Human Resources Executive

The opportunity

Compensation

• The salary is AED 8,000–9,000 per month, all-inclusive, depending on UAE HR experience, independent HR ownership, and Odoo proficiency.
• Benefits include an employment visa, medical insurance, and an annual return air ticket in accordance with company policy.

Key responsibilities

• Independently manage day-to-day HR operations and maintain an organized, responsive, and confidential HR function.
• Lead the full recruitment cycle, including workforce requirements, job advertisements, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding.
• Prepare employment contracts, offer letters, confirmation letters, salary certificates, disciplinary correspondence, and other employee documentation.
• Coordinate visas, work permits, medical examinations, Emirates ID requirements, insurance enrollment, renewals, cancellations, and employee exits.
• Maintain complete and accurate employee records, personnel files, leave balances, attendance information, and document-expiry trackers.
• Use Odoo for employee records, recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, HR workflows, and reporting, and guide employees on correct usage.
• Coordinate monthly payroll inputs, attendance, leave, deductions, allowances, final settlements, and WPS-related information with Finance and management.
• Advise management and employees on UAE Labour Law, internal policies, disciplinary processes, grievances, and workplace matters.
• Manage onboarding, probation reviews, performance-review cycles, training coordination, employee engagement, and offboarding.
• Draft, implement, and update HR policies, procedures, forms, employee communications, and the employee handbook.
• Prepare headcount, recruitment, turnover, leave, attendance, and other HR reports, highlighting risks and required actions.
• Support Emiratisation and other applicable UAE employment-compliance requirements while handling sensitive information confidentially.

Qualifications and experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
• The role requires three to five years of progressive generalist HR experience, including at least two years of hands-on HR experience in the UAE.
• Candidates should have experience independently managing multiple HR functions with limited day-to-day supervision.
• Practical knowledge of UAE Labour Law, MOHRE requirements, WPS, employment documentation, visa processes, and government procedures is required.
• Hands-on ability to use Odoo for HR operations is required; experience with Odoo Employees, Recruitment, Attendance, Time Off, or related modules is strongly preferred.
• Strong recruitment, employee-relations, payroll-coordination, policy-writing, and HR-records experience is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, is required.
• Excellent written and spoken English is required; Arabic is an advantage.
• CIPD, SHRM, or another recognized HR qualification is an advantage.
• Candidates must currently reside in the UAE and be able to work on-site in Abu Dhabi.

Workplace

• The role is full-time and on-site in Abu Dhabi, UAE.