HR BUSINESS PARTNER - The Emirates Group - #24911

Job Purpose: At Emirates we have over 160 nationalities in our truly global organisation with talented people employed from every continent. We offer a wide range of products and services, and high standards of service and safety across all of our operations, especially on the ground here in Dubai, our global hub. Our HR Business Partnership team is responsible for supporting and providing HR business partnership to various business leaders and teams across the Group. Do you want to play a part in that journey and manage the end to end HR business partnership to support our Group operations here in Dubai? Join us as HR Business Partner and make your mark on the aviation world. About the role This role will involve providing business support and HR business partnership to our group services. This is an exciting opportunity to provide an efficient, solutions-focused HR service through effective partnership with HR Business Partners and HR management team, as well as the line. You will be responsible for coaching and guidance in relation to managing people, positions and work. You will also identify people related trends and feed insights into the HRBP team. In this role you will be paramount in the delivery of value add services, projects aligning business objectives with employees and management in designated business units. You will be a HR Consultant, and will act as an employee champion and change agent. What you will do - HR Partnering. Providing HR guidance when delivering HR products and align products to the department requirements in order to support the department to achieve their goals. Provide advice and guidance for managers on employee or organisational related queries, whether approached directly or via HR Shared Services. Ensure HR matters are handled fairly and consistently in line with company requirements and local employment laws. - Project & HR Calendar Delivery. Acts as a point-of-contact on projects or in events ensuring coordination support to key HR projects or events Support activities in the HR calendar such as implementation of annual pay reviews (merit pot allocation), profit share, etc. - Employee Relations. Mediates complex issues and personalities. Work closely with the line to enable them to manage probation reviews, grievance, disciplinary and capability investigations and hearings. Manages and resolves highly complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations. Identify and escalate cases considered high risk to the appropriate manager or HRBP and partner with the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support managers and employees with specific needs or sensitive cases. - Managing Attendance. Provide a targeted coaching and advisory service to managers on attendance management. In partnership with the line and HR Shared Services, manage complex cases of long/short term sickness absence, industrial injury and occupational health referrals in accordance with company policy. - Organisation Changes. Support the roll out of organisational and HR change initiative / projects which have significant people implications. This includes organisational design, job role review and job evaluation. Drives and communicates strategic and operational change in the business. - Performance Culture. Help drive organisational performance through performance management by working with HR BPs and line managers with goal setting, development planning, individual reviews, and in the provision of relevant information in relation to trends and areas of focus or improvement. - Culture and Engagement. Provide relevant insights to HRBPs regarding engagement and departmental culture, on the basis of interaction with employees through formal and informal channels, and become involved in projects that are focused on the improvement of departmental culture and/or engagement levels. - Improvement Focus. Identify HR process and propose improvements with a focus on customer experience, simplification and efficiency. Develop and promote feedback mechanisms for employees and managers to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and process. Lead change projects within the team or support larger/more complex projects by collaborating with colleagues to ensure stakeholders are communicated with and changes are successfully implemented. Reviews the generated HR documents / reports to ensure accuracy of the information. - Source, select and develop. Involvement in both local and overseas recruitment campaigns, applying sound selection practices and methodologies to attract and appoint top talent into the business, coaching managers throughout the process. Identifies training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs and provide input to HRBP to the development of the strategy. - Quality delivery focus. Ensure strong relationships and networks are built across the HR teams to ensure a seamless, quality-led service to the business.
Qualifications & Experience: This job might be for you if you have/are: - 5 + years’ experience in HR Business Partner capacity - Degree or Honours in a related subject (HR, Business, Humanities) - End to end HR business partnership experience - Possess strong communication skills, be able to work with challenging stakeholders and effectively influence a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation. - Build strong relationships with peers and team members - Proficient knowledge in Microsoft Office suite (i.e. MS Excel, PowerPoint) - Customer orientated and solutions focussed. - Effective communicator (written, presentation, interpersonal). - Able to remain impartial, use diplomacy and resolve conflict whilst maintaining effective relationships. You’ll have an edge if you have: - A professional accreditation in HR (CIPD, AHRI or equivalent) - Whilst not essential, some experience of working across multiple jurisdictions internationally and international teams - A positive attitude and an ability to driving discernible change and delivery, at pace, in a pressurised environment - Agile and innovative mind-set with the tenacity to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing environment. What we can offer you? - A competitive salary, paid tax-free and reviewed annually - Private medical insurance - Discounts on airline tickets for EK and partner networks - Travel benefits and discounts for friends & family - Education Support Allowance for children’s education in Dubai or abroad - A HR community committed to you, with mentor programmes, growth & development support along with regular social gatherings - We’re full time back in office here in Dubai at The Emirates Group Recruitment Process and Timeline The Emirates Group is an international organisation with employees from over 160 nationalities, we encourage applications from across the globe. Your application journey begins by applying via the Emirates Careers website. Please ensure your CV is up to date for our talent acquisition team to review your profile. If you meet the criteria of the role, you will then be invited to complete a HireVue video interview, to share more about your product experience and your career aspirations. If you are shortlisted you will then be invited to interview with our hiring managers. If you are successful, your recruiter will reach out to you with an offer and then our Onboarding team will ensure a smooth transition to your new role here at the Emirates Group.
Salary & Benefits: Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what’s it like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section.

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