Human Resources Manager

Confidential; Doha; On-site; QAR 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aviation sector is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead HR practices and processes. This strategic role involves fostering a positive workplace culture, aligning HR strategies with business goals, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in HR management and a strong understanding of the aviation industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial position.
• Excellent command over English.
• Knowledge and understanding of GHC core business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement HR systems to ensure effective talent hiring and deployment.
• Oversee the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
• Establish effective recruitment and selection systems.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Customer Service Orientation

Education

Degree in HR, Business or related field

Post Graduate Degree

Professional certification

Tools

HR Modules in ERP

Job description

Gulf Helicopters are seeking an experienced and strategic HR Manager to lead and overseas all aspects of our HR practices and processes.This is a key leadership role responsible for fostering a positive workplace culture, supporting business goals through talent management, and ensuring compliance with employment laws and best practice. HR Manager will ensure alignment of the same with GHC’s corporate, strategic and business objectives. Develop and implement HR systems in GHC to ensure effective and efficient talent hiring and deployment, succession planning and compensation and rewards that drive performance excellence to enable achievement of GHC’s growth and objectives.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Contribute towards the formulation and implementation of overall business strategies and plans which enable the achievement of GHC’s mission and objectives. Develop the HR strategy in line with the overall company’s strategy and objectives.
• Oversee and approve the budget related to HR functions, ensuring that adequate provision is made for all activities, monitor and control expenditure against approved budget and reconcile budget variances to ensure on-target performance against budgets.
• Oversee the development and the implementation of HR policies and procedures in order to ensure that all relevant procedural requirements are fulfilled while delivering a high quality and cost-effective service to the employees of GHC.
• Define with the concerned departments and in conjunction with the senior management an optimum organisation structure in order to ensure alignment of the operating model with the overall organizational strategy and efficiency of people, process and technology within GHC.
• Maintain, review and update the organizational grading structure in order to ensure alignment with the organizational strategy and leading practices.
• Drive centralization and automation of HR transactional services in order to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of HR transactional processes.
• Approve all negotiated contracts with vendors for HR services (e.g. recruitment agencies, training institutes, etc.) and ensure that GHC is being offered quality and cost-efficient services.
• Oversee the performance appraisal framework and employee reward schemes (e.g. base pay incentives, reward schemes, and employee benefits).
• Monitor employment market trends, staff availability, skills shortages, pay rates and competitor packages in order to adapt existing HR policies, procedures and practices; initiate studies as necessary.
• Establish effective recruitment and selection systems and standards and oversee administration of recruitment programs, participate in interviewing and short-listing candidates as necessitated.Review and approve all payroll related letters to employees/new employees.
• Recommend and drive manpower requirements for each fiscal year as well as direct the forecasts on future requirements through consulting with senior management; ensure that all recruitment activities are sufficiently performed in order to fulfil the manpower requirements.
• Direct development of GHC’s competency framework, ensuring accurate highlighting of behavioral and functional competencies necessary for fulfilment of roles.
• Oversee the grievance procedures of senior staff.Responsible for the grievance procedure of managerial level and above.
• Maintain relations with governmental institutions such as Labour Department, Immigration and others. Ensure compliance with the performance management process and its linkages to learning and development, compensation, promotion, career development and succession planning for all departments.
• Take care of all administration activities for example, but not limited to: Legal issues, dealing with legal companies, insurance, company registration, staff activities related to administration, managing pensions for national staff.

Performance Indicators:

• Cost reduction in recruitment procedures
• On time recruitment of vacancies within organization
• Timely management of Performance Process at GHC
• Employee satisfaction rate
• Number of Leadership Programs
• New hire turnover

Communications & Working Relationships:

Internal:

• All GHC Departments

External:

• Suppliers
• Developers/Contractors

Qualifications:

• Degree in HR, Business or related field
• Post Graduate Degree will be an added advantage
• Professional certification from relevant institutions will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial position.

Job-Specific Skills:

• Excellent command over English
• Internal customer service orientation
• Knowledge and understanding of GHC core business
• Knowledgeable in computer and application of HR Modules in the ERP

Decision Making Authority

• Approve offer letters before final CEO approval
• Approve policies and procedures for department
• Initiate HR improvement procedures
• Authorize recruitment agencies and HR budgets

Behavioral Competencies:

• Idea and Initiative Development
• Building Relationships including cross-cultural sensitivity
• Dedication to achieving goals
• Planning, management & efficiency (use of MS Office tools)
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Information analysis and decision making
• Communication skills
• Leadership and People management
• Presentation & Facilitation

Our culture:

Gulf Helicopters Company (GHC) is a vertically integrated helicopter company operating a fleet of more than 50 helicopters that provides full tip-to-tail MRO, CAMO, and training services. Our full range of capabilities allows us to offer our clients tailored services to meet their most complex helicopter requirements. Focused on the offshore energy sector, GHC has been serving most of the major IOGPs and many NOCs over the past 50 years in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Our dedication to safety and quality have earned us an unbeaten safety record which has been regularly rewarded by industry association.

How to be Part of our Team?

If you’re ready to bring your aviation expertise and leadership skills to impactful, industry-shaping projects, we want to hear from you. Please submit your application via LinkedIn or send you resume to and cover letter to our work email: [e-mail] or [e-mail].