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  • Regulatory Reporting (OTC Derivatives) | Venture Search – Valdere Group

    Employment: Full Time

    Regulatory Reporting (OTC Derivatives) – (US Shift Patterns)Venture Search are recruiting on behalf of a global institution, hiring for a regulatory reporting analyst to join their Dubai based OTC trading team.The role will work Mon-Fri shift patterns, predominantly focused on US market hours, applicants should be comfortable working US EST time whilst based in Dubai (mid afternoon start until late).This position will be a greenfield project, responsible for establishing a regulatory reporting function from scratch. The successful candidate will have experience reporting to commodities regulatory authorities (e.g. ESMA, CFTC, MAS), with an understanding of key commodities trading & OTC regulation (e.g. Dodd Frank, MiFID, etc).

    Whilst regular reporting for OTC trading is essential, commodities exposure would be preferential, preferably having worked in a commodities firm, prime broker, bank, etc.Generalist middle office experience will be considered, however it is essential that OTC regulatory reporting has been a key element of experience.Preference will be given to candidates already based in the UAE, however candidates who wish to relocate to Dubai will be considered.

    Venture Search is an international banking & financial services search firm, combining technology and human skill to enhance all aspects of the hiring process. By combining advanced search technology and a market-leading team, we are able to attract the most talented candidates in the banking and financial services sector. Here at Venture Search, we are passionate about building world-class teams and delivering long-term recruitment solutions. Venture’s focus spans multiple facets of the global Financial Services industry, including Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Buyside, Fintechs, and Advisory firms. More

  • Digital Marketing Trainer | Wishtree Infosolutions

    Employment: Full Time

    • Mentoring & coaching in the area of Digital Marketing• Must be well versed with industry updates and strategies relevant to each and every aspect of marketing.• Preparing Assignments, Preparing Course Materials• Taking Group Sessions• Project responsibilities• Review new technologies and keep the company at the forefront of developments in digital marketing• Continuously improve on teaching methodology to suite model for better satisfaction

    • 2 – 5 years of experience in digital marketing functions.• Ability to conduct training programs, workshops or delivering talks on Digital concepts.• Digital Marketing Certified Associate (Google certification, search and display advertising)• Hands-on experience in Digital Marketing Strategy, Website Designing, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, affiliate marketing, Social Media Marketing, Search Advertising, Mobile Marketing, Display marketing, and Analytics.• Experience of execution of marketing campaigns will be an added advantage.• Active Social media accounts and strong social influence preferred• A personal blogger is preferred (not mandatory)

    Wishtree is creating its presence in the global Information Technology (IT) industry, offering a full range of IT solutions and support. We are young, sparking and innovative startup that creates products for the international market. As globalization intensifies competition and drives companies to focus on their core competencies, a knowledgeable and capable IT partner becomes critical to success.
    Our focus is towards delivering value propositions to the unique needs of Professional Services Firms.
    We design industry-specific IT solutions to help our clients take advantage of the new opportunities and adapt to the new challenges of a changing world.
    Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the Clock and the Compass.
    The Clock represents our commitments, appointments, schedules, goals, activities — what we do with, and how we manage our time. The Compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction — what we feel is important and how we lead our lives.
    We are in an effort to close the gap between the Clock and the Compass in our lives. More

  • Administrator | One Of The Leading Total Solutions Provider In Qatar

    Employment: Full Time

    Maintaining a positive, empathetic and professional attitude toward customers at all times.-Acknowledging and resolving customer complaints.-Knowing our products inside and out so that you can answer questions.-Processing orders, forms, applications, and requests.-Communicating and coordinating with colleagues as necessary.-Ensure customer satisfaction and provide professional customer support.-Managing a team of workers.- Organizing employee schedule.

    Must have a High IQOpen for learningCan absorb things quicklyCarrying out clerical duties such as answering phone calls, responding to emails, and preparing documents, including office correspondence, memos, resumes, and presentations.- Respond to customer service issues in a timely manner.

    One of the leading ‘Total Solutions’ provider in Qatar. More

  • SVP / Director – Asset Management Distribution | Venture Search – Valdere Group

    Employment: Full Time

    Venture Search is recruiting on behalf of a Dubai based asset manager currently engaged in a period of significant plans in terms of both product offering, assets under management, and headcount. Having recently made several new product head additions to their team, the group is looking for a distribution head to help market their services via wholesale clients (e.g. GCC regional banks and IFA’s).This role would suit a self starter with a sound track record in asset management distribution, with an established book of clients which can be leveraged in a new role.- The role itself offers the opportunity to join a business which is growing at a rate unparallel to its competitors, working with a leadership team with an excellent reputation and track record in the region, and a robust product suite to market to clients.

    The candidate:- Established wholesale (banking / IFA) relationships through the GCC region, with demonstratable track record in executing distribution models with wholesale clients- Self starter, able to thrive in a fast growing business without the typical infrastructure/framework of a large institution- Good relationship builder both externally and internally, able to work with internal leadership and product heads to create win-win solutions for wholesale clients- Sound knowledge of GCC distribution market, and relationships with key stakeholders and target clients- Circa 8-10 years experience, previous experience working for an international institution or in a developed financial center may be preferential

    Venture Search is an international banking & financial services search firm, combining technology and human skill to enhance all aspects of the hiring process. By combining advanced search technology and a market-leading team, we are able to attract the most talented candidates in the banking and financial services sector. Here at Venture Search, we are passionate about building world-class teams and delivering long-term recruitment solutions. Venture’s focus spans multiple facets of the global Financial Services industry, including Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Buyside, Fintechs, and Advisory firms. More

  • Indirect Tax – Senior Manager | Ernst & Young

    Employment: Full Time

    Our indirect Tax professionals help clients to manage their indirect tax compliance obligations, to identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks. They use their deep sector experience and knowledge of different legal and regulatory systems around the world to help clients meet their compliance obligations as well as achieve their business goals.Our indirect tax professionals provide pragmatic commercial help, so clients improve their day-to-day reporting for indirect tax. This includes improving working capital, reducing errors, reducing costs and ensuring indirect taxes are handled correctly. They advise how indirect taxes such as value added tax (VAT) or goods & services tax (GST) impinge on the client’s supply chain and financial and accounting systemsThe opportunity:This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s specialist Indirect Tax team. The team help support and deliver Indirect Tax advice for their clients across the country. We will provide you with an opportunity to be involved in a fast growth part of the Indirect Tax team, working across the country. You will have an opportunity to work with both clients and all of the EY local offices, providing a great opportunity to build and expand your corporate network.Your key responsibilities:Your people responsibilities:- You must be an enthusiastic manager with the ability to create, sustain and lead effective teams & ensure delivery of quality work and take day-to-day leadership of delivery team.- You are also expected to help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff & have a significant involvement in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations as well as through managing junior staff development and assignments.Your client responsibilities:- You should build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional levels of client service.- You must possess business development skills – able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients Overall responsibility of quality of client service.- You will be managing possible leads from other areas of the practice & building networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from.- You will also contribute to successfully extracting maximum value for both EY and clients from the tax services delivered whilst managing risk appropriately for both client and the firm.

    Skills and attributes for success:- You must be client driven, strategically and commercially aware as well as an excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.- You must also be enthusiastic with a flexible attitude to work.- You should also possess project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget.- You are also expected to have good negotiation skills, ability to sustain opinion and handle challenge, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines as well as effective time management skills.To qualify for the role you must have:- Basic understanding of accounting principles such as journal adjustments and GL reconciliations- Extensive tax experience with reviewing skills and expertise in functional area- Customs duty advisory experience is preferable but we will also consider candidates with VAT/GST advisory experienceIdeally, you’ll also have:- ACA/ACCA/CA/CPA/CMA/SOCPA ; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course; or Law qualification. CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA)- Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work- Ability to build strong client relationships.What we look forWe’re interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We’re not just looking for technical knowledge experience – we’re after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative news ways. If you’re a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.What working at EY offersAt EY, you get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for youAbout EYAs a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy, transaction and consulting services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.Join us in building a better working world.Apply now

    EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
    EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available on our site.
    The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region More

  • Senior Solution Architect | Halian

    Employment: Full Time

    Halian is an IT services company providing integrated Managed Services, Resourcing, & Professional Services for corporate enterprises across the UK, Europe and the Emerging Markets of the Middle East & Africa. Established in 1996 and now employing over 450 staff, our company vision is “To unite the best people expertise and information technology and to deliver valued services for our customers”.We are looking for an experience Senior Solution Architect, the role is 6 months extendable contract with our client to be based in Dubai, UAE.

    • More than 15 years of experience in information technology where mostly spent in solutions definition, implementation and architecture.• More than 6 years of experience in software development/ systems designs.• Experienced in different integration patterns, tools, technology & trends.• Experienced in Microservices and SOA principals, guidelines and supporting technology.• Strong understanding of object-oriented analysis and design, and/or client/server systems.• Experiences in cloud native principals, designs and deployments.• Experienced in 12-factor app principals.• Experience in applying proven architecture design methodologies and tools.• Wide experience in developing customer-centric solutions.• Wide experience in developing critical, high resilient and secured solutions.• Experienced in working with different open sourced technology.

    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

  • Service Desk Analyst & Leader – Native Arabic Speaking | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    Our client is a global provider of equity compensation management solutions, they are looking to hire an experienced Native Arabic Speaking Service Desk Analyst in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Client DetailsOur client is a leading global provider of equity compensation management solutions in Saudi Arabia. They are looking to expand their support team and have introduced the new position of a Native Arabic Speaking Service Desk Analyst.DescriptionThe Service Desk Analyst will have a variety of responsibilities:* Be completely familiar with the Service Desk work and related processes giving excellent client assistance* Be the primary line of contact on approaching calls and messages* Go about as a contact between client, administration group and other inside divisions for resolutions within characterized SLAs* Overseeing and responding to customer queries- allocating and escalating as required* Be able in the distinguishing and resolving program explicit issues* Giving responses to clients and escalating unresolved issues to other support teams* Help and tutor first level support teams and assist with training of new staff* Inform Service Desk management of any issues with the operational activity* Creation and maintenance of knowledge base articles, and help with keeping up corporate client knowledge base* Coordinate with different departments of the organization in settling inquiries raised by clients and participants (IT, Product Design, Sales, and so forth)* Recording and validating ticket information to guarantee that it is correct and accurately characterized* Overseeing ticket queues and allotting or escalating as required* Keeping in touch with customers all through the ticket life cycle* Being completely acquainted with the Incident, Service Request and Change Process* To recognize and suggest areas for development within the Service Desk function that help and enhance business activities* Supporting the organizational vision and mission* To advance the utilization processes and standards over the enterprise* Ensure tickets are settled within characterized SLA’s, escalating to ManagersJob OfferThe successful candidate for this role will be offered a competitive monthly salary, all-inclusive of basic, housing and transport allowances. Additionally, he/she will receive, medical insurance. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Arabic speaking Service Desk Analyst to further progress their career with leading equity compensation firm.

    The successful candidate for this Customer Service Representative role:* Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, IT or related fields and/or equivalent work experience* Arabic language skills (mandatory) & Fluency in English* Exceptional customer service skills- over phone and email* Solid problem-solving skills* Maintain high level of technical skill* History of setting Service Desk standards and creating guidelines while helping other understand policy* Broad knowledge of computer and telecommunication procedures, conditions, equipment, working frameworks, development tools and approaches

    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

  • Executive Driver | International Development Bank (IDB)

    Employment: Full Time

    We are looking for a executive Driver for company’s chairman.Driver responsibilities include arranging regular cleaning and maintenance services for the vehicle.• To be considered for this role, you should have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record with no traffic violations.

    • Looking for arab executive driver under mentioned skills and experience. This is urgent vacancy and need to join immediately.• Driving Experience Of Luxury Cars i.e rolls royce, mercedes• Driving Experience with Company Executives.• Must Be Arab National• Good Communication and protocol skills• Good interpersonal skills• Available to join immediately• At least five years of driving experience

    IDB was established in 2011; with a paid-up capital of 250 billion Iraqi dinars, (equivalent to 210 million US dollars) as of today. The bank is one of the leading banks locally and regionally, in offering commercial banking services to corporate and retail customers. The Bank has a competitive edge in its conclusive electronic banking services offering.
    The Bank attained “Issuing and Acquiring” license from both MasterCard and Visa as the first Iraqi Bank to issue all types of electronic cards (debit, credit, pre-paid) from inside Iraq. The Bank today has the largest ATM acquiring network with more than (150) ATMs installed in Iraq in addition to more than (1000) POS. As per the Bank’s Board approved strategy, the ATM network will reach around (300) ATMs and POS will reach (5000) by end of 2019.
    It is noteworthy to mention here that the Bank has received the best rating in Iraq according to the join audit conducted by the Central Bank of Iraq in coordination with Ernst & Young as per the CAMELS rating methodology. More