Overview
Assistant, Human Resources – Middle East Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai at White & Case LLP
Our People team is responsible for managing and enhancing all aspects of human resources and employee experience. Our team oversees talent acquisition, including recruiting, interviewing and onboarding new hires, ensuring that the Firm attracts and retains top legal talent and business services professionals. We develop and implement HR policies, manage employee relations, and administer compensation and benefits programs to ensure a fair and supportive work environment.
Additionally, the People team focuses on training, professional development, work allocation, mobility and fostering a positive workplace culture. We also handle performance management, employee engagement, and compliance with labor laws and regulations. Through our comprehensive HR strategies and initiatives, the People team ensures that the Firm’s workforce around the world is motivated, skilled and mobilized to deliver on the Firm’s objectives.
As a core member of the small Middle East People Team, you are tasked with helping White & Case translate our business strategy into talent imperatives that deliver on our strategic vision of profitable growth, engaged people and outstanding client relationships.
Working across all six Middle East offices, the role holder will provide operational support on day‑to‑day people matters, be responsible for coordinating key human resources processes and supporting the HR Team in the successful delivery of all stages of the employee lifecycle. The role holder may also be expected to work with the wider EMEA HR team to help drive forward the global and regional people agenda through participating in HR projects and programs where applicable.
Key Responsibilities HR Operations
- Maintain the relevant People data sources, including career trackers, headcount reports and fortnightly people movement tracker.
- Creation and maintenance of personnel files.
- Review monthly audit reports and take action where necessary.
- Work with Middle East HR Team and the Payroll team to ensure all relevant forms/changes are processed each month as required for the timely submission of payroll and DEWS.
- Support local aspects of assignments and transfers, liaising with the Global Mobility team and local operations and IT teams as required.
- Support HR aspects of client secondments, including providing employment costs, submitting business cases, and working with HROD and supervising partners to ensure correct paperwork is in place with the client and the employee, including for extensions.
- Management of HR Absence Tracking system (currently Kronos, later Workday) including regular reporting and working with HR Advisor/Specialist/Manager to flag any issues with sickness or insufficient use of annual leave for action or escalation.
- Prepare Leave of Absence schedules as required and ensure all longer LOAs are entered into the People Database and documented with the individual where required (and for KSA relevant actions taken for GOSI and WPS).
- Act as main point of contact for all day‑to‑day HR queries, responding as appropriate or seeking involvement from another member of the HR team as required.
- Work closely with HR Operations Delivery (HROD) to ensure accuracy and efficiency in all operational processes, monitoring quality of work and providing feedback where necessary.
- Build and develop relationships with other Business Support functions, identifying process improvements and efficiencies with other HR team members.
- Provide support on the major annual people processes including performance reviews, salary and bonus processes, liaising with the relevant HROD teams where appropriate.
- Support Middle East HR team with various administration as needed, including preparation of documentation and correspondence on the range of HR services.
Onboarding
- Manage the onboarding process from end to end, ensuring a seamless experience for our New Joiners and the teams they are joining.
- Ensure seamless handoff from the Recruitment team following candidate acceptance and lead the onboarding process, making use of MyPortal to track progress and liaise with HROD team as appropriate.
- Work closely with the mobility team and PRO, assisting with joiner…
Title: Assistant, Human Resources – Middle East
Company: White & Case LLP
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
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