Assistant HR Manager

Podcast; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international school in Abu Dhabi is seeking an Assistant HR Manager to provide essential support to the HR function. The role involves managing recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations while ensuring compliance with UAE laws. The ideal candidate will have strong HR knowledge, organizational skills, and experience in dynamic environments. This position is critical to fostering a positive work environment and driving Emiratisation initiatives. Comprehensive HR services are offered to enhance school operations.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of best HR practices and compliance in UAE.
• Experience in fast-paced HR environments.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Act as trusted advisor for employee relations matters.
• Ensure compliance with UAE Labour Law and internal policies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Understanding of UAE employment law

Excellent communication skills

Education

Relevant HR qualification

Job description

Assistant HR Manager

The British International School Abu Dhabi is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant HR Manager to support our dynamic HR team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the day to day delivery of high quality HR services at a leading international school.

The closing date for applications is 22nd December 2025.

About the Role

As Assistant HR Manager you will support the day-to-day running of the HR function delivering exceptional service across the employee lifecycle. You will be a trusted advisor to leaders and staff ensure HR processes are implemented effectively and support ongoing HR strategy and initiatives.

You will lead on recruitment employee relations onboarding compliance processes and be the go to person for HR support across the school.

About You

You will be a dedicated and highly organised HR professional with a strong understanding of best practice in human resources and a working knowledge of UAE employment law. With experience in a fast paced HR environment you thrive on managing multiple responsibilities with efficiency and discretion.

You are confident working independently yet collaborative in your approach with excellent communication skills that help you build positive relationships across all levels of an organisation. Your attention to detail proactive mindset and ability to stay calm under pressure make you a reliable point of contact for both staff and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Staffing

• Lead full-cycle recruitment and onboarding

• Draft adverts job descriptions and recruitment communications

• Drive Emiratisation initiatives and reporting

• Oversee pre-employment safeguarding checks

Employee Relations

• Act as trusted advisor to staff and leaders

• Support investigations grievances & disciplinary processes

• Lead return-to-work meetings and sickness management

• Promote employee wellbeing and positive staff culture

HR Operations & Compliance

• Lead HR administration payroll processes and visa processes

• Ensure adherence to UAE Labour Law ADEK requirements and Nord Anglia policies

• Maintain accurate HR data and metrics

• Support staff licensing and audit requirements

Performance & Development

• Lead probation processes

• Support performance management

• Coordinate HR induction and support training initiatives

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About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the worlds leading premium schools organisation with more than 88 schools located across over 33 countries in the Americas Europe China Southeast Asia India and the Middle East. Together our schools educate over 88000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on our four pillars of creativity wellbeing excellent academic outcomes and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a personalised 21st century learning experience for all students.

Every parent wants the best for their child so do we. Nord Anglia schools deliver high quality transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

Process

Applicants should submit a CV letter of application and the details of two professional referees one of which should be your current direct line manager.

Safeguarding

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world-class safe happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race ability religion gender or post holders having regular unsupervised contact with children are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years

Required Experience:

Manager