Executive - Human Capital

Job description / Role

Objective

The Human Capital Executive is responsible for providing support in various human resource functions, including recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance monitoring, and employee counseling.

The Human Capital Executive provides advice and assistance to supervisors and staff. This may include information on training needs and opportunities, job descriptions, performance reviews, and the Council’s personnel policies.

The position coordinates the staff recruitment process. The Human Capital Executive provides advice and support to supervisors and staff selection committees and ensures they have accurate and timely information to make effective decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Support the onboarding process by preparing offer letters, collecting joining documents, and coordinating induction logistics.
• Maintain accurate physical and digital employee files and update the HRMS with relevant employee information and changes.
• Ensure all new joiners are added to group systems, including payroll, email, and insurance, in coordination with relevant teams.

• Handle day-to-day employee requests, including employment letters, salary certificates, ID card issuance, and HR-related queries.
• Assist in tracking attendance regularizations, shift changes, and leave in coordination with the Admin and Operations teams.
• Generate and maintain trackers for employee lifecycle activities, such as confirmations, transfers, and resignations.

• Assist in planning and executing employee events, birthday celebrations, and HR communication campaigns.
• Support employee surveys by distributing forms, collecting responses, and preparing basic summary reports.
• Maintain notice boards and internal communication channels with up-to-date HR information.

• Prepare HR documents, such as warning letters, promotion memos, and contract amendments, under supervision.
• Maintain HR registers and logs for audit purposes, ensuring timely filing and accurate records.
• Share weekly or monthly reports on headcount, leave balances, and employee changes using the provided formats.

• Ensure adherence to internal SOPs, approval hierarchies, and documentation protocols for all HR tasks.
• Participate in internal HR checks, audits, and compliance reviews by submitting required data and documents.
• Promptly raise any identified gaps or employee concerns with the Senior Executive or Assistant Manager.

• Liaise with Payroll, Admin, PRO, and IT teams to ensure seamless execution of employee-related transactions.
• Follow up on pending approvals, documents, and system updates to ensure timely processing of HR actions.

Desired experience

The ideal Human Capital Executive in a retail company should have more than three years of progressive experience in human resources, HRMS, or administration. The original description also requests proven success in driving high-level cross-functional collaboration, enhancing customer engagement, and achieving or exceeding store sales KPI targets.

About the Company

The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy - Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world - Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.

Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone - our customers, our stakeholders, our employees - an equal opportunity to do so.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.