HR Assistant (Foreign Workers)

Puncak Genting; Selangor; On-site; MYR 39,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Maternity leave

Opportunities for promotion

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a dedicated HR support professional to assist in foreign worker management and onboarding processes. The role involves handling work passes, maintaining HR data, and coordinating with hiring managers.

The ideal candidate holds a diploma with at least two years of relevant experience, demonstrates strong communication, and can work under pressure while ensuring confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Diploma in related discipline with minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with data-driven problem solving.
• Meticulous and independent with high confidentiality.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the human resource department for foreign worker management.
• Handle end-to-end work passes: application, renewal, cancellation, appeals, expiration, and medical check-ups updates.
• Assist hiring managers with various HR tasks related to foreign workers.
• Track and maintain HR data for foreign workers; conduct weekly briefings for new hires and housing regulation checks.
• Organize and facilitate onboarding procedures for new foreign hires; draft letters of appointments and process related invoices.
• Ensure timely and accurate onboarding communications with new hires and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other fulfillment teams to promote teamwork within the department.
• Perform ad hoc duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Analytical mindset

Confidentiality

Pressure management

Foreign worker handling

Education

Diploma in related discipline with minimum 2 years of relevant experience

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

• Responsible to provide support in the human resource department foreign worker management
• Handle end-to-end work passes related issues such as application, renewal, cancellation, appeal, expiration, follow up with medical check-ups, updating personal particulars to Government agencies
• Work directly with and assist the hiring managers of different functions to fulfill a variety of necessary HR tasks regarding to foreign workers
• Track and maintain HR data of foreign workers, conduct weekly briefing for new foreign hires and administration of housing regulation checks
• Day-to-day operation activities include but are not limited to organizing and facilitating the company's onboarding procedures for new foreign hires, drafting letter of appointments and processing of invoices pertaining to foreign worker management
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of all onboarding operations and sending correspondences regarding these new hires and relevant stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with other members of other fulfillment teams to ensure and promote teamwork within the departmenT
• Other ad hoc duties and projects will also be assigned as and when required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma in related discipline with minimum 2 years of relevant experience
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Good analytical mind and displays keen insight into data, using them to address issues and find solutions to work challenges
• A meticulous and independent team player who possesses a high degree of confidentiality
• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Tactful in handling foreign employee issue resolution

Job Type: Permanent

• Free parking
• Maternity leave
• Opportunities for promotion

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Petaling Jaya: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)