People Manager- UAE

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IDP is the global leader international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

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The People Experience Manager – UAE, is responsible for driving all people related matters and managing the day-to-day implementation of People Experience initiatives and policies in both operational and strategic levels in order to achieve high performance and high engagement organisation.

The role will be working closely with the Country Director (CD), Regional People Experience Director (RPxD) and the People Experience teams in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices, to develop and deliver a number of programs and campaigns aiming to provide our people with the best employment experience.

The role will be based in Dubai and will cover in some instances IDP’s branch across UAE. It will require occasional travels within and outside the country.

People Data & Process Integrity

• Accountable for accuracy and up-to-date data of people information in Success Factors (SF).
• Collaborate with the RPxD and SF team in designing, testing and implementing new modules in SF.
• Drive an adoption of the internal social media, JAM, to deliver a great people experience through regular content contributions and active participation in relevant discussions and topics.
• Effectively identify opportunities to digitise people process administration to increase effectiveness and enhance employment experience.

Talent Acquisition & On-boarding

• Manage and facilitate the talent acquisition process by collaborating with both internal (hiring managers, CD, RPxD) and external (internal recruiting team, IDP Career Portal, recruitment agencies, job posting websites, candidates) parties through an effective use of the dedicated Application Tracking System (Job Score) to attract, recruit and hire high quality talent into the organisation.
• Ensure an effective and efficient talent acquisition process to provide a positive experience for hiring managers as well as candidates.
• Conduct analysis, assess recruitment results, and identify areas of opportunity and change. Use the data to evaluate sourcing effectiveness, determine progress and process improvement.
• Manage onboarding and induction program to provide new joiners with a smooth and seamless onboarding experience. Ensure that new joiners are properly oriented about the company.

Compensation & Benefits

• Oversee payroll data preparation, and coordinate with the Finance department to ensure pay is made to the employees correctly and on time.
• Manage the administration and monitoring of benefits programs such as provident fund, life, medical, dental insurance, pension plans, and leave entitlements, etc.
• Lead and facilitate the annual salary and bonus review process by working closely with the CD and RPxD.
• Collaborate with Finance department in checking information and liaising with relevant authorities for Social Security and tax purposes.

Rewards & Culture

• Manage, facilitate and promote the Company’s employee recognition programs in Global and Country levels.
• Directly support the County Director to create a collaborative work environment cross department through effective internal communications via such channels as emails, bulletin boards, newsletters, town hall, social events, and instant messaging groups, etc.
• Encourage and advise managers to effectively manage and drive team’s performance through the use of the Company’s performance management tool (RISE).

Capability & Performance

• Act as focal point for organising training and development activities in the country (e.g. STAR/ SUCCEED programs).
• Monitor and follow up with employees on mandatory training…