• Ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures, applicable labour legislation, and relevant ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISM and ISPS requirements where applicable.
• Develop, implement and maintain HR policies and procedures in line with business and legal requirements.
• Monitor changes in UAE labour legislation and advise management on their impact.
• Support internal and external audits related to HR compliance.
• Lead manpower planning activities to meet current and future business requirements.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment and selection processes for shore-based employees and support recruitment activities for sea staff where required.
• Coordinate onboarding and induction programmes for new employees.
• Ensure staffing levels are maintained in line with approved budgets and operational requirements.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance improvement, redundancy and termination processes.
• Manage the annual performance management process and ensure timely completion of employee performance reviews.
• Promote employee engagement and support initiatives that enhance employee satisfaction and retention.
• Oversee payroll preparation and approval processes in collaboration with Finance to ensure timely and accurate salary payments.
• Support salary reviews, promotions and compensation recommendations in accordance with Company policies.
• Administer employee benefits and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
• Ensure employee records and HR information systems are maintained accurately and confidentially.
• Oversee visa, work permit and other employment documentation processes to ensure compliance with UAE immigration requirements.
• Review and maintain employment contracts and HR documentation.
• Identify training and development needs across the Business Unit.
• Coordinate employee training program and monitor compliance with mandatory training requirements.
• Support career development and succession planning initiatives.
• Prepare and manage the annual shore-based headcount budget.
• Monitor HR expenditure and provide variance analysis where required.
• Prepare regular HR reports and workforce statistics for management.
Skills Required
- Knowledge of UAE labour legislation
- Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISM and ISPS requirements
- Experience developing and implementing HR policies and procedures
- Experience managing end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and induction
- Experience overseeing payroll preparation and approval processes
- Experience administering visas, work permits and UAE immigration processes
- Experience advising managers on employee relations, disciplinary and termination processes
- Experience managing performance management processes and talent development
- Experience preparing HR reports, workforce statistics, headcount budgets and variance analysis
- Experience coordinating training programs and monitoring compliance with mandatory training
DP World Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DP World and has not been reviewed or approved by DP World.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive in many contexts, with strong salary perceptions in several regions. Feedback suggests compensation is sometimes viewed as equitable, with salary practices described as compliant and fair.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellness initiatives, flexible working hours, and practical supports like reimbursements for mobile, home internet, and home‑office equipment are emphasized. Feedback suggests these benefits contribute meaningfully to everyday work‑life needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage is described as comprehensive in some locations, including medical emergency coverage and life insurance. A broader emphasis on health, safety, and wellbeing programs reinforces this support.
DP World Insights
What We Do
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,000 employees, spanning 74 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses – Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. We make trade flow, to change what’s possible for everyone.
