New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint a Business Support Specialist reporting to the Head of HR Planning & Strategic Initiatives.
The Business Support Specialist is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of HR strategies and initiatives that align with the overall business strategy. This role involves collaboration with HR function leads and other stakeholders to design and execute plans. This role involves ensuring adherence to and execution of standard HR policies and processes. The Business Support Specialist contributes to the overall success by ensuring its human resources are effectively utilized and aligned with business objectives. The duties will be diverse, requiring a highly organized individual to effectively support the team.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain HR metrics and dashboards to track and report on key performance indicators
Ensure accurate and timely execution of HR transactions by developing and maintaining a comprehensive suite of reports and dashboards on monthly, quarterly, yearly and ad hoc basis
In addition to overseeing the creation, analysis, and presentation of financial and business management reports and dashboards crucial for guiding the decision-making processes throughout the institution
Monitoring and reconciling HR budgets by maintaining, tracking and updating HR Enterprise Risk and Audit logs. Additionally, to support the yearly HR planning and budgeting process and monitor budget versus actuals on a monthly basis
Identify opportunities for process improvements and support initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of HR processes by analyzing existing procedures to identify areas where improvements can be made
Proactively implement solutions that focuses on HR process optimization and enhance efficiency
Support or coordinate HR projects by helping to define scope, timelines, deliverables, conducting progress update meetings, drafting status reports etc. Additionally, to ensure that the project is delivered within agreed scope, timelines and budget
Assisting in implementation of policies and supporting the Head of HR Planning and Strategic Initiatives with the production of documents, reports and presentations
Develop, implement, and maintain standardized HR policies and procedures to ensure consistency across countries
Other duties assigned as needed
Required Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Business Administration/Data Analytics or equivalent
Required Experience:
3 or more years in business support role, finance, data analytics, business intelligence, project management
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks while sticking to deadlines
Candidate should be creative and expert in finding data, identifying the sources of information, and acquiring the information when assigned research tasks
Ability to present information in a comprehensive manner
Strong problem-solving skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and or google suite
Ideally proficiency in data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau
Preferred Experience:
Lean, Six Sigma, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning
Other Information
About NYUAD
NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.
