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Manager – People & Culture – (UAE National Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai at Aldar Education
Position: Manager – People & Culture – Aldar Education (UAE National)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Job Description
Aldar Education is currently seeking an outstanding Manager – People & Culture to support our growing family of owned and operated schools in the UAE.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar Education family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.
As the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, we provide inclusive and innovative learning that inspires and empowers communities. We offer a range of brands for all learners in our community, from nursery through to adult education. We offer the broadest choice of curricula. In the largest number of locations in Abu Dhabi.
Starting with one school and 250 students in 2007, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought-after education provider, now supporting over 38,000 students in 31 schools and a growing network of almost 5,000 educators, with over 100 nationalities, offering a wide range of curricula and ancillary services such as a Teacher Training Academy.
Working collaboratively, our education network’s purpose is to empower the next generation to shape our future, directly supporting the educational goals of Abu Dhabi’s government. Today, Aldar Education’s efforts are guided by the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 plan, which aims to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy through premium education.
The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.
Manager – P&C will oversee and lead the HR function across the school. This strategic business partner role requires balancing daily operational HR needs with long-term workforce planning and culture-building initiatives. The P&C Manager will partner with School Principals and senior leadership teams to support all aspects of the employee lifecycle, while also ensuring alignment with Aldar Education’s group-wide P&C strategies and compliance standards.
Responsibilities
Main Duties:
- Support SLT in the effective attraction and recruitment of school-based staff
- Manage the onboarding process for all incoming staff, including pre-employment communication to ensure new starters are aware of the requirements for their role and for working and living in the UAE
- Coordinate and manage employee exit processes, liaising with the Operations teams
- Ensure adherence to updated Employment Law at all times
- Coordinate the school’s probationary processes in accordance with group-wide policies and processes
- Coordinate performance review and appraisal cycles in accordance with group-wide policies and processes to support the SLT in achieving a high-performance culture
- Training & Development;
Ensuring all employees in the school are trained on new processes, policies and their implementation in the school - Health and Safety: work closely with Operations Team to ensure risks are mitigated, and communications are distributed
- Ensure all personnel files are up to date, absence management, contract updates and offers
- Conducting annual P&C audit for related school to ensure files are updated and compliant
- Lead retention & Employee Engagement for respective school employees
- Assist in guiding junior HROs or P&C Assistant on daily operational matters
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
- Utilise company’s careers website and subscribed job boards to advertise and manage vacancies and candidate life cycles
- Drive pro-active recruitment at school level for following Academic Year
- Conduct pre-employment safer recruitment checks for all staff, including references and suitability/police clearances and ensuring appropriate follow-up based on each case
- Ensure the school’s recruitment activity is in line with the staffing headcount, with the School’s Ops Manager and HQ People & Culture
- Check employment contracts against budget and headcount before it reaches the line manager for signature
- Coordinate new starter induction in school, and ensure communication takes place pre-employment
- Ensure ADEK pass applications and processing for new staff, ensuring clarity of timelines and providing guidance and support where required
- Ensure the visa…
Title: Manager – People & Culture – (UAE National
Company: Aldar Education
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
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