HR Advisor

**Role Purpose** The HR Advisor supports end\-to\-end HR operations with a primary focus on Recruitment and Onboarding, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, and HR Compliance. The role ensures a smooth hiring and induction process, supports learning and development coordination, manages employee relations matters, maintains accurate HR system and payroll data, and contributes to DE\&I and wellbeing initiatives, while providing broader operational HR support as required. **Key Accountabilities** Recruitment and Onboarding * Sourcing candidates and shortlisting them based on business requirements. * Conduct Compliance checks for offered candidates. * Support with IJPS, Assessments, and creation/update of Job Description, job offers, and job contracts. * Reviewing the visa status of new recruits and working with the onboarding/admin team to ensure they join on a timely manner. * Support the HR \& Learning Team in inducting new colleagues in the business. * Support the Learning team in printing training \& on\-boarding material. * Assist with Emiritsation efforts to achieve hire retain as per the assigned target. Employee Engagement * Maintain regular presence on\-the\-ground to support retail teams with HR \& L\&D matters. * Support the HR Manager in driving engagement through Travelex Voice Survey and improve on colleague feedback via pulse meetings within UAE. * Support the HR Manager in driving DE\&I and Wellbeing initiatives in UAE. Employee Relations * Handle daily employee grievances, inquiries, complaints, and escalate them to the HR Manager whenever required. * Attend retention calls for departing colleagues. * Make sure all WD inputs are correctly reflected on the system (leaves, time tracking, ST allowance, HDA, Joining Dates, Termination Dates etc…) * Attend 30,60,90,150 Performance meetings with new joiners and their team leaders and provide feedback/support wherever required. * Draft letters (warnings, promotions, adhoc) and make sure they are properly stored on People DOC. * Upload all HR adhoc docs on People doc and do random checks on the system to make sure that all employee documents are uploaded by the onboarding team. * Tracking exit clearances for FNF processing, submitting FNF inputs to payroll, sharing the FNF with the employee, and coordinating payment release. * Verify and approve employee verifications for external requests. * Validate LSA, and assist HR Manager with the GEM entitlements, nominations, awards printing and vouchers purchase. * Support the entire HR team with the Emiritsation Strategy and ongoing efforts. Compliance * Update Employee Data on Central Bank portal and Workday. * Manage support trainer's allowance. * Support the Learning Manager in updating training records. * Handle/Support the HR Manager in managing disciplinary and grievance issues and maintain tracker. * Coordinate with the onboarding team on the monthly pension settlement and pension update whenever applicable. * Assist the HR Manager in managing and overseeing the implementation and compliance of policies, procedures, and process improvement. * Assist HR Manager in managing payroll process for UAE. * Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to make sure all payroll inputs are shared correctly and on time with the payroll team (LTA, Incentives, OT, Allowances, etc..) * Provide timely support for internal and external audits as required. **Role\-specific Experience And Skills** * Minimum of 5\+ years of work experience in HR. * Effective communicator (written, presentation, interpersonal). * Excellent communication and people skills, with a strong emphasis on team working. * Problem\-solving, critical thinking, people\-management, interpersonal, customer service, multi\-tasking, prioritization, flexibility and working well under pressure skills. * Track record of building strong stakeholder relationships, able to positively influence at all levels within the business. * Previous experience using an HRMS is preferable. * Able to travel to various locations across UAE.