HR Supervisor (Open to UAE Nationals only)

Zurich Middle East is part of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s largest and most experienced insurers. Our mission is to help our local community understand and protect themselves from risk both locally and globally.

In line with our Emiratization strategy, Zurich is looking to hire and develop Emirati talents who are aspiring to grow their career within the insurance industry. Working with global, diverse, and inclusive teams, we aim to guide and support you to unleash your skillset, explore your passions and make a positive impact beyond your role – Let's Grow Together.

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, the HR Supervisor is expected to support the talent acquisition and onboarding processes under general supervision, and work towards matching the right talents with required skills and experience to the right position. He/she is also expected to be a brand ambassador for Zurich Middle East. 

As the HR Supervisor, your role will involve:

• Provides administrative support to ensure the recruitment and onboarding process runs smoothly, such as:
  • Establishes relationships with hiring managers, provide guidance throughout the recruitment process and support the hiring managers in making informed decisions
  • Recruits for positions where the need for a continuous candidate pool exists such as the hiring of UAE Nationals
  • Builds and maintains recruiting networks with external and internal sources to create a diversified pipeline of talent 
  • Recommend creative recruiting solutions
  • Screening and qualifying suitable candidates for the vacancies
  • Coordinating interview schedules and logistics 
  • Maintain regular contact with the candidates on their application process
  • Preparing offer packages to candidates
  • Collating the onboarding documents from new joiners and saving them in the respective employee folders
  • Conducts reference checks and background screening on new joiners
  • Engage regularly with other departments, ensuring clear communication of timelines
  • Coordinate relocation logistics if required
  • Regularly update the recruitment tracker and recruitment management system
• Prepare and provide reports to monitor and measure the success of recruitment activities
• Maintains recruitment information for audit purposes
• Provides feedback and recommendations for the improvement of the recruitment processes
• Support university engagement activities such as:
  • Leads work on talent prospecting by representing the organisation at employment fairs and participate in campus recruiting activities
  • Develop and manage the overall internship and work experience program
  • Partner with local universities on early-in-career talent initiatives
  • Collaborate with our Marketing team to on social media campaigns to promote the Zurich’s employer brand
• Contributes to the development and implementation of HR policies and processes
• Ensure compliance to Zurich’s governance and internal controls
• Participate and support in HR projects
• Ad hoc support to the TA Manager
• Monitor, distribute and respond to inquiries in the HR mailbox

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• UAE national with a family book
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or experience in Human Resources, specifically in talent acquisition 
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply
• Fluent in English and Arabic language 
• Customer centric
• Proactive
• Strong organisation and problem solving skills
• Effective communication skills
• Good stakeholder management and interpersonal skills 
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Willingness to learn and work in other areas of HR to manage peaks in the team’s workload and cover for colleagues as required
• Ability to work in a team and independently 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Flexibility to changing environments and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Why Zurich

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right? 

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that’s what makes our team so great! 
Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet.
 

• Location(s):  AE - Dubai 
• Remote working: Hybrid
• Schedule: Full Time
• Recruiter name: Shu Hui Leong
• Closing date: