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Human Resources Specialist

أخصائي موارد بشرية

Finds, develops and looks after an organisation's people: hiring, training, pay and culture.

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Career overview

What they do

HR specialists manage recruitment, onboarding, performance, learning, compensation and employee relations. Emiratisation targets make HR especially important in UAE private companies.

Typical responsibilities

  • Recruit and interview candidates
  • Run onboarding and training
  • Manage performance and pay processes
  • Handle employee relations
  • Ensure labour-law and Emiratisation compliance

Skills you'll need

Interpersonal skillsDiscretionOrganisationLabour law knowledgeHR systems

How much it relies on

MathematicsLow
TechnologyLow
ScienceLow

Work style

IndependentTeam-based
TheoreticalHands-on
Office

Advantages

  • Needed in every organisation
  • People-focused work
  • Clear professional certifications (CIPD, SHRM)

Disadvantages

  • Handling difficult conversations
  • Administrative workload
  • Caught between staff and management

Growth & future opportunities

Editorial view: steady demand, boosted by Emiratisation and workforce development programmes.

Career content is written by the Masari editorial team. Last reviewed 21 Oct 2026.

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Study in the UAE

Programs at UAE institutions that lead to this career.

Average tuition

AED 73,700 per year on average for bachelor's programmes with published fees (AED 36,000–162,203, 59 programmes).

Master's: around AED 3,061 per credit hour (11 programmes).

From each university's official fee schedule. Yearly figures for per-credit schedules assume a full-time load of 30 credit hours. Excludes housing, books and other fees.

267 programs at 57 institutions

Programs and accreditation come from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) register of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Tuition and duration appear once verified on the university's own program page; always confirm admission details with the university.

Scholarships for this path

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ADNOC Accelerator Program Scholars

ADNOC · Employer

Partial or discountUAE nationalsIn the UAEBachelor's · Master's

ADNOC support for high-potential Emiratis at approved UAE universities.

Dates not confirmedVerified· 22 Oct 2026
Official page

Abu Dhabi Scholarships – Master's

Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) · Government

Fully fundedUAE nationalsAbroadMaster's

Full-ride master's scholarship in psychology and social work.

Dates not confirmedVerified· 22 Oct 2026
Official page

Emirates Aviation University scholarships

Emirates Aviation University · University

Full tuition onlyUAE nationalsInternational studentsUAE residentsIn the UAEBachelor's · Master'sMinimum 95%

Chancellor's Scholarship of up to 100% tuition, for up to 10 new students a year.

Dates not confirmedVerified· 22 Oct 2026
Official page

UAE job market

Openings collected from connected job sources.

Active openings
20
Government
15
Private sector
5
Government · 75%Private sector · 25%

Openings by emirate

Dubai
18
Sharjah
2

Salary range from postings

No verified salary data yet.

Employers hiring

  • Dubai Government entity · 15
  • Tamara · 1
  • Deliveroo · 1
  • Ziina · 1
  • NielsenIQ · 1
  • talabat (Delivery Hero) · 1
Counted from15Dubai Careers (Dubai Government)1Tamara careers1Deliveroo careers1Ziina careers1NielsenIQ careers1talabat (Delivery Hero) careers13 open to UAE nationals only

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Job data last updated 25 Oct 2026, 11:03 AM

Skills employers ask for

From the descriptions of 20 current UAE vacancies for this career. Tick the skills you already have to see your gaps.

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Specialist skills

Tools & software

Personal skills

Qualifications & licences

Counted with keyword matching on 20 posting descriptions from the job sources above. A skill appears once per posting. It's a guide to what employers ask for, not a full list.