People Manager

7 days ago


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates CSM Full time

CSM exists to create impact by challenging convention. We do this because it produces work for our clients that is more meaningful, memorable and measurable.

Our diversity of experience, expertise and opinions is our greatest asset, which is why we celebrate our differences. We are looking for individuals who want to put their hand up and challenge convention to create something exciting, bigger and better each and every time.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

This role is responsible for everything People related across our regional offices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia (circa. 40 people) based in either our Abu Dhabi or Dubai office. The People Manager will look after the full life cycle of our employees from bringing new talent onboard through the recruitment process, to advising people across their teams and offboarding leavers. You will also handle all aspects of employee benefits and legal issues in relation to employee relations. No two days are the same in this fast paced, agile environment, so we need someone who is able to respond quickly and accurately to any query thrown at them

In addition to our regional offices in the UAE, you will also work closely with the HR Team in our other Dubai office where we have circa. 200 people as well as supporting our Qatar office when needed
Work closely with the global team based in London for the Saudi Arabia office set-up, including hiring, onboarding and implementing HR processes and policies
Recruitment responsibilities for the region including interviewing, sourcing and hiring talent
Manage local requirements for expatriate employees including, rent, visas and relocation
Monthly payroll processing
Create relationships at all levels within your region, through regular catch ups and keeping an ear to the ground for day to day issues, so you can offer proactive, pragmatic, human and commercial solutions
Handling all generalist matters that arise within the region, both reactive but generate a proactive relationships to encourage and identify issues for resolution
Identify learning needs, create content aligned to capability gaps and embed solutions through our Stretch programme
Improve use of goal setting, check-ins and feedback within the region

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU NEED

Working knowledge and a solid understanding of UAE and KSA Labor law and how it applies to local, contract and international employees
You need to know your stuff - experience of working in the region and understanding the HR requirements of working in the Middle East across multiple markets
You will have good solid grounding in a generalist, people role
You will have a passion for embedding learning and development needs, understanding capability gaps and using performance management or coaching to improve performance
Ideally an understanding of agency life - it is a special kind of world, where you have to demonstrate your commercial ability to operate effectively
Resilient and hands on with a strong sense of team
You need to be commercial and work with the mindset of evidence based people activity

CSM is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.
CSM is made up of 1000+ people in 25+ locations who share a purpose to pursue extraordinary. It is the reason we come into work each morning, the mindset we all share, the thread through every piece of work we deliver and the story we tell when someone wonders why we do, what we do.

Each of our people are extraordinary in their own right, bringing diversity to our thinking, experience and expertise to help us produce work that our competitors don’t and wont. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at CSM.

If you are someone who sees the extraordinary in the ordinary, then we would love to hear from you.


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