National HR Executive

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

**Overview of the role**

Support the HRBP & store office management with various administration & HR matters.

**What you will do**
- Welcome new joiners and ensure they receive their induction pack, badges, uniforms, locker keys, access cards, and register their fingerprint.
- Communicate store policies, procedures, and internal announcements as directed by the store HRBP.
- Respond to employees’ queries on various HR matters with support from the store HRBP.
- Report work needs, challenges, and recommendations to the HRBP to facilitate decision-making.
- Assist store line managers in understanding and implementing policies and procedures.
- Collect company keys, uniforms, cards, and other property from departing employees.
- Ensure accurate staff schedules are planned and consolidate payroll and leave reports monthly, in coordination with the Staff Planning Specialist.
- Maintain records of attendance, overtime, turnover, sick leaves, recruitment tracker, and other relevant HR metrics.
- Assist with HR-related projects, provide admin support to store management, coordinate travel arrangements, and organize employee engagement activities.

**Required Skills to be successful**
- Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to plan, organize and implement.
- Good user of MS Office.
- Good command of English language.

**What equips you for the role**
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration is preferred.
- 1 to 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

**About Al-Futtaim Retail**

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference

**About Al-Futtaim IKEA**

GROWING TOGETHER...

We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people.

Al-Futtaim IKEA holds the franchise rights for IKEA in Egypt, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.