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    IT Development Manager | A Leading Company In UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    An IT Development Manager is required to work for our group of companies based in Dubai. The purpose of the IT Development Manager role is to support all the IT/ sofware projects developed buy the group companies by managing the day-to-day operations of the development team and provide an IT development service to all areas of the business. The role will also have a strong strategic focus. To be a successful IT Development Manager you will be accountable for the provision of an IT development service and continually driving the improvement of all IT systems, processes and people.As an IT Development Manager you will be responsible for leading all the development teams to design, develop troubleshoot, and optimize software programs. You will monitor the timeline for every platform and applications, resolve issues, and analyze trends and you will make sure that we will meet our deadlines. You will work to develop short- and long-term strategies for technology development to manage scalable software products. You will also be responsible for designing and implementing the goals for the software development projects your team is in charge of. It will be your task to ensure that the software meets the proper standards and adheres to market research, design the software document and proper protocol, and maintain the software components. You will oversee the entirety of each software project and all team members, which means that fantastic communication skills are required for this position.

    We are looking that you have a solid critical-thinking and decision-making skills. You will be proficient in finding creative solutions to complex problems and you’ll have excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to demonstrate your ability to collaborate with and lead colleagues. And, of course, because of your IT backgorund you will have the expertise in programming and debugging.

    A leading company in UAE. More

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    Deals, Strategy, & Operations – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

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    Full Time

    Deals, Strategy, & Operations – Energy, Utilities, & Resources – Senior Associate – DubaiLine of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorSpecialismManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryPwC Middle East OverviewEstablished in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 4,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.Deals Strategy & Operations – Energy, Utilities, & Resources – Senior ConsultantDeals Strategy & Operations OverviewOur Deals Strategy & Operations (DSO) team offers strategic advice to a broad range of stakeholders – regional and international corporates, leading private equity houses, family offices, major banks, funds, government entities, and companies undertaking mergers and acquisitions or investment opportunities.We deliver deep strategic, commercial and operational insights to help clients think through investment/divestment decisions about businesses. We advise our clients on critical operational and transformational challenges, and evaluate business plans and company strategies against market performance and competitor strength, to deliver a rigorous appraisal of a business’ commercial and operational outlook. Our main focus is to deliver top strategy-led solutions to our clients.Responsibilities- As a Senior Consultant within the DSO team, your responsibilities will include:- Solving clients; problems through: structuring analyses, applying analytical frameworks, and conceptualizing strategy development- Taking ownership of components of engagements and collaborating with team members to deliver thorough and well-structured reports- Leading work for junior members of the team and coaching them to deliver at high standards- Researching, aggregating and analysing data; synthesizing large quantities of information; extracting meaningful insights to provide recommendations to our clients- Conducting complex analysis on excel and developing financial models- Supporting internal business development activities

    Requirements:- Years of Experience: Minimum of 3-4 years of relevant experience in a strategy consulting firm, private equity, investment fund, or other environments where similar skills have been developed- Candidate must have 3+ years of advisory or Energy, Utilities, & Resources industry experience.- Technical skills to include one or more: CDDs, M&A/Investment experience, Market/Feasibility assessment, Corporate strategy, etc.- Exceptional analytical, commercial, and problem solving skills that will allow to understand the drivers of a business, analyse their data and use this to provide insight and advice to our clients- Technical skills including but not limited to: financial modelling, report structuring and delivery- The ability to manage time, prioritise tasks, self-review your work and produce deliverables of a high quality under tight client deadlines in time pressured environments- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills- Language Skills: Fluent in English. Multilingual/Arabic is a plus.- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East where the project dictatesEducation:- Education from top tier universities in MENA / UK / Europe / North America, and a GPA of 3.5 / 4 or above; or 2:1 or above- MBA from a top business school is preferred, though not essential.Travel RequirementsUp to 20%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?YesGovernment Clearance Required?No

    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

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    Risk Assurance – IT Audit – Associate/Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Risk Assurance – IT Audit – Associate/Senior Associate – LebanonLine of ServiceIndustry/SectorSpecialismManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Information Technology Audit Services practice, within Risk and Compliance services, will provide you the opportunity to work with a team that provides clients with extensive risk and controls technical knowledge and sector specific experience. You’ll have the opportunity to develop a holistic approach to risk that protects businesses, facilitates strategic decision making and enhances efficiency by assisting management in the assessment of project risks and controls.Our team uses current and emerging technologies to assist clients with financial reporting, compliance, and operational processes controls. You’ll provide services related to controls around the financial reporting, compliance and operational processes, including business process and Information Technology management controls.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.- Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.- Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.- Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.- Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.- Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.- Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.- Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    Travel RequirementsUp to 60%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?YesGovernment Clearance Required?Yes

    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

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    Procurement Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Procurement, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to develop and manage the procurement of all goods and services required by PwC for operational and strategic purposes. As a part of the team, you’ll assist in developing our standard practices and compliance infrastructure, managing relationships for both internal clients and suppliers to aid in the strategic selection of suppliers, supplier diversity, and contract negotiations.Primary duties and responsibilities Financial     – Follow procurement strategy set by team leadership, focusing on high opportunity areas of spend, and identifying challenging procurement spend savings across the business     – Assist the Procurement Category Lead with the management of category spend, defining category strategies, working to optimise the contract terms, costing and quality of services delivered – Reviewing vendor performance and benchmarking across the region – Supports the RFI / RFP processes within the spend categories, including creation of scopes of work, technical and commercial evaluation, recommendation and facilitation of sign off with key stakeholders     – Reviews contract terms and recommends amendments that support the position of / benefits PwC , particularly strategies for financial negotiations for all significant areas of spend, with aim of achieving year on year reductions in like for like spend     – Personally embody company culture of long-term saving on procurement costs, drive ethos of regionalisation / centralisation of procurement spend and contracts e.g. Regional Frame agreements     – Log savings achieved across the procurement categories     – Ensure accurate capture of procurement data to feed into Finance Systems e.g. LPOs etc, ensuring meaningful and accurate data is collected, reconciled and managed appropriately Customer     – Build internal customer relationships for own category of spend, with key function leads and build collaborative relationships with common goal of optimising functional procurement budgets     – Support development of external supplier relationships with key partners in the markets for own category of spend     – Responsible for day to day support of functional procurement activities, including tendering, contract award, negotiations etc     – Finalise purchase details of orders and deliveries once contracts awarded     – Provides ongoing contract management support to those teams who may need additional support     – Ensure internal customer satisfaction with Procurement services Internal Process     – Support internal procurement projects and initiatives with any available capacity     – Work with business partners to ensure understanding of customer needs and implementation options in order to provide guidance in the delivery of efficient procurement processes and tools in the region – Escalate any issues to Team Lead for resolution     – Support design and implementation of any new opportunities/improvements within category management team     – Support risk management and mitigation approach identification, as well as execution for supply contracts and agreements     – Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness     – Manage and execute reporting and analysis as required     – Supports risk management and mitigation approach identification, as well as execution for agreements     – Manages the risk, quality and independence process and promotes fair trade within the firm Learning & Growth     – Capture templates and standards into a repository to build the team’s own knowledge management database     – Ensures adherence to policies and procedures     – Responsible for the continuing professional development of self     – Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed

    Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?NoGovernment Clearance Required?No

    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

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    Director of IT | AccorHotels

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    Full Time

    Rixos Qetaifan Island North Opening mid 2022, Rixos Doha Qetaifan will comprise a 345-key hotel, along with a souq encompassing 11,000sq m of leasing space, a beach club, a theme park and a waterpark. The resort will boast panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf. Slated to make its debut right before the World Cup, Rixos plans to provide a platform for showcasing Qatar as a tourism destination. One of the country’s biggest draws will be Qetaifan Island North’s waterpark attraction The Icon Tower, the world’s highest tower of its kind, reaching 82 metres in height. Director of IT This position is responsible for the supervision and handling of day-to-day IT operations. The IT manager ensures that timely IT support is rendered to all departments, especially in areas with guest contacts. He/she will be responsible for the administration of the inventory of all equipment, software, and software licenses. What’s in it for you: – Be part of a unique and complex resort in Qatar – Take advantage of opportunities to be recognized for your professional contributions – Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide – Learning programs through our academies – Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world – Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities like Planet 21 What you will be doing: – Manage and support all the systems in the hotel and waterpark – Provide In-house guest IT related matter troubleshooting – Coordinate, manage and oversee projects, document process – Perform regular system health checks and capacities studies to ensure optimum performance of servers and network – Manage system changes with appropriate support staff to ensure uninterrupted services – Liaise with vendors and work with users at all levels – Maintain inventory of all equipment, software, and software licenses – Develop, conduct maintain all staff training programs for team members, focusing on their development needs, providing them with new skills to meet the changing needs of the business – Constantly monitor team members’ appearance, attitude, and degree of professionalism – Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times – Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the Management

    Your experience and skills include: – Degree/Diploma in Information Technology – Minimum 2-4 years of experience as IT Director in a luxury five-star hotel – Good reading, writing, and oral proficiency in the English language – Proficient in MS Excel, Word, & PowerPoint – Knowledge of Windows Operating System Your team & working environment: At Accor, we are Heartists! Are you ready to put your heart at the center of everything that you do? If so, then join our team of Heartists at Rixos Qetaifan Island, Every day, we look for opportunities to engage on a personal & meaningful way with our guests and each other. We deliver heartfelt hospitality in an environment that is engaging, enthusiastic and professionally rewarding!Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow’s hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

    A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

    We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making “Feel Welcome” resonate as the finest hotel promise.

    From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels’​ more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services. More

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    C-Ops Associate | Amazon.ae

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    Full Time

    Amazon Compliance Operations (C-Ops) ensures that every product and service provided by Amazon Consumer division meets compliance and safety policies as defined by External Regulators and Amazon Policies. C-Ops performs activities such as product classification, both independent and assisted by technology such as Machine Learning, compliance documents reviews, syntax authoring, Selling Partner issue resolution, and quality audits. Via these actions, we coordinate transactions that are regulated such as storage, shipping, sale, and import/export. We are also responsible for keeping Amazon customers safe and informed by coordinating actions around product recalls. These actions include removing recalled/restricted products from the site and from our Fulfilment Centers, and contacting customers with pertinent safety information.As a Compliance Associate, you will get multiple opportunities to develop your functional expertise within the processes described above. In addition, we offer the autonomy to make decisions, implement ideas, and measure results. Your job responsibilities as a Compliance Associate may include:- Classify products based on Standard Operating Procedures within task metrics such as Quality, Productivity and SLA.- Write syntaxes which auto-classify similar products under a specific policy.- Respond to product compliance issues raised by internal and external stakeholders such as Vendor Managers, Area Managers or Amazon Selling Partners.In addition, you may be expected to take on a larger organizational role via the following actions:- Initiate and implement initiatives to enhance process, quality, efficiency and customer experience.- Conduct training and mentoring sessions for colleagues.- Analyze quality and process issues to determine and implement corrective and preventive actions

    Basic Qualifications – Bachelor’s degree in any discipline is preferred;- 1-2 years of experience in data-driven business operations processes;- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (B2 Level);- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and web browsers (e.g. Chrome, Mozilla Firefox).- Strong attention to details and decision-making abilities based on given guidelines in ambiguous contexts;Preferred Qualifications- Knowledge of product compliance regulations (e.g. Trade Compliance, Dangerous Goods);- Knowledge of basic SQL;- Proficiency in other languages (e.g. German, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, etc)

    Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More

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    MARKETING EXECUTIVE FOR SHARJAH ISLAMIC BANK | FinOne Marketing

    Employment:

    Full Time

    create awareness of and develop the brand you’re marketing • communicate with target audiences and build and develop customer relationships …………………………………………………………………………………………

    • Benefits:Transporatation+Incentives• Male and Female candidates can Apply• Nationalities:Indian,Pakistani and Philippine• Qualification:-Degree is required• Communication Skill:-Speak English and Hindi Fluently.

    FinOne Marketing LLC is one of the leading direct sales and marketing company in the UAE. With very well experienced management team and staff.

    We pride on our experienced professionals resources that deftly handle clients with an upbeat and engaging personality. Proficient in multi-languages, diversified FinOne staff hailing from different nations enables them to penetrate the market with ease. They are well trained in sales, marketing and customer service and can handle business queries with professional ease. Once the sales project is awarded by a client an exclusive team consisting of Sales staff, Team Leader and Sales Manager and is assigned to manage their sales activities. More

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    VP (Manager), Private Equity (Transport Infrastructure) | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client is a private equity fund based in Qatar which focuses on African investments; they are bullish on the African continent and are looking to hire a Manager (VP Equivalent) who identifies with their belief of potential on the African continent.Client DetailsOur client is a private equity fund with experienced bulge bracket investment bankers at the helm, who have significant African deal-making experience and have worked in global financial hubs. They place a high degree of importance on numeric ability, initiative, and the willingness & ability to take ownership of work and projects.DescriptionThe role presents an opportunity to join a PE fund in Qatar which has access to capital and is targeted on the underserviced African continent. It offers the opportunity to further deal-making experience and progress within Private Equity. The VP (Manager) will take primary ownership of deal-making (support / lead origination, lead execution, keenly involved in portfolio management and strategic exit readiness, along with participating in fund-raising for the next fund) and be secondarily involved in managing the Analysts and thereby lead execution, portfolio management and exit readiness.The ideal candidate will currently be an experienced investment professional – they will have had prior Bulge Bracket Investment Banking experience and would have transitioned to either Private Equity or a Corporate Investments role across Ports/ Airports Infrastructure in recent years. Qualitatively, they will align with their belief and passion for African markets, and will be enthusiastic about a progressive career within the firm. The Manager will:* Analyse investment opportunities against investment criteria and evaluate key drivers and commercial assumptions* Lead diligence on financial modelling of structures & returns for investment opportunities* Lead commercial due diligence on investment opportunities, and assist the team in managing and reviewing the work of third party due diligence (e.g. financial and legal)* Lead preparation of equity syndication & debt financing materials* Lead the preparation of the Investment Memorandum for review by the Investment Committee* Develop business specific knowledge and an understanding of how value is created within a business* Contribute to the sourcing of new investment opportunities* Lead the team in structuring and managing exitsJob OfferExcellent transaction exposure, globally competitive pay, a career

    * Will have a total of 7-12 years’ of relevant work experience – this will be most recently on the buy-side either in PE or in a Corporate Development role with prior Bulge Bracket Investment Banking experience as a plus * Will need to have deal experience within the infrastructure sector particularly within transportation (ports/ airports). Said experience will include investments through to exits.* Experience in PPP/ concessions is required in conjunction with the above* Will continue to be familiar with financial modelling- DCF, M&A Models, Accretion Dilution Analysis, Comparables Analysis & other forms of valuation along with Waterfall fee structures (implying advanced Excel skills). * Will have an excellent academic track record from top-tier institutions; will be Degree qualified and preferably have an MBA/ CFA * Will preferably be a strong communicator in English; French is a plus (due to exposure to French speaking countries)* Will have excellent communication and presentation skills – an ability to present views clearly and concisely* Will demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills* Will continue to have a passion to work in Private Equity and motivation to progress with the firm* Will have commendable work ethic – the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

    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