HR Officer Aldar Academies

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

The HR Officer must provide an effective people-related support function to the school, and to be the key point of contact for new, current, and exiting staff in relation to all employment matters. They will be required to continuously strive to exceed internal & external customer expectations while embracing the Aldar Education Core Values. They need to embody the values, vision and ethos of Aldar Education and assist the Principal in implementing processes and policies which will ensure high-quality and successful outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor's degree in Human Resources or similar.
• Related industry qualification, of graduate level, for the assigned functional area(s).
• Recognized HR Qualification and/or professional subscription (eg CIPD) desirable.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 4 years in HR or Recruitment in any industry or;
• 2 year in Generalist HR within a service-related industry.
• School HR experience of high advantage.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• Sound working knowledge of UAE Labour Law.
• Competent using IT systems, including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook.
• Strong organizational and prioritisation skills.
• Experience liaising with government bodies in the UAE as well as a working knowledge of HAAD and Immigration requirements and processes.
• Fluent Arabic & English communication skills, written and oral essential.
• Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner.
• Skilled in multi-tasking and handling pressure.
• Organizational ability, of self and others.
• Forethought and forward planning (particularly as this relates to local Government compliance matters).
• Capable of influencing people and talented in networking with cultural sensitivity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The incumbent requires to reside in the same Emirate of the school assigned to

What We Offer

Aldar Education is a family of world-class, child-centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow, so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school and educational leaders. We offer an attractive remuneration package including a range of benefits. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff, so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching, and training.

Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.

This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are dedicated to our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application to our company.

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.

Main Duties:

• Be the primary point of contact for all school staff on HR queries, including contracts, terms and conditions, payroll, housing, HR policies and entitlements.
• Support SLT in the effective attraction and recruitment of school-based staff.
• Manage the onboarding process for all incoming staff, including pre-employment communication to ensure new starters are aware of the requirements for their role and for working and living in the UAE.
• Coordinate and manage employee exit processes, liaising with the Operations teams.

Specific Duties:

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Utilise Oracle (or other ATS) to advertise and manage vacancies and candidate lifecycles.
• Advertising, screening, shortlisting, interview management and candidate tracking for all school staff in support of the Heads of School.
• Conduct pre-employment safer recruitment checks for all staff, including references and suitability/police clearances and ensure appropriate follow-up based on each case.
• Coordinate new starter induction in school, and ensure communication takes place pre-employment.
• Manage the onboarding of school-based staff, liaise with IT for relevant systems/email set-up and processing staff ID cards.
• Coordinate ADEK pass applications and processing for new staff, ensuring clarity of timelines and providing guidance and support where required.
• Coordinate the visa and work permit applications and processing for new staff, ensuring they are aware of their requirements, in line with group-wide guidance and in collaboration with the HQ HR & Public Relations teams.
• Ensure the school s recruitment activity is in line with the staffing headcount.
• Create and issue offer letters, contracts, contract renewals and associated documentation in line with the group-wide terms and conditions and policies.
• Responsible for booking any flights/hotel and raising relevant PRs.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining accurate data for On-boarding new staff.

Performance Enablement:

• Coordinate the school s probationary processes in accordance with group-wide policies and processes.
• Coordinate performance review and appraisal cycles in accordance with group-wide policies and processes to support the SLT in achieving a high-performance culture.
• Track and provide reports to HQ HR on all key performance cases.
• Professional development monitor, book and track PD for school staff and provide reports as requested by the SLT, School Ops Manager and HQ HR HR Operations.