Job Requisition ID: 180622

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:

To act as a trusted advisor to senior line management on all Human Resource Management matters to ensure a keen understanding of the business so as to implement HR strategies and practices that support robust business growth reinforce a culture of performance focus, meritocracy and diversity and comply with Group HR policy.

What You Will Do:

Operational

A. Strategy

In liaison with the Business MD, GM HR and Group HR Director create a HR strategy for the Store and the annual HR Plan.
Communicate plans and progress against the plan to the HR Function and the Business Units.
Create and support a continuous improvement environment for HR Activities within the Business Units.
1. Capability
Ensure new employees are properly inducted into the business and given support to become productive as quickly as possible.
Develop succession plans and retention strategies for key talent and positions.
Develop and execute a learning and development plan that equips individuals with necessary skills.
Formulate and implement performance management plans to improve performance or assist with exit from the organisation.
As part of the HR Plan specify training initiatives required to support the business, liaise with Group Training Department to ensure appropriate initiatives are delivered.
Ensure training needs of key and high potential staff are identified and delivered.
Ensure all key positions have identified successors.
To ensure compliance to HR policy is maintained.
Review and strengthen business internal controls and procedures.
Ensure compliance of DOA and provide leadership on process and governance.
Ensure compliance with laws, regulations and other requirements.
To ensure that Emiritization focus is maintained and diversification goals are reinforced and achieved.

Commercial

Act as a trusted business partner and coach to senior line management.
Consult and support line managers across the business units.
Focus on measuring the employee engagement of the business units and take actions necessary to improve it.
Advise, coach and mentor management and HR team on people related issues.
Act as change agent and facilitate transition.

Workforce Optimisation

Play an advisory role in creating and managing a lean and multi-skilled workforce.
Support and facilitate the implementation of business structure reorganisation and consolidation to deliver efficiencies.
Play a key role in communicating organisational messages and monitoring feedback within the business units.
Ensure compliance with localisation policy and targets.
Look at business unit productivity and take necessary actions to improve it.

Financial

Provide line management with regular and financial reporting of employee costs.
Ensure annual manpower budgeting exercise is conducted accurately and efficiently.
Create, obtain approval for and manage HR Department budget.
Ensure HR Team adherence to the business financial systems and processes.
Manpower planning on an annual basis.

People Management and Development

Prepares action plans by individuals as well as by team for effective search of sales leads and prospects.
Provides timely feedback to senior management regarding performance.
Provide effective leadership to a culturally diverse team of sales staff.
Be responsible for selection of competent staff and their on-going motivation, training and development.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

Change Management
Organisational Development
Management Development
Performance/Compensation Management
Recruitment & Selection, Employee Relations, Mentoring/Coaching
Human Capital Metrics
Analytical skills, financial modeling skills, good communication skills and problem solving skills.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

Five years HR Generalist Experience.
Previous experience as a HR Business Partner.
Human Resource , Psychology or Business Management Degree
CIPD qualification desirable

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