Assistant People And Culture Manager

Minor Hotels; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Anantara Downtown Dubai is seeking a People & Culture professional to support budgeting, policy implementation, recruitment, and HR administration in a luxury hotel setting.

You will oversee payroll policies, benefits, and employee communications, ensuring compliance with UAE labour law and maintaining confidential records for all team members. This role requires coordination of permits, visas, accommodations, and transport for staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Direcor of P&C in the preparation of the P&C budget, forecast and annual action plans.
• Ensure that Anantara P&C operational policies and processes are adhered to and continuously improved.
• Assist in activities related to sourcing and recruitment, performance management, staff discipline, and P&C administration.
• Manage P&C operations based on a detailed and up-to-date understanding of UAE labour law.
• Coordinate matters related to work permits and visas.
• Maintain complete and confidential employment records for all team members, both online and in physical files.
• Implement corporate policies and establish local policies and processes for salaries and benefits.
• Implement and monitor teammembers incentive and bonus schemes.
• Assist in communicating key messages to all team members.
• Promote team member communication activities and channels to encourage and facilitate employee feedback.
• Maintain positive relationships with team representatives and ensure grievances are monitored and resolved.
• Coordinate all matters relating to team members accommodation, facilities, and transportation.

Job description

Job Description:

Job Location

Anantara Downtown Dubai

Anantara Hotels & Resorts is a global luxury hotel and resort brand rooted in Thai culture, with an intrinsic sense of authentic hospitality. Inspired by the Sanskrit word meaning ‘without end’, our spirit embodies freedom, movement, and harmony. We believe every journey should leave a lasting impression — for our guests and for our people.
Anantara Hotels & Resorts was founded in 2001 in Thailand, we have since expanded across the world, welcoming guests in some of the world’s most captivating locales — from pristine beaches and private islands to ancient sites and vibrant metropolises. If you are driven by a passion for generosity, warmth and heartfelt hospitality, Anantara offers a career without limits.

Responsibilities

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of everything that needs to be done. Anantara employees always find new ways to look after the business, their guests, and their colleagues. Within this, the key responsibilities for this position are:

Strategy & Planning

• Assist the Direcor of P&C in the preparation of the P&C budget, forecast and annual action plans.
  

P&C Operations

• Ensure that Anantara P&C operational policies and processes are adhered to and continuously improved.
• Assist in activities related to sourcing and recruitment, performance management, staff discipline, and P&C administration.
• Manage P&C operations based on a detailed and up-to-date understanding of UAE labour law.
• Coordinate matters related to work permits and visas.
• Maintain complete and confidential employment records for all team members, both online and in physical files.
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Implement corporate policies and establish local policies and processes for salaries and benefits.
• Implement and monitor teammembers incentive and bonus schemes.
  

Team Member Communications

• Assist in communicating key messages to all team members.
• Promote team member communication activities and channels to encourage and facilitate employee feedback.
• Maintain positive relationships with team representatives and ensure grievances are monitored and resolved.
  

Team Members Accommodation & Transport

• Coordinate all matters relating to team members accommodation, facilities, and transportation.