Talent Acquisition Specialist

NADIA; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NADIA in Dubai seeks a proactive Recruitment Specialist to lead end-to-end recruitment and headhunting across multiple business units. You will work directly with the Group MD and BU heads to define requirements, source candidates, screen, interview, and close offers, ensuring a smooth onboarding handover.

Ideal candidates will have 3–5 years of UAE recruitment experience, a strong professional network, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on recruitment/talent acquisition experience in the UAE, preferably in Dubai.
• Strong understanding of UAE employment market.
• Established professional network and ability to source candidates independently.
• Experience recruiting across retail, luxury retail, F&B/hospitality, or manufacturing.
• Proven ability to recruit both management-level and high-volume roles.
• Proven proficiency with LinkedIn, job portals, recruitment agencies, referrals, direct sourcing, and headhunting.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and business units simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Self-driven, proactive, commercially minded, and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment & Headhunting: manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from hiring requirements to onboarding handover.
• Sourcing & Headhunting: build strong talent networks across relevant sectors and maintain a candidate pipeline.
• Candidate Screening & Assessment: conduct screening and initial interviews and shortlist high-quality candidates.
• Stakeholder Management: collaborate with Group Companies and BU heads on hiring needs and timelines.
• Offer Management & Recruitment Closure: support salary talks and coordinate offers and onboarding.
• Recruitment Strategy & Process Improvement: develop pipelines for growth, monitor time-to-fill and sourcing effectiveness.

Skills

LinkedIn sourcing

Headhunting

Candidate screening

Stakeholder management

Offer negotiation

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job portals

Job description

We are looking for a highly proactive and results-driven Recruitment Specialist / Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end recruitment and headhunting. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the UAE recruitment market, an established professional network, excellent sourcing capabilities, and the confidence to work directly with the Group MD and business unit heads.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment & Headhunting Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from identifying hiring requirements through to candidate acceptance and onboarding handover. Develop targeted recruitment strategies according to the requirements, seniority, volume, and nature of each position.
• Sourcing & Headhunting Proactively identify and approach qualified candidates through Linked In, professional networks, referrals, job portals, recruitment agencies, databases, and direct headhunting. Build strong talent networks across retail, luxury retail, gold/bullion, F&B, hospitality, supermarket, manufacturing, and other relevant sectors. Develop multiple sourcing channels to ensure a consistent pipeline of qualified candidates. Conduct market mapping and targeted searches for hard-to-fill and specialist positions. Maintain an active pipeline of potential candidates for current and future vacancies.
• Candidate Screening & Assessment Review CVs and applications and conduct initial candidate screening. Conduct first-round interviews to assess qualifications, experience, skills, motivation, communication, and suitability. Shortlist and present high-quality candidates to the Group MD and relevant Business Unit Heads. Coordinate interviews between candidates and management. Obtain and verify relevant candidate information and references where required.
• Stakeholder Management Work directly with the Group Companies to understand current and future hiring requirements. Provide advice on candidate availability, market conditions, salary expectations, sourcing strategies, and recruitment timelines. Manage recruitment priorities across multiple business units simultaneously. Maintain clear and timely communication with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process. Provide regular updates on recruitment progress, pipelines, interviews, offers, and closures.
• Offer Management & Recruitment Closure Manage candidate communication throughout the recruitment process. Support salary and offer discussions and negotiate offers within approved parameters. Address candidate concerns and ensure a positive candidate experience. Coordinate offer acceptance and ensure all required information is transferred to the relevant HR/Administration team for onboarding and visa processing. Maintain accurate recruitment records and recruitment status reports.
• Recruitment Strategy & Process Improvement Develop recruitment pipelines based on business growth and workforce requirements. Support recruitment for new showrooms, cafés, supermarket outlets, manufacturing operations, and other business expansion projects. Identify effective sourcing channels for different levels and categories of employees. Monitor recruitment activity, hiring timelines, and sourcing effectiveness. Continuously improve recruitment methods to increase the quality and speed of hiring.

Requirements

• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on recruitment / talent acquisition / headhunting experience in the UAE, preferably in Dubai.
• Strong understanding of the UAE employment and recruitment market.
• Established professional network and proven ability to source candidates independently.
• Experience recruiting across retail, luxury retail, F&B/hospitality, supermarket, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit both management-level and high-volume operational positions.
• Strong experience with Linked In, job portals, recruitment agencies, referrals, direct sourcing, and headhunting.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and business units simultaneously.
• Strong candidate screening, interviewing, negotiation, and closing skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate confidently with senior management and business owners.
• Highly organized with excellent follow-up and time‑management skills.
• Self‑driven, proactive, commercially minded, and comfortable working independently.