This role is designed for a Saudi national with 5-8 years of proven experience in HR Management. The HR Business Partner will serve as a key enabler for a Business Unit (BU) with around 150 employees across multiple locations, working closely with the local management team. The primary responsibilities include enhancing HR policies, administering compensation and benefits, managing employee relations, and ensuring compliance with local labor laws and government regulations.

This position will be based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

• Act as HR Business Partner to locational management team working with them as an HR enabler for a BU with employee strength in the range of 150 spread over multiple locations
• Enhance the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices designed to attract, retain and reward employees in alignment with the overall business strategy
• Administer compensation, benefits & performance management systems, safety & recreation programs and manage relevant social insurance schemes in line with the governing legal stipulations / labor law requirements
• Be responsible for excellence in HR service to internal stake holders for day to day operational HR for the location/country including but not limited to time & attendance, HR software co-ordination, training, co-ordination with HR service Providers, monthly reporting
• Manage and be an expert in dealing with government agencies and be knowledgeable on operations of various systems, keep updated from time to time on the changes in government rules, regulations and employment matters
• Manage vendors & contracts through procurement for services in the areas of HR & visa management, insurance, transportation, accommodation ,relocation and ready to travel locally to the concerned offices if required
• Perform difficult staffing duties like refereeing disputes , administering disciplinary procedures and interpreting local labor laws
• Identify vacancies and support recruitment while ensuring maximum compliance in areas of Nitaqat policies, employment contract provisions , visas , mobilization and onboarding
• Advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment and recommend needed changes
• Serve as a link between management and employees effectively handling queries, interpreting & administering contracts and helping resolve issues
• Analyze training needs to design employee development, trainings and health & safety programs
• Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices
• Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers and represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations
• Prepare and follow budgets and forecasts for personnel operations
• Provide exiting employees with outplacement or relocation assistance

• 5-8 years of proven experience in HR Management
• HR related qualification  advantageous
• Must be up to date with Employment law and best practices and should have advanced knowledge and experience dealing with complex employee related cases , governmental requirements and schemes
• HR Systems savvy and possess effective communication / influencing skills in Arabic and English
• Good analytical and problem solving skills and confident  in dealing with senior stakeholders
• This is a Saudi national position

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

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