Lead - National Development (UAE National)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Nationals Development

▪ Support in establishing the Emiratization plan (and annual target) for the business areas.

▪ Creatively synchronize the available channels of Emiratization programs – scholarship, Graduate Trainees etc. to fulfil the Emiratization objective

▪ Support the implementation of the Emiratisation strategies of EGA through the development and retention initiatives of UAE Nationals;

▪ Ensure that the development needs of Nationals (Graduate Trainees or other Nationals who are recruited for administrative roles) are identified and attended to;

▪ Recommend and monitor relevant training programmes in conjunction with area owners and EGA Management & Core skills training teams;

▪ Ensure 100% of Graduate Trainees have development plan from their first day at work;

▪ Liaise with the Learning and Development team and /or business areas to suggest the training programmes that meet the identified needs for Graduate Trainees or identified Nationals to be in administrative roles;

▪ Handle the issues of Graduate Trainees, or any other UAE Nationals, and suggest effective solutions in order to engage and retain Nationals;

▪ Ensure that the progress of Graduate Training programmes are effectively monitored; Ensure effective progress review meetings are carried out in order to monitor the effectiveness of development plans for Nationals at EGA; Act upon the feedback to make mid-course corrections as required ensuring effective implementation of the program and development of the Nationals. Ensure Graduate Trainees cases are solved in timely manner;

▪ Ensure the progress of the identified Nationals through other Emiratization initiatives i.e. Administrator replacement, is actively monitored;

▪ Provide coaching and counselling support to Nationals across EGA;

▪ Implement the GT progression after successful completion of the program after 6 months, subject to performing well in the area;

▪ Ensure that Graduate Trainees are groomed to replace expats – focus on replacement though competent Nationals.

▪ Proactively meet with area leaders to discuss Graduate Trainees program status, concerns and capture their requirements / feedback on the program when necessary and find solutions;

▪ Involve with Recruitment team in order to ensure quality intake into the GT program and as and when requested / required;

▪ Attract UAE Nationals to reach Emiratisation target through attending Career Fairs and exhibitions organized by Recruitment department;

Conduct counselling, discussion with the area and other sections within Human Capital to ensure that alternate approaches and suggestions were thought out before any National exits EGA;

▪ Streamline the process between the two sites to ensure efficiency and effectiveness;

▪ Ensure the engagement of Graduate Trainee and their satisfaction on the programme design and administration, incorporate feedback received (through focus groups / surveys etc.) as necessary to increase the effectiveness of the program.

▪ Continue to improve systems, maximize office efficiency and improve overall Graduate Trainee programme effectiveness;

▪ Analyse data and provide report and presentations to raise concerns - explore recommendations about the Graduate Trainees’ program and other Emiratization initiatives.

▪ Conduct benchmark with other companies and propose recommendations.

▪ Meet customer needs in a timely manner and provide high quality services;

▪ Ensure the tasks handled by the team are running smoothly;

▪ Weekly meeting with the assigned team to discuss tasks, updates, recommendations, etc;

▪ Propose budget and monitor the costs of the section including and not limited to Graduate Trainee external courses.

▪ Coordinate for Summer Training for the UAE Nationals effectively.

▪ Provide the Scholarship team the required support, feedback, guidance, and advices whenever is required.

▪ Support with tasks related to other areas when requested by manager;

Policies, Processes & Procedures

▪ Recommends improvements to Emiratisation policy and implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of Nationalisation activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service to customers;

▪ Develop and update the policies and procedures related to National Development team, and ensure that they are documented, approved by management, and communicated across the organization accordingly.

Communication

▪ Ensures the communication and close working links with the relevant Human Capital business units, providing support where required to ensure the effective training and development of UAE Nationals;

▪ Holds regular meetings with area management to inform, update and gather feedback in order to take appropriate actions to improve the effectiveness of training programmes, procedures and systems;

People Management

▪ Supervises the day to day activities and work of subordinates by providing formal and informal feedback to ensure that all work within a specific area is carried out in an efficient manner and in accordance with set individual targets;

▪ Involve in one-to-one discussions with regards to the performance appraisals of the assigned team and Scholarship team;

▪ Coach and support the subordinates to be developed in order to perform their roles effectively.

▪ Support the scholarship team whenever required.

▪ Ensure the collaboration with other entities / corporate whenever required;

Budget

▪ Prepares and recommends the Nationalisation section budget by preparing analysis and data related to specific elements as directed;

▪ Monitors the financial performance of the Nationalisation section against budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon;

▪ Ensure that the area budget is spent in effective way;

▪ Monitor and ensure that Graduate Trainees are either against budget or replacement after completing 1 year in their programme.

Data Management

▪ Maintain and track Emiratization data which can flow into the annual target setting exercise.

▪ Ensure relevant data in relation to Emiratisation is kept up to date and communicated as appropriate to the relevant stakeholders;

▪ Provide the manager the required reports (Key Highlights and Data Report) on monthly basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

▪ Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Business Administration or equivalent with preferably a post graduate degree.