Officer - Workforce Analytics

The purpose of this role is to leverage advanced workforce analytics and planning methodologies to optimize talent management, enhance operational efficiency, and support strategic decision-making within Emarat.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage the annual workforce budget based on the approved workforce plan, ensuring alignment with financial objectives and operational needs.
• Monitor and control workforce expenditures by analyzing budget variances and preparing reports for reconciliation and corrective action.
• Design and maintain interactive workforce dashboards and reports that highlight key HR metrics such as turnover, nationalization, vacancy fill rates, and headcount trends.
• Source, clean, and analyze workforce data for internal use, external audit requirements, and decision-making support across departments.
• Conduct headcount forecasting and workload analysis using departmental data to support organizational design and strategic staffing decisions.
• Maintain accurate workforce structures within the HR system, including the creation and update of positions, departments, and reporting lines.
• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to track position openings, validate hiring timelines, and ensure alignment with workforce plans and budget approvals.
• Provide executive-level reports and workforce insights to senior management to support strategic planning and business reviews.
• Work with IT and HRIS teams to ensure data integrity, security, and usability across workforce analytics tools and platforms.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Data Analytics or a related field.
• Required: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in HR, or a related role, preferably in the petroleum or energy sector. 

About Us

Emarat is a multi-channel power and energy company with a much-loved network of service stations and fuel depots across Dubai and the Northern Emirates. We meet the day-to-day petrol and LPG needs of millions of people while also helping to keep the engines of Industry running with fleet solutions, aviation fuel and commercial fuel services.

The Emarat brand has earned its reputation for providing great value and high-quality products and services – which is why you can expect the expected, every time.

Our network spans right across the north of the UAE, from Dubai to Ajman, and from Fujairah to Sharjah, plus many other locations in between. Service and quality are incredibly important to us, which is why we are proud to provide our customers with high-quality fuel, lubricants, state-of-the-art car washing facilities, best-in-class terminalling, bulk fuel logistics and great franchise opportunities for ambitious businesses.

Oh, and we also serve superb freshly-ground Arabicca coffee for anybody with a taste for the real thing.

All our colleagues – from the barista to the car mechanic – are fully trained in how to deliver great customer service. We operate ethically and to the highest international and national HSE standards, making sure that employees, customers and business partners are happy and safe at Emarat.