HR and Admin Specialist
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About the Role
Averda is hiring an HR and Admin Specialist in Doha to manage end-to-end HR operations including payroll, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, and employee relations.
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Responsibilities
- Enable business aligned organisation design by leveraging workforce analytics, role clarity, and capability mapping across the BU
- Drive end to end talent acquisition using data driven hiring, market intelligence, and modern sourcing strategies
- Design and optimise the onboarding experience, ensuring smooth assimilation, early productivity, and cultural alignment
- Track, analyse, and report on learning and development outcomes, linking capability building to business performance
- Facilitate performance management cycles, providing insights, progress reporting, and enablement
- Proactively manage employee relations, ensuring fair, consistent, and timely resolution of people matters
- Design, execute, and measure employee engagement initiatives, using feedback, pulse surveys, and data insights
- Ensure governance, policy adherence, and compliance, translating policies into practical, employee friendly practices
- Lead people and risk management initiatives, identifying workforce risks early and partnering with leadership on mitigation strategies
- Champion health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards, embedding a culture of wellbeing, safety, and accountability
- Manage administration requirements efficiently, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant delivery
Requirements
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in a multinational firm
- Comprehensive knowledge of Qatar labour laws
- Language proficiency: English (fluent); Hindi and Arabic (advantageous)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint required; Excel preferred)
- Digitally savvy, with the ability and willingness to learn, test, and adopt new tools quickly
- SHRM, CIPD or equivalent (advantageous)
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About Averda
- Averda is a leading global provider of integrated waste management and environmental services, delivering innovative, sustainable solutions to some of the world’s most complex waste challenges. Operating across multiple markets, we are committed to transforming waste into value while safeguarding th
Role Summary
- Join our team as an HR and Admin Specialist responsible for end‑to‑end HR operations, including payroll management, employee lifecycle administration, and compliance. The role supports organisation design, leads talent acquisition and onboarding, oversees learning and development, facilitates perfor
Key Responsibilities
- Enable business‑aligned organisation design by leveraging workforce analytics, role clarity, and capability mapping across the BU.
- Drive end‑to‑end talent acquisition using data‑driven hiring, market intelligence, and modern sourcing strategies to attract high‑impact talent.
- Design and optimise the onboarding experience, ensuring smooth assimilation, early productivity, and cultural alignment through structured onboarding journeys.
- Track, analyse, and report on learning and development outcomes, linking capability building to business performance and future skill needs.
- Facilitate performance management cycles, providing insights, progress reporting, and enablement to support continuous performance and growth conversations.
- Proactively manage employee relations, ensuring fair, consistent, and timely resolution of people matters with a strong focus on trust and compliance.
- Design, execute, and measure employee engagement initiatives, using feedback, pulse surveys, and data insights to drive engagement and retention.
- Ensure governance, policy adherence, and compliance, translating policies into practical, employee‑friendly practices within the BU.
- Lead people and risk management initiatives, identifying workforce risks early and partnering with leadership on mitigation strategies.
- Champion health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards, embedding a culture of wellbeing, safety, and accountability.
- Manage administration requirements efficiently, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant delivery in line with organisational needs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- SHRM, CIPD or equivalent (advantageous)
Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of Qatar labour laws
- Language proficiency: English (fluent); Hindi and Arabic (advantageous)
Technical Competencies
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint required; Excel preferred)
- Digitally savvy, with the ability and willingness to learn, test, and adopt new tools quickly
- Exposure to or interest in AI enabled productivity tools
- Align HR priorities with business goals
- Promotes positive and inclusive culture
- Maintain integrity and professionalism in HR operations, consistently upholding confidentiality and ethical standards.
- Supports transformation and continuous improvement
- HR analytics for decision making
- Builds trust through clarity and openness
- Ability to apply analytical skills using digital tools to analyze information and present actionable insights
Experience
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in a multinational firm
Additional Information
- If you think you have what it takes to make the world a cleaner place, if you can see value where others see waste and if you aren’t afraid of a challenge, why not start your journey with us today.
- Averda welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, actively promotes diversity in the workforce, and is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.
- ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
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