HR Generalist at Private Business in Dubai

Job Purpose

Delivers day-to-day HR operations across the full employee lifecycle — recruitment, onboarding, payroll administration, attendance and leave, employee relations, and compliance — so that HR processes run accurately and on time, employees receive timely support, and company policy and UAE labour law are applied consistently.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Manage full-cycle recruitment: job posting, CV screening, interview coordination, and preparation of offer letters.
• Coordinate with Projects & Procurement and IT on workstation, access card, and other new-joiner requirements.
• Conduct new-hire onboarding and orientation, and confirm completion of the onboarding checklist.
• Maintain complete hiring records for every new joiner.

Payroll Administration

• Collate and verify attendance, leave, and overtime data as payroll inputs each cycle.
• Prepare the monthly payroll sheet in Excel and the HRIS, and route it for approval on schedule.
• Upload WPS SIF files through the approved exchange channel and resolve rejections before payment deadlines.
• Maintain salary, deduction, leave, and reimbursement records, filed in hard and soft copy each cycle.
• Raise payroll-related requests in the ERP and coordinate with Finance on postings and payments.
• Coordinate with the payroll services provider on payments and employee card issues.

Attendance & Leave Management

• Monitor daily attendance records in coordination with IT and follow up on exceptions.
• Process leave requests in the HRIS and maintain accurate leave balances.
• Keep the attendance sheet current and reconciled ahead of each payroll cut-off.

HR Operations & Compliance

• Maintain up-to-date employee files, the HRIS database, and the employee master sheet.
• Coordinate with the PRO on visas, renewals, and labour contracts, tracking expiry dates so renewals complete before expiry.
• Ensure HR records and processes comply with UAE labour law and support internal and external audits.
• Prepare routine HR reports and administrative documentation.

Employee Relations

• Act as first point of contact for employee queries, resolving or escalating within agreed timelines.
• Support disciplinary processes, grievance handling, and performance improvement plans in line with policy.
• Assist in organising engagement and team-building activities.

Policy & Training Support

• Support the development, update, and communication of HR policies, and apply them consistently.
• Support training and development activities as directed by the HR Director.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field — Required.
• Professional HR certification (e.g. CIPD, SHRM, aPHR) — Preferred.

Experience

• 3–5 years in a generalist HR role covering recruitment, payroll, and employee relations — Required.
• Experience recruiting for agriculture / farming-related roles is highly preferred
• UAE payroll and WPS processing experience — Required.
• Experience in a multi-entity or group environment — Preferred.

Skills Required

• Working knowledge of UAE Labour Law and related regulations.
• HRIS administration, including records, leave, and payroll modules.
• Payroll preparation, including WPS / SIF file processing.
• Advanced Excel and full MS Office proficiency.
• Familiarity with ERP workflows (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central).
• Fluent English ; Arabic is an advantage.
• Integrity and strict confidentiality with employee and payroll data.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Attention to detail and accuracy under deadlines.
• Problem solving and sound judgement on when to escalate.
• Service orientation toward employees and managers.
• Adaptability across entities and changing priorities.
• Recruitment & Selection.
• Payroll Administration.
• UAE Labor Law Knowledge.
• Employee Relations.
• HRIS Management.
• HR Reporting & Analytics.

Pay: From AED4,500.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience recruiting for agriculture / farming-related roles ?

Experience:

• Full-cycle recruitment: 2 years (Required)
• Payroll management: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person