Senior Specialist – Recruitment & Workforce

Confidential Careers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Specialist – Recruitment & Workforce to lead end-to-end recruitment and workforce planning, partnering with internal stakeholders to identify talent needs and attract top candidates.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field, strong experience in recruitment, talent acquisition and workforce planning, and excellent stakeholder management, interviewing and analytics; Arabic and English proficiency is highly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business administration, or related field.
• Strong practical experience in Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning.
• Proven experience managing multiple vacancies across different levels and functions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and interviewing skills.
• Proficiency in Arabic and English is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes from manpower request to onboarding.
• Develop and monitor the annual recruitment plan aligned with workforce priorities.
• Support workforce planning and assess current/future manpower requirements.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and sourcing strategies.
• Manage candidate sourcing, screening, interviews, assessments, and selection.

Skills

Recruitment

Talent Acquisition

Workforce Planning

Stakeholder Management

Interviewing Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Job description

Senior Specialist – Recruitment & Workforce

We are looking for a candidate with strong experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, and workforce planning, with the ability to manage end-to-end recruitment activities and work closely with internal stakeholders to identify workforce requirements and attract suitable talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, from manpower request through to onboarding and appointment.
• Develop, monitor, and follow up on the annual recruitment plan in line with approved workforce priorities.
• Support workforce planning activities and assess current and future manpower requirements.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and identify effective sourcing strategies.
• Manage candidate sourcing, screening, interviews, assessments, and selection processes.
• Monitor recruitment KPIs and prepare reports on vacancies, time-to-fill, sourcing effectiveness, and recruitment progress.
• Coordinate with recruitment agencies and other sourcing channels and build a strong pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment and workforce planning policies, processes, and practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong practical experience in Recruitment / Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning.
• Proven experience managing multiple vacancies across different levels and functions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and interviewing skills.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce data and prepare reports.
• Proficiency in both Arabic and English is highly preferred.