Job Summary

This role requires the individual to support in design and execution of Emiratisation initiatives across the bank, with an emphasis on development plans, succession planning and minimizing attrition among UAE national employees. 

Key Responsibilities

•    Support internal career progression of UAEN national employees
•    Work with relevant stakeholders including HRBPs (Human Resource Business Partners), People Capability, and People Managers to better understand individual’ development needs and ensure that each UAE national has a robust development plan
•    Assist in the implementation of learning and development initiatives for UAE National talent.  
•    Support UAE National engagement activities aiming to foster a sense of community in the Bank.
•    Effectively communicate with internal stakeholders to ensure better delivery of our strategy
•    Prepare reports and insights related to Emiratisations development initiatives.

•   Support in the implementation of the Emiratisation strategy to deliver against regulatory targets from Central Bank
•    Champion and act as a role model on the Group’s values and culture
•    Track succession plans are tracked, with development plans reviewed on a regular basis

•    Support in Implementing initiatives to help SCB UAE become the ‘Employer of Choice’ for Emiratis and strengthen our employer brand
•    Build and leverage relationships with EIBFS and top tier Universities to promote the SCB brand and increase uptake of the development programmes available to our employees

•   Have a detailed understanding of the Bank’s Risk Management framework and its impact on Emiratisation
•    Support Emiratisation team on action points for any risk related items relevant to Emiratisation

Skills and Experience

•   Experience within HR in the UAE (generalist HR experience required; Emiratisation experience preferred), experience in financial services would be an added advantage
•   Knowledge of the local labour laws and government regulations in the UAE
•   Commercially, culturally and diversity aware, with high sensitivity to the social, economic, and political environment
•   Uses knowledge, communication and relationship skills to positively influence key business decisions and create cross-team collaboration
•   Strong stakeholder management skills 
•   Excellent communication: clear oral and written skills (Arabic & English); effective questioning and active listening
•   Fluency in Arabic (writing/reading/speaking)

Qualifications

•    Degree in a related field  

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.