Human Resources Officer

Job Description

Company Profile:

Established in 1978, NES Fircroft is an award-winning staffing specialist that supplies technical and engineering experts (“white collar”) to Oil and Gas, Power, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Chemical, Mining, Automotive and IT sectors worldwide on an international basis. We’re a highly experienced team of over 2000 professionals made up of recruitment consultants and support staff spanning 58 offices worldwide. We work with top candidates to ensure that we can offer a full range of staffing solutions to our clients, complemented by industry-leading support services.

Key Responsibilities:

• First point of contact for all employees and managers within the region regarding people-related issues, supporting and advising as issues arise, ensuring confidentiality and professionalism in handling sensitive issues is maintained at all times.
• Complete a risk analysis of any issues and escalate as appropriate to the Group HR team to seek additional support and guidance.
• Provide status reports and updates to the Group HR team on HR activities across the region.
• Report into the Regional HR Business Partner, supporting them with operational activities, such as low-risk ER cases, and administrative activities across the entire employment lifecycle.
• Help to define workplace rules and standards ensuring they reflect current changes in labor law and ensure the correct policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Support with employee confidential issues as they arise, providing feedback to the Group HR team wherever appropriate.
• Provide input and guidance on ‘contractor’ employment queries as requested by regional teams.
• Experience in working with government transactions.

Experience:

• 1-2 years HR experience as Admin support in HR.
• A good understanding of the principles of good HR practice.
• A good knowledge of Saudi labor law and government relations.

Person Specification:

• Ability to comfortably advise on all employee relation issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly, persuasively, and with confidence at all levels.
• Listening and counseling skills with an ability to handle difficult and confrontational situations.
• Self-motivated, with an ability to manage own workload with minimum supervision.
• Ability to gain respect from colleagues at all levels.
• Highly confidential with the ability to maintain honesty, integrity, and empathy in handling personal and company matters.

Essential Criteria:

• Previous experience in a similar HR role.
• Qualification and training in Human Resources; a university degree is preferred.
• Well-developed skills in written and spoken English & Arabic.
• Good time management and ability to prioritize work with a sense of urgency, meet deadlines, exceed expectations, and deliver on commitments.
• Handling of confidential and sensitive information with the utmost discretion, maturity, and professionalism.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish effective working relationships with peers and Managers alike.
• Excellent attention to detail, including coordinating, gathering, and distributing key information.
• Commitment to high-quality service and continuous improvement.
• Proven experience in MS Office products, specifically with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint.