Talent Acquisition Manager (Non-Education)

Cognita; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognita in Dubai is seeking a seasoned Talent Acquisition professional to own end-to-end recruitment for corporate and school roles across our regional operations. You will partner with hiring teams to plan staffing, execute sourcing strategies, and build strong talent pipelines while managing the ATS to streamline the candidate experience.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting, experience across IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing, and Admissions, and is proficient with

Qualifications

• 5+ years full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience hiring corporate roles across IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing and Admissions.
• Proficient with social media, CV databases, professional networks, HRIS and ATS.
• Experience building supplier lists and managing agencies.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and organization, with flexibility across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for corporate and non-education roles across schools and Regional Office.
• Partner with hiring teams to plan staffing and execute sourcing strategies.
• Source, screen and present candidates via LinkedIn, job boards, social media and networks.
• Build talent pipelines through market research and relationship management.
• Prepare and issue contract offers, negotiating terms where needed.
• Manage candidates through the applicant tracking system and coach hiring managers on it.
• Run job fairs and events to promote Cognita as an employer.
• Manage manpower planning budget with HR and Finance and provide weekly reporting.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Multi-time zone work

Tools

ATS

HRIS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job boards

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for corporate and non-education roles across schools and Regional Office


• Partner with hiring teams to plan staffing and execute sourcing strategies


• Source, screen and present candidates via LinkedIn, job boards, social media and networks


• Build talent pipelines through market research and relationship management


• Prepare and issue contract offers, negotiating terms where needed


• Manage candidates through the applicant tracking system and coach hiring managers on it


• Run job fairs and events to promote Cognita as an employer


• Manage manpower planning budget with HR and Finance and provide weekly reporting

Requirements

• 5+ years full-cycle recruiting, ideally in-house


• Experience hiring specialist corporate roles in IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing and Admissions


• Proficiency with social media, CV databases, professional networks, HRIS and ATS


• Experience building and maintaining a preferred supplier list and managing agencies


• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills


• Excellent communication and organisation skills


• Flexibility to work across multiple time zones

About the Company

• Cognita is a global independent education group with 90 schools in 20 countries, serving over 100,000 students.