Dubai Holding Real Estate
Human Capital Manager - Culture and Emiratization
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job overview
Date posted
16/09/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
31/10/2025
Job description
The Human Capital Manager - Culture and Emiratization is responsible for developing and driving comprehensive employee engagement, wellness, and Emiratisation initiatives to foster a positive, productive, and inclusive workplace culture across DHAM. The role oversees engagement strategies, events, wellbeing programs, and UAE national talent initiatives, while serving as a liaison between employees, senior leadership, external vendors, HR teams, and the Center of Excellence.
Required skills
employee engagement
wellness program design
emiratization strategy
talent assessment
event planning
survey implementation
budget management
policy development
HR metrics analysis
occupational testing
vendor management
action planning
reporting and documentation
focus groups facilitation
wellness calendar management
Key responsibilities
- Create opportunities for departments to promote and sustain a great work environment through programs, events, and activities
- Identify and address organizational morale and productivity issues through continuous assessment
- Collaborate with senior managers to drive engagement initiatives and develop organizational culture
- Prepare annual engagement plan including events, recognition frameworks, and communication strategies
- Conduct sessions with employees to identify engagement obstacles and implement solutions
- Manage and track engagement budget, analyze variances
- Facilitate and track SMART action plans from engagement surveys
- Conduct focus groups, coaching sessions, and town halls to support survey rollout
- Develop tools and training materials for leaders to build action plans
- Coordinate with vendors for survey implementation and data management
- Contribute to annual Wellness Calendar and support wellness initiatives
- Identify and secure relationships with wellness providers
- Plan and implement organizational events with communications and marketing teams
- Establish relationships with business heads to align UAE National talent plans
- Support design and implementation of UAE National assessment and talent centres
- Plan and coordinate occupational testing and assessment for UAE Nationals
- Generate management reports and maintain accurate engagement data
- Conduct research on HR/engagement best practices and recommend improvements
- Prepare reports and presentations on employee relations for decision making
- Participate in HC projects to develop new products, processes, and systems
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Experience in employee engagement, wellness, and Emiratization initiatives
- Ability to analyze trends and metrics to design HR solutions and policies
- Knowledge of survey tools, engagement frameworks, and action planning
- Strong event planning and execution experience
- Familiarity with UAE Labor Law and Emiratization policies
- Experience managing HR budgets and reporting
- Proficiency in collaborating with external vendors and internal stakeholders
- Ability to support occupational testing and assessment centres
- Strong reporting and documentation skills