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    Facilities & Maintenance Manager | A Leading Holding Company in the UAE

    Employment: Full Time

    A well-established UAE based company with diversified businesses including, Hospitality, Real Estate and Other Investments is looking to hire an experienced residential Facilities & Maintenance Manager to assist in managing its Real Estate maintenance department.The Company currently owns 10 buildings with a portfolio size of 503 residential and commercial units and 34 villas split between Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Al Ain operating from 2 offices, Dubai & Abu Dhabi.As a Facilities & Maintenance Manager, you are responsible to manage and oversee the whole maintenance operations and team and to ensure that the maintenance operations within the properties are working smoothly to enhance the value of the portfolio.

    Education, Qualifications & Technical Experiences• Experience in overseeing Maintenance & Engineering of Rental Properties in the UAE with minimum of 5 years of experience• Experience in planning maintenance operations• Solid understanding of technical aspects of plumbing, carpentry, electrical systems, AC units, chillers , etc.• Working knowledge of facilities machines and equipment• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills• Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities• BSc/BA in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

    A leading holding company in the UAE. More

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    Property & Leasing Manager | A Leading Holding Company in the UAE

    Employment: Full Time

    A well-established UAE based company with diversified businesses including, Hospitality, Real Estate and Other Investments is looking to hire an experienced residential Property Manager to assist in managing its Real Estate Operations.The Company currently owns 10 buildings with a portfolio size of 503 residential and commercial units and 34 villas split between Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Al Ain operating from 2 offices, Dubai & Abu Dhabi.As a Property & Leasing Manager, you are responsible for maximizing Rental Revenue, Improving Tenants Relations and Enhancing the value of the portfolio.

    • Minimum 3 years’ experience as Manager of a rental Asset Portfolio• You should be holding a University degree, with good command of Arabic & English Language• Strong personality, commanding respect• Experienced with tenancy contract management, business development, operations, client/tenant relations• Experienced with tenancy contract management, business development, operations, client/tenant relations• Experience in overseeing Maintenance & Engineering of Rental Properties• Familiar with UAE Rental Market Emirates Rental Laws

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    Deals – Strategy & Operations – Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Deals – Strategy & Operations – Senior Manager (Technology, Media, and Telecoms)Line of ServiceAdvisorySpecialismDeal StrategyManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryPwC is the largest professional services firm in the Middle East with over 6,000 employees offering unparalleled range of expert capabilities from Strategy through to Deals, Consulting, Tax and Assurance Services. PwC operates across 12 countries in the region and serves both public and private sector clients.Within PwC, our Deals line of service helps organizations execute successful deals and create value through strategy definition and due diligence for domestic and cross-border M&A, divestitures and spin-offs, capital markets transactions like IPOs and debt offerings, and bankruptcies and other businessreorganizations.Deals Strategy & Operations Overview:Deals Strategy & Operations (DSO) provides strategic and operational advice across the deal continuum from setting the deal strategy to post-deal execution. Examples of services we undertake include advising funds on strategic decisions, supporting businesses in conducting commercial due diligence on potential target acquisitions, developing business plans and corporate strategies, and assessing feasibilities of potential investments. Our team includes a diverse mix of profiles with people with relevant strategy, investment, and operations experience combined with deep industry expertise. Our clients include regional and international corporates, leading private equity houses, family offices, major banks and investment funds, and government entities.The Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) team within DS&O is seeking to hire an experienced Manager or Senior Manager to work closely with the leadership to develop the EUMI vertical, and work across a range of Deals advisory assignments from commercial / business diligence to transaction advisory in joint ventures & alliances.Responsibilities:As a Senior Manager or Manager within the TMT team in DS&O, your responsibilities will include:- Overseeing the successful delivery of projects, which may include multiple projects at a time, while leading a team of 3-4 consultants- Managing the client relationship on a day-to-day basis including other stakeholders- Structuring and ensuring the development of reports encompassing the relevant analysis, findings and recommendations- Supporting on business development efforts across key geographies in the GCC and within the TMT sectors / subsectorsPreferred Knowledge and skills- Demonstrates extensive knowledge of, and/or proven record of success in, commercial due diligence or corporate strategy roles, preferably for a global network of professional services firms, private equity or corporate organizations, emphasizing the following:• Understanding various facets of mergers, integrations, spin-offs and/or divestiture transactions, including options analyses and recommendations.• Assisting clients with strategic planning and business reviews; growth, market entry and international expansion; and market opportunity sizing.- Demonstrates experience in multiple TMT domains: data centre, cloud and managed services, IoT, fintech, e-commerce, gaming, OTT, etc.- Demonstrates extensive abilities, and/or proven record of success with, managing and developing strategic client relationships while providing the highest quality client work across multiple client projects:- Building solid and collaborative relationships with team members and fostering a productive teamwork environment;- Taking an active role in new business development and pursuit activities, including client lead maturation, proposal development, and closing new business opportunities;- Delivering significant business results that reflect strategic and creative thinking and individual initiative;- Managing complex projects while functioning as a trusted advisor at the highest levels of client organizations;- Identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships;- Conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses of complex data, including Market and competitor analysis (market sizing, drivers and dynamics), customer analysis and internal analysis (strategic analysis, business model reviews, and financials);- Developing high-impact work plans: prioritizing issues that drive the answer, developing creative ways to prove or disprove hypotheses, estimating time and resourcing required for work modules;- Managing multi-resource engagements: using work plans to manage day-to-day execution, removing roadblocks, proactively asking for help, effectively communicating up, down and laterally;- Improving work processes: proactively finding standard-setting for engagement execution, codifying and sharing new insights;- Providing direction, coaching and guidance to junior resources.- Writing, communicating, facilitating, and presenting cogently; to and/or for all levels of audiences, clients and internal staff and management.- Synthesizing issues for leadership team.- Managing project workstreams and developing proposals, deliverables and reports using the Microsoft suite of applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint.- Multi-tasking and balancing time effectively, keeping a rapid pace without sacrificing quality; and, Understanding advanced analytics and big data is preferred.

    Minimum years experience required- Minimum of 6-8 years of relevant experience in a strategy consulting firm, private equity, investment fund, or other environments where similar skills have been developedEducation:- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university with high scores (top 10% in class and/or above 3.6/4 CGPA).- MBA from top business school is preferred, though not essential.

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Infrastructure Architect – Workplace Virtualization Services | IBM Middle East

    Employment: Full Time

    IntroductionThe infrastructure running industries likes transportation, energy, insurance, banking or healthcare is quickly changing as the world’s relationship with technology evolves. Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach. Our Infrastructure Architects are responsible for keeping up with the latest and greatest of these changes and using their expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our customers and products.Your Role and ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure Specialists for Hybrid Cloud Projects (Virtualization) deliver multi-cloud & infrastructure project services leveraging their Windows and virtualization subject matter expertise in both traditional and cloud environments. Services include design, implementation and customization of products and technology delivered in a time-bound, milestone based project schedule driven by client requirements and delivered using IBM service methodology. Project services typically involve heavy interaction with the client in support of concluding the project to meet the client’s requirements.

    About Business UnitAt Global Technology Services (GTS), we help our clients envision the future by offering end-to-end IT and technology support services, supported by an unmatched global delivery network. It’s a unique blend of bold new ideas and client-first thinking. If you can restlessly reinvent yourself and solve problems in new ways, work on both technology and business projects, and ask, “What else is possible?” GTS is the place for you!Your Life at IBMWhat matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.About IBMIBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.Being You at IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

    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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    Tax & Legal Services – Legal – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Legal – Entity Governance & Compliance – Senior Associate – DubaiLine of ServiceTaxSpecialismLegal Services – Employment & PensionsManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryPwC Legal has over 2500 lawyers and legal professionals in 85 countries, making us the most geographically extensive legal services network in the world. In the Middle East, we have a team of 40 people based in Dubai and the firm is looking to expand across the GCC. PwC Legal Dubai comprises corporate/commercial, government, consulting, immigration and entity governance & compliance practices. Our clients include the region’s Sovereign Wealth Funds and multinational companies with a presence on the ground, as well as both local businesses and family offices of all sizes.This role is working as part of the Entity Governance & Compliance (Company Secretarial) team located in Dubai.Our Entity Governance & Compliance team is a market leading global practice which specialises in helping clients to enhance their approach to the governance and compliance of their legal entities around the world. The team in Dubai is busy and fast growing and has a vacancy for a Senior Associate to assist with the provision of compliance, consulting and governance services to a wide range of clients (both local and international). The role requires a bright, well organised and enthusiastic individual who enjoys project management. The role requires someone who enjoys being part of a dynamic team, who is proactive and offers the potential for both client and internal international secondments.Responsibilities:- Key involvement in assisting with the co-ordination of the provision of company secretarial (compliance, consulting and governance) services to a wide range of both local and international clients.- Supporting senior colleagues with the incorporation / establishment of new entities in the UAE.- Ensuring statutory compliance deadlines (e.g. license renewals, accounts filings) are met and completed on time.- Providing support to senior colleagues in the co-ordination of compliance services. This may involve participating on client calls and preparing client deliverables.- Ensuring effective, timely and accurate administration of client’s corporate databases.- Assisting senior colleagues with the delivery of consulting and governance services.- Direct contact with client representatives, including convening conference calls and meetings as and when required.- Helping to coordinate the delivery of global company secretarial services to our clients. Working with colleagues in across our Middle Eastern offices and our international teams where appropriate.- Actively working with client engagement teams in the execution of the project deliverables.- Organise engagement teams to meet client timetable, to work towards and meet engagement team objectives.- Balance the needs and expectations of various client engagement teams.- Support in managing projects to ensure deadlines are met, recommending efficiency savings to ensure that this is the case.- Attend client and engagement team meetings, prepare notes / material in advance, take notes of the meeting, distribute actions plan and ensure actions have been completed.- Fully understand and ensure the engagement team follow PwC’s protocols for record keeping and document handling.- Leveraging technology so that our systems effectively support the engagement team’s work processes.- Provide regular updates of relevant client information to all members of the engagement team using various databases, research tools, the internet, etc.- Create and actively support an environment which enables the sharing and application of knowledge, and storing precedents within PwC Legal’s knowledge database.- Undertake proposal research including identification and relevant collation of information.- Whilst working in the Entity Governance & Compliance team you will not only develop your regional and international technical knowledge of the company secretarial profession, you will also have access to the latest training and development tools and the support of the wider PwC network.

    Requirements:- The candidate will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis.- They will be able to work independently and as part of a team with a fast pace and a high energy that will translate into a high quality output.- Mandatory qualifications: Educated to at least A level or equivalent and GCSE Maths & English grade C or above (or equivalent) and ideally with a Degree in either Business or Law, GPA 2.1 or above.- Preferable qualifications: It would be beneficial for the candidate to either be in the process of obtaining/studying for or having already obtained the following qualification(s):- ICSA Chartered Secretary qualification; and/or- PMI PMP or PRINCE 2 (or equivalent).- Years of Experience: Ideally the candidate will have 6 months’ work experience from an administrative / analytical background within a corporate / professional environment.- Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Fluent in English, but multilingual Arabic speaker preferable.- Proven IT skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, Project, financial systems and research tools. Preferably with experience of Blueprint OneWorld.- Competent researcher with broad knowledge of Google tools.- Strong numeric, analytical and finance skills.- Proactive, self-motivated individual, who can work under own initiative as well as being creative in sharing ideas for team development.- Strong influencing skills and team working skills, with the ability to build strong internal and client relationships.- Excellent time management and personal organisational skills.- Completer finisher – ability to see tasks through to the end and meet tight deadlines, taking responsibility for the completion of tasks set for them, whilst ensuring quality is maintained throughout.- Good risk awareness skills and the ability to act/think strategically are vital.- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload, whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure to ensure tight deadlines are met.- Passionate about client service – strong willingness to deliver excellent client service and flexibility to meet client requirements, sometimes at very short notice.- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East where project / client work dictates.

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Consulting, Financial Services – Risk & Reg – Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorFS X-SectorSpecialismBanking & FinanceManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within 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.To really stand out and make us ?t for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Take action to ensure everyone has a voice, inviting opinion from all.- Establish the root causes of issues and tackle them, rather than just the symptoms.- Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.- Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.- Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.- Develop specialised expertise in one or more areas.- Advise stakeholders on relevant technical issues for their business area.- Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements.- Build trust with teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Sales | Farahat & Co.

    Employment: Full Time

    Sales ( Selling professional services) RequiredMinimum of two years selling professional services3 years in UAE minimum experienceExperience in a law firm or audit / accounting firm OR knowledge with legal or audit / accounting (certificate or degree or courses)10 years of experience total in sales
    Salary:AED 6,000 to 7,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    Qualifications: Sales & Marketing (Services)Specialist knowledge: Selling professional servicesLanguage Fluency: EnglishCurrent Location: UAE

    arahat & Co. was founded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 1985. We are an ISO certified company. FAR is a regulated firm, listed with Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as an approved financial auditor/liquidator and is also listed with Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and UAE Courts as an expert witness and also, as a regulated liquidator. In addition, we are listed with many other free zones in Dubai, UAE and with the major banks in the UAE.
    We are regulated by all governmental authorities and licensed as a VAT and tax consulting firm. FAR is a member of Leading Edge Alliance(LEA) Global Network, the second largest firm network in the world. More

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    Senior Auditor or Audit Manager | Farahat & Co.

    Employment: Full Time

    Objectives: Audit experience minimum 5 years (preferred 7)Audit experience in the UAE minimum 2 yearsExperience required from following companiesErnst & young or Deloitte or KPMG or PWC (price water house coopers) or BDO or Grant Thornton (minimum 5 years) the position should be assistant manager or senior in these companies
    Salary:AED 6,000 to 7,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    University Qualifications: AuditorOther certifications obtained: CPANature and length of previous experience: 7 yearsSpecialist knowledge: Audit experienceSoft Skills and Personality traits: Strong background and experience with audit methodologies and techniques.

    arahat & Co. was founded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 1985. We are an ISO certified company. FAR is a regulated firm, listed with Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as an approved financial auditor/liquidator and is also listed with Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and UAE Courts as an expert witness and also, as a regulated liquidator. In addition, we are listed with many other free zones in Dubai, UAE and with the major banks in the UAE.
    We are regulated by all governmental authorities and licensed as a VAT and tax consulting firm. FAR is a member of Leading Edge Alliance(LEA) Global Network, the second largest firm network in the world. More