Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 179,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them.

In 2020, the Veolia group supplied 95 million people with drinking water and 62 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 43 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 47 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €26.010 billion in 2020.Veolia Energy.

About Veolia Near & Middle East

Veolia has operated in the Middle East for over 30 years, providing innovative and sustainable water & waste services to industries, governments & communities, retail and commercial businesses. With more than 3,000 employees in the Middle East and a strong regional network of ~12 offices (in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan), Veolia currently has over 6,000 project references of work delivered in the region, and continues to develop new projects through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes. https://www.veolia.com/middleeast

Role purpose and summary

The HR Generalist Middle East is responsible for ensuring that the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of HR plans, procedures, policies and programs are implemented. The position will contribute to the development of HR department goals, objectives, and systems.

The HR Generalist Middle East will have a dual reporting line to the Head of Talent Management (50%) and the HR Director (50%) and work in close collaboration with regional teams and corporate headquarters. The role will be based full-time at the Near & Middle East regional head-office in Dubai, UAE. The incumbent may be required to complete regular short-term trips to our various locations in the Near & Middle East, to get to know our business, meet our staff and managers, and participate in Veolia regional events.

• Day-to-day admin management of international employees in regional entities (expatriates and VIEs):

  • Day-to-day administrative follow-up of the staff, in liaison with the Contract Managers of the various entities and the staff themselves;

  • Liaison with the various local HR Managers and Paris HQ team in the international management of the staff (job offers, work contracts, social protection, benefits entitlements, relocation…);

  • Liaison with the Dubai HQ HR team to ensure proper recruitment and follow-up of the international staff.

• Talent Management:

  • Update of Talent Hub and update of LMS / follow up training / L&D coordination (digital/presential..)

  • Grading / follow up country deployment

  • Follow-up on countries action plans related to Group Engagement survey

  • Support to the development of Veolia employer’s branding in the GCC:

  • Participate in job fairs and educational awareness programs

  • Develop local social initiatives to increase Veolia’s attractiveness as an employer of choice

  • Identify and develop relevant ways to bring more national staff on board

• Compensation & Benefits:

  • Carry out local benchmarks in the GCC, in order to improve and develop regional and/or country based relevant international admin policies and practices for our managers, for the different categories of staff (ex. Young talents, VIE…); and to maintain remuneration practices consistent with the local and regional market.

  • Being part of the regional HR network and group of expertise of Veolia Gulf Countries, and will take an active role in supporting the design and implementation of regional standardized practices.

  • Support the deployment of the employee shareholding plan in the region 

  • C&B Data collection with Tower Willis Watson

• Corporate Wellness:

  • Plan well-being initiatives : yoga, fitness, language classes, office celebrations and external events 

  • Point of contact for Employee Assistance Program (internal communications, follow up utilization rate,...)

• Comply with cybersecurity rules and Safe AnyTime AnyWhere AnyDevice (SATAWAD) cybersecurity policy.

• Comply with HSE rules and policies, ensuring the safety of oneself and other employees. 

• Strict compliance with Security policies and protocols when traveling to countries flagged at higher risk levels

• Comply with Veolia Group’s policies such as the Ethics guide, Code of conduct, Commitment to HSE, Charter to Sustainability and all Group Norms

• Master degree in HR or Administration

• 1 year of working experience in HR management 

• Previous experience in a multinational company is a plus

• Strong international focus  and cross-cultural awareness 

• Excellent English is a must, French is a plus for interface with Corporate HQ, Arabic not necessary

• Good communication skills, both written and oral

• Autonomous, results-driven, time efficient, responsive and hard worker (ability to prioritize and cope with important workloads + maximum flexibility and availability due to the multi-task nature of work)

• Team spirit, ability to relate effectively with all levels of the hierarchy

• Computer literacy in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Internet Browsers and Google Suites

• Business ethics, discretion and honesty

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete or exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities that will be carried out by the selected candidate.

Veolia Middle East does not and shall not discriminate in any forms in its recruitment processes.