Specialist- HR Business Partner

Transguard is now looking to recruit a Specialist- HR Business Partner for our Legal & Group HR division. This role will be responsible for providing a collaborative and supportive HR service to facilitate the delivery of day-to-day support to the business unit's team, in providing value-added services to management and employees that reflect the business values and objectives. As a Specialist- HR Business Partner, you will act as an employee champion and change agent by providing project leadership for human resource initiatives across the organisation.

In this role, your responsibilities include the following:

• Working with the stakeholders throughout the business with a view of further driving the people management agenda that will in turn support the achievement of the business’ overall goals Providing the day-to-day performance management guidance to the business through coaching, career development, counselling, disciplinary actions and resolving complex employee-relations issues.
• Overseeing and managing complex employee-relations and welfare issues, supporting formal appeals and hearings while simultaneously coaching the relevant managers on management best practices
• Responsible for operationalizing various HR initiatives from the people management plan, including performance management process, succession planning, or employee development.
• Implementing talent management processes for all employees and providing leadership on issues that may avail improved operation and performance
• Providing guidance and input on workforce planning, business unit restructures, and succession planning and all core HR activities ensuring that core HR processes are applied appropriately and in a legally compliant manner
• Carrying out investigations, grievance handling and disciplinary proceedings, harassment cases in-line with the policy, procedures and SOPs
• Providing advice and guidance to staff, peers and managers on matters related to the application of the rules and regulations, policies and procedures, interpersonal relationship, performance and career problems.
• Analysing trends and metrics to develop and enhance solutions, processes, and programmes that address current problems and to avoid future ones.
• Developing programmes and methods that aid in the achievement of measurable improvements in metric results and that avail actionable people management solutions and strategies
• Working towards achieving the KPIs and goals on the balance score cards
• Responding to employee queries and requests raised on HR Service Desk within agreed SLAs, as per company policy and Local Labour Law
• Escalating / coordinating employees' grievances with the relevant team in conjunction with Manager – HR Service Desk and BU where necessary.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship building skills
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational, negotiating and coaching skills
• Leadership and management skills
• Excellent knowledge of HR processes and cross functional dependences
• Awareness of external trends and best practices
• Awareness of Audit and Compliance for HR Strategy & People Team including ISO accreditation understanding
• Project and change management skills
• Subject matter expert in GCC labour law
• Proficiency in MS office and knowledge of ERP system.