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    HR & Admin Specialist | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse have partnered with an incredible Fin-Tech Organisation that are looking to hire a HR & Admin Specialist for their Dubai office.This is an exciting new opportunity to work for a global financial services business in Dubai. This role will see you be a HR contact for employees in the Dubai office. You will be familiar with local HR regulations and enforce company policies and guidelines. In addition, you will support with the recruitment process and the employee on-boarding/off-boarding process. Your duties will also include office administration and ensuring a smooth operation is adhered to. You will assist with expenses and coordinating with travel arrangements. You will complete any ad hoc admin tasks as necessary.You will directly report to the Regional Head and Office Manager in the Taiwan office and offer support in any global HR and Admin related projects.

    The successful candidate should be Degree educated with at least 3 to 5 years of relevant working experience, preferably with HR experience in the UAE. You must have high attention to detail, be self-motivated and able to work in a dynamic environment. It is important you can work both independently and as a team. You must have strong interpersonal and communication skills in English and fluency in Mandarin is a must.

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

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

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    Sr. Human Resources (HR) Manager | A Leading Company In UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Design, implement and govern the HR Service Management Framework – the role holder is ultimately responsible for the strategic direction of Service Management within HR including the underlying construct of the Function and its services structure• Develop and lead a centre of expertise for Service Management governance and reporting, providing subject matter expertise to key stakeholders i.e. HR Service Providers and Service Recipients.• Ensure consistency of application and maturity across all HR Services so that HR is compliant with the Internal Outsourcing Standard on service management and associated Policies, Standards or governance as required.• Deliver robust performance and control reporting and insight to stakeholders including HR ExCo, HR Service Delivery Director, Service Recipients, Service Owners and Service Leads.• Design and embed a framework for the resolution of issues/incidents related to service delivery, in partnership with the Service Owner/Lead, Service Recipient or Regional contacts, as required• Work closely with the existing leadership teams to provide leadership, direction and management of the practice• Shape and implement both People Strategy (Future of Work), and HR Strategy (including operating models) within large scale complex organisations or government departments• Bring a range of world class technical HR consulting skills and thought leadership to the practice and market e.g. Talent, Recruitment, Learning, Reward;• Lead the design and implementation of the Process Mapping strategy for the HR Function.• Develop and implement a governance and engagement framework for process mapping, and maintenance of process maps across the HR Function• Develop and lead a centre of expertise for Process Mapping governance, providing training, subject matter expertise and guidance to key stakeholders i.e. TC Leads, HR Process Owners, and HR Process Authors.

    • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent• Extensive experience in managing service delivery and working with senior stakeholder recipients, including developing Service Management Frameworks, Service Catalogues, hierarchies and taxonomies.• Proven experience in the resolution of complex and ambiguous business problems.• Highly effective interpersonal and influencing skills with an ability to operate with a broad and global range of HR and business stakeholders• Expertise of managing or leading across one or more of the following areas: HR operations, HR transformation programmes, enabling HR technologies, shared services, HR organisation design or a specialist HR area (e.g. learning, recruitment, benefits, reward, performance, talent, recruitment)• Awareness of HR and related market trends and a passion and appetite to explore further and bring new thinking into everyday• Possess excellent facilitation, communication and data analysis skills and have a natural ability to influence others

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    Operations Associate | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse are currently working with an international private investment and strategic consulting firm who are currently looking for a driven and self-motivated Operations Associate to join their team and assist with the operational requirements of the organisation.You will be responsible for successfully managing the organisations CRM platforms, ensuring all entries are correctly structured and sorted. Highly capable of providing insightful support to the team on how to use the platform to maximise efficiency. You will provide exceptional support in terms of scheduling and organising the required background information both pre and post client meetings and engage in ongoing research regarding current or potential clients. In addition, you will support the senior management on all compliance matters and assist the team with any business-related events.

    To be considered for this role you should be a self-motivated individual who is capable of working under their own initiative. A demonstrable experience in providing outstanding administration support in an investment or consulting firm is essential. Strong knowledge of Office Management Systems and CRM platforms, including Airtable would be highly-advantageous. The ideal candidate should be educated to degree-level with outstanding communication skills and fluency in English.

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

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

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    Senior Network Security Engineer | A Leading Company In UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    1.Responsible for network security program design, management and participation in the implementation of projects;2.Responsible for tracking and researching network attack and defense security technologies;3.Insight into new technology trends, and promote the overall improvement of neywork security capabilities through the introduction of industry-leading technologies, best practices and independent innovation.

    Salary:
    AED
    12,000 to 15,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    1.Bachelor degree or above, more than 3 years experience of information&network security in Internet companies2.Solid computer fundamentals, refine the common Web vulnerability principles, attack methods, etc., and in-depth understanding of vulnerability principles and their solutions;3.Ability to use POC to write vulnerabilities and experience in web vulnerability scanner development is preferred;4.Familiar with Windows or Linux operating system, familiar with at least one language in Python, PHP, Go, Perl, and have experience in development of at least one language;5.Development experience in Python or other scripting languages, able to develop automated analysis functions;6.Good communication and coordination skills, experience in project management and team management is preferred.

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    Senior Manager, Project Management | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Consulting – Senior Manager, Transformation Management (Project Management) – AmmanLine of ServiceAdvisorySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Transformation Management practice, within Project Portfolio Management services, will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations balance long term strategies and short term imperatives to optimise their investments and strategic activity required to achieve the organisation’s business objectives. We help enhance organisations project and programme performance by identifying alternative project approaches, consistently aligning projects with corporate strategy, setting the tone and pace of programmes from the outset, responding quickly and effectively to crisis situations, and extracting value from agile programme delivery. As part of our team, you’ll help our clients understand what makes business transformation programmes successful, from programme delivery structures and business engagement models to key technical issues and ongoing learning and improvement. We share knowledge and experience to complement our clients existing capabilities which propels them to the next level of Portfolio delivery.This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high growth Consulting team, where you will play a key role in developing and delivering strategy based projects, to clients in the Government and Public Sector in Saudi Arabia. We focus on helping solve client problems by offering both strategic and operational expertise. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with companies and organisations, always ensuring that we are able to bring the best insights and solutions to help them tackle whatever critical issues they may face. You will be part of PwCs Programme and Project Management team, interacting with industry professionals and experts whom will help you build and deploy the strong project management skills required to be part of a large-scale nationwide transformation initiatives. You will be exposed to the PwC proprietary methodologies and tools built from experiences from numerous prior engagements and leading practices, to enable you to efficiently and effectively deliver to our clients in a timely and reliable manner.

    Responsibilities:• Manage and run a wide variety of projects including but not limited to: transformation projects, it implementations, business process re-engineering, feasibility studies etc.• Risk, issue and change management – maintain mechanisms to manage change control, risks and issues within specific projects• Identify project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards• Document any business requirements for specific initiatives/projects• Organize the activities of specific program/project areas• Monitor project budgets and prepare regular status reports• Evaluate project outcomes in terms of quality, consistency, accuracy, overall value, completion dates and provider performance• Ensure that recording and maintaining a project database containing all related information, (data, documents, reports etc.) Takes place• Lead knowledge building and sharing, using knowledge management methodologies, techniques, and processes• Coordinate with others to utilize learning and development tools and techniques to analyze, identify and communicate requirements for change

    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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    Head of Engineering | Halian

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are pleased to be partnering with one of the region’s most exciting FinTech scale-ups on the recruitment of a Head of EngineeringYou will report to the CTO and be a key member of the Senior Leadership team. You’re an experienced engineering leader with experience in Open Banking or Open Finance.Your Responsibilities- As Head of Engineering, you’ll be in charge of our backend, frontend, and mobile development teams.- You’re in charge of coordinating their efforts to guarantee that all development is finished on schedule, on budget, and within scope.- Create a clear plan to track and evaluate progress in order to assess if short- and long-term objectives were met.

    I’m looking for someone who:- 10+ Years experience in Software Development, preferably focused on software applications.- 4+ years managing Software Development teams- Experience with Java, C#, Grails, Python, AWS, REST, Oracle/PLSQL, MongoDB, Postgres.- Fluency in English is required- Banking or Financial background is preferred.

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

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

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

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

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    Client Executive – Assistant Director | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    In our business, we are passionate about our people who are inspiring excellence in how we engage with our clients and applying solutions to build a better working world. As a Client Executive, you will manage the account for a large petrochemical company who is a global leader in its industry. The opportunity As part of the primary account team, reporting to the regions Business Development Leader and with close connection to some of EY’s senior leaders, your time will be focused on activities to enable achievement of objective around account satisfaction, administration, and management. Responsible for implementing global account activation strategy and planning in collaboration with account leadership in the region. You will work with the Global Client Service Partner (GCSP), Business Development Leader (BDL) and Client Executive (CE) to drive global account activation; sales and program management; and account communications and administration. The Client Executive ensures that all locations and Service Lines (SL) of the firm are actively engaged around our largest, most complex global accounts and that we deliver Exceptional Client Service (ECS) in all internal and external encounters. Key responsibilities – Implement global Account Activation strategy, methodology and processes at Account level – Support account strategy working with account leadership and drive global execution of account plan – Support service line planning activity and account integration and prepare for and facilitate account meetings – Responsible for follow-up on account actions by tracking progress against deadlines and driving activity – Proactively liaise with account team members to drive account actions and initiative – Understand both the client’s business agenda and EY services to enable leveraging the global EY network to connect our clients to the right people – Manage and own the annual global revenue planning process – Own and Coordinate the Client Relationship Management (CRM) process – Manage the account pipeline process and drive discipline across global team – Coordinate the pursuit process for opportunities, working closely with key partners – Identify EY thought leadership and insights to be shared with the client – Serve as subject matter expert for all information related to the account – Manage Off-shore Account Coordinators- overseeing pipeline management, financial analysis, sales cycle support, client research, plan management, reporting, performance, and documentation management – Understand and define decision-making requirements to engage in designing and altering customized account report requirements – Monitor, analyze and highlight key operational performance with recommended action and resolution – Monitor the account new business development costs for local and global chargebacks – Provide admin support for account meetings scheduling and any other administrative tasks – Lead connectivity of Account Managers/Coordinators locally and around the globe sharing best practice across EY account network – Set and manage expectations with account stakeholders – Maintain a compliant status of all account threshold and processes to meet stakeholder requirements – Identify and drive the processing of account structural changes in the systems to maintain the account reporting integrity Skills and attributes for success – Strong knowledge of account management processes and tools – Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including strong command of English and Arabic. – Strategic thinking and excellent Excel and data analytical skills – Strong attention to detail and sound organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously – Proactive action items/follow-up, input/ideas, and account teaming – Strong leadership and collaboration with onshore and remote teams – Flexible and resilient to changing priorities

    To qualify you must have – A bachelor’s or post-graduate degree (emphasis in Marketing or Business preferred) or equivalent relevant experience – 8+years of account management or similar relevant experience ideally gained within the global petrochemical industry – Professional Services experience preferred but not essential – Must have excellent proficiency in English and Arabic writing, speaking, and presenting skills. – Demonstrate the ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization – Proven sound judgment and flexibility in balancing multiple project requirements, tight deadlines, and keeping people and projects moving on schedule, with high attention to detail What we look for We are looking for people who can combine, great listening skills, collaboration, influencing and commercial acumen. Being able thrive in an ever changing, diverse, multi-cultural environment where we expect exceptional quality and show passion for your work will set you up for success. What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer: – Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY | Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform, and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

    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

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    Senior Associate – Talent and Impact | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Internal Firm Services – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryOur Talent and Impact team supports business in recognizing the contribution of our People in a fair, consistent and transparent way as well as identification, retention and development of the People our businesses need to maximise client value.The Regional xLoS Talent & Impact Senior Associate supports Talent and Impact agenda for the Middle East as a part of Centre of Expertise. The key processes in scope include support of goal setting, feedback, annual performance reviews and promotions as well as talent reviews.On top of it there is a project-based part of the role related to business requirements that may include development of career paths, variety of digital tools, training and analysis.Responsibilities• Acts as a trusted advisor in the performance / talent space for key stakeholder groups (HC Business Leads and People Team), ensuring that they are best equipped to execute respective Talent & Impact agendas and processes in their Lines of Service;• Supports xLoS, customer defined Talent & Impact projects, closely cooperating with key stakeholder groups (incl. digital tools development / enhancement projects);• Main point of contact for any Talent & Impact related activities – liaising with HC Business Leads to ensure consistency and alignment;• Owns training related to Talent & Impact space for key stakeholder groups;• Supports firm-wide communication on all activities related to Talent & Impact.• Internal Processes, Tools & Teams • Goal setting and development planning;• Real-time feedback;• Performance review (incl. Promotions and Assessment Centres);• Talent review;• Succession planning;• Career coaching;• Management of performance-related systems, databases and tools (Workday, Snapshot, PowerBI dashboards, Promotion Tools);• Close cooperation with other teams – especially Reward, Learning & Development, Strategic Workforce Planning, Strategic People Programs, Recruiting.

    Education • Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Human Resources or Business Management; Master’s Degree in Human Resources or Business Management is preferred; Professional Certification in Human Resources is preferred;• Language fluency in spoken and written English, proficiency in Arabic is an advantage.Experience• Overall 2+ years of experience in Human Resources with focus on talent / performance management, L&D or strategic HR;• Experience in an international professional services environment is preferred.Skills • Good acumen in Talent & Performance area;• Good knowledge of Talent & Performance systems / tools or high technical acumen;• Excellent process management skills;• Excellent slide writing and business document preparation skills;• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including relationship building capabilities;• Strong customer service orientation with ability to use patience and diplomacy to handle issues.

    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