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    Digital Project Manager | Stanley James

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are currently recruiting a Digital Project Manager on behalf of a leading European IT services company that specialise in WCM solutions, Digital Transformation and customer engagement solutions across the GCC markets from their Dubai regional headquarters. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven, ambitious project professional to take their career to the next level by partnering with a very successful service offering.

    Applications are sought from those with at least 3 years of experience in a similar role in primary digital web agency or systems integrator with extensive experience dealing with clientele across the Middle East. It is essential you have a deep knowledge of WCM, Marketing Automation and Customer Engagement domains. You must be autonomous, independent with excellent client facing soft skills with a Bachelors Degree. PMP or Prince2 certification will be advantageous.

    Stanley James is a privately owned recruitment business with offices in both Dubai and Cape Town allowing us to have global reach and a strong presence across EMEA and APAC. We have an expert team of recruitment specialists that are people centric, knowledgeable and driven to connect talent across all corporate functions. We are the partner of choice for SMEs, niche industry specialists and enterprises across the Technology, Financial Services, Management Consultancy, Legal, Construction & Engineering and Energy & Oil Gas sectors.

    We typically recruit a wide range of skillsets across all corporate services, front/back office functions and commercial leadership teams. This includes Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, C-Level/Leadership, Business Change, Operations, Special Projects and Business Support Services. More

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    Principal/Senior Architect | ProMag

    Employment:

    Full Time

    A Pakistan based Architecture firm www.LOCii.co – looking for a leadership position in Architecture. Based on performance, the appointment leads to a Directors position with profit sharing options within the corporate hierarchy of the Group. Full time appointment in Karachi to lead the Architecture team in a Multidisciplinary Group of Companies. Min 15 years relevant experience in Hospitality, Retail & Residential projects. Post grad and other qualifications including client management exposure to be given due preference.

    • Architectural design, multidisciplinary coordination, design documentation, construction-phase technical inputs, related project management and client liaison.• Hands-on experience of coordinating and leading design on high-end projects, including residential, commercial, hospitality and mixed-use.• Knowledge of relevant international and local design codes/standards. • Large-scale project delivery experience is necessary.• Ability to interact with clients with a result-oriented approach.• Strong interpersonal, leadership, communication, and team building skills.

    ProMag Pvt Ltd is the lead firm of the ARETE Group which comprises three specialist firms. These include ProMag Pvt Ltd, Development Advisory & Project Management, LOCii INC, Urban Planning & Architecture and Infraplan, Infrastructure Planning & Engineering

    The Group is currently engaged in several prestigious and large scale development projects in Pakistan and abroad. They are also accredited with top international Quality Management, Health Safety & Environmental certifications & posses professional licenses in their respective areas of operation. More

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    Senior Specialist -People Projects and Analytics | Inspire Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Senior Specialist -People Projects & AnalyticsDubaiOur client, a Global Professional Service based organisation has created a new role for a Senior Specialist, People Projects and Analytics. Reporting to the People Strategy and Projects Manager you will work together to develop, support and execute the People Strategy for the business.

    Salary:
    AED
    20,000 to 22,200
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: Family Medical & Air Tickets

    Responsibilities:• Takes the lead with specific topics independently and collaborates with other People functions for e.g., FTE planning to realise annual financial targets. Building local expertise and mapping of the Middle East competitive positioning in addition to enhancing the employee value proposition.• Ensures a stable pipeline of senior team and leadership capacity by offering opportunity to build long successful careers. • Supports with consulting capacity planning, builds an outlook into required capacity and accordingly sets up annual and quarterly targets given assumptions for ongoing parameters.• Monitors key people metrics, conducting analytics on People data, drawing insights that will inform decision making with the ability to influence and improve overall people performance. Requirements:• Candidates must have a Masters Degree or equivalent and a minimum of 5 year’s experience in People/HR within a professional service-based organisation.• Strong qualitative abilities, at ease driving and presenting assumptions for e.g., new strategy, benchmarking, conducting interviews and building KPI’s, in addition to quantitative analysis, insights and historical trends.• Excellent communication and presentation skills with strong PowerPoint capabilities with a structured storyline catered to the type of audience.• At ease with digital collaboration tools such as Trello, Slack and Egnyte.

    Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations – from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education. More

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    Banking, Financing & FinTech Products Specialist | Mentor

    Employment:

    Full Time

    A Dubai Based Financial Services Firm is looking to hire a full time employee to manage their portfolio of banking and financing products as well as new fintech products to be launched to the UAE market. Job Role highlights: • Conducts market analysis of the firm’s customer segments needs of financing and suggest new products or new additions to the current products & services offered.• Work closely with customer facing units as well as back office & operations to develop or enhance products. • Work with fintech specialist to develop new apps, test it and launch it to the market. • Provide input for marketing team for promotional campaigns for current products and user acquisition plans for new fintech apps.

    Mandatory Requirements for Applicants 1. Relevant experience in UAE’s banking and financing industry sector.2. Been in similar job roles having a key responsibility in designing and rolling out banking and financing products and services in UAE.3. Familiar with the Central Bank of UAE regulations. 4. Have strong experience in digital banking, fintech products and electronic payments space. 5. Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Banking or any similar specialty.Additional Competencies • Exceptional analytical abilities, including the interpretation of large data sets and deciphering the findings into clear messages and visuals• Effective written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders• The ability to develop an understanding of individual client needs and industry trends• An entrepreneurial and creative mind-set• A strong work ethic and service mentality with the ability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders in parallel• Collaborative team player with the ability to work independently• Strong MS PowerPoint and MS Excel skills are preferred

    MENTOR is a management consulting firm that helps organizations reach their full potential. Since our establishment in 2006, we have guided organizations of all sizes on their journey to achieve excellence.

    Through a deep understanding of our clients’ operations and challenges, we offer comprehensive recommendations and solutions that can achieve desired change. And we reinforce this change through learning programs and digital tools that align and nurture talent.

    Our advisory services provide direction to organizations on how to create positive change and become more efficient and cohesive. We also equip people with the skills and knowledge required for change, through a variety of customized learning solutions. And we empower change through digital applications that help clients to implement solutions, and to operate and learn more effectively. More

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    Project Accounting Assistant | Qatargas

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Part A: Job Specification Job Purpose * Responsible for monitoring and checking for approval, demonstrated understanding of related processes and providing reliable databases. Requires technical competency related to clerical processes to handle work independently. Key Job Accountabilities – I * Process invoices by ensuring that they are in accordance with respective Company agreements and meets the payment terms. * Creating Purchase Orders in SAP for projects. Liaising with Supply and Contracts as required and to coordinate for timely close out. * Verify that monthly timesheets and invoiced charges comply with terms of underlying contracts / agreements, invoiced amounts are accurate and appropriate documentation exists. * Verify business expense claims to ensure they are properly supported and in compliance with Company policies. Key Job Accountabilities – II * Monitor all incoming project invoices / expense claims. Follow-up on late payments and respond to queries and requests for documentation. * Coordinate with Accounts Payable for vendor creation or any payment related requests and provide updates for overdue queried invoices. * Perform  GR/IR and maintain summary to monitor Purchase Orders to ensure all SES’s are processed and Purchase Orders are closed out in SAP as required. * Assist team for other miscellaneous and ad-hoc duties such as posting of accrual entries. Part B: Person Specification – Minimum Requirement Qualifications * Secondary school (12 years) formal education. Knowledge and/or Experience – I * 5 years of relevant experience. * Very good knowledge of standard computer software. * Knowledge of some financial and budgetary processes. Technical and Business Skills – I * Good command of written and spoken English. * Proficient keyboard and PC skills.

    Qualifications * Secondary school (12 years) formal education. Knowledge and/or Experience – I * 5 years of relevant experience. * Very good knowledge of standard computer software. * Knowledge of some financial and budgetary processes. Technical and Business Skills – I * Good command of written and spoken English. * Proficient keyboard and PC skills.

    Qatargas is a unique global energy operator in terms of size, service and reliability. The Company operates 14 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) trains with a total annual production capacity of 77 million tonnes. This makes Qatargas the largest LNG producer in the world.

    Established in 1984, Qatargas develops, produces, and markets hydrocarbons from the world’s largest non-associated natural gas field. In addition to producing LNG, Qatargas is also a leading exporter of natural gas, helium, condensate and associated products.

    Today, Qatargas continues to set the benchmark in the LNG industry as it safely and reliably supplies energy to customers all over the world. More

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    Process Delivery Specialist – Procure to Pay | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction As a Finance & Administration Business Associate you’ll be a trusted business advisor. You’ll have the opportunity to position IBM for long-term financial growth delivering analysis, and providing insight and innovation into the business. You’ll be redefining how we manage our organization and how we work while achieving budgeted targets and ensuring the delivery of a high quality product.Your Role and Responsibilities As a Finance & Administration Business Associate you’ll be a trusted business advisor. You’ll have the opportunity to position IBM for long-term financial growth delivering analysis, and providing insight and innovation into the business. You’ll be redefining how we manage our organization and how we work while achieving budgeted targets and ensuring the delivery of a high quality product.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise 0-3 years experience in Finance & Accounting

    For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region’s technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.

    Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

    Reinvention is a keyword in the company’s history and, today, IBM is much more than a “hardware, software, services” company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company. More

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    IT Security Specialist | Robert Half

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The CompanyOur Client, a Fintech business with an international presence is currently looking to hire an IT Security Specialist to be based in their IT HQ in Slovakia.Responsibilities:* Build a relationship with business units and technical teams to identify the environment, the attack surface, and the IT risk posture of the company.* Report on the IT risks which the company is facing.* Conduct regular internal and external vulnerability scans on Insinet’s core systems and the hosting environment and raise tickets with the respective teams for remediation.* Carry out security reviews for new or major changes in applications.* Provide your security opinion on new projects and initiatives.* Monitoring of security controls including reviewing malware report alerts, e-mail quarantine and other security controls.* Conduct penetration testing assignments as required from time to time.* Liaise with security auditors and regulators as required.* Keep up to date with latest threat information and deliver your knowledge in a yearly information security awareness training session.Candidate Requirements:* An Information Technology related degree or equivalent.* 2+ years working in an information security position.* Familiar with the PCI DSS and other relevant standards.* Good knowledge of the OWASP top ten application security risks and ways to protect against them.* Awareness of vulnerabilities affecting common Internet protocols and ways to mitigate these risks.* Security certifications such as CISA, CISSP or OSCP will be considered an asset.* Ideal candidates will ideally be currently based in Europe and looking for a relocation opportunity.Salary* Up to 4,500eur based on experience

    *

    Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide. More

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    Magento Developer | A Leading Company In UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Sound experience in Magento and knowledge of other platforms like Prestashop, OpenCart etc. would be an added benefit.Understanding of Magento code structure, extension architecture, theming hierarchy, and fallback components.Authoring and extending extensions/modules.Thorough experience in customizing Magento’s front-end components using layout XML, blocks, and templates.Should be able to create new extensions/modules and plugins in.Should have worked with Responsive layouts/themes.Familiar with technologies including HTML5, CSS3, webservices, JavaScript, JavaScript Framework and hybrid mobile app development. Working knowledge in shopping cart development with shipping, and Payment Gateway Integration for E-commerce websites.Advanced performance optimization for high traffic environment.

    Regularly update our Magento installationInstall security patchesDevelop new functionalityImplement front-end changesStrong object-oriented programming knowledgeVery good PHP knowledgeJavaScript is a must for front-end developmentExtensive LESS & CSS knowledgeMagento certification is definitely a plusHighly energetic.Self-motivated.Thorough knowledge.Positive leadership quality.IT Certifications. Excellent Communication Skills.

    A leading company in UAE. More