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    IT Specialist | AccorHotels

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Conditions of Work: – Normal administrative office and hotel working conditions – Required to work according to a 7 day 24 hour rotating roster. Role Overview Purpose: – To provide excellent IT support service to both internal and external customers within limits of established Accor policies and procedures Communication: Internal – Colleagues within the department and other service departments. – IT peers in other hotels External – Guests Main Duties: – Ensure that all users are provided with the necessary support during their day to day activities to enhance productivity – Respond to guest and colleagues’ queries in a friendly and efficient manner to ensure user satisfaction – Maintain all hotel data in accordance with company security standards – Monitor the performance of Networks, Servers, Workstations and peripherals and informs the Director of IT of any abnormalities to ensure that high performance standards are maintained – Keep up to date with IT knowledge and trends to enable continuous improvement to the services offered to users – Ensure standards are maintained and well communicated to colleagues to maximise efficiency – Create user accounts and allocate necessary access to enable users to access appropriate folders and sites – Ensure that all requests to the IT Department are logged in the defined manner to ensure accurate records are kept and analyse recurring themes – Any other duties as may reasonably be requested by the management

    Role Specifications Qualifications Essential – Diploma in IT – Attendance of MCSE track or CCNA track Desirable – Degree in IT – MCSE or CCNA certification Experience Essential – At least 1-year experience in an environment which requires practical usage of technical skills or in a network company Desirable – Experience working in Middle East – Should have worked with an IT company or a hotel Skills Essential – Minimum one-year experience on Servers hardware and software – Good knowledge of RAID. – Hands on experience on AD and Exchange – Hands on experience on basic Networking using network components Desirable – Core Switching – Cluster building

    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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    Executive Assistant to C-Suite / Office Manager | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Are you a born Organizer? This is a unique opportunity to provide senior Executive support to the UHNW Leadership team of this global private investment group. The group have a diversified portfolio with offices around the world, hence the Principals travel extensively. You will need to be comfortable supporting them remotely from the luxury DIFC office, where you may be alone on occasions. The role is very busy, and you will have to be self-motivated and above all, extremely well organized to manage the extensive diary and travel arrangements of the Principals and be intuitive in synchronizing travel, meetings, and events. This position requires English native language skills due to the demands of the business and there is considerable scope for development in the role. The role requires a highly proactive as well as reactive individual, someone who can join the dots on dairy and travel and the subsequent logistical requirements that will result. The group are very specific about how their travel is arranged and the protocols will need to be adhered to correctly. Patience, understanding and the ability to work with individuals at all levels is virtual. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing and administering extremely high level meetings, managing all logistics and catering requirements, as well organizing significant events externally. From an administrative perspective, their will be considerable research, proof reading of contracts, correspondence, and brief writing. You will coordinate with significant entities within the group internationally and across multi time zones.

    We are seeking an individual who has demonstrated experience supporting a C-Suite Leadership Team and understands the demands of working for UHNWI’s. Ideally, the successful applicant will have more than five years’ experience and strong regional exposure. Super organizational skills are a must, as is the ability to work independently, offer solutions and take decisions. This is not a 9-5 role and ad-hoc. After hours support will be required on occasion.

    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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    Bilingual Receptionist | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Based at our client’s highly prestigious corporate DIFC office, an opportunity has arisen to provide Reception and administrative support within a leading, private investment group. This position requires a fluent Arabic speaker, with exceptional English skills and is extremely varied. You will provide support to the office regarding all incoming visitors, internal meetings, general queries and business continuity. The role is the first point of point of contact for all telephone calls and visitors, many of which will be high net worth individual clients, senior government officials and leading international business leaders. It is therefore essential that you are well presented and accustomed to handling people at all levels of seniority. It is also expected that you will manage the conference room and private offices, ensuring they are prepared with refreshments and equipment in advance. You will take charge of confidential document collation, couriers, stationery and pantry supplies and ensure extremely high standards of housekeeping within the reception area and overall office. As you will provide support to the Executive Assistant with any additional administrative work you should possess strong MS office skills including Excel and PowerPoint and have experience in travel management.

    To be successful in this role you should have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role within a professional services environment and be a native Arabic speaker (including reading and writing). The correct work ethic, personality and overall attitude is very important to our client in order to be a best fit for the company. You will be an individual with a positive outlook, high energy and above all you must be comfortable working alone on occasion. This is a complex and self-motivated environment, so candidates need to be able to work quickly, autonomously, and professionally to be always one step ahead. The office is used very much as a meeting point and as such can be quiet if the Principals are travelling. Corporate appearance and immaculate presentation are also key in representing this DIFC client.

    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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    Client Technical Specialist – Automation Technical Sales | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction Client Technical Specialists (CTP) are the technical experts and advisors to clients, IBM sales teams and/or IBM Business Partners. As a CTP you understand the client’s business requirements, technical requirements and/or competitive landscape. You apply your business insights, build and maintain client relationships, incorporate hardware, software and services into client-valued solutions and ensure client readiness for the implementation of technical solutions. This is an opportunity to shape the future for both IBM and its clients. Start your journey now!Your Role and Responsibilities IBM is looking for a Technical Sales specialist who will be responsible for developing and maintaining trusted client relationships at all levels within a client’s organization. As a deep Technical Subject Matter Expert and Strategic Thinker, you will help customers, IBM account teams and Business Partners to create and develop cloud strategies, roadmaps and technical plans (focused around Integration) to enable the strategic goals of your clients.- You will be responsible for gathering and understanding the client’s business requirements, technical requirements and/or competitive landscape. – From this you will provide technical sales support which may include collaborating with IBM sales teams to define, design, and detail the technical aspects and feasibility of proposed solutions; delivering Proof of Concepts and/or MVPs; developing and delivering technical education to colleagues, Customers and Partners; supporting critical situations; designing solutions; and answering technical questions. When engaged for a specific opportunity or project, you are responsible for the technical accuracy and fit of the proposed solution.- Other responsibilities may include coordination of presales or (in some cases) delivery activities with internal and external service partners, presentations on marketing and enablement events, leading local developer communities, writing technical papers, blogs etc.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise Essential – 2-3+ years of experience in IT Integration, ideally using IBM Integration product portfolio or competitive counterparts, in complex and demanding projects. – 2-3+ years experience of autonomous development of Integration artefacts (integration flows, APIs etc) for Integration products. – Experience in architecting, designing and implementing Microservices, EAI, SOA, API and Web Services integration solutions. – Experience working with IBM Integration (MQ, IIB, App Connect, Datapower) or other solutions (e.g., MuleSoft, Oracle Fusion, TIBCO, Dell Boomi, etc.) – API Management solution experience (IBM API Connect, WSO2, Mulesoft, Apigee, etc.) – A deep understanding of the concepts of building resilient and reliable integration solutions on IBM or other Middleware. – Experience of designing and building solutions based on Containers/Kubernetes/OpenShift – Good understanding of the following technologies: JSON, Swagger, Web Services, XML, XSLT, Java, Node.js, – Strong analytical and good inter-personal skills. Good organizational and problem solving abilities. – Good knowledge of software development methodologies, tools, standards and procedures. – Proven track record in Tech Sales or similar role. – Excellent verbal communication, written communication, and presentation skills Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise Beneficial to have- Experience in deploying and working with Integration products on Kubernetes and/or OpenShift – Code development in Java, JavaScript or other popular languages and frameworks will be considered a plus. – Knowledge of container offerings: IBM Kubernetes Service (IKS), Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS), Google Kubernetes Service (GKE). – Strong industry experience and background in one of the following industries: Banking, Telco, Public sector (Government). – DevOps tooling and processes, particularly in hybrid cloud architectures – Understanding of IT security frameworks and protocols: Oauth2.0, OIDC, Kerberos, SAML; understanging of security integration architecture for common industry patterns such as e.g. PSD2 solutions in Banking

    For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region’s technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.

    Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

    Reinvention is a keyword in the company’s history and, today, IBM is much more than a “hardware, software, services” company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company. More

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    Cloud Value Rep | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Sells a subset of product or services directly or via partners to a large number of named accounts/non-named accounts/geographical territory (mainly Tier 3 accounts).Primary job duty is to sell technology software products and related services in a defined territory. Identifies, qualifies and closes new opportunities. Manages accounts including the entire sales process from business development prospecting and specifications through contract negotiations, signing, and post-sales support. Leverages the Oracle sales model to maximize revenue growth and increase local market share. Builds and expands business partner revenue and self sufficiency.

    Job duties are varied and complex, needing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 5 years field sales experience including technology sales experience. Ability to forecast, manage sales expenses, and successfully close new Oracle business. Business development, prospecting and presentation skills. Excellent communication skills and problem solving ability. Proven track record of exceeding sales objective and territory/account development. Experience as the focal point for clients for all sales and related issues. Oracle knowledge and/or knowledge of Oracle*s competitors. Travel may be needed. Bachelor degree or equivalent.As part of Oracle’s employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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    Business Development Analyst | TAG Capital

    Employment:

    Full Time

    TAG Advisory (www.tag-cap.com) is looking for a capable, hard-working, proactive and organized business development graduate trainee to join our team on an immediate basis. The role requires an ambitious individual who is willing to work flexibly, grow with the company and take on additional responsibilities as we expand operations. Job Description (including but not limited to):• Assisting management with origination of new projects and execution of existing assignments• Research, liaising with new companies, market studies and general responsibility for business development • Assisting management with presentations and other required materials (Marketing material, deal teasers, MoUs, legal contracts etc) • Accounting, invoice recording, VAT filing and all related paperwork for the company• Liaising with banks on payment and other finance matters• Maintaining a log of ongoing and pipeline projects and tracking progress• Day to day administrative work related to meetings, travel, events etc

    Salary:
    AED
    5,000 to 6,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: Employment visa, Insurance, Annual ticket home,1 month annual leave

    Requirements:• Minimum university graduate degree (preference for business and finance graduates)• Strong communication skills and good verbal and written English• Flexible attitude and willingness to learn new skills • Proactive approach and ability to approach assignments as a self-starter • Microsoft office knowledge (powerpoint, excel and word)• 1-2 years of experience in Dubai preferred (not mandatory)• Driving license would be preferable but not mandatory

    TAG Capital is an investment and advisory business that bridges the gap between opportunities and capital by combining relationships, global outlook, local insights, and a pioneering spirit. More

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    Executive Assistant – Arabic speaker | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse is working with an established financial services company who are looking at hiring an experienced Executive Assistant to work in their Dubai office.This role will see you provide first class C-Level administrative support in a fast-paced corporate office. You will also provide support with office management and assist in coordination of board meetings and maintaining board records accurately. You will be responsible for extensive diary management and travel arrangements.In addition, you will be required to prepare communications and liaise with stakeholders to help drive the accomplishment of tasks in an effective and efficient manner. This is a senior role and your responsibilities will see you working in a timely and analytical manner, and will have you managing a variety of priorities and coordination of high level administrative duties.

    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 be a confident and proactive self-starter with a genuine interest to progress and develop. You must have high-level communication skills and your verbal and written skills should be excellent in both Arabic and English. The successful candidate must be organised and detail orientated, with an energetic personality who has strong team player attributes.

    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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    Chartered Accountant / Senior Auditor | MCK Associates

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Preparation of Financial Statements• Responsible for day to day Finance & Accounts function• Financial reports& Analysis, Assurance & Compliance, MIS reporting, Forecasting & Budgeting, General Accounts related works

    • CPA/CA qualified candidates with minimum 4-5 years post qualification experience;• Thorough knowledge of IFRS/IAS; • Excellent reporting skills• Expertise in MS Office tools (MS Word, Excel, Power point) & Tally ERP 9• Excellent communication skills

    Established in the year 1983 as an audit firm, MCK has rapidly emerged as a multi-disciplinary firm providing a wide range of services like management consulting, corporate finance, IT and E-commerce consulting apart from the regular audit and accounting related services.

    The firm’s existence for almost two decades in the U.A.E has resulted in building a strong clientele base of successful entrepreneurs / companies spread across industries like manufacturing, trading, money exchanges, travel, hospitality, construction, contracting, shipping, printing & publishing, insurance and gold / diamond jewelers.

    We believe in building enduring relationships with our clients through pro-active services, which has always made the clients satisfied.

    We are proud to mention that our specialized skills and rich experience in this country have often helped to convert our client’s visions and dreams into reality. More