At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. **A Day in the Life** Would you like to work for a market leader in international healthcare? Do you consider you have the right experience for an Employee Specialist role? If yes, then send us your resume and enter the recruitment process right away! This role will serve as the Employee & Labour Relations (ELR) Partner for North Africa and Middle East, where you will work directly with Senior leaders, managers, and employees to provide advice and coach both parties on all employee relations issues including guidance on performance improvement, disciplinary processes, restructuring activities, employment legal issues, investigations, conflict management. For this role, you are expected to be based in Cairo, Egypt. **Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:** + Performs effective case management of people related issues such as: ER issues, disciplinary actions, legal issues (harassment, discrimination, etc.), performance improvement (including Performance Improvement Plans and Coaching plans), involuntary terminations, policy interpretation and investigations + Responsible for, and consults and coaches leaders, on employee relations, performance improvement, restructuring. Partners closely with the HR Business Partner and other Centers of Expertise (CoE’s) on organizational effectiveness issues spanning all levels within the organization related to ER. Provides advice and counsel to leaders on employment related practices, policies, and employment laws + Provides counsel and facilitates prompt and effective resolution of workplace conflict to address issues for employees, managers, and leaders in a manner consistent with Medtronic policies, practices and legal considerations. Utilizes various conflict management techniques, including mediation, conflict coaching, etc. + Timely enters and updates cases in the ER Case Management System (ServiceNow) to support the ability to generate accurate, real-time reports/dashboards in a centralized system + Plays key leadership role in planning and executing restructuring initiatives, reduction in force, resulting in employee transitions + Partners with Legal & Compliance in conducting investigations, researches policies/practices, creates and gathers documentation, makes recommendations and implements resolutions when applicable + Maintains strict confidentiality throughout conversations and investigations. Manages highly confidential human resources information and exercises sound judgment in handling or working with confidential data and situations, whilst effectively navigates a highly matrix environment ensuring alignment, regular communication and follow-up with multiple stakeholders as required **Required Knowledge and Experience:** + Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent + 5+ years of experience in a similar position + Ability to work in a fast-paced multinational environment + Ability to communicate effectively (oral/written) in English + Proven organization skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and/or cases + Demonstrated ability to interpret HR policies and procedures as well as, country legislation + Demonstrated ability to provide proactive partnership to leaders + Demonstrated collaboration and influencing skills + Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment + Proven objective decision-making, good judgement and issue resolution skills + High attention to detail + Strong ethical standards **Physical Job Requirements** The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.  **Benefits & Compensation** **Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package** A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. **About Medtronic** We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. **We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. **We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. **This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… + **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world + **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities + **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: **Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. **Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. **Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. **Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. 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