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    Office Administrator – KSA National Only | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client is at the forefront globally of what they do and with offices all over the world, this US organisation is now continuing the expansion of their Riyadh office. The position is varied and will provide strong administration support to the team managing the case team process and ensuring their day to day lives run smoothly. The role supports the Executive Assistant, and you work very much as a unit together. Diary and complex travel coordination play a large part of the role and strong organizational skills are paramount. Logistical and technical support for all meetings and conferences is required and extensive liaison with both internal and external stakeholders. Candidates will possess excellent computer skills and be highly competent with all the MS Office suite and be able to research accurately.

    This role would suit an individual with two year’s corporate experience as a secretary or administrator within a professional organisation and someone who has garnered local geographical and regional knowledge. 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 and excellent English language ability. Corporate appearance and immaculate presentation is key in representing this amazing office and its business. The company offers strategic development opportunities and strong stability factor for the right candidate.Applications are restricted to KSA Nationals only.

    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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    Sr Manager M&A (Post-Deal) – Financial Services – Big 4 Consulting Firm | NSI & Bluefin Talent

    Employment:

    Full Time

    A Big 4 consulting firm is looking to expand its M&A Strategy practice in the Middle East. They are looking to hire Senior Manager with extensive experience in Strategy/M&A /Transaction/Deals/Integration and Separation (both sell-side and buy-side) value creation, carve-out, 100 days planning and execution, post-merger integration in the Financial Services sector. The primary focus of the role is to lead a team of 3-8 Managers and Consultants in M&A strategic projects, and support the leadership team in penetrating Financial Services Sector in business development initiatives.Role Description:During your tenure as a Sr Manager in Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:• Prepare project plan to meet objectives within established budget and timeline and recognizes when plans should be adjusted to meet objectives.• Co-develop budget, scope, and staffing recommendations based on the understanding of client budget and project economics.• Develop, originate, and execute M&A projects through own and team Financial Services research as well as leveraging existing (client) relationships. • Work on a wide range of M&A engagements and will oversee and review daily project management.• Lead a team of three to five to ten managers and consultants in large programs and take ownership of the preparation of key deliverables such as project management in post-merger integrations and carve-outs, reporting cadences, day 1 readiness planning, target operating model, and operational/IT/commercial due diligence. • Coordinate sector analyses to identify M&A trends, identify suitable target companies and lead the preparation of pitches for clients and prospects.• Work closely together with junior team members whom you will steer, coach, and train during transactions and business development activities, and act as the main support for business development activities. • Play a client-facing role from origination to deal execution and closing.• Bring eminence to the market both with technical competencies and with views and perspectives of M&A market trends.• Foster a team environment that builds accountability for and commitment to meeting engagement objectives• Build a global network of subject matter experts within a chosen sector and leverages global collateral to support sales pursuits and engagement.

    • A 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 required.• At least 7+ years of experience in M&A consulting with a comparable firm within Big 4 and other major M&A consulting firm or a relevant professional discipline in corporate development and M&A functions within the Financial Services Industry• A candidate must have M&A Experience collaboratively within integrated, cross-functional teams to deliver M&A engagements across all the phases of the M&A lifecycle:o Day 1 readiness planning and execution o Post-merger integrationo Carve-out and Separation o Operational Due Diligenceo First 100 days and long-term implementation o Synergy evaluation • Sound commercial acumen and understanding of international and the Middle East M&A markets• Self-confident with a strong appetite to build up a strong M&A team and help in business development activities/initiatives.• Dedicated & ambitious team player with very good communication skills• Excellent knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and other related PC-applications• Ability to travel up to 50% to neighboring countries (While up to 50% travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice)• Willing to relocate to Dubai

    New Sourcing International (NSI) / Bluefin Talent have partnered so to offer a specialized recruitment solution within the Consulting and Financial services domains.

    Working together as a specialist search and selection agency, we concentrate on blue chip financial services and strategy / technology consulting organizations across Europe and the Middle East; focusing exclusively on Financial Services, IT and Risk. Being niche allows us to offer a premium search service, tailored to overcome the technically challenging nature of recruitment for the specialist functions that we work.

    We are dedicated to representing best of breed candidates in the region in our dedicated fields of employment. As such we are a leading outfit for placing ex-pats and internationally educated students in the region.

    Our biggest unique selling point, is that we are steered by a dedicated team of ex-financial services and industry professionals. This allows us to offer a level of candidate pre-screening for roles, which is largely anomalous to the recruitment profession. Our ability to bridge the technical knowledge gap typical recruiters encounter, coupled with a thorough delivery process allows us to drive consistently superior results for our clients sourcing requirements. Designed to provide a fast and efficient turnaround, we minimize the use of internal resources our clients spend vetting inadequate profiles, allowing them to quickly get back to focusing on their strategic goals.

    Our strength lies not only in the specialist nature of our firm, but also in the commitment we show towards our clients and candidates. We endeavour to build long-term relationships and recognise the crucial nature of communication throughout the recruitment process. Excellence, integrity, respect and transparency are cornerstone to the culture we promote. More

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    Arabic Executive Assistant | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    A global management organisation with offices across the world now have a vacancy for an Executive Assistant within their Doha office. The organisation prides itself on their adaptability and work ethics to ensure they attract clients from a wide range of industry sectors including energy, financial services, health care, private equity and telecoms and as such this role can offer great career growth. Reporting to the Senior EA Team leader you will work closely to support a Partner and provide comprehensive administrative, secretarial and organisational support, ensuring the Partner is organised with complex diary management, global travel itineraries and associated documents. This is a fast paced and dynamic environment, and it is imperative that you can be flexible in your approach to the role, fully committed and able to manage highly confidential and evolving project objectives and strategies. You will be a consummate professional and able to anticipate needs and be a strong problem solver, taking decisions to maximize the Partner’s time and efficiencies. You will also act as a gate keeper to field calls and emails and where possible, resolve any queries at the initial stage and manage workload effectively. You will liaise with clients and internal stakeholders in various global offices, developing and maintaining strong co-operative relationships at all levels. Strong communication skills are vital in both Arabic and English (both spoken and written).

    Salary:
    QAR
    19,000 to 20,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: Annual bonus and medical insurance

    Our client really is an employer that values its staff and creates clear development plans and opportunities for employees at all levels of seniority. It is expected that you are a career Executive Assistant with a minimum of 4-5 years’ experience of supporting those at Senior C-suite level in an international environment, within the banking, legal or consultancy sectors. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate experience across the Middle East region. The successful candidate will possess strong IT skills, including Excel and PowerPoint and although a degree is not a necessity, it would be preferred.

    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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    Associate, Accounts Payable & Administration (Interim) | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Contract

    Charterhouse are currently in the process of supporting one of our banking client’s, to identify and recruit, an Associate level candidate within an accounts payable and administration function for a temporary-based contract. This role shall be geared towards the handling and ownership of all local and international accounts payable operations, whilst managing the transactional accounting and general ledger sheets, across an Oracle-based system. This will primarily link to managing and verifying all vendor payments, along with the monthly processing of staff expense claims across the regional business, whilst ensuring any VAT coding and/or filing for financial reporting purposes. This aspect of the role shall also require an accounting alignment and compliance-check, to meet any group audit requirements, whilst also managing bank reconciliations and systems consolidation. In conjunction, the role will also cover an administrative discipline; whereby areas of contractual documents, financial records and office manuals are established, controlled and updated on a timely basis for both compliance cross-check and audit processes.

    The client will look to hire a junior professional with a finance and/or accountancy-based Degree and career background. The candidate will demonstrate up to 3 years of experience, within a mainstream accounts payable operation, managing a volume and quality-driven workload. This is coupled with the candidate requiring strong ERP and/or accounting software exposure. An advanced level of Excel understanding shall be required too; allowing for strong recording and analytical-based processes within the accounting and reporting aspects of the role. The client will look for a candidate whom can demonstrate strong, detailed and pragmatic organisational skills; to ensure that all administrative responsibilities can be completed and upgraded where applicable. In light of the interim/temporary nature of the role, the client will only consider candidates whom are immediately available in the market.

    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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    L&D Content Creation Specialist | RecruitME

    Employment:

    Full Time

    L&D content creation specialist for an International Professional Services Firm,Learning and Development (L&D) delivers a world-class learning experience that accelerates our people’s development, deepens their sense of belonging, and unlocks their potential to impact our firm, our clients, and the world. Our team supports the development of non-Managing Director and Partner core and expert consulting, and Business Services team members. As the Learning & Development Specialist for Business Service Team, you will be responsible for all admin, content and logistics aspects of Training in the Middle East. This includes curriculum design and content creation, vendor selection and management, organisational planning and coordination of local training for all of the Middle East Business Services Team. The Specialist will also be responsible for managing our internal Talent Development Program. Although this role will focus primarily on the BST, team members are expected to collaborate across Business Service needs and activities.The ideal candidate will excel at:• Sourcing and building relationships with external training vendors to ensure best practice training opportunities for our staff• Developing the local learning curriculum, maintaining existing local training materials and developing content for new programs• Mailing, collecting and analysing feedback requests and feedback on training events• Managing invoices, monthly budget controlling and coordinating with interfaces in addition to capturing and tracking of budget deviations• Planning the training budget and the annual training calendar.• Reports and analysis for Training: data entry and updates, data preparation and reporting in Excel and Power Point• Liaising with the L&D Partner and wider Training Team on annual local training programme

    Qualifications:• Relevant bachelor’s degree plus 5 years relevant experience, preferably at a corporate professional services firm, must have proven content creation and training presentation skills• Strong communication skills; fluency in English• Advanced level computer skills; Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook• Ability to use data based systems and report running• Strong service orientation and responsiveness to requests• Organizational skills: ability to handle competing priorities effectively• Resourcefulness and high attention to detail• Ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment• Experience managing and collaborating with senior stakeholders

    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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    Assistant Relationship Manager, SME Banking | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Purpose:• Establish and maintain good relationships with key business banking clients• Monitor and develop these into successful, ongoing business relationships in order to manage risk, increase share of wallet and incremental liability and Assets.Principal Accountabilities:• Maintain & manage an assigned portfolio to retain & grow their banking relationships in a profitable manner and in line with assigned business growth targets. • Besides managing his/her own portfolio, the ARM will support the Business Area Manager on day to day activities.• Making regular visits to clients for both monitoring (risk management) and business generation purposes. • Such visits to be recorded by way of call reports which are to include all pertinent information in a timely manner.• Conduct account planning with respective Business Relationship Managers on clients within self-portfolio to cross sell other products & services and ensure multi-product relationship with greater share of wallet.• Coordinate with Retail Collection (Recovery) in connection with irregular accounts related to Business Banking segment.• Establish effective & professional communication (both internal and external) to ensure turnaround time within designated parameters and higher client satisfaction levels.• Ensure timely and accurate credit administrations through timely completion of annual reviews and regular monitoring of financials, covenants and other parameters within the review cycle.• Comply with internal audit requirements in line with the policy guidelines, to ensure high standards of uniformity and consistency across the Bank.• Proficient dealing with customer queries to provide appropriate solutions to enhance the customer satisfaction levels. • Keep abreast of developments in the local business environment to spot business opportunities. • Contribute to the planning process in order to develop Business Banking strategies.

    RequirementsEducation and Experience:• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in commercially oriented discipline or Higher Secondary education with recognized diploma in Banking.• 2 – 4 years of experience in Business Banking / Commercial Banking with 1 year of exposure to Business Banking in the UAE. • Should be excellent in writing Credit Proposal and handling day to day clients transaction

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    L&D content creation specialist for an International Professional Services Firm, | RecruitME

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Learning and Development (L&D) delivers a world-class learning experience that accelerates our people’s development, deepens their sense of belonging, and unlocks their potential to impact our firm, our clients, and the world. Our team supports the development of non-Managing Director and Partner core and expert consulting, and Business Services team members. As the Learning & Development Specialist for Business Service Team, you will be responsible for all admin, content and logistics aspects of Training in the Middle East. This includes curriculum design and content creation, vendor selection and management, organisational planning and coordination of local training for all of the Middle East Business Services Team. The Specialist will also be responsible for managing our internal Talent Development Program. Although this role will focus primarily on the BST, team members are expected to collaborate across Business Service needs and activities.The ideal candidate will excel at:• Sourcing and building relationships with external training vendors to ensure best practice training opportunities for our staff• Developing the local learning curriculum, maintaining existing local training materials and developing content for new programs• Mailing, collecting and analysing feedback requests and feedback on training events• Managing invoices, monthly budget controlling and coordinating with interfaces in addition to capturing and tracking of budget deviations• Planning the training budget and the annual training calendar.• Reports and analysis for Training: data entry and updates, data preparation and reporting in Excel and Power Point• Liaising with the L&D Partner and wider Training Team on annual local training programme

    Qualifications:• Relevant bachelor’s degree plus 5 years relevant experience, preferably at a corporate professional services firm, must have proven content creation and training presentation skills• Strong communication skills; fluency in English• Advanced level computer skills; Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook• Ability to use data based systems and report running• Strong service orientation and responsiveness to requests• Organizational skills: ability to handle competing priorities effectively• Resourcefulness and high attention to detail• Ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment• Experience managing and collaborating with senior stakeholders

    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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    Cybersecurity Architect | Stanley James

    Employment:

    Contract

    We are recruiting a Cybersecurity Architect on behalf of a leading UAE headquartered organisation who are recognised as a leader within their industry. This is an excellent opportunity to join a once in a generation project and have a significant hand in shaping a strong brand.Applications are sought from those with 10 years of experience who will be responsible for defining structural and behavioural aspects of identity and access management systems, to enable and guide the development and implementation of IAM solutions, in alignment with the business strategy and cyber security requirements.Key Responsibilities:* Define the IAM architectural principles, polices and standards in line with the business and IT strategy, Cyber Security Policies and industry practices. * Advocate for and contribute to the development and enforcement of IAM policies across all systems and solutions.* Support audit, risk assessment and compliance functions by designing solutions to address its findings and risks. * Deliver IAM architectural artifacts during projects lifecycle * Identify potential areas of improvement in the enterprise IAM capabilities Technologies

    Critical Competencies Include:* Process Improvement Techniques * Knowledge of Six Sigma or Green Belt Certified* Certification in GIAC, CISSP-ISSAP (Information System Security Architecture Professional)* Thorough understanding of Information Security specifications including ISO 27001, PCI DSS.* Cyber security solution architecture and system integration experience* Understanding of Architecture Methods, Principles and Patters.

    Stanley James is a privately owned recruitment business with offices in both Dubai and Cape Town allowing us to have global reach and a strong presence across EMEA and APAC. We have an expert team of recruitment specialists that are people centric, knowledgeable and driven to connect talent across all corporate functions. We are the partner of choice for SMEs, niche industry specialists and enterprises across the Technology, Financial Services, Management Consultancy, Legal, Construction & Engineering and Energy & Oil Gas sectors.

    We typically recruit a wide range of skillsets across all corporate services, front/back office functions and commercial leadership teams. This includes Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, C-Level/Leadership, Business Change, Operations, Special Projects and Business Support Services. More