Group Head of Personnel and Administration

Artan Holding; Doha; On-site; QAR 223,200 - 334,800; Full time

Job summary

Artan Holding is seeking a Group Head of Personnel and Administration in Doha, Qatar. This senior leadership role requires developing HR strategies, managing operations, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree, with at least five years of HR experience, two in a management position. Strong leadership, negotiation, and analytical skills are essential. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to the group’s strategic planning and personnel management.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of HR experience, two in a supervisory or management role required.
• Strong understanding of financial strategy and planning.
• Experience with procurement and inventory principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR operations, recruitment and talent management.
• Develop strategies for compensation, training, and employee relations.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements related to HR.

Skills

Leadership and decision making skills

Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures

Ability to influence senior management and build strong commercial relationships

Excellent attention to detail

Negotiation skills

Analytical and problem solving skills

Conflict management and resolution

Excellent interpersonal skills

Team management and building skills

Time management and multitasking skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited University

Master's degree in HR or Professional HR qualification

CIPD qualification

Job description

Group Head of Personnel and Administration

Responsibilities

• As part of a Senior Leadership Team, contribute to the overall leadership, strategic planning and management of the Group.
• Develop organization strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues; contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to organization strategic thinking and direction; establishing human resources objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Implement HR strategies by establishing department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, training and development, records management, health and safety, succession planning, employee relations and retention.
• Manage HR operations by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining staff; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing staff job contributions; maintaining compensation; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change.
• Develop HR financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
• Support management by providing HR advice, counsel, and decisions; analyzing information and applications.
• Guide management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines; communicating and enforcing organization values.
• Comply with legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions; building and maintaining positive relations with relevant government departments.
• Formulate personnel and administration system and strategies appropriate to the Group’s corpora.

Knowledge

• HR administration and supervision
• Business management and administration
• Financial strategy and planning
• Procurement and Inventory principles

Skills

• Leadership and decision making skills
• Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
• Ability to influence senior management and build strong commercial relationships
• A strong understanding of personalities and behavioural styles
• Excellent attention to detail
• Negotiation skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Conflict management and resolution
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team management and building skills
• Ability to appraise and develop people
• Time management and multitasking skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications

• A Bachelors degree from an accredited University is required.
• A Masters degree from an accredited University (with a specialism in HR) and/or a professional HR qualification is required.
• A professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) is preferred.

Experience

• A minimum of five years’ HR experience, two of which should be at a supervisory or management level, are required.

About the Company

Artan Holding is a 100% Qatari privately owned company with various high profiled subsidiaries across the State of Qatar, such as Doha British School, Qatar Skills Academy, House of Architecture and Interiors.