People & Culture Manager

RAK Academy is seeking a dynamic and committed People & Culture Manager to join us for the Academic Year 2022-2023. This is an exciting role which will be directly reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.

Over the past five years RAK Academy Family of Schools has grown significantly and our reputation for developing academic achievement and is well known as one of the international schools of choice in Ras Al Khaimah.

Job Purpose

RAK Academy places a strong focus on attracting, retaining and developing highly talented and passionate professionals to ensure the strategic aims of its schools are fully realized.

The function of this role is a crucial element in this, as the academy transforms towards a high-performing organisation with talented people driving state of the art systems and processes, thereby ensuring excellent educational achievement for our students.

The People and Culture Manager will lead, take ownership and direct the routine functions of the People and Culture department including hiring and interviewing staff, administering pay, benefits and leave, ERP Management, handling grievances and enforcing company policies and practices. Additionally, the P&C manager has to monitor the HR department’s practical efficiency and formulate strategies to improve it.

Key Responsibilities

Stakeholder & Recruiting

·       Lead end to end recruitment and exit process.

·       Maintain the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions

·       Support the organization’s staff by establishing screening and interviewing processes.

·       Conduct and analyze exit interviews and make actionable recommendations based on data.

·       Counsel People and Culture partners on candidate selection.

·       Organize and attend periodic meetings with leadership team and P&C Partners to update the progress and plan induction for new joiners.

·       Lead the leavers process and assist team in planning exit interviews and End of service benefit disbursement.

Compliance Policies

·       Develop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy

·       Enforce management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures

·       Retain historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system and keeping past and current records

·       Help organization achieve better employee relations

Learning & Development

·       Create and manage a performance appraisal system that drives effective development

·       Assess training needs to apply and monitor training programs within the People and Culture department

·       Design training programs based on practical methods that include new learning technologies and training facilitators

·       Organize a comprehensive new employee orientation and engage new staff onboarding

Employee Relations, Risk & Compliance

·       Help guarantee that communication within (and between) different teams and departments is smooth and work to identify and resolve potential conflicts.

·       Oversee general trends, identify areas of improvement, and develop comprehensive long-term strategies for better communication.

·       Provide guidance and support to Managers on performance development, performance improvement and disciplinary matters.

·       Facilitate the resolution of grievances, complaints or disputes and conduct procedurally appropriate investigations where required

·       Provide advice on the appropriate remuneration and classification of positions.

·       Understand the organizational culture, vision, values, strategies and plans and assist in determining how to facilitate organization development and change initiatives across the organization

HR Management

·       Responsible for the effective operations of all normal People & Culture activities to support

management of the employee lifecycle including:

1.    Maintain employment records to meet compliance obligations

2.    On-boarding/ off-boarding/ cross-boarding

·       Internal and external organizational reporting (i.e. Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting to Business Plan KPIs, Executive Team Reporting, Board Reporting etc.)

·       Assist the Executive Team with planning, budgets and reporting, including evaluating People & Culture results and trends

Strategy & Leadership

·       Contribute to the development and achievement of RAKA’s medium and long-term

strategy, ensuring effective inclusion of key people and culture considerations.

·       Read and understand the broader business environment and provide expert and informed analysis and strategic advice to ongoing operations and expected decisions.

·       High level analysis of key people data and trends in support of strategic priorities, advising an appropriate course of action as required.

The candidate must have:

·       Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

·       Professional level proficiency in English (written and spoken)

·       Arabic is an advantage

·       Advanced MS Projects and MS office skills

·       5 years’ experience in a similar role within a fast-paced environment.

The school offers:

• Lucrative remuneration package

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RAK Academy Family of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must have undergone a child protection screening to receive an offer of employment. You will be required to provide a Police Verification Check from your home country along with attestation of your qualifications’ and personal documents e.g. Degree, Marriage Certificate etc. The list of checks will be provided to candidates shortlisted for an interview.

Please note:

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

RAK Academy reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage of the recruitment process.