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    Office Manager – Asset Management / Financial Services | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are seeking an experienced Office Manager who has exposure to HR, Facilities and KYC client onboarding operations for our established client in DIFC. The position has diverse responsibilities, and it will manage the general administration function of the office for the MENA region. The role is a hybrid and there is considerable emphasis on HR operations and administration, encompassing recruitment, on and off boarding, inductions and managing the appraisal process. Full implementation of management strategies and initiatives is required and strong employee engagement skills. You will be able to mentor and develop the Administrator and ensure the office operates smoothly and functionally as a unit. The role will report to senior leadership executives and assist with roadshows and investor relations events as they start resuming and coordinating closely with both corporate and private clients. There will be considerable client onboarding with KYC due diligence and compliance administration, in terms of reporting and conflict monitoring. Hence, it is a requirement that candidates have relevant industry experience, from within either a law firm, investment bank or private equity/asset management firm previously.

    We are looking for a true professional; who has worked in a broad-based role within the above specified sectors for ideally for between 3-5 years in the UAE. The right work ethic, personality and overall attitude is very important to our client and the company fit needs to be right. You will be an individual with a positive nature, high energy, and a strong team spirit. The ability to multitask with exemplary time management skills is paramount as is strong interpersonal skills. Corporate appearance and immaculate presentation is key in representing this amazing office and its business.

    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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    Receptionist | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse are working with a global consultancy firm based in the UK who are looking at hiring a Receptionist for their Dubai office. This receptionist role will see you be responsible for delivering a high level of service across a specified office. You will act as first point of contact for incoming calls and visitors. Duties include but are not limited to: Reception (meet and greet), meeting room set up, diary management, expense processing, general administrative support and keeping the client database managed and updated. In addition, you will be responsible for directing incoming calls appropriately, taking messages or dealing with where possible and also dealing with post and couriers. You will also provide general support to staff visiting from overseas offices as required.This is a full time role working Sunday to Thursday, from 9.00 to 5:30pm.

    To be successful for this role you must have excellent communication skills in English and have great computer skills. Ideally you should have a minimum of 2 years of administrative experience. You must have a positive and flexible approach and excellent organisational and detail-oriented skills, and able to prioritise workload. Preference will be given to Western educated candidates and those who are immediately available.

    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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    Personal Assistant | A Professional Public Accounting, Audit, Tax, And Advisory Firm

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are looking for a competent Personal Assistant with an accounting or/and IT background to provide personalized professional, logistical and administrative and accounting support in a well-organized and timely manner. You will work on a one-to-one basis with the Managing Partner on a variety of tasks related to the executive’s working life and communication. Enhances executive’s effectiveness by providing information management support; representing the executive to others.Responsibilities:• Able to understand accounting and auditing business and perform specific trained tasks • Act as the point of contact between the executives and internal/external clients• Undertake the tasks of receiving calls, take messages and routing correspondence• Handle requests and queries appropriately• Maintain diary, arrange meetings and appointments and provide reminders• Make travel arrangements• Take dictation and minutes and accurately enter data• Monitor office supplies and research advantageous deals or suppliers• Produce reports, presentations and briefs• Develop and carry out an efficient documentation and filing system• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics.• Conserves executive’s time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; initiating telecommunications.• Maintains executive’s appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel.• Represents the executive by attending meetings with the executive, or in the executive’s absence; taking minutes of meetings, speaking for the executive.• Welcomes guests and customers by greeting them, in person or on the telephone; answering or directing inquiries.• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.• Completes projects by assigning work to clerical staff; following up on results.• Prepares reports by collecting and analyzing information.• Secures information by completing data base backups.• Provides historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems; recording meeting discussions.• Maintains office supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; evaluating new office products; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.• Records and bookkeeping.

    • Writing Skills, Reporting Skills, Supply Management, Scheduling, Microsoft Office Skills, Organization, Time Management, Presentation Skills, Equipment Maintenance, Travel Logistics, Verbal Communication.• Enthusiastic, hard-working, positive, excited about your role and contributions.• Finance and accounting or auditing background would be advantageous, as well as Social media and website maintenance knowledge.

    A professional public accounting, Audit, Tax, and Advisory firm. More

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    Corporate Receptionist | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are seeking a highly polished and professional individual to manage the reception of the Private Office of our UHNW client. We are seeking a corporate persona; someone who can represent the business interests of our client. First impressions are very important, and we are seeking individuals who have had significant exposure to senior professionals and dignitaries and are capable of managing a diverse array of tasks at one time. The key focus of the role is to be the main point of contact for all visitors to the office; welcoming and assisting them with their visit. Additional elements of the role include, management of hotel bookings, airport pick up for visitors, liaising with couriers and suppliers, managing pantry and office supplies and maintaining the corporate reception area and meeting rooms. There are also various administration duties, and you will assist with corporate letters and reports.

    Applications are invited from those who have a client service-oriented personality, exceptional English language ability and have a mature, confident demeanour. Our client is based highly prestigious, state of the art offices in the financial district on Dubai. This role would be suitable for a young graduate / candidate who is interested in the arts specifically.

    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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    Experienced Server Remote Technical Support Engineer | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.Your Role and Responsibilities The Multi-Vendor Services Server Team is expanding, and we are looking to hire Server Remote Engineers tasked with sharing technical expertise and resolving technical issues for IBM clients worldwide. A Multi-Vendor Server Remote Engineer in this job role will have expertise in various multi-vendor server technologies and access to specialized education for variety of server products (both remote & hands-on). As part of the job, the Server Remote Engineer would have the following responsibilities: – Perform problem determination/fault isolation by analyzing support logs and diagnostic data within the Level 1 team. – Use specialized diagnostic tools to isolate complex client problems. – Keep customers regularly informed of problem investigation and resolution status throughout the support service request life cycle. – Identify known defects and fixes to resolve problems. – Interpret online manuals and available documentation aiming faster issue resolution. – Collaborate closely with higher level support teams to drive fixes on complex and critical issues. – Provide real time assistance to field technicians to resolve critical client technical issues. – Follow established processes for effective management of support incidents. – Demonstrate proficiency in the supported hardware platforms by maintaining applicable technical certifications. – Demonstrating soft and technical skills that contributes to client satisfaction. – Adhere to the set working schedule (organized in 3 shifts during weekdays, supporting 24×7 shift operations during weekends and public holidays, and on-call coverage)

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise – Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Computer science or similar technical field. – At least 1 year of experience in a technical support role – Remote technical support or Administration. – Experience in customer facing roles. Skills and competencies: – Excellent command of spoken and written English – Excellent soft skills, active listening/reading, sympathy, ask when in doubt, explain clearly and set right expectations. – Good planning and organization skills with excellent computer skills – Troubleshooting and analytical thinking skills to identify and resolve problems. – Customer-first mindset with high sense of ownership. – Ability to quickly learn and absorb new concepts, terms, and vocabulary. – Ability to research and self-study to find solutions to unknown issues and generally improve oneself. – Ability to manage complicated requests and handle difficult customer behavior Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise – Experience providing technical hardware support or administration for server products with focus on the following OEMs: HPE (ProLiant DL380/DL560/etc.), Dell, Fujitsu, etc.- Experience with Wintel/Unix/Linux OS and virtualization technologies (Unix knowledge is a big plus)- Basic knowledge in TCP/IP concepts.- Good command of spoken and written French language will be considered as a great advantage

    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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    Security Associate Partner | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction Information and Data are some of the most important organizational assets in today’s businesses. As a Security Consultant, you will be a key advisor for IBM’s clients, analyzing business requirements to design and implement the best security solutions for their needs. You will apply your technical skills to find the balance between enabling and securing the client’s organization with the cognitive solutions that are making IBM the fastest growing enterprise security business in the world.Your Role and Responsibilities The Associate Partner Security Services practices helps to lead the growth and management of all facets of the business, primarily by using this position and perspective to assist the business. This requires demonstrating thought leadership, sales leadership and delivery leadership and Consulting & Systems Integration leadership and deep knowledge & strong track record in more than at least 2 of the core domains : Security Strategy Risk and Compliance, Identity Access Management, SOC / Security Operations, Application and Data Security, Infrastructure & Endpoint Security, Incident Response, Red team testing and Mobile Security, cloud security and at minimum experience in data security and SO.ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Marketing and Sales- Lead Opportunity creation, opp progression, opp closure in security area, with select set of clients- Provide demonstration of IBM credentials in more than 2 of the core capability domains (SSRC/GRC, IAM, SOC Operations, Application and Data, or Infrastructure Endpoint and Mobile Security)- Provide a focal point for the team to help understand capabilities, offerings, client references- Become a recognized thought leader in one of the core domains, utilizing conferences, white papers, client presentations to build awareness of IBM credentials- Be accountable for driving signing’s in KSA

    DeliveryTake ownership of end-end delivery of security work for client, and ensure whats sold is getting delivered to satisfaction of client and 10/10 Net Promoter Score from client, and delight clients.- Working with UKI and EMEA and global team, help organize project approaches and teams for client delivery- Participate in project delivery, to varying degrees depending on project complexity- Help resolve project issues as they arise- Establish strong client relationships in key accounts to help progress the Security Services portfolioPractice- Provide leadership by facilitating a community of like-minded practitioners to share and exchange ideas for practice growth and improvement- Contribute content and advice to the offering development process- Help shape the emerging model of the global Security practicePeople- Help establish capability and skills models for the core domains- Become a role model for global practitioners in the core domains Required Technical and Professional Expertise – At least 10 years’ experience in management consulting and systems integration in a top tier professional services firm – Strong Consulting, Delivery and Sales proven track record – Strong Practice/Offering building proven track record – Strong track record in building relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders – At least 8 years’ experience working in projects related to the core domains – English: Fluent

    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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    Technical Director | Hoo Exchange

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – Responsible for the company’s technical planning and operational research implementation, provide comprehensive technical support for the company’s development, and ensure that software development is completed on time and meets the required quality;- Cultivate the company’s core technical team and performances, and the company’s technical team will stick to key products and technologies, and complete the overall platform construction, maintenance and product development;- Research and decide the company’s technological development route, plan the company’s product technical framework and new product development, and be responsible for the planning, review and supervision of the research project management process of the product project research process;- Responsible for the cooperation and coordination of various projects, departments and technical fields.- Establish a standardized and efficient technology management system and optimize it, develop and enhance the company’s overall technology development capabilities.- Keep keenly aware of new and industry trends, and make important planning suggestions for the company’s future product and technology development.

    – Computer major or information technology major, software or above knowledge, with more than 5 years of industry research and management work experience;- A large number of practical applications based on relational databases, attention, use of storage development, and high-data applications;- Language proficient in at least 2 languages, Java, GO or C- Have in-depth understanding of JVM, proficient in JVM performance tuning, and background experience in algorithm research;- Proficient in SpringBoot, SpringCloud and its microservice peripheral middleware, have practical experience, and master the principles of Mysql database;- Have good research process management and control skills, including arrangement and control, risk control, quality management, configuration management, etc.;- Able to undertake high-load work, good teamwork spirit and management ability, strong sense of responsibility, dedicated work, and pioneering spirit.- With a large team, well-known Internet companies or blockchain professionals are preferred, and knowledge of Chinese is preferred.

    Hoo Exchange is the world’s leading digital assets trading platform. More

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    Automation Test Engineer | A Leading Company In UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Responsible for the company’s product full-process testing, writing test cases and executing them, able to conduct comprehensive and standardized testing of products in accordance with the software testing process to guarantee the quality of products online• Ability to optimize testing efficiency, take the initiative to drive the project forward and improve the quality and speed of work• Keep active communication with product and development, help analyze positioning and solve problems, and summarize test execution• Respond to and follow up on the feedback of online problems and assist R&D to solve them• Participate in the release and deployment to ensure that solutions meet business requirements

    Salary:
    AED
    10,000 to 25,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    • College degree or above, with 3-5 years of software testing experience, with experience in testing • Skilled in using software testing methods (functional and automation testing), familiar with relevant testing processes and software engineering principles• Ability to independently complete interface testing and interface automation case development• Possess good communication and expression skills, be proactive and enthusiastic, and be willing to assist others• Ability to Set up, Write and Execute automated test scripts using Selenium framework• Hands-on experience in using simulation test tools such as BrowserStack for mobile application and cross-browser testing• Hands-on experience in API/Web Service Testing (tools like Postman).• Extra points• Experience in information flow, advertising, app testing, data testing• Master at least one development or scripting language

    A leading company in UAE. More