HR Business Partner

Synopsis
It's an exciting time to work for Etihad Airways and in particular our Human
Resources function; we've grown from a national carrier to a global aviation
group, transforming the industry through creativity and innovation with a
clear drive to optimize commercial value whilst delivering exceptional
products and services to our guests.
The purpose of the HR Business Partnership role is to act as a change agent in
regard to People and culture through delivery of tailored HR strategies across
assigned Area that is aligned to the overall talent strategy across the
organisation. The HRBP will collaborate with senior leaders and teams across
the HR function to bring critical insight on talent strategy challenges within
assigned area with a focus on organizational design and culture, leadership
development, workforce planning and talent management.
The primary focus of the role is to translate business strategies and
challenges into people strategies and plans to create a high performing
culture through tailored HR Programmes
Key focus areas are the engagement of people, identification, and engagement
of talent, and providing HR consultancy to the business while promoting HR
policy to ensure fairness and equity. The role will also be involved in
delivery of HR strategies within an assigned area, and providing an HR
consultancy/generalist support to the business area.
Accountabilities
* Serve as a trusted advisor to Business leads, offering guidance and thought on a range of people related topics (e.g., culture, inclusion, development team effectiveness, engagement, Operating modules, Business continuity )
* Provide effective and timely support and guidance to management on people management practices and best practice, and ensuring that people managers are empowered with the right tools and HR knowledge to run their day-to-day business
* Represent the business on People challenges that drive an exceptional employee experience (e.g., Policies and Processes, Total rewards diversity, retention, engagement)
* Partner with assigned business leaders to define and deliver respective talent strategy that are relevant to the business and aligns with EAG's Talent Philosophy and Business Strategy
* Implement an engagement strategy with business leaders, and stakeholders to ensure the workforce of the respective departments are highly engaged and motivated
* Promote and use talent and succession planning for business areas to ensure internal talent are being developed and groomed for future roles.
* Engage with the business on an ongoing basis to keep up to date with business needs and requirements
* Drive change management initiatives driven by HR that impact the business and ensure appropriate communication and engagement plans with the business.
* Engage with the business on performance management and implement improvement plans and ensure alignment with performance management principles
* Manage the day to day generalist HR activities relating to the employee life cycle - including performance management, employee relations, engagement, and separation
* Identify, retain, and motivate talent through the talent guidelines and drive talent plans for assigned business area
* Provide business acumen, industry expertise and analytics to identify gaps and anticipate workforce impacts leveraging data metrics to tell a story about the people needs within the function

Education & Experience
* Bachelor's degree is a must preferably in HR or Business Management.
* + ‎6 years' experience in ‎2 or more HR disciplines and/or HR generalist role
* Strong business acumen and experience leading HR initiatives beyond the scope of steady-state support of the business
* Experience of leading HR initiatives in an organisation which prioritises talent and employee experience
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in ‎2003 and
quickly went on to become one of the world's leading airlines. From its home
in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle
East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with
Etihad's codeshare partners, Etihad's network offers access to hundreds of
international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous
awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty
programme and more. Etihad is recognised as one of the world's leading
airlines in response to COVID-‎19 and was the first airline in the world to
fully vaccinate its crew on board.
Etihad sees tackling the climate crisis as the most important issue of our
time, and through strategic partnerships with major global aviation brands and
OEMs, Etihad is relentless in its pursuit of industry decarbonisation.
To learn more, visit etihad.com
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employees and our candidates remains our top priority. From a recruiting
perspective we are continuing to identify people for roles with Etihad in
anticipation we will be able to hire, however the process may take longer
because we are using more virtual recruiting techniques, and start dates may
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