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    Consulting Government – Public Safety and Justice – Director | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisorySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryA career in our Government and Public Sector Transformation Management practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.In joining, you’ll help federal, state and local government clients solve complex business issues and manage jurisdiction related risk. You’ll help our clients assess their operational and security and data management strategies so they can continue to operate more efficiently and effectively, both today and tomorrow.To lead the Public Safety and Justice function in Qatar, and to build a regional offering to justice entities. To be a full and active member of the senior leadership of the Middle East Strategy and Transformation function.Public Safety and Justice sits within the Strategy and Transformation Operating Unit of the Government and Public Service Business Unit.Public Safety covers policing, borders, civil defence and justice and PwC Middle East has an ambitious programme for growth in this sector.The successful candidate will be responsible for driving this growth in Qatar by providing country leadership specialist support on public safety and justice opportunities. This will include, but not be limited to:• Facilitating access to technical content relevant to this sector• Building and managing a pipeline of opportunities to include developing key client relationships necessary to maintain and convert any pipeline• Lead on the delivery of projects.• The successful candidate will be joining an established Public Safety and Justice community in PwC Middle East and will be supported by regional capabilities and resources. And will be asked, as part of this, to take a regional leadership role around the justice sector.• They will also be required to play a full and active role in the Strategy and Transformation leadership team.

    Required skills and ExperienceEssential• 7-10 years of consultancy experience to include experience in strategy, transformation or operations, to include proven track record in the relevant skills for these. Eg. Strategy development, institutional set-up, operating model design or performance improvement.• Experience of delivering projects in the Public Safety and Justice domain, and through this an ability to demonstrate an understanding of the sector and its constituent parts• Experience of business development in a specialist sector to include developing technical perspectives, propositions and building sustainable client relationships.• Strong analytical skills and ability to present to senior audiences complex subject matter in a concise and coherent manner, in speech and writing.Desirable• Knowledge and experience of working with the Qatari government, preferably an entity involved in Public Safety and Justice.• Bilingual in Arabic and English in speech and writing.

    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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    Admin Secretary | Tiger Recruitment

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Description• Manage the departmental tasks and activities such as:- Onboarding tasks- Leave Plan Maintenance- Training requirements- Consumables monitoring and ordering- Purchase Requisition (PR) Creation• Coordinate with HR on Employee Relationship Management• Provide administrative assistance, such as writing and editing e-mails, drafting memos, and preparing communications for the department• Manage the management calendar, including making appointments and prioritizing the most important matters• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records and ensure they are organized and easy to retrieve• Perform minor accounting and analysis duties, prepare and collate reports when required• Organize meetings and team buildings, including scheduling, sending reminders, and organizing catering when necessary

    Salary:
    AED
    5,000 to 6,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    Skills• Excellent organizational skills• Good Communication (verbal & written)• Excellent People Skills• Assertive and possesses can-do attitude • Problem Solver and good attention to details• Good Event Coordination skills (good to have)• Technical Savvy (good to have)

    We specialise in matching exceptional support staff to top businesses and private individuals.

    We recruit for a range of positions around the world, including personal assistants, executive assistants, administrative assistants and many more.

    Our expert consultants only work with high-calibre individuals who offer outstanding business and private support. This is what makes us one of the market-leading permanent and temp recruitment agencies in London. More

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    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – Indirect Tax – VAT Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceTaxSpecialismVAT/GSTManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Indirect Tax practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever changing tax specialties. You’ll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions.Our team helps our clients optimise cash flow and reduce risk by managing challenges related to indirect taxes. You’ll support our clients with all aspects of indirect taxation related to global, regional and domestic projects as well as comprehensive restructuring and reporting value added tax projects.Responsibilities: As a VAT Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Responsible for driving the Technology, Media and Telecom (“TMT”) and e-commerce sectors with a focus on clients operating in both the UAE and the GCC from both an advisory and compliance perspective.• A thorough understanding of the electronically supplied service rules, preferably with EU experience, and keeping abreast of the constant evolving legislative changes to electronically supplied services globally.• UAE representative for the monthly PwC Digital business development calls highlighting changes to electronic services in the GCC and identifying new opportunities based on the changes being implemented globally.• Driving business development to identify opportunities, both independently and across other lines of services, to have conversations and win work with new and existing clients operating in the TMT space.• Be the UAE point of contact for inbound referrals from overseas PwC offices, building your network within the PwC firm.• Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Directors and Partners.• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients.• Develop project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our clients.• Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team.• Shape and deliver projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria.• Train, coach, and supervise team members.• TMT and e-commerce specialist / EU experience required

    • 4-5 years experience in VAT with a reputable tax consultancy firm (preferably Big4)• Specialized with VAT consultation and compliance related to TMT and e-commerce sectors• EU VAT experience is a must

    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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    Data Scientist | A Government Entity in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • The Data Scientist is responsible for modeling business processes and problems and for discovering actionable insights through descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. • The Data Scientist will use Statistical, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, and other analytics and AI techniques to gain understanding of the business processes and problems, and develop analytics solutions. • The Data Scientist will contribute to building and developing data infrastructure for company and its portfolio companies and will support data exploration, preparation, collection, integration, and operationalization of data architectures and pipelines. • The Data Scientist will be a data and analytics evangelist and an expert, and will promote the use of data and analytics capabilities and benefits to leaders of company portfolio companies and educate them in leveraging these capabilities in achieving their business goals.• The Data Scientist will support the leadership with insights gained from data analyses and analytics, management reports, and analyses for decision-making processesCORE RESPONSIBILITIES:Program Analysis:• Understand the decision-making process, workflows, and business and information needs of the users in company portfolio companies. • Translates business needs into analytics requirements to support decision processes and workflows with required information. • Works with the users to identify data-driven ML/AI/BI business opportunities and investigate solutions. • Prioritize, scope, and manage Data Science projects and develop the corresponding KPIs to ensure project tracking and progress. Data Integration and Exploratory Data Analysis:• Develop access to databases and other data sources for exploratory data analysis. • Work with domain experts to understand the business mechanics that generates the data.• Identify data pipelines for efficient and repeatable data science projects that may span multiple divisions within a company or multiple companies under the Organization. • Use data analysis and visualization techniques for studying data sets and develop insights while working with the business users • Generate hypotheses about the underlying mechanics of the business process and test the hypotheses using quantitative methods. • Perform large-scale data exploration to identify hidden or unknown relationships between variables in datasets, and validate or invalidate the new or existing hypotheses.Analytics: • Implement ML and other AI techniques to perform regression, classification, prediction, etc. as appropriate. This includes setting up, trialing, and testing hypotheses till a solution is identified while ensuring that the domain knowledge is effectively used and the business users are involved. • Perform model testing in a structured manner ensuring validation of biases/fairness in the model. • Research and implement state-of-the-art techniques and tools in machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence to ensure that systems created are efficient and effective. • Ensure that the data sources have sufficient data while selecting a model for production • Determine and ensure availability and feasibility of data and data infrastructure requirements that will be needed to train, evolve, and operationalize models and algorithms. • Visualize information and develop reports on the results of data analysis using data visualization tools and develop dashboards where a BI/descriptive analytics solution is appropriate.Substantive Expertise: • Be ready to continue to change course if hypotheses during model development are not supported by data analysis while keeping the objectives of the initiative in perspective. • Make sure that common biases including confirmation bias, loss aversion, and anchoring bias, are kept in check during model selection and development. • Use judgement to form conclusions that may challenge existing and conventional judgement and established ideas and thought, and focus on the goals of the initiative to identify high-leverage intervention points and strategies. • Seek to understand business needs and get results that have a clear, positive, and direct impact on business performance.• Apply multiple strategies including social and data-driven methods to convince others to change their opinions or plans and ensure that proposals or arguments are supported by effective logic and a business case while relevant factors are comprehensively addressed.• Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one for selection, and operationalization of the proposed model. • Be ready to learn, re-learn, and unlearn the problems while working simultaneously on multiple business units and portfolio companies. • Rapidly acquire new knowledge and learn new skills as needed.Data Pipeline Operationalization:• Work with Data Engineering and IT to evaluate, select, and implement analytics deployment. • Develop and help integrate model performance assessment and validation tools, and continuous monitoring in the deployed solution. • Collaborate with Data Engineering to establish best practices for analytics production pipelines. Miscellaneous:• Train peers in company and portfolio companies on Data Science principles and techniques. • Help inspire the organizations about the business potential of Artificial Intelligence and other Data Science techniques • Develop network of Data Science enthusiasts and professionals in the Organization Universe• Keep abreast of evolving tools, technologies, and skills through self-learning, conferences, publications, courses, local academia and meetups.

    Educational and Professional Qualifications:• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. Education in equivalent areas when complemented by suitable experience will be considered. • A specialization in ML, AI, Analytics, or Data Science is a plus. • A doctorate is a plus. • Analytics experience in multiple domains is a plus.• The candidate should have 4 to 6 years of relevant experience

    A government entity in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. More

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    Senior Mobility Specialist for an International Professional Services Firm | RecruitMe FZE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As part of the ME People Functions, you will be part of the Staffing, CD & Mobility team. You will be the driving force behind Mobility for the Middle East and delivering global mobility programs across the system. You will also be the lead point of contact, representing the Middle East across local, regional and global platforms for Covid Remote Work Arrangement (CRWA) and Mobility. You will also support the Staffing team with their daily operations and projects.Responsibilities:• Collaborate across teams to facilitate the end to end process for transfers in and out of the ME system and will be the key contact for local mobility queries for existing and potential transfers.• Provide guidance and support to transferring employees throughout their transfer experience to ensure that our employees are affiliating successfully to their new office and the transfer is successful• Be the first point of escalation for all transfer and mobility related topics and queries (including Global Mobility programs, secondments, track changes)• Manage the ME Mobility Committee and present all ME inbound / outbound transfer requests to the committee with recommendations. This will involve:• Preparing the candidate application information and reviewing CD information• Completing the full due diligence on each request and situation before presenting it to the committee• Facilitate meaningful assessment and discussion• Update key stakeholders on committee outcomes, pipeline transfer activity and impact on local capacity planning• Be the owner for all Mobility capacity, updating RPT – closely working with the People Strategy and Analytics function• Take an active role in driving localization, working closely with BMD, HR, Recruiting to support on transfers into Priority Locations• Be the main point of contact for Covid Remote Work Arrangements (CRWA), working closely with the Safety and Security Analyst. This will involve• Managing all remote work requests within the CRWA framework and ensuring all requests go through the necessary compliance checks• Liaise with global mobility services and global mobility tax teams to ensure fair and correct outcomes are delivered• Tracking and manage all requests and their dates – updating Pinpoint and local tracker – ensuring reporting is given to region on timely basis• Build strong links with local office People teams and Global Mobility communities to represent systemYou’re Good At:• You have strong written and verbal communication skills and you are experienced in working with multiple dispersed stakeholders of varying seniority. Must have the ability to deliver clear and succinct messages• You have strong attention to detail• You have exemplary judgment with a successful track record of complex problem solving• You have solid analytical skills, the ability to navigate details and a willingness to look at data in different ways.• You have a positive attitude and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality• You are autonomous, able to tolerate ambiguity and self-motivated. You have strong self-starter skills and like to “get things done”• You like working with virtual teams, and ambiguity and have the ability to multi-task on different projects under tight timeframes• You feel comfortable in both working in detail and understanding the big picture

    Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4-5 years of professional experience in a relevant field• Experience with mobility and / or staffing preferably in a large, complex organisation• Strong verbal and written communication skills, fluency in English, fluency in Arabic is a plus• Advanced level computer skills; Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook• Ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense and service-oriented environment• Resourcefulness, high attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities• You are at ease with digital collaboration tools (Trello, Slack, Egnyte)

    RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

    Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

    What we do:

    Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

    We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved. More

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    Manager – Digital Strategy (FS/TMT/ Public Sector) – Global Firm | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As a Manager in the firm’s digital portfolio’s customer strategy division, you will lead several interesting and exciting strategy and advisory engagements across the Middle East.Client DetailsInternational consulting firm with a variety of very well-established and successful practices, undergoing exciting growth plans across the Middle East.Description* Prepare project plans to meet objectives within established budget and timelines.* Develop budget, scope and staffing recommendations based on understanding of client budget and project economics.* Foster a team environment that builds accountability for and commitment to meeting engagement objectives.* Interpret and synthesise data, challenge data, and identify meaningful insights to develop recommendations that most effectively support a client’s business objectives.* Assess the financial aspects of business opportunities, while identifying and quantifying financial and non-financial benefits of proposed solutions.* Develop high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities* Influence clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior peopleJob Offer* Attractive, tax-free salary* Opportunity to work for a leading, global organisation in the Middle East.* Extensive business travel and generous travel benefits* Structured and measurable progression and growth opportunities* Opportunity to work with inspiring, engaging, and driven leadership.

    * An undergraduate degree from a top-tier university, preferably in the fields of economics, business administration, public policy, finance, or industrial engineering.* An MBA or relevant master’s degree is strongly beneficial but not required* 6 – 8 years’ experience in tech/digital strategy consulting within a top consulting firm / mix of consulting and relevant industry experience* Strong experience of leading consulting engagement teams* Proven ability to solve business problems, manage implementation for prescribed solutions, and forecast the impact of recommended changes* Strong command of written and spoken English; Arabic language skills are strongly preferred* Demonstrated ability to propose, pitch and sell additional services to clients* Willingness to travel

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Senior Manager – Digital Strategy (FS/TMT/Public Sector) – Global Firm | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As a Senior Manager in the firm’s digital portfolio’s customer strategy division, you will define engagements and lead interesting and exciting strategy and advisory projects across the Middle EastClient DetailsInternational consulting firm with a variety of very well-established and successful practices, undergoing exciting growth plans across the Middle East.Description* Lead projects and provide strategic direction across the account to deliver a superior client experience* Build deep sector expertise and manage engagements across accounts within chosen industry/sector* Focus client on value-generating initiatives to accelerate the pace of change; identify metrics to monitor and analyse performance against corporate goals* Manage and advance relationships with clients beyond immediate engagement needs and serve as a trusted advisor, setting aside personal agenda to strengthen interactions with clients* Anticipate challenges to strategy implementation and proactively develop plans to mitigate risks* Leverage industry trends to advise clients on how to create sustainable sources of advantage and differentiate their value proposition for future business growth, positioning them for long term competitiveness* Stay current on emerging technologies and translate digital trends for the client and internal teams; drive innovative solutions based on client’s desired functionalityJob Offer* Tax-free salary* Opportunity to work for a leading, global organisation in the Middle East* Extensive business travel and generous travel benefits* Structured and measurable progression and growth opportunities* Opportunity to work with inspiring, engaging and driven leadership

    * An undergraduate degree from a top-tier university, preferably in the fields of economics, business administration, public policy, finance, or engineering.* An MBA or relevant master’s degree is strongly beneficial but not essential.* Must have 10 years’ experience in strategy consulting within a top firm/ mix of strategy consulting and relevant industry experience.* Ability to lead the analysis of organisational problems, direct implementation for prescribed solutions, and manage clients’ expectations on the impact of recommended changes* Demonstrated ability to propose, pitch and sell additional services to clients* Strong command of written and spoken English; Arabic language skills are strongly preferred* Ability to travel extensively, and on a weekly basis, is required

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Paralegal | Rethink

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Key Responsibilities*• Monitor regulatory changes in the UAE mainland and free zones and draft internal and external updates• Update and monitor controlled documents for the delivery of services by the CSS team to ensure they meet the jurisdictional requirements• Draft and maintain a precedent database of minutes of meeting tailored to meet the needs of the different jurisdictions in the UAE• Draft complex resolutions and ad hoc documentary requests• Support the Head of Corporate Governance in drafting structuring advice and monitoring client questions• Work with team members to provide legal support and an understanding of the rationale for the key services within the CSS scope• Conduct legal research and maintain internal knowledge base for the team• Distill complex and detailed regulatory requirements into actionable, practical steps and processes • Liaise with other teams to combine regulatory information with practical knowledge to provide quality services.

    Experience & Qualifications• At least 2 – 4 years’ experience in a as a paralegal with experience working in a private family office, private client law firm or in consulting sector• Graduate of law or business administration with a focus on compliance and law.Other expertise • Proficient in MS Office (MS word & MS excel etc.)

    Re/think is a boutique accounting, regulatory and compliance, VAT advisory, audit, HR consultancy, recruitment and business advisory firm. We specialize in assisting SME clients with cost-effective, high quality services and solutions. We create value by investing in highly qualified and motivated people and working closely with leading industry partners to provide our clients a one stop shop for all of their business support.

    This support ranges from our core services to CFO and board level advisory for the sectors and markets we serve. Our ability to add value reaches across business size, as our offering can be adopted to start ups through to large complex firms. More