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    Executive Assistant | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client represents a global management organisation with over 80 offices across the world and they now have a vacancy for an Executive Assistant within their prestigious Dubai office. The organisation prides itself on their adaptability and work ethics to ensure they attract clients from a wide range of industry sectors including energy, financial services, health care, private equity and telecoms and as such this role can offer great career growth. Reporting to the Senior EA Team Leader you will work closely to support between 2-4 Management Consultants and ensure they are fully organised with complex diary management, global travel itineraries and associated documents. This is a fast paced and dynamic environment and it is imperative that you can be flexible in your approach to the role, fully committed and able manage highly confidential and fast changing movements for the Consultants. You will be a consummate professional and able to anticipate the Consultants’ needs and be a strong problem solver, taking decisions to maximise their time and efficiencies. You will also act as a gate keeper to field calls and emails and where possible, resolve any queries at the initial stage to manage the Consultants workload effectively. Our client really is an employer that values its staff and creates clear development plans and opportunities for employees at all levels of seniority. In addition, there is also an above market rate benefits package and because of this it is expected that you are a career Executive Assistant with a minimum of 4-5 years’ experience of supporting those at Senior Management or C-suite level in a diverse and fast paced global environment.

    The successful candidate will possess strong IT skills, including excel and PowerPoint and be educated to degree level. Our client is seeking a professional EA with a minimum of 4 years’ experience across the Middle East region, including the UAE. Those with previous professional services experience and additional Arabic language skills are considered highly advantageous for this fantastic opportunity to join a global leader. We are able to offer both permanent EA roles and fixed term contract roles of up to 1 year to cover maternity leave for this client.

    Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.

    Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.

    Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.

    Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates. More

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    Application Team Leader – Mobile Channels | Halian

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our ClientHalian are partnering with a leading UAE banking and financial services corporation who are undertaking a major digital transformation and require an experienced Application Team Lead – Mobile Channels with banking experience to join the team permanently.Your Responsibilities• Excellent mobile development experience for both IOS and Android• Lead and coordinate software development activities and ensure timely and accurate delivery of the specifications• Work closely with team leads from across the bank organisation, identify the critical path and resolve dependencies.• Work with the Channels team to foster Agile and DevOps adoption and best practices. Including the implementation of Pull Requests, CI/CD and git branching and best practices.• Train key users to the applications functionality, including the identification, troubleshooting and reporting of issues

    Your Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent degree• Minimum 3 years of experience within Financial Services or Banking environment• Experience in end to end journey of mobile development for both IOS and Android.• Effectiveness of the programs developed.• Demonstrable skills improvement by introducing new methodology or techniques.

    Founded in 1996, Halian is an IT services company with a strong track record of delivering value for our customers across the UK, Europe, The Middle East and Africa.

    The experience we have gained means that we can help our clients reduce information technology costs, increase IT systems performance, and free up valuable internal resource to focus on core business activities. Our knowledge base covers a variety of industry sectors including Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications and Pharmaceuticals, as well as a specialist Financial markets capability in our Luxembourg office.

    We operate with a culture of openness and trust that helps us to develop strong working relationships with our clients and with our core technology partners Dell, Oracle, Red Hat and Symantec.

    Our three key service offerings of Managed Services, Resourcing Services and Professional Services can be used independently or integrated to provide a truly comprehensive service. More

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    IT Administrator | A Leading Packaging Services Company In The UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – Oversee and maintain all aspects of a company’s computer infrastructure. This includes maintaining networks, servers and security programs and systems;- IT support;- Troubleshooting;- Server administration (Windows);- Backup and recovery;- Firewall management (SonicWALL).

    – Experience in Cisco switch configuration. – Basic idea of CCTV. – CCNA, MCSE/MCSA certification desired.- Have proficient knowledge and a minimum of 5+ years of solid experience in IT (Servers).- Well presentable, Well-groomed, and punctual. – Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.- Ability to manage users.- Hard-working & dynamic.

    A leading packaging services company in the UAE. More

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    IT Manager – Cyber Security | Quest Search & Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Responsibilities:* Design end to end cyber security programs and develop RFPs* Design and develop target technical security architecture * Supervise the implementation of cyber security solutions

    Requirement:* 10+ years of experience in managing Enterprise Network * Certification in cyber security (e.g., CISSP, CISM, SANS) is required * Experience in identity and access management, GRC, NAC, NDR, email and Web security, SIEM/SOC and DLPWe request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

    Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience in sourcing the world’s best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

    With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

    Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

    We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants’ skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors. More

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    IT Analyst – Operation Monitoring Infrastructure | Quest Search & Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Responsibilities:* Monitoring Oracle Central Office server* Managing Replication of MOM files to Oracle Central Office servers * Monitoring of replication related batches in sky boot

    Requirement:* Hands-on experience for supporting Oracle POS system, Oracle SIM, HHT * At least 5 years of experience on Oracle POS and SIM system* Support Experience on Oracle Database, SOTI* Prior experience in the Retail IndustryWe request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

    Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience in sourcing the world’s best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

    With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

    Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

    We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants’ skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors. More

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    Senior Product Manager | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse is working with a multi-national e-commerce company who is looking to hire a Senior Product Manager to join their team. As the Senior Product Manager you will report to the Director of Product and lead the product team through ideation till launching innovative products.Your main responsibilities will be to build and drive the product team which includes top engineers, designers and product managers by attracting the top-talent and aiming to make the end-to-end process digital and also to analyse all the metrics to know the success of each product.

    The successful candidate should have a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in product management and prior experience in mobility product solutions is must. Experience with Agile methodologies and processes is required. Proven experience in stakeholder management and knowledge of design thinking methodologies is required. Prior experience in technology industry or e-commerce platform would be an added advantage.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Engineering Manager | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse is working with a multi-national e-commerce company who is looking to hire an Engineering Manager to join their team. As the Engineering Manager, you will guide and define the strategic direction of an exceptional team of engineers.Your main responsibilities include allocating available resources to meet the set objectives, leading the projects along with product managers and assisting the teams in developing roadmaps for the product growth, growing the right engineering practices, guiding and shaping the career of team members to become self-organised, agile and more autonomous.

    The successful candidate should have a minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience. Should have experience solving large-scale engineering challenges and working knowledge on programming languages and databases. Good understanding of business KPIs and how to translate those into goals using the OKR framework. Experience in similar industry is an added advantage.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Legal – Immigration Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismImmigrationManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryPwC Legal Middle EastPwC Legal Middle East is a multiple award-winning regional team of over 50 lawyers and legal professionals working across Corporate & Commercial (particularly M&A and Restructuring), Financial Services & FinTech, Projects, Employment, Immigration, Corporate Governance, Entity Incorporations & Compliance and NewLaw.  Globally, we are part of the largest legal network in the world and we have over 3,500 lawyers in over 100 countries. Our lawyers and legal professionals work alongside the PwC’s service lines, providing a truly integrated “one stop shop” service offering alongside Tax, Deals, Consulting and Assurance Services.  We look to embrace technology in everything we do.Our Immigration team provides transactional and advisory support to businesses that are setting up or expanding in the region, and have a need to hire, retain and manage an expatriate workforce. Our centre of excellence in Dubai coordinates support throughout the Middle East and parts of North Africa, which allows us to quickly mobilise our industry specialists, whenever and wherever needed.PwC Legal Middle East’s employeesOur employees must be entrepreneurial and have a collaborative mindset to succeed in a truly different legal environment to a traditional law firm.Technical excellence is a given and local knowledge is required.  We look for people with business acumen, a global mindset and those who enjoy building relationships across PwC and our clients across the Middle East region and globally.Our employees work closely with other lawyers and PwC professionals at all levels and across various jurisdictions.  Our senior employees play an important role in the development of junior employees.RoleWe are looking for a Senior Manager to join our existing team of Immigration professionals.The role will involve:- Providing regional immigration advice pertaining to new entity set ups, mergers and acquisitions, expansion planning, organisational health checks/audits, etc- Working in a multi-disciplinary environment with other PwC professionals- Taking a lead on business development including RFPs, client pitches and strategic delivery models- Overseeing transition and onboarding of new engagements and projects- Training and coaching junior members of the team- Driving and developing business development initiatives- Developing and delivering thought leadership via seminars/webinars, roundtable discussions etc

    RequirementsWe are interested in individuals who have the following experience and attributes:- At least 10+ years of experience in the immigration/mobility space, with at least 3+ Middle East experience- Significant experience in at least one GCC country, managing the end to end immigration process- Managing and coaching more junior immigration/mobility staff- Managing a portfolio of clients and operating with a mindset of a business owner- Sufficient network of contacts in the immigration/mobility industry and experience in leading business development initiatives- Strong communication and analytical skills

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More