Human Capital Lead

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Founded in 2017, Shorooq Partners is a leading venture capital firm investing in the most innovative startups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP region). The firm built deep sectoral expertise in Fintech, Platforms, Software and Web3.0. Shorooq Partners has backed market leading disruptors, some of which include Pure Harvest Smart Farms, Nymcard, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Retailo, Mozn and Penny. Since its inception, Shorooq Partners has been built on the principles of being founders partners, company builders and value investors.

Shorooq Partners is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE and has offices across Dubai, Riyadh, Cairo, Manama and Islamabad.

Title: Human Capital Lead

Primary Location: United Arab Emirates

Reporting Line: The Human Capital Lead shall report primarily to the Founding Partner but may also assist other members of the senior leadership on an ad-hoc basis

Employment: Full-time contract

Opportunity: Shorooq Partners in seeking a Human Capital Lead for an immediate start to join its team. The role requires the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and provide high quality service to stakeholders, including all supported professionals and external parties.

Qualifications:

- At least 7 years of relevant work experience as Human Capital specialist in Tech, Banking, Professional Services, or similar firm

- B.A or B.S degree from a recognized educational institution with excellent academic credentials

- Ability to manage HR related software

- Strong oral and written communication skills - fluency in English and Arabic

- Attention to details, team player, ambitious, self-driven, results-oriented, and sharp time management skills

- Ability to work effectively under pressure and with large number of stakeholders

- Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data

Requirements

Responsibilities:

Develop and execute Shorooq Partners culture strategy including cultural and employee programs such as wellbeing, internal events, and recognition

Develop a recruitment strategy and manage the recruitment of new employees for the purpose of attracting high-caliber candidates, including JD development, candidate search, and interviewing

Develop and run the employee performance management framework at Shorooq Partners ensuring alignment of people performance to business performance and addressing development needs

Develop and manage the implementation of training and development programs in coordination with the related functions

Revise and update Shorooq Partners organizational structure in line with updates in strategy and management directions, as required

Administer and process employee payroll and benefits (e.g., salaries, leaves, bonuses, termination and settlement), in coordination with Finance, ensuring timely processing

Manage Human Capital-related services including but not limited to issuance of health insurance and government documents ensuring accuracy and timeliness

Develop and maintain relationships with external services providers (training, recruitment, etc.) to ensure optimal operations

Develop manpower planning framework to forecast needs and ensure manpower requirements are met

Identify key positions for succession planning and manage succession plans including identifying key potential successors

Revise and update Shorooq Partners compensation and benefits in-line with benchmarks to attract, and retain top talent

Revise and update Human Capital policies, procedures, and processes

Develop Human Capital-related reports for evaluation and decision-making purposes

Benefits

Compensation and benefits are competitive, commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities: Develop and execute Shorooq Partners culture strategy including cultural and employee programs such as wellbeing, internal events, and recognition Develop a recruitment strategy and manage the recruitment of new employees for the purpose of attracting high-caliber candidates, including JD development, candidate search, and interviewing Develop and run the employee performance management framework at Shorooq Partners ensuring alignment of people performance to business performance and addressing development needs Develop and manage the implementation of training and development programs in coordination with the related functions Revise and update Shorooq Partners organizational structure in line with updates in strategy and management directions, as required Administer and process employee payroll and benefits (e.g., salaries, leaves, bonuses, termination and settlement), in coordination with Finance, ensuring timely processing Manage Human Capital-related services including but not limited to issuance of health insurance and government documents ensuring accuracy and timeliness Develop and maintain relationships with external services providers (training, recruitment, etc.) to ensure optimal operations Develop manpower planning framework to forecast needs and ensure manpower requirements are met Identify key positions for succession planning and manage succession plans including identifying key potential successors Revise and update Shorooq Partners compensation and benefits in-line with benchmarks to attract, and retain top talent Revise and update Human Capital policies, procedures, and processes Develop Human Capital-related reports for evaluation and decision-making purposes