Recruitment Specialist

Cambridge Educational Institute; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Educational Institute in Dubai seeks a dedicated Recruitment Specialist to manage internal UAE recruitment. The role involves identifying, attracting, assessing and recruiting talent for our business, sales, customer service and operations functions.

This in-house position requires hands-on sourcing, strong UAE market knowledge and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision; the role may be full-time or part-time and reports to the General Manager.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years hands-on recruitment experience in Dubai/UAE.
• Proven track record recruiting for business, sales, customer service and operations.
• Strong UAE recruitment network and sourcing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Understand manpower requirements from management and department heads.
• Develop clear recruitment specifications for each position.
• Proactively source candidates via LinkedIn, portals, networks and referrals.
• Conduct direct sourcing and headhunting for key roles.
• Screen CVs and conduct initial interviews.
• Shortlist and present candidates to management; coordinate interviews.

Skills

Sourcing

Headhunting

Interviewing

CV screening

Stakeholder management

Tools

LinkedIn

Job portals

Job description

Department: Human Resources / Talent Acquisition

Reporting To: General Manager

Position Overview

We are looking for a dedicated, experienced and highly proactive Recruitment Specialist to manage the company's internal recruitment based in UAE.

This position may be offered on a full-time or part-time basis, depending on the candidate's experience, availability and suitability for the role.

The primary responsibility is to identify, attract, assess and recruit high-quality talent primarily for our company's business, sales, customer service and operations functions.

The successful candidate should be a hands-on recruiter with strong sourcing and headhunting capabilities, excellent knowledge of the UAE talent market and the ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

This is an in-house recruitment position, not an agency recruitment role. The Recruitment Specialist will work directly with our management team to understand manpower requirements and recruit the right people for our organisation.

Core Recruitment Areas

The primary recruitment requirements will include:

• Business & Sales
• Customer Service
• Operations & Business Support

Key Responsibilities

• Understand manpower requirements directly from management and department heads.
• Develop clear recruitment specifications for each position.
• Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, professional networks, referrals and databases and any other sources.
• Conduct direct sourcing and headhunting for key positions.
• Screen CVs and conduct initial interviews.
• Assess candidates for experience, competence, communication, attitude and cultural fit.
• Shortlist and present suitable candidates to management.
• Organize and co-ordinate interviews and obtain timely feedback.
• Manage the offer and joining process in coordination with HR.
• Maintain an updated recruitment pipeline and talent database.
• Build talent pools for frequently required positions.
• Maintain regular recruitment reports for management.
• Ensure vacancies are followed through to successful closure.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional standards throughout the recruitment process.

Performance Expectations

The Recruitment Specialist will be expected to demonstrate:

• Strong and consistent candidate sourcing activity
• Quality candidates rather than simply high volumes of CVs
• Fast response to internal recruitment requirements
• Strong interview-to-selection conversion
• High offer-acceptance and joining ratios
• Ability to fill vacancies within agreed timelines
• Development of a strong internal talent pipeline
• Excellent follow-up with candidates and management
• High-quality recruitment and employee retention
• Strong ownership and accountability

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is not simply an HR administrator or CV screener.

We are looking for a professional who can independently find the right people, approach them, assess them and bring them successfully into the organisation.

The candidate should be:

Candidates with strong UAE recruitment experience and an established professional network in Dubai will be preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 5 to 8 years of hands-on recruitment experience, in Dubai/UAE.
• Proven experience recruiting business, sales, customer service and operations professionals.
• Strong LinkedIn sourcing and headhunting experience.

Compensation

Part-Time: Compensation to be mutually agreed based on experience, working arrangement and expected deliverables.

Performance-based incentives may be considered for exceptional recruitment results.