HR Specialist

Provides generalist HR support by liaising with business unit leaders in order to implement Corporate and local HR initiatives, programs and systems, as well as providing HR consultation on various HR matters.

Business Partnering:

• Liaises with local management team by participating in periodic interactions/meetings to understand business trends/challenges and provide wide range of relevant operational HR support to business unit’s needs.

Talent Acquisition and Development:

• Gains insights on Talent Acquisition & Development initiatives, programs, guidelines, and tools and implements the same for recruitment and talent optimization projects.

Total Rewards:

• Gains insights on Total Rewards initiatives, programs, guidelines, and tools and implement when required for local employee population.
• Assists Regional HR Manager on rewards related analysis by preparing relevant reports/ data so as to aid compensation & benefits decision making.

Payroll Preparation and Implementation:

• Responsible for monthly payroll implementation and system implementation on Oracle, ensure all payroll transactions are entered and maintained with highest accuracy and efficiency.

Employee Services:

• Strives to introduce and maintain any additional employee services e.g. proper medical coverage for employees and families, letters and correspondence required by employees, booking of tickets, promotional offers and discounts, etc. to optimize employee engagement.

Policy, Procedures & Processes:

• Maintains local policies, procedures and processes in line with corporate guidelines.
• Follows all relevant Operations’ policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
• Contributes to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account leading practices, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.

Special Projects:

• Provides assistance in the implementation of various HR related projects, such as Oracle implementations, engagement/enablement initiatives, new legal HR mandates, diversity…etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field is required.
• 5+ years of generalist HR experience is required.
• Sound understanding of HR functions, such as talent acquisition, development, total rewards, policy and procedures, and employee relations is required.
• Familiarity with local employment legislations is required.
• Experience working with HR ERP, e.g. Oracle/SAP, is preferred.
• Experience in Oil & Gas upstream industry is preferred.

Job Related Skills:

• Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Sound verbal and numeric reasoning acumen.
• Computer Literacy.
• Multitasking ability.
• Conscientiousness.
• Planning and organization skills.