People & Culture Executive

Aldar Academies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldar Education in the UAE seeks a People & Culture professional to support payroll coordination, onboarding and offboarding, contract administration, benefits processing, and reporting across the cluster.

You will work with Cluster P&C Manager and HQ teams, handle recruitment support, employee relations, data management, and continuous improvement initiatives, with a focus on confidentiality and compliant with UAE labour law.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in People & Culture, ideally within education or hospitality.
• Familiarity with UAE labour law, payroll processes, and People & Culture systems (e.g. Oracle Fusion).
• Competent in using IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• Discretion and professionalism in managing confidential information.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service mindset.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed environment.
• Fluency in English (Arabic is highly advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Support monthly payroll cycles by validating attendance reports.
• Process new joiners, terminations, salary revisions, and employee updates in line with payroll timelines.
• Maintain accurate employee records in Oracle and ensure data integrity for reporting and audits.
• Liaise with HQ Payroll to verify end-of-service and staff deduction calculations.
• Coordinate employee letters and documentation in line with approval processes.
• Support the clearance and exit process for leavers, including exit interviews and documentation.
• Track and monitor probation and annual performance evaluation forms to ensure timely completion by line managers.
• Support verification and administration of benefits such as accommodation, education allowance, and related entitlements.
• Assist in the recruitment process including CV screening, initial candidate calls, offer processing and reference checks.
• Organise and attend recruitment events to promote Aldar Education as an employer of choice.
• Support onboarding activities, ensuring all required documents are collected, verified, and saved in Oracle/EDMS.
• Coordinate with GRE and HQ teams for MOHRE and ICP applications, token submissions, and visa processes.
• Participate in and support the organisation of induction sessions for new joiners and ensure a positive onboarding experience.
• Support the Cluster P&C Manager with employee relations cases, investigations, and disciplinary matters in line with policy and UAE labour law.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure accurate documentation of all cases.
• Prepare regular People & Culture reports including onboarding, offboarding, CTC dashboards, ER reports, and quality assurance checks.
• Maintain accurate, confidential employee records across all P&C systems and ensure compliance with audit standards.
• Contribute to cluster-level and HQ data requests as required.
• Work closely with Cluster P&C Managers, Talent Officers, and HQ functions to deliver consistent people services across the cluster.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to operational excellence initiatives.
• Promote Aldar Education's values and a positive, people-focused culture within all interactions.

Skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Discretion & professionalism

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

They work closely with the Cluster P&C Manager and Talent team to support payroll coordination, employee relations casework, onboarding and offboarding, contract administration, benefits processing, and reporting, with flexibility to contribute to recruitment activities as required. Aldar Education is a family of world-class, child-centred, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow, so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school and educational professionals. We offer an attractive remuneration package including a range of benefits. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff, placing special emphasis on professional development, coaching, and training. Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others, as well as developing themselves. This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are dedicated to our national development strategy and strongly encourage UAE Nationals to apply. Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.

People & Culture Operations:

• Support monthly payroll cycles by validating attendance reports.
• Process new joiners, terminations, salary revisions, and employee updates in line with payroll timelines.
• Maintain accurate employee records in Oracle and ensure data integrity for reporting and audits.
• Liaise with HQ Payroll to verify end-of-service and staff deduction calculations.
• Coordinate employee letters and documentation in line with approval processes.
• Support the clearance and exit process for leavers, including exit interviews and documentation.
• Track and monitor probation and annual performance evaluation forms to ensure timely completion by line managers.
• Support verification and administration of benefits such as accommodation, education allowance, and related entitlements.

Recruitment & Onboarding:

• Assist in the recruitment process including CV screening, initial candidate calls, offer processing and reference checks.
• Organise and attend recruitment events to promote Aldar Education as an employer of choice.
• Support onboarding activities, ensuring all required documents are collected, verified, and saved in Oracle/EDMS.
• Coordinate with GRE and HQ teams for MOHRE and ICP applications, token submissions, and visa processes.
• Participate in and support the organisation of induction sessions for new joiners and ensure a positive onboarding experience.

Employee Relations & Compliance:

• Support the Cluster P&C Manager with employee relations cases, investigations, and disciplinary matters in line with policy and UAE labour law.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure accurate documentation of all cases.

Reporting & Data Management:

• Prepare regular People & Culture reports including onboarding, offboarding, CTC dashboards, ER reports, and quality assurance checks.
• Maintain accurate, confidential employee records across all P&C systems and ensure compliance with audit standards.
• Contribute to cluster-level and HQ data requests as required.

Continuous Improvement:

• Work closely with Cluster P&C Managers, Talent Officers, and HQ functions to deliver consistent people services across the cluster.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to operational excellence initiatives.
• Promote Aldar Education s values and a positive, people-focused culture within all interactions.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in People & Culture, ideally within education or hospitality.
• Familiarity with UAE labour law, payroll processes, and People & Culture systems (e.g. Oracle Fusion) is desirable.
• Competent in using IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• Discretion and professionalism in managing confidential information.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service mindset.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed environment.
• Flexibility to travel within the cluster as required.
• Fluency in English (Arabic is highly advantageous).