HR Business Partner - French Speaker

Job Purpose

The HR Business Partner acts as the dedicated point of contact for the assigned School, partnering closely with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team to deliver effective people solutions. The role is responsible for driving a positive culture, strong employee experience, leadership capability, and full compliance with Taaleem policies, UAE Labour Law, and Dubai regulatory requirements.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Principal and school leadership team, translating school objectives into people priorities.
• Provide proactive, practical HR advice, constructively challenging leadership where people decisions may create risk or misalignment.

• Advise employees and managers on Taaleem policies and procedures, ensuring consistent application and compliance with UAE Labour Law.
• Own employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, and attendance cases, escalating complex or high-risk issues appropriately.

• Lead workforce planning for the school, ensuring headcount is aligned to budget, enrolment, and operational needs.
• Identify capability gaps, resourcing risks, and succession vulnerabilities.
• Lead the end-to-end recruitment and selection process for school-based roles, in partnership with Central HR and Education teams.

• Support the Principal with annual budgeting, staffing models, and compensation planning.
• Ensure all new hires, salary adjustments, and contractual changes are within approved budgets and aligned with policy.
• Ensure timely and accurate issuance of contracts, amendments, and employment documentation.

• Drive a robust performance management culture, supporting leaders with underperformance, capability development, and appraisal processes.
• Identify high-potential employees and succession risks, supporting leadership with development plans and career pathways.

• Ensure full compliance with KHDA and Immigration requirements for the school.
• Maintain oversight of employment risk, regulatory compliance, conduct, ethics, and governance standards.
• Ensure accurate case management, documentation, and audit readiness.

• Support leadership through organisational change, role redesign, restructures, leadership transitions, and cultural or behavioural initiatives.
• Support onboarding and integration of new hires and leaders into the school.

• Ensure accurate and timely employee data management for the school across all HR systems, including HCM, Payroll, ATS, and Performance Management platforms.
• Partner with HR Shared Services to ensure data accuracy, system compliance, and smooth operational delivery.

• Accountable for delivery of agreed HR goals and KPIs for the school, aligned to Taaleem’s People & Culture strategy.