Employee Relations Specialist, UAE

at  Standard Chartered

JOB SUMMARY

• Ensuring the relationship between the Bank and its employees is managed appropriately within the Group ER and Conduct framework underpinned by clear standards and ultimately by relevant employment law.
• Effectively managing key external stakeholder relationships with Employee Representative Groups, legal firms and local labour ministries (where relevant locally)
• Directing, managing and working within the operation of employee relations programs and functions in the organization; ensuring compliance with regulations and employment law.
• Providing support to employees and managers in dealing with general employee issues.
• Shaping behaviours and culture through protecting the Bank against employee related risk.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Confidential Investigations
• Employee Relations
• Employment Law
• HR Legal and Regulatory Environment
• HR: Policies, Standards and Procedures
• Human Resources Consulting
• Human Resources Policies, Strategies and Environment
• Industry Knowledge
• Operational Risk
• Training Solution Recommendation

QUALIFICATIONS

• Academic or Professional Education/Qualifications: Professional Qualification in Business Management / Human Resources/ Employment Law
• Licences and Certifications/accreditations: Desirable - Professional certifications in HR
• Languages: English/Arabic
• General IT/MS Office skills (i.e., Word, Excel, etc.).

ABOUT STANDARD CHARTERED

We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values, Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats);