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    HR Recruiter | Robert Half

    Employment:

    Full Time

    You will join a leading financial services business based in DIFC where you will lead and develop the recruitment division. You will have previous in house experience and experience of creating new processes and procedures where candidate experience is key.The Role:* Lead, mentor and manage the existing recruitment team* Talent acquisition strategy aligned to business needs* Create new recruitment platforms* Work closely with the hiring managers* Develop ATS* Ensure on boarding and visa processes are executed* Create a brand attraction strategy

    The Candidate:* You will be degree qualified with 8 – 10 years recruitment experience, Agency or in house background will be considered. You will have developed ATS and recruitment strategies and also had a exposure to talent management.* Financial or professional services experience advantageous.Salary and Benefits* 30,000-40,000aed per monthRobert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Pay and salary ranges are dependent upon experience, qualifications and training.

    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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    Associate – Tax & Legal Services – Tax Acceleration Centre | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Tax Acceleration Centre – Associate – Translation – Fixed Term Contract (7 month)Line of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismGeneral Tax ConsultingManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryPwC Middle East is expanding its newly established Tax Acceleration Centre (TAC) in Egypt. The TAC will play a key role in supporting PwC’s Middle East network in the areas of tax, including but not exclusive to VAT, Corporate Tax, and translation services for offices across the GCC and Middle East.- This is a great opportunity to join a young and professional team, delivering quality tax services and support to PwC’s internal client facing teams across the region. A career within the Tax Acceleration Center will allow you to acquire regional tax compliance knowledge and expertise in fast evolving markets, specifically KSA, Kuwait and Qatar.  – As PwC continues investing in the region and developing local talent, as an Associate within the Tax Acceleration Center your responsibilities will include: – Relevant regional tax and compliance legislation knowledge – Translation of tax documents – Interaction and clear communication between you and the client facing teams – Prepare, compile and enter data – Verify data and correct data where necessary – Obtain further information of incomplete documents – Update data – Transcribe information into required electronic formats – Review completed work for accuracy – Store completed documents in designated locations – Maintain log books or records of activities and tasks – Respond to requests for information and access relevant files – Participate in all training programs – Utilisation of systems

    Requirements:- University degree in Translation or any other related field – Proficient in relevant computer applications such as MS Office-Excel – Accurate keyboard skills and proven ability to enter data at the required speed – Knowledge of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation – Ability to translate documents into Arabic – Knowledge of clerical and administrative procedures – Able to cope under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast paced environment, in particular during seasonal peaks where there are regulatory deadlines – Desire to learn and add value – Ability to build collaborative working relationships, establishing credibility – Bilingual (English and Arabic

    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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    banking digital project manager | Rhodium Consulting

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Summary:Seeking a meticulous and driven Project Manager with proven track record in implementing digital projects in the baking industry. Successful incumbent will be appointed to help the bank transform and stay ahead in a fast-changing digital world. A technical savvy professional who understands the depth and breadth of new emerging technologies in the banking sector to effectively manage Digital Transformation initiatives. Responsibilities:• Lead development teams and own responsibility for the delivery of specific digital solutions and component/unit testing efforts.• Oversee and report on project status, manage project team resources and assignments, ensure project milestones are met and up to standard.• Work with technology partners to develop the content for development and solutions design deliverables, ensure project estimates cover all activities within scope, including project management and application development, software quality assurance reviews, and vendor and contract management activities.• Ensure all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected team members.• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to support / develop sound business cases with an on-going focus on reusability, scalability, innovation, and enterprise-wide solutions.• Ensure the project team follows all quality assurance processes.• Drive stakeholder communications develop effective stakeholder management required for team delivery.• Act as an escalation point for all risks and issues affecting the development team, and for working to define and implement mitigation strategies.• Responsible for delivering in line with financial forecast / plan, and achieving benefits targets as defined for Application Development teams.• Manage and track costs in line with investment governance to deliver agreed outcomes and service-level within budget.• Identify all development related project dependencies and risks and ensures mitigation/contingency plans are in place for identified risks.• Responsible for management of the overall mobile development / design teams providing both leadership and technical guidance.

    Required Skills:• Proven ability to interact with various business users, senior management, IT teams and external vendors effectively• Experience in project plans, milestones, measures, budgets, resource, and time management.• Excellent leadership skills and emotional intelligence to influence key decisions, mediate conflicts and build consensus• Resourceful and proactive team player with excellent analytical and planning skill• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.• Desirable skill(s): PMP, CITPM, COMIT or PRINCE2 certified• Experience as an IT PM – 8+ years• Experience in Agile methodology – 3+ years• Experience in application release management – 3 + years• Previous Banking or FI experience• PMP certification or equivalent.• Experience in dealing with platform stability initiatives.

    Specialized in the management of large strategy-based transformation projects, business transformations, ERP/ technology advisory, and management consulting. More

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    Senior Supervisor – IT | Dubai Parks and Resorts

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Building Fun Join the team of the first LEGOLAND® Park in the Middle East and help us create amazing experiences for families from around the world. At LEGOLAND® Dubai we rely everyday on our Model Citizens (employees) in meeting our ultimate goal of bringing the LEGO® values of creativity, imagination, learning, quality and fun to life and deliver truly memorable experiences to our guests.With over 40 interactive rides, live shows and attractions you will be able to find a diverse range of career opportunities in one of the most unique and stimulating work environments you could imagine.Come and work where work is PLAY. At LEGOLAND® we make every child a HERO!Play Your Part To operate as part of the IT team to provide first class IT support and service delivery to LEGOLAND Dubai Resort i.e. theme park, water park, hotel and their back offices. Take ownership of incidents and requests and to act as an escalation point for other members of the IT department. Provide technical coaching and guidance to other IT staff. Develop new and improve existing work processes as required by business.Main Duties: – Delivering IT support services to all staff across the LEGOLAND Resort i.e. theme park, water park, hotel and their back offices. – Work with the local IT team, service desk teams, the Merlin IT Director EMEA to develop and improve the IT Service delivered to LEGOLAND Dubai Resort. – Champion and promote service improvement on an on-going basis to continually improve quality and user satisfaction with IT services. – Single point of ownership for effective provision of systems and services to customers. – Ensure appropriate SLAs are met in all IT services. – Act as point of escalation within the LEGOLAND Dubai IT team- Provide excellent technical leadership. – Deliver positive and proactive customer service in-line with the IT Service culture and mission. – Enable and champion the IT service culture. – Co-ordinate inter-process changes with IT process owners. – Communicating with other members of the IT Support Team and the Director of Finance, and with the DPR IT service desk, DPR infrastructure and application support teams including 3rd party support teams for the specialized hotel systems – Opera PMS, Opentec AssureID, Visionline Access Management, Tiger TMS, Imagicle Call Manager, etc. – Managing major events and/or P1 issues on site, with the assistance of other DPR IT teams. – Proactively improve the service delivery. – Managing third party vendor relationships, where applicable. – Assist other IT Team staff with communication style/content. – Act as mentor & role model to other IT Team staff. – Assist in IT budget preparation. – Any other tasks as delegated by the immediate supervisor. Health & Safety:- Managers/Supervisors are responsible for all aspects of Health, Safety & Security within their department, in line with the Group Policy (HS001). They must ensure that risk assessments have been carried out, that safe working procedures are in place for all work activities and that all employees under their management are aware of the Group Health, Safety and Security Policy and their obligations under it. – They must ensure that safe working practices are monitored, and that risk assessments and procedures are reviewed regularly. – Where incidents do occur, they must ensure that they are investigated appropriately and that where necessary, corrective action is taken to ensure that such incidents are not repeated

    Are You a Star? In order to be qualified for this role you should possess the below criteria:Required Qualifications: – Preferably a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and/or relevant field. – 3-5 years in Helpdesk/Analyst role Required Experience: – 1-2 years in Supervisory roleJob-Specific Skills: – Utilizing technical skills – Demonstrable experience in autonomous support and proactivity in improving a Service and Support function- Following ITIL best practice where appropriate.- Knowledge & experience of industry best practice in IT service delivery.- Strong technical understanding of the key technologies we use.- Organize team tasks and projects.- Experienced Mentor.- Strong Server Skills.- Excellent trouble shooting skills and ability to work autonomously.- Team Training.- Incident Management process.- Participate in the development and improvement of the service, support, processes and procedures (ITIL).- Ensure incident queues are kept up to date e.g. customers regularly informed of progress.- Monitoring and maintaining service desk performance and systems to a high quality and standard.- Mentor, coach and assist members of the team.The Best Part of The Story We offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; housing allowance, annual flight allowance, comprehensive medical coverage, life and accident insurance and other generous allowances.We also care about your career development supported by Learning opportunities for those seeking a long-term future in the Company.

    Dubai Parks and Resorts offers new heights in experiential entertainment through an inspired concept that brings the best of the east and the west in the entertainment industry. Conceived and developed by Meraas Holding, Dubai Parks and Resorts articulates the Dubai leadership’s vision of positioning the emirate as a compelling global tourist destination.

    The first phase of Dubai Parks and Resorts will comprise three theme parks: motiongate™ Dubai, Bollywood Parks™ Dubai, and LEGOLAND® Dubai. The development will also feature Riverland – a grand entrance plaza and Lapita, a family themed hotel. The first phase is scheduled for completion in 2016. Ground work commenced on site in February 2014 More

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    Team Admin | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse is working with one of the best global financial companies. Our client is looking to hire an experienced Team Admin/Executive Assistant to work in their Dubai office.This role will be incredibly fast-paced from the moment you arrive in the morning until you leave at night, you will be very busy. It will involve complex diary management, involved travel arrangements and always being one step ahead of the people you are supporting. You will be providing high level C-Level administrative support in a fast-paced Corporate office. You will provide support with office management and assist in coordination of board meetings and maintaining board records accurately.

    The successful candidate should be Western educated to Degree level and have at least 5 years’ experience supporting at C level in financial services or a large international business. Additionally, you should forward thinking and pro-active. You must have high-level communication skills and your verbal and written skills should be excellent in English. The successful candidate must be organised and detail orientated, with an energetic personality who has strong team player attributes. This role is ideally an immediate start, however our client is prepared to wait for the right candidate. This is an excellent opportunity to join a prestigious and corporate brand that actively promotes development and growth.

    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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    Team Admin/Executive Assistant | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse is working with one of the best global financial companies. Our client is looking to hire an experienced Team Admin/Executive Assistant to work in their Dubai office.This role will be incredibly fast-paced from the moment you arrive in the morning until you leave at night, you will be very busy. It will involve complex diary management, involved travel arrangements and always being one step ahead of the people you are supporting. You will be providing high level C-Level administrative support in a fast-paced Corporate office. You will provide support with office management and assist in coordination of board meetings and maintaining board records accurately.

    The successful candidate should be Western educated to Degree level and have at least 5 years’ experience supporting at C level in financial services or a large international business. Additionally, you should forward thinking and pro-active. You must have high-level communication skills and your verbal and written skills should be excellent in English. The successful candidate must be organised and detail orientated, with an energetic personality who has strong team player attributes. This role is ideally an immediate start, however our client is prepared to wait for the right candidate. This is an excellent opportunity to join a prestigious and corporate brand that actively promotes development and growth.

    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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    Data Scientist | Adecco

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Requirements:• Expertise in developing and implementing MIS (Management Information System) using data science and AI/ML.• Work closely with the business teams on defining and implementing data science use cases relevant for the MIS department• Develop data science models, with great flexibility on implementing state-of-the-art data science solution by ensuring models impact is measurable• Identify and assess significance of variables and data points required for the respective data science models• Implement advanced AI / machine learning solutions leveraging different technique for advanced analytics• Handle end-to-end implementation of the data science use case• Work closely with the central data science team on leveraging data science framework and tools required for the data science model production deployment.• Work very closely with data engineering and data infrastructure team on getting relevant data points integrated and make available as part of the central group data lake.

    • 5+ years of experience in Data Science.• 5+ years of experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, NLP, Deep Learning and Python.• Expertise in Business Intelligence tools.• Strong work experience in Sales/Operation Domain.• 5+ years of experience in AI/ML & Data Science.• 5+ years of experience in Sales & Operation Domain.• Expertise in tools like Power BI, Tableau, python, deep learning, machine learning, predictive analytics, SQL, NLP etc.

    The Adecco Group is the world’s leading talent advisory and solutions company. We proudly make a difference in the working lives of 3.5 million people every year. Our culture is entrepreneurial and inclusive, and we are united by our passion for making a difference in the world of work. We work with over 100,000 organizations in 60 countries, enabling their success. We have 35,000 people working with us across more than 60 countries and territories.

    Adecco has been rapidly growing in the Middle East since 2008, developing a substantial footprint throughout the region. We work across 250 different clients, Adecco has more than 62 full time employees, working in 4 offices, servicing all countries across the GCC region. We offer Temporary Staffing, Permanent Placement, Executive Search, Assessments, Visa And Payroll, Outsourcing, PRO Solutions customised as per client requirements. Adecco Middle East Head Office is based in Dubai with a branch at Abu Dhabi. More

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    Software Engineer – SDE II, ECCF TECH | Amazon.ae

    Employment:

    Full Time

    DESCRIPTION • Job summary• The Amazon Middle East and North Africa team is looking for a Software Development Engineer who is passionate about building great products for our customers. The SDE-II will be based in Amman, Jordan and must have Software engineering experience involving solving complex problems. They SDE-II will:• Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.• Use software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all of the team deliverables• Write high quality distributed system software• Work in an agile, startup-like development environment, where you are always working on the most important stuff.

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • 5+ years industry experience in designing software architecture and operating scalable software systems• Oral and written communication skills (ability to produce runbooks, technical, and non-technical documentation)• Experience coaching junior software development engineers including code review and design review• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or related technical disciplinePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Ability to effectively articulate and drive solutions to technical and business challenges• Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly• Experience working with driving product vision to deliver long term customer and advertiser value• Willingness to own all stages of development process: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and operational support• Excellent interpersonal communication with strong verbal / written English skills

    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