Talent Acquisition Specialist

Confidential; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in Dubai is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead the recruitment process. The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. You will partner with business units to ensure alignment with talent goals and provide data-driven insights for recruitment strategies. This role emphasizes relationship building, diversity, and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years' experience working with full cycle of recruiting environment.
• Broad understanding of working in a larger HR team.
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the recruitment process and provide hiring managers with direction.
• Partner with the business to understand key talent objectives.
• Deliver reports of key metrics to inform resource needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong relationship building

Organizational skills

Data-driven approach

Problem-solving skills

Education

University degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Purpose

To lead end to end recruitment process for our business units. You will ensure that key stakeholders such as hiring managers and candidates will be delivered a high-level recruitment service.

You will be accountable for keeping KPIs and SLAs in accordance with group standards and ensuring all recruitment is delivered in a timely manner with a focus on quality.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the recruitment process and provide hiring managers with direction on recruitment trends, best practices, compliance to regional regulatory requirements, and benchmark comparisons.
• Partner with the business to understand key talent objectives, and ensure processes and mechanisms align and enable organization talent goals.
• Provide data and summarized reports of key metrics to practice area leadership in operational meetings to help inform on future resource needs, skill mix, demand considerations, etc.
• Understand and guide the business about the talent pool, creating JDs, market intelligence, identifying right vendors, streamlining recruitment process, negotiation, onboarding, and employer branding.
• Build and maintain relationships within the Group and internal teams (Rewards, HR, etc.) to ensure hiring managers and candidates experience a best-in-class recruiting experience.
• Deliver on-going reports after tracking the results, impacts, and cost-effectiveness of the current recruiting strategies to identify trends and adjust the recruiting strategies to optimize the impact of the recruiting team.
• Play an analytical role to deliver on-going reports after tracking the results, impacts, and cost-effectiveness of the current recruiting strategies.
• Endeavor to strategically balance and prioritize recruiting department resources to meet the constantly evolving business needs.
• Manage end to end sourcing solutions (attract, source, select and integrate) through understanding business needs and growth plans.
• Develop relationship with external talent to ensure a proactive approach towards business talent acquisition pipeline.
• Plan and develop Talent Pools for the business to meet the requirements of the Hiring Plan.
• Use the right interviewing skills to match candidate’s profiles with business requirements.
• Ensure the right referencing is completed before selecting the final candidate.
• Manage offers and ensure they are in line with business manpower budgets and internal total rewards policies.

Education Qualification and Experience

• A university degree or equivalent
• 4-5 years' Experience working with full cycle of recruiting environment, as well as having a broad understanding of working in a larger HR team.
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written.
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong technical acumen and have a data-driven approach to recruitment.
• Ability to multitask, meet tight deadlines, and have exceptional problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives