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    System Admin | Quest Search & Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Quest is working in partnership with a leading company in the IT sector, who are looking for System Admin role to be based in Dubai, UAE. You will be working alongside a very qualified and professional team and will have several opportunities to learn and grow. Minimum Requirements:Candidates with 8+ years of experience in the same or similar role.Good knowledge and work experience of 0365 , Windows Servers , Hyper V , Sophos , Azure , Backup, and recovery & scripting ( Bash , PowerShell)Apply quickly through the job link provided Key performance area 1: Business Performance* Install, configure, and maintain hardware such as Servers, clusters, backup library etc.* Install, configure, and maintain applications such as Office 365, Exchange online, SharePoint Online.* Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Sophos End point and server security.* Monitor logs, analyze, notify, and guide company admin on alert resolution.* Participate in security related activities and upgrades.* Provide escalation support for Office 365 , Active Directory and Endpoint Security* Coordinate with the group IT administrators and vendors related to implementation and support.* Complete the assigned tasks independently if required, coordinate with other team members/ vendors/ customers to complete the task.* Support the security administrator in implementing the security policies and procedures within the currently assigned projects.* Daily, weekly, monthly monitoring of logs generated by the servers and cloud applications.* Report security incidents and ensure effective resolution is provided in a timely manner.* Maintain accuracy and regularity of completion of internal process documentation.* Ensure systems are patched and updates are applied in a systemic and consistent manner by using relevant patch management solutions.* Comply with company policies and procedures and maintain up to date documentation of all system configurations, approvals, user manuals etc.* Shall work on newly areas officially designated by the Assistant Manager – Application and System Development or Group Head – IT.Conduct frequent end user training to boost productivity and security awareness within the organization.Key performance area 2: Customers and Partner Relations* To coordinate provision of excellence customer service to all business application users while maintaining professional standards* To coordinate activities to respond promptly to internal customers request for support* To ensure an open and effecting working relationship with the Process Champions within the group companies for the specific Industry* To maintain effective working relationships and interaction with users to ensure alignment of Group IT and Business Objectives* To identify and implement various initiatives to improve user satisfaction and overall usage of SAP throughout the Industry* To collect user feedback to improve service levels and to meet commitments to internal customers* To resolve helpdesk issues as per the SLA’s* To collect end user training requirements from the different companies within the industry and coordinate internal and external training sessionsKey performance area 3: People Development* Should be team orientated, generating a strong sense of team spirit amongst the colleagues and other supporting departments for working towards a shared vision.* Establish and maintain a participative and supportive team culture amongst all team members.* Communicate clear performance objectives and individual performance targets to all team members.* Assist the team in developing measurement tools to give real time information on operational performance.* Contribute to building a positive team spirit by empathizing the team’s commitment to the goals and objectives.* Manage, motivate colleagues, train, develop the knowledge and skills of the team and ensure that procedures related to performance appraisals and employee compliance is followed.* Advise all levels of management on their responsibilities and accountabilities in relation to IT and ERP related topics.Minimum Qualifications:* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology ( or equivalent)* Windows Server and Office 365 Certification Mandatory* CCNA DesirableExperience:* Minimum 8 years’ experience in the same or similar role* Good knowledge and work experience of 0365 , Windows Servers , Hyper V , Sophos , Azure , Backup, and recovery & scripting ( Bash , PowerShell)* Hands on experience with Sophos Endpoint protection.* Excellent trouble shooting and triaging skills.* Industry Specific Implementation Experience is a must* Exposure to SharePoint is a major plusWe 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.

    Minimum Qualifications:* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology ( or equivalent)* Windows Server and Office 365 Certification Mandatory* CCNA DesirableExperience:* Minimum 8 years’ experience in the same or similar role* Good knowledge and work experience of 0365 , Windows Servers , Hyper V , Sophos , Azure , Backup, and recovery & scripting ( Bash , PowerShell)* Hands on experience with Sophos Endpoint protection.* Excellent trouble shooting and triaging skills.* Industry Specific Implementation Experience is a must* Exposure to SharePoint is a major plus

    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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    People Analytics Specialist | Saudi | Tabuk | Smart City | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    People Analytics Specialist | Saudi | Tabuk | Smart CityPeople / Data analytics required by the tech side of a Huge Project based In Saudi Arabia being built from Scratch. This is a large brand new greenfield project.Client DetailsPeople / Data analytics required by the tech side of a Huge Project based In Saudi Arabia being built from Scratch. This is a large brand new greenfield project.We are currently recruiting on a retained basis for a smart city in Saudi, which is one of the largest global mega project in the World.This is a permanent position based in Saudi, Close to Tabuk. This is a permanent role, paying extremely competitively. They will offer a Tax free salary & Extensive benefits.DescriptionThis is a vital position as a People Analytics specialist – who will Lead from the front in Defining the People Analytics strategy for the tech business. This is a large brand-new greenfield project and would suit a People Analytics specialist interested in working on the latest concepts in tech / data analytics / people analysis and HR analytics. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone looking to work on an exclusive project with other Technologists and People Analytics team working with he C Suite for the Company. In addition to this you will earn Tax Free Salary paid a lucrative salary jump on top of what you are earning (Accommodation and food will be provided).Job OfferRequired Qualifications* Related technical BS degree in Math, Statistics, Social Sciences, or related experience* 3+ years of experience analysing and reporting people data.* Knowledge of Business Intelligence and data handling tools (e.g. Excel, Power BI, etc.)* Exceptional organizational and project management skills* Experience in People AnalyticsPreferred QualificationsM.S. degree in Math, Statistics, or Social Sciences with an emphasis on research, or related fieldExperience working with HR/people dataFamiliarity with data management concepts and practices

    The roleWe are looking for a People Analytics Specialist to join the Tech team! Our team works with leaders across the company and Human Resources to deliver meaningful insights from our people data. The ideal candidate has a passion for data, without losing sight of the people behind the numbers. The team leverages Workday, Power BI, and other tools to deliver innovative, sustainable and customer focused solutions.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesDevelop innovative analytical solutions that deliver accurate, and timely insights.Build, maintain, and improve reporting solutions that meet the needs of the stakeholders.Partner closely with stakeholders to understand their true requirements and deliver the insights they need.Help maintain and create data sources following best practices to ensure sustainability and reliability of the data.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Lead Analyst | RTC-1 Employment Services

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Position Title: MDM Lead / DeveloperEmployment Type: Fulltime Salary: up to 23K AED all-inclusive depending on experience and qualifications Job Location: Abu Dhabi, UAEAbout the ClientA highly recognized international group handling Information Technology & Services located in UAE & KSAJob Description: ? Perform review of Informatica MDM detailed design, configuration, monitoring, deployment and implementation of Informatica MDM Platform Version 10.2.? Ability to translate business requirements to technical design and code? Performance tuning of Application, Database and Informatica MDM platform? Collaborate with various technical teams and business users for Development, QA, and Operations Support? Awareness of MDM trends, MDM Concepts and other MDM tools

    Qualifications:? 50 years old and below? Must have at least 10 years of experience in Informatica Master Data Management (MDM), Informatica Data Quality, and Informatica suite of products? Hands-on experience with Informatica MDM User Exits, Match Rules, HM, IDD, E360, BES, and SIF? Proficient in integrating data quality tools e.g. IDQ, Trillium with Informatica MDM, integrating external business application with Informatica MDM hub using Batch process, SIF (Services Integration Framework) and message queues? Hands-on experience with Informatica MDM Hub configurations – Data modelling & Data Mappings (Landing, staging and Base Objects), Data validation, Match and Merge rules? Proven experience working with Service Oriented and Event Driven Architectures (SOA / EDA), JMS messaging, SOAP and RESTful services? Immediate joiners will be prioritize

    RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa. More

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    Want to Run Better Interviews? You Need a Pre-Brief Meeting (Free Template)

    A seamless interview includes more than candidate experience and playing calendar Wordle. It’s important your team is ready to make the most comprehensive, fair, and scaleable assessment possible. How? A pre-brief meeting ensures great candidate experience, comprehensive evaluation, and a standardized and repeatable interview process. We began conducting a pre-brief meeting before interviews at Hired […] More

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    Data Scientist | A Government Entity in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • The Data Scientist is responsible for modeling business processes and problems and for discovering actionable insights through descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. • The Data Scientist will use Statistical, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, and other analytics and AI techniques to gain understanding of the business processes and problems, and develop analytics solutions. • The Data Scientist will contribute to building and developing data infrastructure for company and its portfolio companies and will support data exploration, preparation, collection, integration, and operationalization of data architectures and pipelines. • The Data Scientist will be a data and analytics evangelist and an expert, and will promote the use of data and analytics capabilities and benefits to leaders of company portfolio companies and educate them in leveraging these capabilities in achieving their business goals.• The Data Scientist will support the leadership with insights gained from data analyses and analytics, management reports, and analyses for decision-making processesCORE RESPONSIBILITIES:Program Analysis:• Understand the decision-making process, workflows, and business and information needs of the users in company portfolio companies. • Translates business needs into analytics requirements to support decision processes and workflows with required information. • Works with the users to identify data-driven ML/AI/BI business opportunities and investigate solutions. • Prioritize, scope, and manage Data Science projects and develop the corresponding KPIs to ensure project tracking and progress. Data Integration and Exploratory Data Analysis:• Develop access to databases and other data sources for exploratory data analysis. • Work with domain experts to understand the business mechanics that generates the data.• Identify data pipelines for efficient and repeatable data science projects that may span multiple divisions within a company or multiple companies under the Organization. • Use data analysis and visualization techniques for studying data sets and develop insights while working with the business users • Generate hypotheses about the underlying mechanics of the business process and test the hypotheses using quantitative methods. • Perform large-scale data exploration to identify hidden or unknown relationships between variables in datasets, and validate or invalidate the new or existing hypotheses.Analytics: • Implement ML and other AI techniques to perform regression, classification, prediction, etc. as appropriate. This includes setting up, trialing, and testing hypotheses till a solution is identified while ensuring that the domain knowledge is effectively used and the business users are involved. • Perform model testing in a structured manner ensuring validation of biases/fairness in the model. • Research and implement state-of-the-art techniques and tools in machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence to ensure that systems created are efficient and effective. • Ensure that the data sources have sufficient data while selecting a model for production • Determine and ensure availability and feasibility of data and data infrastructure requirements that will be needed to train, evolve, and operationalize models and algorithms. • Visualize information and develop reports on the results of data analysis using data visualization tools and develop dashboards where a BI/descriptive analytics solution is appropriate.Substantive Expertise: • Be ready to continue to change course if hypotheses during model development are not supported by data analysis while keeping the objectives of the initiative in perspective. • Make sure that common biases including confirmation bias, loss aversion, and anchoring bias, are kept in check during model selection and development. • Use judgement to form conclusions that may challenge existing and conventional judgement and established ideas and thought, and focus on the goals of the initiative to identify high-leverage intervention points and strategies. • Seek to understand business needs and get results that have a clear, positive, and direct impact on business performance.• Apply multiple strategies including social and data-driven methods to convince others to change their opinions or plans and ensure that proposals or arguments are supported by effective logic and a business case while relevant factors are comprehensively addressed.• Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one for selection, and operationalization of the proposed model. • Be ready to learn, re-learn, and unlearn the problems while working simultaneously on multiple business units and portfolio companies. • Rapidly acquire new knowledge and learn new skills as needed.Data Pipeline Operationalization:• Work with Data Engineering and IT to evaluate, select, and implement analytics deployment. • Develop and help integrate model performance assessment and validation tools, and continuous monitoring in the deployed solution. • Collaborate with Data Engineering to establish best practices for analytics production pipelines. Miscellaneous:• Train peers in company and portfolio companies on Data Science principles and techniques. • Help inspire the organizations about the business potential of Artificial Intelligence and other Data Science techniques • Develop network of Data Science enthusiasts and professionals in the Organization Universe• Keep abreast of evolving tools, technologies, and skills through self-learning, conferences, publications, courses, local academia and meetups.

    Educational and Professional Qualifications:• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. Education in equivalent areas when complemented by suitable experience will be considered. • A specialization in ML, AI, Analytics, or Data Science is a plus. • A doctorate is a plus. • Analytics experience in multiple domains is a plus.• The candidate should have 4 to 6 years of relevant experience

    A government entity in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. More

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    Senior Mobility Specialist for an International Professional Services Firm | RecruitMe FZE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As part of the ME People Functions, you will be part of the Staffing, CD & Mobility team. You will be the driving force behind Mobility for the Middle East and delivering global mobility programs across the system. You will also be the lead point of contact, representing the Middle East across local, regional and global platforms for Covid Remote Work Arrangement (CRWA) and Mobility. You will also support the Staffing team with their daily operations and projects.Responsibilities:• Collaborate across teams to facilitate the end to end process for transfers in and out of the ME system and will be the key contact for local mobility queries for existing and potential transfers.• Provide guidance and support to transferring employees throughout their transfer experience to ensure that our employees are affiliating successfully to their new office and the transfer is successful• Be the first point of escalation for all transfer and mobility related topics and queries (including Global Mobility programs, secondments, track changes)• Manage the ME Mobility Committee and present all ME inbound / outbound transfer requests to the committee with recommendations. This will involve:• Preparing the candidate application information and reviewing CD information• Completing the full due diligence on each request and situation before presenting it to the committee• Facilitate meaningful assessment and discussion• Update key stakeholders on committee outcomes, pipeline transfer activity and impact on local capacity planning• Be the owner for all Mobility capacity, updating RPT – closely working with the People Strategy and Analytics function• Take an active role in driving localization, working closely with BMD, HR, Recruiting to support on transfers into Priority Locations• Be the main point of contact for Covid Remote Work Arrangements (CRWA), working closely with the Safety and Security Analyst. This will involve• Managing all remote work requests within the CRWA framework and ensuring all requests go through the necessary compliance checks• Liaise with global mobility services and global mobility tax teams to ensure fair and correct outcomes are delivered• Tracking and manage all requests and their dates – updating Pinpoint and local tracker – ensuring reporting is given to region on timely basis• Build strong links with local office People teams and Global Mobility communities to represent systemYou’re Good At:• You have strong written and verbal communication skills and you are experienced in working with multiple dispersed stakeholders of varying seniority. Must have the ability to deliver clear and succinct messages• You have strong attention to detail• You have exemplary judgment with a successful track record of complex problem solving• You have solid analytical skills, the ability to navigate details and a willingness to look at data in different ways.• You have a positive attitude and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality• You are autonomous, able to tolerate ambiguity and self-motivated. You have strong self-starter skills and like to “get things done”• You like working with virtual teams, and ambiguity and have the ability to multi-task on different projects under tight timeframes• You feel comfortable in both working in detail and understanding the big picture

    Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4-5 years of professional experience in a relevant field• Experience with mobility and / or staffing preferably in a large, complex organisation• Strong verbal and written communication skills, fluency in English, fluency in Arabic is a plus• Advanced level computer skills; Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook• Ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense and service-oriented environment• Resourcefulness, high attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities• You are at ease with digital collaboration tools (Trello, Slack, Egnyte)

    RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

    Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

    What we do:

    Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

    We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved. More

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    Junior Developer | Outsourced Payroll Solutions (OPS)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Joining our Dubai team as a developer, with main responsibilities to acquire the functional and technical knowledge on our main product gulfHR (Enterprise HR & Payroll System), working actively as part of our OPS team to address the tickets raised by the payroll specialists, and make sure to deliver high quality resolutions for the reported issues. In addition to being able to develop modules, automate processes, create reports, assist the migration to Fusion as well as implementation and training of staff. • Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards• Test, and maintain web and desktop-based business applications;• Package and support deployment of product releases• Working with the team in the migration of older instances to latest release. • Analysing and resolving technical and application problems. • Adhering to high-quality development principles • Assist with the migration to MVP.• Staff training.• Implementation of new customers onto the gulfHR payroll system.

    Salary:
    AED
    5,000 to 6,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any related field. • Knowledge of customer service practices• Excellent communication skills. • Experience & Strong knowledge in MS SQL structure and T-SQL coding principles• Knowledge in latest Web development technologies.

    Outsourced Payroll Solutions was founded in 2008 when Diana Geldenhuys realised that although payroll wasn’t the most exciting aspect of HR, it was still mission critical, and companies were struggling to deliver grade A payroll each month. Our ethos comes from us being the strategic partner needed in businesses in relation to Payroll and HR. We come alongside clients as their partner, to advise and execute mission-critical functions that are customised to each businesses individual needs. Since then, we have helped hundreds of companies improve their payroll through processes and software innovation to deliver timely, accurate payrolls each month. More

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    Executive Assistant – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – AdministrationManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Administration and Secretarial Services, within Internal Firm Services, will give you with the opportunity to provide administrative support to PwC employees. You’ll focus on using business software applications to prepare reports, receiving and directing incoming calls or emails to the appropriate parties, arranging business travel, tracking expenses, and coordinating meeting arrangements.Primary duties and responsibilitiesFinancial – Adhere to budget Customer – Diary management – Extensive management of online diaries, book appointments and arrange meetings, updates as required – Ensure Executive/s get to meetings on time with appropriate documentation – Act as back up in managing other Executives’ and Principals’ diaries when their EAs are not available – Call management – Handle and screen calls for Executive/s – Take and pass messages to Executive/s in a timely manner – Email management – Monitor Executives’ email inboxes when they are out of the office or at meetings and taking action as necessary – Client relationships – Maintain and build good working relationships with Executive/s clients and their assistants via phone and email communication – Assist other EAs during busy periods Internal Process- Meetings – Proactive planning for meetings and follow up actions (documents, papers needed…)   – Organise local internal and external meetings, including organising catering, IT requirements etc – Meet and greet visitors – Partner and Executive general admin – Proofread and finalize documents when required i.e. presentations, proposals, letters – General filing – Keeping Executive own contacts databases/business card storage up to date Learning and Growth – Exercise confidentiality, discretion and personal sensitivity in all aspects of the role – Comply with PwC policies and procedures in all aspects of the role – Build network of strong working relationships both internally and externally – Assist with the organisation of PwC events as needed including dinners and outside events – Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed

    Knowledge, skills, and abilitiesEducation – Bachelor’s  degree  Language – Proficiency in spoken and written English, Arabic is an advantage Overall Experience – 3 +years’ experience in an administrative role  Specific  Experience – Experience with a professional services firm preferred Knowledge and Skills – Demonstrate strong organisational skills, regularly act on own initiative, highlighting issues and suggesting possible solutions – Good oral and written communication skills – Good interpersonal skills  – Must possess a professional telephone manner – Demonstrated ability to work under pressure – Demonstrated team player and dedication to provide high level of service – Must possess a warm, friendly and professional demeanor – Knowledge of administrative systems and processes – Ability to use Google including G suite – Must possess good keyboard skills (at least 55wpm)

    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