Assistant Director of People & Culture

Minor International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hospitality brand in Abu Dhabi is seeking an Assistant Director of People and Culture to enhance the employee experience and manage HR operations. This role requires at least 5 years of relevant HR experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Successful candidates will be strategic thinkers with strong interpersonal skills and a good command of Thai and English. This position involves overseeing onboarding, employee engagement initiatives, and performance management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in human resources management.
• Good command of Thai and English languages (both written and spoken).
• Able to handle multiple tasks/projects.
• Mature and able to handle related HR issues with executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage onboarding, resignation and exit interviews.
• Execute employee engagement initiatives.
• Manage People Systems, reporting and organization structure.
• Support performance management and KPI setting.
• Guide employees in their Individual Development Plans (IDP).
• Lead cultural building and employee programs.

Skills

Human Resources Management

Strategic Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or Psychology

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Company Description

A luxury hospitality brand for modern travelers, Anantara connects guests to genuine places, people and stories through personal experiences and providing heartfelt hospitality in the world’s most exciting destinations. From pristine islands and tropical beaches to cosmopolitan cities, tranquil deserts and lush jungles, Anantara welcomes guests for journeys rich in discovery.

Job Description

The Assistant Director of People and Culture creates a positive employee journey and experience through operational excellence in People processes, services and engagement. He/she is a champion of People systems, reporting, and foundation, adding value to the business through People data analytics. He/she is an expert in employee engagement by taking the lead for activities.

Responsibilities

1. End-to-end staffing process - manage onboarding, resignation and exit interview, and other services including providing responsive support to employees in respective portfolio. Also provide necessary supports to newcomers.
2. Employee Experience - ensure positive employee experience via executing employee engagement initiatives and employee activities with support from the employee experience team.
3. People System and Reporting - Manage and monitor People Systems, reporting and Foundation. Manage people movement, documentation of organization structure, job descriptions, and reporting of staffing, attrition and movement.
4. Performance Management - provide support and guidelines to employees in managing their KPI setting, check-in, performance conversations, performance appraisal, talent identification and succession management with Centre of Excellence (COE).
5. People Development - Support and guide employees in creating and monitoring their IDP. Support in identifying development needs and training enrollment.
6. People Strategies - Provide necessary actions and recommendations on people strategies for respective business units and business leaders.
7. Building culture - Take lead in cultural building and employee programs, including wellbeing, agency events, and recognition.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in human resources management
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Psychology or any related field.
• Strategic thinking and systematic approach in execution
• Computer literacy – e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Good command of Thai and English languages (both written and spoken). TOEIC score should be presented.
• Collaborate and play a good team member role
• Able to handle multiple tasks/projects
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Mature and able to handle related HR issues with executives

Additional Information

Relocate to remote area