Deputy HR Manager Petrofac UAE

Petrofac is currently accepting applications from experienced and dedicated individuals for the role of Deputy HR Manager in Sharjah. Aspirants meeting the below mentioned eligibility criteria are encouraged to apply. Job ID for this vacancy is 081603.

Duties Of Deputy HR Manager

• Assist the HR Manager in determining and delivering on HR’s strategic priorities.
• Partner with key managers to establish current and future workforce plans, including skills gaps and plan ways in which these gaps can be addressed through succession planning, secondments, promotions, transfers or via recruitment.
• Provide expert employment law advice and guidance for specified E&C business groups.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and custom and practices. 
• Support line managers with all casework issues of employees.
• This includes formal and informal disciplinary and grievance cases, long-term and intermittent sickness absence management and any welfare concerns raised by employees or their managers.
• Maintain (and develop where necessary) a comprehensive range of people policies that make Petrofac a desirable place to work, are aligned with our strategic priorities and principles, and are kept up to date in line with current legal guidance and best practice.
• Act as the first point of contact on HR queries of substance (as opposed to process).
• Providing rapid responses which are user-friendly, professionally correct and clearly articulated.
• Champion and project manage operational and strategic HR initiatives and projects.
• Build trust with key business stakeholders and fostering meaningful collaboration within the wider HR team (including HR business partners, HR shared services and Centers of Excellences).
• Provide thought leadership on enhancing HR value proposition for key business stakeholders.
• Partner with HR COEs to streamline and enhance offerings for the business that are practical and scalable. 
• Supervise, guide and counsel more junior HR Advisors within the team.
• Deputise for HR Manager as and when required.
• Delivering functional HR expertise across the full generalist remit including recruitment, performance management, reward, organizational development, change management, employee engagement, employee relations and L&D.

Requirements For Deputy HR Manager

The eligibility requirements for the role of Deputy HR Manager are as under:

• Graduate degree (HR degree preferred but not a must).
• Experience in a similarly complex matrix organization.
• Experience of the energy services / O&G sector would be preferable.
• Experience of supervising other HR Advisors would be an advantage.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Up to date working knowledge of UAE employment legislation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills based on trust and integrity.
• Ability to retain professional boundaries whilst working closely and effectively with a highly skilled and multicultural workforce.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good understanding of, and the ability to apply, the principles of confidentiality.
• Excellent HRIS and analytical skills, including the development of HR databases, dashboards etc. through MS Office applications such as, Excel Power BI and PowerPoint.
• Ability to focus on the big picture while having an eye for details.
• Problem solving mindset with an ability to evaluate, propose and deliver practical solutions.
• Ability to prioritize and manage own workload.

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