labour regulations. The post holder plays a vital role in maintaining a positive employee experience and supporting the Principal in building a high-performing, values-aligned school team.

Key Responsibilities

• HR Operations Management :

Implement consistent HR practices aligned with AlephYa’s frameworks and local labour laws. Maintain accurate employee records and deliver standard HR documentation promptly.

• Recruitment and Staffing :

Manage school-based hiring processes for non-teaching roles. Ensure 100% compliance with safer recruitment standards and support onboarding and mobilisation of new hires.

• End-to-End Employee Lifecycle Management :

Oversee all stages of the employee journey including recruitment, induction, performance support, leave administration, contract renewals, and exits. Ensure a positive, compliant, and well-documented lifecycle experience for all staff.

• Leave and Absence Management :

Administer all leave-related processes, monitor patterns, and ensure alignment with school operational needs and legal requirements.

• Employee Records and ERP Systems :

Maintain HRIS accuracy and support ERP improvements with timely and accurate data. Conduct quarterly internal compliance reviews.

• Employee Relations and Policy Communication :

Act as the first point of contact for staff queries, addressing matters professionally and efficiently. Maintain and update internal HR policies and handbooks.

• Regulatory and Government Coordination :

Work with the Government Relations Officer to ensure timely visa and legal documentation processing.

• HR Reporting :

Submit monthly HR reports and ad-hoc workforce data to support school planning and decision-making.

What We Are Looking For

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or a related field.
• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in an HR generalist role, preferably in a school or education setting.
• System Proficiency: Experience with HRIS platforms and digital document management.
• Communication Skills: Excellent business communication skills, written and spoken. Arabic language skills are preferred but not mandatory.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong communication, analytical, and organisational skills.
• Proven ability to manage employee relations issues with discretion.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HR systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively with school leadership and diverse staff groups.

Professional Attributes

• High integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive data.
• Service-minded and approachable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Culturally aware and adaptive in diverse school environments.
• Resilient, results-oriented, and able to operate under pressure.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to contribute to a values-driven and expanding group of schools.
• A collaborative work culture with room for growth and development.
• Competitive compensation package aligned with the education sector.

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If you are a dedicated HR professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and is committed to excellence in service delivery, we invite you to apply. Kindly submit your CV and a brief cover letter.

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Category: Human Resource

Job Type: Full-time

The Human Resource Manager (HR Manager) will lead and direct the routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department including strategic planning for staffing, talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, employee relations, employment law and compliance, compensation and employee benefits administration, developing HR systems, and enforcing company policies and practices. Should be well versed with UAE, KSA and Philippines labour laws (including pension laws and benefits).

The HR manager partners with senior leadership to advise on best practice techniques to drive performance, productivity and employee engagement. The job involves identifying skills gaps and filling them with new staff or by training existing employees.

• Oversees the daily workflow of the HR department.
• Partner with management to ensure strategic HR goals are aligned with business initiatives.
• Enforce management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
• Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization's human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
• Establish a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program, counselling managers on candidate selection.
• Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
• Analyze trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resource management and talent acquisition.
• Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal development opportunities for employees.
• Hearing and resolving employee grievances; and counselling employees and supervisors.
• Create and implement effective onboarding plans.
• Design and implement employee retention strategies.
• Support the management on disciplinary and grievance issues.
• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource law requirements and maintaining records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Masters in HR Management or similar
• Proven experience as HR Manager
• Knowledge of/experience with UAE & KSA labour laws and disciplinary procedures
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues.
• Experience in educating and coaching HR staff.
• Experience in conflict resolution, disciplinary processes, and workplace investigations.
• Experience in following and maintaining workplace privacy.
• Proficient in MS Office
• Strong communication skills in Arabic and English.

We are looking for a very experienced “ Talent Management Section Head” to join a multinational company located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Job Description:

– Oversee the recruitment process, which involves posting jobs, reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates, and making hiring recommendations.

– Manage all candidates, oversee interviews, keep recruitment status reports, analyze metrics, and help implement recruitment strategies.

– Organize different job fairs, establish a strong network of talented individuals, create and execute diverse training strategies, and actively participate in training programs.

– Assistance in defining the company’s goals and key performance indicators.

– Perform an assessment of employees’ training needs and create a training plan within the allocated budget.

– Develop necessary training programs in order to meet all development goals.

– Supervising employee training implementation, addressing operational issues, and guaranteeing employee contentment.

– Monitor the effectiveness of the orientation process for new employees.

Job Requirements

– Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or any relevant experience.

– Minimum 8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, L&D and OD.

Overview

We are an ambitious, high-growth firm expanding our presence in Abu Dhabi. We are looking for a versatile and experienced professional to establish and manage our HR function while overseeing the Abu Dhabi office operations. As the first dedicated HR hire in Abu Dhabi, you will play a pivotal role in building the foundations for our people strategy, ensuring compliance with ADGM regulations, and supporting our leadership team as we scale.

Human Resources

• Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle, ensuring onboarding and offboarding processes are compliant with ADGM regulations and provide a seamless experience for staff.
• Oversee recruitment logistics, including posting roles, scheduling interviews, and coordinating offers.
• Coordinate payroll and benefits with external providers.
• Develop and implement HR policies and processes aligned with UAE labor law and ADGM regulations.
• Handle immigration, visas, and employee documentation.
• Maintain HR records, policies, and processes to ensure compliance and scalability.

Office Management

• Oversee day-to-day Abu Dhabi office operations, including facilities, vendors, and administrative support.
• Ensure smooth coordination of executive schedules, travel, and company events.
• Implement efficient office processes to support growth and ensure smooth coordination with global teams.
• Act as the local point of contact for employees and visitors.

• 3-6 years of progressive HR and office management experience, ideally in a fast-growing or entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong, hands-on knowledge of ADGM HR and compliance procedures.
• Proven ability to manage end-to-end visa and immigration processes in the UAE.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; HR certification is a plus.

• The opportunity to build and shape the HR and office management functions from the ground up.
• A dynamic role in a growing firm at the intersection of finance, AI, and technology.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

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Date: Aug 2, 2025

Company: Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority

Job Objective
Direct and guide the development and implementation of the HR strategy, objectives, and growth plans to enable the attraction, engagement, development, and retention of a qualified workforce within AbuDhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA), to support realization of corporate plans in order to achieve
corporate strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities/Duties
A. Strategy and Planning
• Direct and lead the development and implementation of the department related policies, systems, procedures manual, Delegation of Authority, system user manuals and standard forms to ensure compliance across the Authority and alignment with ADAA’s overall policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective cascading of the sector strategy into the department’s strategic and operational plans to achieve ADAA’s overall objectives.
• Develop and direct the implementation of the department strategic, budget and procurement, and operational plans, and monitor corporate performance ensuring alignment with the sector strategy, ADAA’s vision, mission and corporate objectives.
• Forecast and develop department budget and direct the monitoring of financial performance against the budget to ensure areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, and potential areas of cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon.
• Develop the department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with ADAA’s overall objectives and ensure that sections meet KPIs in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

B. Operations (with sub-headings)
HR Strategy and Organization Effectiveness:
• Provide leadership, management, and vision to ensure that ADAA has the strategic human resource infrastructure in place, aligned to future direction.
• Provide overall leadership and strategic guidance to ensure conceptualization, implementation, review and sustenance of workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, Emiratization andemployee engagement strategies and initiatives to achieve HR excellence.
• Provide subject matter expertise and contribute to the design, planning and execution of company-wide transformational programs and initiatives and ensure alignment with set plans to achieve objectives to drive performance and positive change across the organization.
• Contribute to the development of the organizational governance framework and advise Senior Management on related matters to enable smooth strategic decision making.
• Oversee the periodic review of the organizational structure in consultation with concerned line managers, to ensure that it reflects the strategic and operational needs of the organization.
• Direct the updating of the functional accountabilities of the organization, reflecting any changes in the organization structure and grouping of functions, to ensure the documents are up to date and accessible when required.
• Manage the consolidation and development of ADAA’s overall manpower plan to ensure all resourcing requirements are captured and fulfilled through appropriate recruitment plans.

Performance and Reward:
• Drive a performance-based organization by developing a rigorous innovative performance management framework containing best practice elements.

• Oversee the employees’ performance management system at ADAA and guide the effective and efficient implementation by all parties, to enable the accurate and fair evaluation of employee performance, and the enhancement of the ADAA’s business performance.
• Ensure the performance management system is linked to other HR processes such as promotions, career development, etc. to develop a performance-based culture.
• Ensure that ADAA’s reward and benefits framework is competitive enough to attract, retain and motivate the appropriate talent from the local and international job market.

Talent Acquisition:
• Oversee the development of the annual recruitment plan to outline strategies and approaches for identifying and selecting high caliber talent into required roles in a timely manner.
• Oversee the implementation of selection and recruitment strategies and monitor the recruitment
processes across the ADAA to recruit competent and proficient personnel.

Talent Management:
• Develop and advocate a culture of continuous learning and provide overall strategic direction of learning and workforce development within ADAA.
• Direct the development and implementation of training and development plans as per the identified needs to ensure that the right Learning and Development framework is in place to develop managerial and technical capability that will enable ADAA achieve its objectives.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a succession planning framework that structures the flow of high potential employees into managerial and leadership roles through structured career moves and capability building interventions.

HR Support Services:
• Oversee the overall HR transactional services such as time management, HR data management, ERP, etc. to facilitate efficient operations of the HR function.

• Manage the development and improvements of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), HR Matrix and HR Processes & Flow Charts.
• Manage the design and delivery of “surveys and questionnaires” regarding “Salary, Employee Satisfaction, and Code of Conduct etc.”
• Ensure that any employee relations issues, including complaints/ grievances, are addressed through appropriate processes and that disciplinary actions are taken promptly, fairly and inaccordance with company policy and local labor laws.

Business Partnering:
• Direct the provision of expertise and support to respective sectors for HR activities such as recruitment, resourcing, performance management and employee relations, to achieve the HC strategy and transformation as part of the overall organizational strategy.

C. Talent Management and Development

• Direct the effective achievement of department operational goals through effective leadership and by setting department objectives, managing performance within the department, and developing and motivating the team to maximize performance.
• Oversee and lead talent development initiatives in coordination with the Human Resources Department and discipline experts and thereby ensure the availability of talent to fit ADAA’s requirements.
• Act as a role model and ensure the team adheres to organizational values and ethics to establish a value-driven culture within the Authority.
• Share professional expertise and knowledge to build internal intellectual capital and facilitate knowledge sharing across the Authority.
• Manage, mentor, guide and coach section heads by using effective leadership strategies, providing directions and ensuring proper execution of all initiative undertaken by ADAA to the highest standards.

D. Corporate

• Oversee and direct periodic organizational structure change and to ensure optimal resource utilization.
• Direct change management through continuous improvement of department systems, processes and practices taking into account global standards and changes in the business environment, which demand proactive action plans.
• Ensure that all department reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet ADAA requirements, and quality standards.
• Oversee department adherence and compliance with all ADAA corporate policies, procedures and guidelines (HR, IT, Procurement, Finance, Health and Safety etc.) and code of business conduct.

E. General

• The level of performance should reflect the academic qualification, type of courses in the field of specialization, employee job level, and the level of productivity.
• The academic and professional certificates required and approved by ADAA should be acquired within the period specified and based on the employee’s Individual Development Plan.
• Perform the task and responsibilities independently unless an approval or directive was obtained to delegate the task to other employees in case of incapability to perform the tasks and responsibilities.
• Ensure teamwork, collaboration and dedication in performing duties.
• Showcase a strong leadership to the team members.
• Knowledge and awareness about the capabilities of the subordinates and showcase a strong knowledge in the field of specialization.
• Provide the required support and guidance to the subordinates.
• Take responsibility of the decisions made.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

• Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development
• Society of Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM SCP)

• 12+ years of relevant experience in Human Resource Management out of which 8 years in managerial role.

Human Resources Officer (Job Number: HOT0C1FP)

Human Resources Officer is responsible for supporting and advising management on proper policies and procedures to deliver an excellent staff experience while assisting with employee relations.

Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island, Yas Island Abu Dhabi

As a Human Resources Officer, you are responsible for supporting and advising management on proper policies and procedures to deliver an excellent staff experience. A Human Resources Officer will also be required to manage succession planning and employee relations. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Support and advise Managers on proper policies and procedures
• Manage succession planning with senior managers during the bi-annual appraisal process
• Manage employee relations issues in the hotel in a confidential manner, including disciplinaries, grievances, and capability
• Ensure absence monitoring is in line with company guidelines
• Maintain online personnel system, payroll system, and monthly reporting
• Ensure recruitment and selection process is adhered to and ensure that appropriate immigration checks are carried out
• Assist in determining departmental training requirements
• Ensure completion of training for hotel security, fire regulations and other health and safety legislation
• Assist in the organisation of Team Member social events
• Work with local organisations and schools to promote the hospitality industry
• Promote and endorse staff benefits
• Assist and resolve team member and management queries

A Human Resources Officer serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Previous experience in Human Resources Officer or equivalent role
• Positive attitude
• Good communication and people skills
• Committed to delivering a high level of customer service, both internally and externally
• Excellent grooming standards
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work on their own or in teams

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• CIPD qualified or working towards qualification, or equivalent
• Knowledge of hospitality
• Good knowledge of employment law and employee relations
• IT proficiency

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!