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    Crisis and Incident Management Manager | Halian

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our ClientLarge scale real state development companyYour Responsibilities• Develop and implement the Crisis Management Framework across company• Support development and implementation of the Incident Management Framework across company• Develop crisis management plans, reflecting global “best practices” and from other crisis management agencies• Perform regular reviews and updates to the Crisis Management Framework and Incident Management Framework• Review and provide feedback on plans prepared by businesses under the Framework• Maximize deployment of communication tools- Crisis Control• Develop and rollout training and awareness of Crisis Management Framework and Incident Management Framework including crisis simulation exercises• Conduct testing exercises to validate implementation effectiveness of respective plans• Ensure Crisis Management and Incident Response plans provide an adequate level of assurance• Liaise with key stakeholders in Physical Security, Environment, Risk and Cyber and other nominated departments to develop effective working relationships• Support in the development of the organizations crisis management capabilities by testing a multi-party crisis management structure to enhance the Crisis Management Framework• Provide periodic updates to management on the design and roll out of Crisis Management and Incident Frameworks• Budget management for the design and implementation of the Frameworks• Analyze the resources, equipment, and staff need and requirements to respond to incidents / crises / emergencies.

    Your Qualifications• A minimum of Eight (8) years’ experience in Crisis Management and Incident Management and Business Continuity.• Ability to understand and document workflows with demonstrated ability to handle departmental budgets, resources, processes, projects, and relationships.• Excellent Problem-solving skills with ability to make quick decisions to resolve challenges as they arise.• Demonstrate ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under stress with critical thinking skills and high standards of integrity and ethical practices.• Ability to plan work assignments, prioritize tasks and deliver deadlines accurately.• Should be an effective communicator with the ability to handle both internal and external communication.• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

    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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    Manager IT Controls | Halian

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our ClientLarge scale real state development companyYour Responsibilities• Assist with the design of financial controls framework, including related, non-financial IT entity-level controls and processes.• Coordinate implementation and operation of Financial Controls Framework, including self assessment, monitoring, testing and reporting (e.g. by senior management into Disclosure Review Committee).• Assist the Director Financial Controls in developing the IT controls governance methodology to be embedded as part of the Financial Controls Framework.• Perform data mining and data analytics as part of IT controls testing or IT controls optimization activities.• Analyze data obtained for evidence of IT deficiencies in controls, fraud, or lack of compliance with or improvements in management policies and procedures.• Assist the Director Financial Controls in the maintenance and reporting on compliance with Financial Controls Framework, as well as other relevant IT governance standards and regulations.• Implement and maintain target operating model for automation of financial control systems linked to wider GRC technologies.• Program manage financial controls improvement initiatives, including management of 3rd party advisors and consultants.• Alongside other internal departments, introduce appropriate automation to streamline management, visibility, and reporting.• Regularly interact and communicate with functional and sector management (including subsidiaries) subject to the Financial Controls Framework to discuss and provide advice in respect of implementing or remediating IT controls.• Identify and drive innovative IT governance initiatives to strengthen Financial Controls Framework in order to ensure sustainability and scalability aligned to the Kingdoms 2030 vision.• Complete 100% of all tasks requested by the Director Financial Controls in the allocated time and within the specified budget.• Assist with other special projects and various administration tasks as they may arise.• Stay abreast with latest IT governance standards and regulatory pronouncements / updates and with local government’s relevant IT related regulations.

    Your Qualifications• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Business Administration, Auditing, Accountancy or similar from an accredited university. A postgraduate degree would be an advantage.• Must have at least one of the following internationally recognized professional qualifications: CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CGEIT, or CPA-IT.• Additional internationally recognized relevant professional certifications such as CRMA, CIA, or CPA/ACCA/ACA are highly desirable.• Membership in a professional body such as the Information Systems and Control Association (ISACA) 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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    Labour & Immigration Assistant | Inspire Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Labour & Immigration Assistant. 7-8k Dubai, Full-time, Office based The purpose of this role is to assist with managing all client relationships and is responsible for delivery of all L&I services. Candidates for this role should have a minimum of 1 years’ experience so this is a Junior position.

    Criteria – Must have a Passion for Customer Service Excellence. Should have Excellent organisation, planning and administration skills and be a problem solver with outstanding communication.Responsibilities include:• Providing a high level of customer service to all clients • Communicating to all the clients all priorities, policies, procedures, costs and timing of L&I applications • Assisting with all the client queries and/or issues related to L&I applications throughout the Middle East • Collaborating and working with internal teams to ensure smooth and efficient processing of all L&I transactions • Maintaining and updating L&I databases to record client documents, status of L&I transactions and key deadlines including visas, Establishment cards, E-dirham cards etc. • Maintaining secure databases to record client documents, work in progress and key deadlines • Liaising with relevant Government departments and agencies to ensure the efficient processing of L&I applications, building relationships, making enquiries and ‘trouble shooting’ issues throughout the Middle East Also various other duties.

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

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    Consulting – Government – Legal – Senior Consultant | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorG and PS – OtherSpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Government and Public Sector Business Unit and its Strategy and Transformation Management 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 the Middle East. 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 exposed to the PwC proprietary methodologies and tools built from experiences of numerous prior engagements and leading practices, to enable you to efficiently and effectively deliver to our clients in a timely and reliable manner.As a Senior Consultant, 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: – Support the legal Strategy and Transformation Management Consulting team within the Government and Public sector with a special focus on Legal Services.  – Continuously expand on knowledge of the Middle East legal and business environment and work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate. – Support legal strategy development and execution, as well as managing national legal transformation agenda.  – Support with the delivery of large, complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative legal solutions for Public Sector entities, helping them update their legal frameworks in response to new organizational structures, and service delivery models. – Implement and oversee the quality of legal deliverables, effectively manage the functional and technical team, support functional tracks of the transformation and relationships to ensure exceptional performance.   – Support and participate in the development and presentation of proposals for business development activities. – Delivery legal consulting services, including legal strategy development, contract review, development and implementation, legal instruments design and drafting, legal functions design and build out. 

    Requirements: – Proven experience in a legal consulting environment working closely with public sector clients.  – Experience in the Middle East region is an asset. Knowledge of the KSA laws and regulations is preferable.  – Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) in English AND Arabic – Education: Bachelor’s degree in a law, public policy or relevant major with a preference for a Masters – Years of Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience, out of which at least 1 year is in a legal consulting firm.  – Identify project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards.. – 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.

    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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    Transfer Pricing, Financial Services – Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal – Tax – Transfer Pricing, Financial Services – ManagerLine of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismTransfer PricingManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within Transfer Pricing services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients develop compliant, tax efficient structures that help advance their business goals. You’ll focus on all aspects of documentation planning, dispute resolution, and advance pricing agreements.Our team is responsible for all aspects of intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities, including transfers of intellectual property, transfers of tangible goods, services and loans, and other financing transactions. As a member of the Transfer Pricing Team, you will work on all aspects of intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities within the wider financial services sector (i.e. banking institutions, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, etc.).Assist and advise clients on their Transfer Pricing in the Middle East region by: – Preparing regional and local country transfer pricing documentation (masterfile, local file and Country by Country reporting);  – Advising on Transfer pricing planning projects for continuous optimization of clients inter-company transactions; – Managing various projects across multiple jurisdictions and leading the day-to-day delivery processes – Advising on special transfer pricing projects related to clients restructuring, acquisitions and divestitures, statistical tools and modeling methodologies; – Building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; – Actively identifying and managing new opportunities for business development   – Preparation of value propositions on various transfer pricing projects;  – Financial management of resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections;

    We are looking for candidates who possess the following skills and experience:  – A track record of delivering quality work for clients with particular focus on the financial services sector; demonstrating an understanding of the client’s business and relevant professional standards and maintaining respectful client relationships. – Experience of advising multinational clients on transfer pricing. Wider experience of other corporate tax or related international issues would also be an advantage. – Experience in identifying and assessing clients cross-border inter-company transactions; developing local country transfer pricing documentation, strategizing on local- country revenue authority transfer pricing audits, performing global planning for continuous optimization of intercompany transactions as well as special projects related to clients restructuring and acquisitions.  – Managing a portfolio of clients and projects including all aspects of financial and risk management. – Strong analytical skills and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice – Excellent communication skills and experience in building internal and external relationships and networks. – Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable but not essential. – Background in economics and/or an MBA desirable but not essential.

    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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    Licensing Assistant | Inspire Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Licensing AssistantDubai Full-time, Office based. 7-8k. For an expanding corporate Services company.This role is responsible for overseeing the delivery of all Licensing services including the registration, issuance, and renewal processes as well as the delivery of a number of other corporate services.Candidates for this role should have a minimum of 1 years’ experience so this is a Junior position.

    Criteria – Must have a Passion for Customer Service Excellence. Should have Excellent organisation, planning and administration skills and be a problem solver with outstanding communication.Responsibilities include:• The structuring options, the criteria to establish or restructure an entity, the approximate timeframe and the government fees.• Demonstrating an outstanding knowledge across the company formation/restructuring sector across on-shore, off-shore, freezone and financial zone • Building and maintaining excellent relationships across UAE government departments and agencies.• Having a good understanding of the on-line portals and apps across UAE government departments, agencies and registered agents • Working closely with the Licensing team to on-board new clients providing a high-quality service • Assisting with all aspects of business registration and licensing processes including license renewals and amendments • Working closely with the finance team to prepare, collate, and reconcile all invoices and expenses incurred in relation to the processing of all Licensing matters And other Administrative duties not listed.

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

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    Generalist HR Manager- Saudi National | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The Saudi market is continuing to grow for our professional services client and therefore they require an experienced Saudi National Generalist HR Manager to oversee the team of 25- 30 employees on a daily basis in Riyadh. However, this is a busy office and a further increase in team numbers is expected during the next 12 months. This role will be the most senior HR function in Saudi Arabia and will report into the regional HR team based in Dubai. Fast paced and ever evolving, this role requires those with a very hands-on approach, a diligent attitude and the capability to also assist the wider UAE team when required.Developing and adapting policies and procedures to ensure they are a best fit for Saudi Arabia’s labour law, you will work in a highly collaborative manner to ensure all aspects of the HR function are complaint and robust. Seeing to the employee’s daily needs you will be responsible for essentially guiding them through their life cycle including day to day HR tasks such as; on-boarding, administration and document requests, annual leave and absence management, payroll queries, performance reviews and any related issues, annual reviews, employee engagement and development, offboarding and completion of their end of service requirements. Therefore, the HR Manager will have strong relationship building qualities, not only with the local team but also with the regional HR team and Seniors in Dubai. As the Riyadh team grows further you will also be involved in the recruitment of both ex-pats and Saudi Nationals in order to support the larger recruitment team, also based in Dubai. Therefore, you should have a good all-round knowledge of Saudization targets and legal requirements and possess general recruitment skills.

    It is essential that the selected Saudi National Generalist HR Manager has a minimum of 4 years’ overall HR experience and is accepting of all tasks involved within, including day to HR administration, the employee lifecycle and supporting the wider HR teams when necessary. Ideally holding a relevant HR degree or CIPD qualification, you will be focused and collaborative in your approach and capable of managing a range of HR disciplines in a professional services environment. You will also possess excellent English communication abilities and be pro active and engaging in order to be seen as the HR expert for the Riyadh team.

    Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.

    Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.

    Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.

    Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates. More

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    Office Assistant Internship – British Company | British Company With An Expanding Office In Dubai

    Employment:

    Full Time

    An exciting opportunity to gain some valuable experience with an expanding British company as an Assistant based in Tecom offices in Dubai.• Applicants must have strong English and good computer skills• Good basic admin skills – the rest will be trained with youThis is UNPAID work experience for 3 months. Can be extended to 6 months at the end.

    • Computer skills in English• Basic admin skills such as spreadsheet ownershipPositive and happy person who would love to gain some great internship experience! :)Immediate interview available.We would love to hear from you.

    British Company with an expanding office in Dubai. More