HR Admin

Overview

Our client is a leading regional developer of large-scale public-private partnership (PPP) projects across oil and gas, energy transition, water distribution, and social infrastructure with a substantial portfolio of projects under management and a growing family of operating companies. Alongside its development business the group runs an active investment platform backing high‑potential fast‑growth technology companies. The group’s headquarters is based in the Kingdom of Bahrain supporting operations across the wider region.

We are seeking a detail‑oriented HR Administrator to support the human resources function at the group’s headquarters in Bahrain. This is a hands‑on HR support role focused on accurate record‑keeping, lifecycle administration, and compliance. The successful candidate will be a dependable point of contact for employee HR matters, comfortable managing documentation and deadlines, and trusted to handle confidential information with discretion in a corporate head‑office environment.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records and HR files, ensuring data integrity and strict confidentiality.
• Support the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contract and offer letter preparation, confirmations, transfers, and offboarding documentation.
• Coordinate visa, work permit, and residency processes through the relevant Bahrain authorities (LMRA, GOSI, and related bodies), working with PRO services as needed.
• Assist with payroll preparation by collating and verifying attendance, leave, and related inputs for review.
• Administer and track leave, attendance, and probation records and respond to employee queries on HR policies and procedures.
• Provide recruitment administration support, including scheduling interviews, candidate correspondence, and coordination with the talent acquisition team.
• Prepare HR letters, certificates, and standard correspondence as required.
• Support HR reporting by maintaining trackers and compiling data for periodic reviews.
• Help ensure compliance with Bahrain Labour Law, GOSI requirements, and internal HR policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Three to six years of HR administration experience, ideally within a corporate, infrastructure, energy, or holding‑company environment.
• Working knowledge of Bahrain Labour Law, LMRA, and GOSI processes, and government documentation requirements.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with an HRIS is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English required;
  Arabic strongly preferred.