Aldar Education

Requirements

Candidates must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field and possess at least 2 to 4 years of relevant HR experience. Proficiency in both Arabic and English, along with a sound working knowledge of UAE Labour Law, is essential for this role.

Job Summary

Aldar Education is currently seeking a Human Resources Officer (Arabic Speaker)
to support our growing family of owned and operated schools in the UAE. This is
an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools
and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

As the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, we provide inclusive and innovative
learning that inspires and empowers communities. We offer a range of brands for
all learners in our community, from nursery through to adult education. We
offer the broadest choice of curricula. In the largest number of locations in
Abu Dhabi.

Starting with one school and 250 students in 2007, Aldar Education has grown
into a highly sought-after education provider, now supporting over 38,000
students in 31 schools and a growing network of almost 5,000 educators, with
over 100 nationalities, offering a wide range of curricula and ancillary
services such as a Teacher Training Academy.

Working collaboratively, our education network’s purpose is to empower the next
generation to shape our future, directly supporting the educational goals of Abu
Dhabi’s government. Today, Aldar Education’s efforts are guided by the Abu Dhabi
Economic Vision 2030 plan, which aims to build a sustainable knowledge-based
economy through premium education.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos
and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the
region.

The HR Officer must provide an effective people-related support function to the
school, and to be the key point of contact for new, current, and exiting staff
in relation to all employment matters. They will be required to continuously
strive to exceed internal & external customer expectations while embracing the
Aldar Education Core Values. They need to embody the values, vision and ethos of
Aldar Education and assist the Principal in implementing processes and policies
which will ensure high-quality and successful outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Duties:

* Be the primary point of contact for all school staff on HR queries, including
contracts, terms and conditions, payroll, housing, HR policies and
entitlements.
* Support SLT in the effective attraction and recruitment of school-based
staff.
* Manage the onboarding process for all incoming staff, including
pre-employment communication to ensure new starters are aware of the
requirements for their role and for working and living in the UAE.
* Coordinate and manage employee exit processes, liaising with the Operations
teams.

Specific Duties:

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

* Utilise Oracle (or other ATS) to advertise and manage vacancies and candidate
lifecycles.
* Advertising, screening, shortlisting, interview management and candidate
tracking for all school staff in support of the Heads of School.
* Conduct pre-employment safer recruitment checks for all staff, including
references and suitability/police clearances and ensure appropriate follow-up
based on each case.
* Coordinate new starter induction in school, and ensure communication takes
place pre-employment.
* Manage the onboarding of school-based staff, liaise with IT for relevant
systems/email set-up and processing staff ID cards.
* Coordinate ADEK pass applications and processing for new staff, ensuring
clarity of timelines and providing guidance and support where required.
* Coordinate the visa and work permit applications and processing for new
staff, ensuring they are aware of their requirements, in line with group-wide
guidance and in collaboration with the HQ HR & Public Relations teams.
* Ensure the school’s recruitment activity is in line with the staffing
headcount.
* Create and issue offer letters, contracts, contract renewals and associated
documentation in line with the group-wide terms and conditions and policies.
* Responsible for booking any flights/hotel and raising relevant PRs.
* Responsible for updating and maintaining accurate data for On-boarding new
staff.

Performance Enablement:

* Coordinate the school’s probationary processes in accordance with group-wide
policies and processes.
* Coordinate performance review and appraisal cycles in accordance with
group-wide policies and processes to support the SLT in achieving a
high-performance culture.
* Track and provide reports to HQ HR on all key performance cases.
* Professional development – monitor, book and track PD for school staff and
provide reports as requested by the SLT, School Ops Manager and HQ HR HR
Operations.

HR Operations:

* Health Insurance applications, renewals, cancellations and associated
management for all school staff in coordination with HQ Public Relations
team.
* Management and reporting of staff time and attendance, including managing the
time and attendance systems.
* Responsible for issuing NOCs and other relevant staff letters (e.g. Bank,
Government, Immigration, experience letters etc).
* Keep the School’s organization chart up to date and ensure that HQ are aware
of any changes.
* HR KPIs – collate people metrics based on the Aldar Education HR KPI
requirements and provide reports on a monthly and ad-hoc basis, including but
not limited to absence, turnover, PD, recruitment activity, disciplinary and
performance management cases, compliance rates (visas and ADEK pass etc).
* Process exiting staff as leavers and ensure all associated exit procedures
are completed, including liaison with HQ payroll for the calculations of full
and final settlements, and associated housing closeout procedures.
* Responsible for ensuring all resigned staff have correct acknowledgement
letter and all relevant documents collated.
* Maintain up to date confidential employment records and staff files on site
at school.
* Maintaining HR systems and ensuring they accurately reflect the staffing
within the school.
* Monitor and maintain CTC, ensuring agreed headcount is correct.
* Participate in group-wide HR meetings in order to share knowledge, best
practice and to ensure consistency within group standards.

Employee Relations:

* Support the SLT with investigations and disciplinary management of staff,
ensuring accurate records of cases are kept within confidential employment
files.
* Provide advice, counsel and guidance to employees on relevant issues and
escalate to SLT or HQ HR where required.
* Provide support to SLT in managing informal ER cases in accordance with
group-wide policies and standards.
* Any other duties as reasonably expected.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

* Minimum bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or similar.
* Related industry qualification, of graduate level, for the assigned
functional area(s).
* Recognized HR Qualification and/or professional subscription (eg CIPD)
desirable.

Minimum Experience:

* Minimum 4 years in HR or Recruitment in any industry or;
* 2 year in Generalist HR within a service-related industry.
* School HR experience of high advantage.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

* Sound working knowledge of UAE Labour Law.
* Competent using IT systems, including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook.
* Strong organizational and prioritisation skills.
* Experience liaising with government bodies in the UAE as well as a working
knowledge of HAAD and Immigration requirements and processes.
* Fluent Arabic & English communication skills, written and oral essential.
* Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely
manner.
* Skilled in multi-tasking and handling pressure.
* Organizational ability, of self and others.
* Forethought and forward planning (particularly as this relates to local
Government compliance matters).
* Capable of influencing people and talented in networking with cultural
sensitivity.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* The incumbent requires to reside in the same Emirate of the school assigned
to

What We Offer

Aldar Education is a family of world-class, child-centered, and innovative
schools based in the UAE. We educate students across our group of owned and
managed schools and as we grow, so does our need for highly skilled,
inspirational, and dedicated school and educational leaders. We offer an
attractive remuneration package including a range of benefits. Our
future-focused learning model includes both students and staff, so we place a
special emphasis on professional development, coaching, and training.

Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and
opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others as well as
developing themselves.

This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to
amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer,
committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are dedicated to our
national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application
to our company.

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers
of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.

Responsibilities

The HR Officer serves as the primary point of contact for school staff regarding employment matters, including contracts, payroll, and HR policies. They are responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle, onboarding processes, and supporting performance enablement and employee relations within the school.