National HR Executive | Retail | IKEA Cairo Festival City

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

To support the HRBP on the implementation of the People & Culture initiatives, while being a trusted advisor to all coworkers and managers on the store.

What you will do

1. Provide HR & admin support to the store management, including documentation & approval process, as per HRBP guidance and policies.
2. Work closely with HRSS team to ensure new joiners’ user and email accounts are created and shared with their line managers upon joining.
3. Planning the joining formalities for all new joiners, induction sessions with the relevant dept. Uniform distribution, desk assignment, etc.
4. Responsible for the Uniform stock management, making sure the store always has sufficient numbers to cover current & future needs.
5. Follow up on Probationary Reviews (1 month, 3 months and 5 months) & contract renewals to ensure they are done on time and file the probationary forms in the store HR office in order to be easy to retrieve, in liaison with HRSS team.
6. Consolidate payroll and leaves reports on a monthly basis by reviewing the Store exceptions on a daily basis.
7. Overall responsibility for keeping record of the attendance levels, overtime, turnover %, Sick leaves, Nationality mix, recruitment tracker, turnover and holiday in the Store.
8. Support the store management team and HRBP in coordinating Casual employees hiring, contracts and payroll management (Invoices) with the outsourcing partner.
9. Assist the HRBP with specific HR related projects and participate in functional & cross-functional initiatives to build a high-performing organization aligned with the business strategy & leadership goals.
10. Work closely with the HRBP on employees’ engagement activities and organize social events for the co-workers and the annual party.
11. Support the smooth operation of the store departments such as maintaining records for disciplinary meetings, files, taking minutes of the disciplinary meetings in the absence of the HRBP, preparing “Coworker of the month/year certificates”, vouchers, etc.
12. Ensure that all store stationery/supplies are reviewed regularly and are adequately stocked in the store as well as order supplies for the store office on a regular basis.

Required Skills to be successful

1. Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
2. Ability to plan, organize and implement.
3. Good user of MS Office.
4. Good command of English language.

What equips you for the role

1. Bachelor’s degree in business administration is preferred.
2. 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role.