People Partner Trainee - Emiratisation (Beauty)

About the role

Chalhoub Group, a luxury retailer with over 950 stores and 400 international brands, is hiring a People Partner Trainee in its Beauty business in Dubai. The role sits within the People & Culture team and supports the employee experience, recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement and Emiratisation and national talent initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• HR operations: support daily HR administration, recruitment coordination, employee documentation and follow-ups, maintain employee records and trackers, assist with purchase orders and reporting, and learn internal HR systems such as SAP and Drive.
• Onboarding: help design a tailored onboarding experience for new Beauty joiners, coordinate communications and follow-ups, and gather feedback to improve the employee experience.
• Employee engagement: support planning and execution of engagement and recognition initiatives, maintain an annual calendar of events, coordinate team gatherings and internal communications, and work with Graphic Design and Marketing teams on employee communications.
• Emiratisation: support the recruitment, onboarding and engagement of UAE National talent, build relationships with Emirati associates and trainees, handle recruitment follow-ups and Nationalisation reporting, and act as a point of contact for trainees.
• Frontline exposure: take part in employee touchpoints and store visits, engage with employees and managers across Beauty brands, and gather feedback.

Required profile

• UAE National with a Family Book.
• Genuine interest in HR, People & Culture, employee experience or Emiratisation.
• Approachable, sociable and confident with employees across teams and levels.
• Flexibility to engage with employees across offices and retail locations, and openness to coaching and feedback.

Required skills

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including basic reporting, Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP.
• Creativity and interest in employee engagement ideas.
• An advantage: familiarity with Canva or visual communication tools, and previous exposure to HR administration, recruitment or employee-related projects.