Employee Relations Specialist

About the role

We are seeking a passionate Employee Relations Specialist to join our growing HR team in Dubai. You will play a key role in fostering a positive workplace culture, enhancing employee engagement, and ensuring compliance with UAE Labour Law within a fast‑paced real‑estate environment.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR contact for employee relations matters, offering guidance to employees and managers.
• Manage grievances, disciplinary cases, investigations, and conflict resolution with fairness and confidentiality.
• Partner with business leaders to address workplace challenges and propose practical HR solutions.
• Ensure adherence to UAE Labour Law, company policies, and HR best practices.
• Lead engagement initiatives, recognition programs, wellness activities, and culture‑building events.
• Analyze feedback, survey results, turnover trends, and exit interview data to recommend improvements.
• Support retention strategies, probation reviews, promotions, transfers, and internal mobility.
• Conduct exit interviews and prepare actionable reports.
• Assist managers with performance management and maintain confidential HR documentation.
• Help develop and update HR policies, handbooks, and internal communications.
• Prepare dashboards and reports on engagement, absenteeism, disciplinary trends, and retention metrics.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of employee relations or HR generalist experience within the UAE.
• Strong knowledge of UAE Labour Law and HR best practices.
• Proven ability to handle grievances, disciplinary procedures, investigations, and conflict resolution.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving abilities.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
• Experience in the real‑estate or property sector is highly preferred.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work with one of the UAE’s leading and award‑winning real‑estate companies.
• Collaborative, fast‑paced, people‑focused environment.
• Competitive salary.