Junior HRBP | Real Estate | Qatar

Job Requisition ID: 172836 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A”rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

The Junior HRBP position is responsible for extending strategic & operational HR support for Al Futtaim Contracting Division in Qatar. The HRBP collaborates closely with Operations, and employees to foster a high-performance culture, enhance capabilities and ensure compliance with HR policies and procedures

What you will do

• Alignment with Operations and business heads to understand business goals and priorities and provide HR guidance to support business strategy.
• Play an active role in assessing MP requirements, prepare and review MP budgets and forecast.
• Ensure annual manpower budgeting exercise is conducted accurately and efficiently in collaboration with Sr. HRBP.
• Liaise with the Hiring Manager and Talent Acquisition Partner for job briefing, explaining/ clarifying the requirements of the role
• Support the line manager in creating Job Requisitions on People Hub (SAP), reviewing Job Descriptions
• Play an active role in the interview & selection of candidates, providing balanced and unbiased feedback to the interview panel
• Ensure that offer letters are issued to candidates in alignment with the Qatar Compensation structure and Al Futtaim SOPs
• Ensure seamless onboarding experience for new employees, arranging induction plan and managing communication, keeping all stakeholders informed, preparing joining announcements.
• Monitor the weekly onboarding tracker shared by People Services team to ensure that the data pertaining to Al Futtaim Contracting is accurate.
• Managing probation process, including booking in probation meetings over the course of the first 6 months, ensuring goals are aligned with LMs.
• Ensure that employees across all levels of hierarchy are informed of relevant HR policies, benefits etc. and any changes thereof.
• Ensure resolutions/ answers are provided to queries raised by employees.
• Ensure that talent management activities including Talent review and identification of critical roles is managed as per internal process.
• Arrange the annual employee engagement and wellbeing calendar including all team building, annual conferences, sport and wellbeing events for camp employees are arranged. Manage Eid & other key celebrations as directed in line with AFRE direction
• Ensure that Employee Engagement Surveys/ Growing Together Surveys are communicated, and all relevant population participation.
• Ensure optimum utilization of the reward and recognition platform through timely communication and ownership by line managers. Ensure nominations both for blue- & white-collar workforce.
• Liaise with business and provide the Training Need Analysis for each Division to the L&D Partner.
• Ensure that generic training programs organized by Real Estate L&D Team and Group HR are well represented with participation/ nomination from AF Contracting, Qatar
• Provide timely inputs to the Sr. HRBP/ Head of HR/ Data Analytics team/ TR team etc. for effecting salary increments/ promotions etc.
• Ensure that all ER cases are dealt with confidentiality, speed, objectivity and following principles of natural justice.
• Organize meetings/ interviews/ prepare statements/ records, share with the Group ER and close out as per guidance.
• Ensure that the contracts pertaining to office, staff accommodation, food contract, laundry contract etc. are active and renewed in a timely manner.
• Ensure that outsourced vendors’ contracts are renewed in a timely manner
• OT & leave inputs for Payroll to be verified shared with the People Services team further to approvals from Operations Manager and Sr. HRBP

Required Skills to be successful

• Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving ability, Negotiation & Influencing skills.
• Time management & ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Mentoring/Coaching skills, Employee Relations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality while dealing with sensitive matters

What equips you for the role

• Bachelor’s Degree in Administration or HR.
• Minimum experience of 5 years of experience in HR function at a large sized company, managed blude collar employees, with supervisory skills essential to perform the job effectively.
• Excellent knowledge in the use of the Microsoft suite such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

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