Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-05 Ref. JB1350978

HR Manager - Egypt, Cairo
GE Technology Infrastructure

Business
GE Technology Infrastructure

Business Segment
Technology Infrastructure - Healthcare

About Us
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, performance improvement, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping clinicians around the world re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform, treat and monitor disease, so patients can live their lives to the fullest.
GE Healthcare's broad range of products and services enable healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological diseases and other conditions earlier. Our vision for the future is to enable a new "early health" model of care focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and disease prevention. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a US$17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 46, 000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries.
For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com

Role Summary/Purpose
Country HR Managers work at the heart of GE Healthcare’s business, and are critical to our success. As the result of growth, we are offering the opportunity to become HR leader for Egypt, a market in one of our fast-growing locations in Africa. With responsibility for approximately 100+ employees across Egypt and Algeria you will build and deliver HR services and contribute to HR strategy.This is a great opportunity to build close and rewarding partnership with a talented and demanding team

Essential Responsibilities
*Providing leadership, direction and expertise for the full scope of HR functions including: employee relations, employee compensation, employee engagement and organizational design and change

*Leading and leveraging GE HR processes within the business (Performance Management, , Salary Planning/Reward Management, Succession Planning and Talent Management), cross-functional communication and the transfer of learning and best practice sharing within the HR network

*Coaching and counseling employees regarding HR policies and procedures relative to transfer, promotion, compensation, benefits and conditions of employment

*Focusing on identification, selection, and retention of world-class talent to ensure a dynamic pipeline of talent

*Serving as an employee advocate, balancing fair labor standards
*Partnering with client leadership and local HR counterparts to plan and execute strategies that ensure maximum engagement of human resource capital

*Proactively managing HR systems in order to maintain integrity of employee and organizational data

Qualifications/Requirements
*Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a related discipline in which business knowledge and an understanding of human resource practices are gained*At least 3-5 years experience with HR responsibilities such as recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, employee development or performance management* Proficiency in Arabic, French and English Language is a must

Additional Eligibility Qualifications


Desired Characteristics
*Advanced degree in Business, HR management or Industrial Relations (such as MBA, MHR/IR, etc.)*Outstanding communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organization *Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions, manage conflicting priorities in a fast paced environment and effectively interface with high-level leaders*Process and detail oriented, including strong organizational and prioritization skills*Sound knowle

Skills

<br /><br />Advanced degree in Business, HR management or Industrial Relations (such as MBA, MHR/IR, etc.)

Education

FOUR_YEAR_DEGREE

Company Profile

GE is a place where you can live your dreams. Our global presence, innovation and financial strength help to make GE a dynamic place to work, giving you the advantage of a large company, with the agility of a small company, where your voice is heard. Our businesses give you flexibility for change, the opportunity to learn about new industries and markets, and providing unparalleled career options. At GE, it is often said, that you work with some of the brightest people. We believe it's a place where you can live your dreams and pursue a career that reflects your skills and passions. Our culture is built on core values that promote learning and inclusiveness.

Why join one great company when you can join many? When you join GE, you join a company made up of 6 exciting businesses. You have the opportunity to broaden your experience... working in a different industry or market, giving you outstanding opportunities for personal career growth.