HR Generalist – Immediate Joiner (UAE)

About the role

We are seeking an HR Generalist to support HR operations across the GCC and the United Arab Emirates. The role will manage the employee lifecycle, visa and immigration processes, occupational health cards, medical insurance and compliance documentation. Immediate joiners are preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end visa processing, including new visas, renewals, amendments, transfers and cancellations.
• Coordinate with government authorities, PROs and external agencies to ensure immigration compliance.
• Track visa expiry dates and maintain accurate visa status records.
• Process Occupational Health Card (OHC) applications and renewals.
• Handle PAC/PIC applications, renewals, approvals and related government compliance requirements.
• Administer employee medical insurance – enrollments, renewals, additions, deletions and claims support.
• Maintain accurate employee records, personnel files and HR documentation in both physical and electronic formats.
• Update employee information in HRIS and conduct regular audits for accuracy and compliance.
• Support onboarding and off‑boarding processes and prepare HR letters such as employment certificates, salary certificates, NOCs and visa‑related correspondence.
• Monitor expiry dates for passports, labor cards, Emirates IDs, OHCs, insurance cards and other employee documents.
• Prepare HR reports and maintain trackers related to visas, insurance, employee records and compliance.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• 2–4 years of HR operations experience within the GCC.
• Hands‑on experience in visa processing, OHC, PAC/PIC, medical insurance and employee records management.
• Strong knowledge of GCC labour laws, immigration procedures and government processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

Required skills

• Visa Processing
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Excel