People Advisor - ME And APAC

Teneo; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Teneo is seeking a People Advisor to join our Global People Team in the Middle East and Asia Pacific region. The role partners with Business and Regional People Partners to drive talent strategy and ensure compliance with local employment laws.

You will support cyclical HR processes, coach managers, and provide analytics to improve engagement, performance and attrition across multiple geographies, including the UAE.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of generalist HR experience in professional or financial services.
• Experience in matrix organisations with multiple lines of responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation across Middle East and/or APAC.
• Ability to work across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, business management, psychology or related field.
• Local CIPD qualification is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Advise employees and managers on HR policies and processes, integrating legislative knowledge and best practices.
• Collaborate with People Partners on cyclical processes such as annual performance management and compensation planning.
• Build relationships with business stakeholders and coach Talent Managers.
• Manage ER cases from start to finish, ensuring compliance with legislation and internal policies.
• Drive the annual People Engagement Survey process and develop insights for partners.
• Support planning and rollout of region-wide engagement initiatives and wellbeing programs.

Skills

HR generalist

Employment law knowledge

Cross-geo collaboration

Analytical ability

Project management

MS Office

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Psych

CIPD qualification

Job description

Job Description:

The Role

The People Advisor is a pivotal member of the Global People Team, serving as a key collaborator with both Business and Regional People Partners to drive talent strategy.

With a strong understanding of local employment legislation and company policies, the People Advisor provides guidance on performance and employment relations (ER) matters and plays a crucial role in the implementation and enhancement of key processes and initiatives in the HR calendar across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

The People Advisor requires a proactive approach in managing upward, ensuring that the People Partner is well-informed and supported in their strategic objectives. Each People Partner may have their unique ways of working, and the People Advisor plays an integral role in shaping this relationship to ensure effective collaboration. By fostering a strong partnership, the People Advisor enables our People Strategy and is exposed to continuous development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Advise employees and managers on HR policies and processes, integrating legislative knowledge and general best practice.
• Collaborate with People Partners on cyclical processes such as the annual performance management process, and compensation planning. This will involve managing timelines, assisting with communications, overseeing completion rates, and recommending actions to ensure smooth delivery as well as quality assurance. Manageupward to People Partners regarding these initiatives, ensuring the People Partner is focused on providing strategic input and supported with practical delivery.
• Build relationships with key business stakeholders and enable the growth and development of team members and Talent Managers through coaching and sharing best practices on managing team members and dynamics.
• Manage low to medium complexity ER cases from start to finish, partner with both key business stakeholders and the internal ER team to ensure compliance with legislation and internal policies.
• Drive the annual People Engagement Survey process by managing timelines, preparing communications, overseeing completion rates, reviewing & analyzing results, and developing insights to share with People Partners and the business stakeholders.
• Conduct follow-up interviews with departing employees, review and analyze turnover data, and develop insights to share with People Partners.
• Act as a continuous improvement and change champion, proactively identifying opportunities to improve or implement policies, processes and ways of working that enhance our People Strategy and improve the employee experience.
• Provide meaningful analytics to drive business improvement and seek opportunities to improve employee engagement, performance, and attrition.
• Work collaboratively with global and regional Talent Acquisition, People Operations and Learning teams on key overlapping touchpoints to have a cohesive approach to supporting the business and a positive employee experience.
• Support local learning and development needs through collaboration with the Global Learning team.
• Support the planning and rollout of engagement initiatives in the region targeted at employee wellbeing and culture building.
• Act as a strategic observer for People Partners in the region, monitoring trends, providing insightful feedback, and identifying potential risks to ensure proactive and effective HR management.

Requirements

• At least 4 years’ generalist HR experience in professional services or financial services industry.
• Experience working in matrix organisations with multiple lines of responsibility and reporting
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation across Middle East and/or APAC markets
• Ability to work seamlessly across multiple geographies and time zones
• Bachelors degree in human resources, business management, psychology or related field preferred
• Local CIPD qualification is highly regarded.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exemplifies integrity and discretion.
• Continuous improvement mindset – a proactive, adaptable, and agile collaborator.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Analytical abilities and attention to detail
• Project management and organizational skills
• Proactive and strategic thinking
• Risk management approach, recognising potential ER issues and escalating these as appropriate
• Growing commercial mindset
• Demonstrates the agility and cultural awareness to adapt effectively across diverse markets, leadership styles, and organizational cultures.

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 2,000 employees located in 50+ offices around the world.