HR Generalist - Middle East

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

An HR Generalist with a global leader in the creation of Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty, and a

key member of our local HR team supporting key HR activities for our business and teams in the Middle East

region, based in our Dubai office - Your future position?

Are you an experienced HR professional with at least 5 years of hands-on experience with core HR and employee life

cycle activities, and would like to take a new turn in your career by joining a global and leading organisation? Then this

might be the perfect opportunity for you!

We are currently looking to hire a passionate ‘HR Generalist’ for our compact, agile and friendly Field HR team in Dubai.

As an essential member of our local Field HR team, you will proactively support the business in all HR-related topics

throughout the entire employment life cycle, from onboarding until exit. You will be responsible for providing HR

Generalist support across all stages and touch points of employee life cycle, building solid relationships with line

managers and employees, overseeing payroll function for 5 countries in partnership with our outsourced partners,

oversee the PRO function in partnership with our external vendor, compliance, supporting HR activities and projects, and

acting as a trusted advisor for all HR processes and programmes. ~20% of the role will be focused on providing HR

Administration support.

Based in our Dubai Media City office and reporting to the HR Manager for the Middle East region, you will support our

Fragrance & Beauty, Taste & Wellbeing, and Support Services teams across 5 countries in the Middle East sub-region

including the SAMEA regional hub Dubai. The role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional

development.

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage

stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to

collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the food & beverage, fragrance and

beauty industries. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge, and capture the heart and soul of consumers and

customers. Our customers in the Middle East and Maghreb region have local, regional, and international profiles, bringing

diversity and curiosity to your daily job.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you love staying ahead of the curve, delivering value, and

are experienced at fostering solid relationships.

In this exciting role, with a 'can-do’ mindset, you will be responsible for -

HR Management support:

Contribute to implementing human resource strategies and programmes for the Dubai regional hub and the 4

satellite offices (including the set up of a new office).

Support the management and administration of all HR processes, including compensation & benefits, mobility,

onboarding, training, performance management, and employee engagement programmes.

Independently manage the operational aspects of employee life cycle changes.

Facilitate training and communication programs as needed.

Provide relevant information, data and reports to support decision-making and policy and process improvements.

Participate in and support the implementation of corporate and site initiatives and projects.

HR processes:

Support the development and roll-out of all HR services, processes, and systems across the 5 countries in scope,

in close collaboration with the HR Centres of Excellence and HR Shared Service (Budapest, Hungary based) teams.

Help develop and promote employee feedback methods to ensure the continuous improvement of HR services and

processes.

Contribute to defining clear roles and responsibilities and streamline internal HR processes.

Support effective and proactive use of people management practices and systems and provide value-added

reporting, enabling managers to make more effective, fact-based, and timely decisions.

Ensure key HR business processes are implemented effectively (e.g. performance management, annual

compensation reviews, career & talent management, learning and development).

Payroll:

Oversee and manage all payroll activities timely and with accuracy for the 5 countries in scope in partnership with

our outsourced partners.

Accountability for top quality employee master data management and maintenance on HRIS (SAP

SuccessFactors).

Support the administration of employee benefits for the 4 countries in scope.

Keep up to date with legal alterations and employment law changes.

Together with the outsourced Payroll partner, act as point of contact for employees payroll and benefits queries.

Employee Relations:

Provide guidance and advice to managers and employees on employee relations matters, including performance

management, career development, disciplinary actions, and organisational decisions.

Legal & Compliance:

Accountable for the UAE government relations - managing the PRO function through our external service provider.

Ensure organisational compliance with employment laws and support the implementation of new legal

requirements.

Provide interpretation and guidance on HR policies and employment laws.

Inform and advise managers and staff about relevant legislation, employee relations policies and practices.

Ensure organisational compliance on matters of occupational health in collaboration with EHS.

You?

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express

yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate

as you are? Then come join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes –

Bachelor’s or University degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Personnel/Labour relations, or Law.

5+ years of relevant and progressive hands-on work experience in an HR Generalist domain in international

and multicultural work environments.

Already residing in the UAE and has a good understanding of the employment and legal landscape in the UAE

and the broader Middle East region.

Excellent presentation and project management skills.

Working knowledge of ERPs such as SAP SuccessFactors is preferred.

Excellent oral and written proficiency in the English language. Ability in additional languages like Arabic is

advantageous but not mandatory.

A good team player and comfortable with diversity.

Your benefits:

Attractive package with benefits

Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.

A creative, high-performing, and purposeful team environment that will inspire you.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.