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    HR Officer | Kershaw Leonard

    Employment: Full Time

    Our Client is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing hundreds of staff across a the world. The position of HR Officer is a full-time, permanent role and forms part of the Dubai office comprised of around 30 staff. The HR Officer will work directly with senior leadership, offering advice and guidance, as well as solutions for continuous improvement.* The successful candidate will be required to work independently with minimal instruction on day to day work.* The role requires a strong self-starter to lead the development and implementation of people management strategy across the organization, working with senior leadership team to optimize organizational effectiveness, goals and priorities.* Models and acts in accordance with the Clients guiding principles and core values.* The incumbent will support initiatives including, but not limited to, assisting on proactive planning, organizing, and implementing processes and programs in functional areas such as compensation and benefits, departmental development, employee relations, training and development, performance management, orientation, recruitment, diversity and miscellaneous projects.

    * Minimum 5 years HR Generalist experience.* Bachelor’s Degree from reputed university required / Master’s Degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience.* Good computer skills and experience on MS Office packages.* In-depth knowledge of UAE employment law and HR practices with a solid track record in managing/advising on complex/sensitive legal issues as well as considering the impact of new legislation and devising new HR policies and procedures.* Strong customer service skills and the ability to manage situations promptly and professionally, meeting commitments for service and assistance.* Able to maintain effective communication at all times.* Contributes to building a positive team spirit and puts success of team above own interests.* Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.* Ability to communicate and interact effectively with multi-functional and diverse backgrounds.* Ability to read. analyse and respond to common inquiries.* Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of internal customers and employees.

    Kershaw Leonard is committed to finding First Class people for its World Class Clients. Since our inauguration in September 1999, We have become well-respected specialists for all aspects of Human Resource Consultancy and Recruitment, and bring a standard of professional conduct (through the Recruitment Employment Confederation UK) to the industry here in the Middle East. Our qualified Consultants deliver a unique quality of service that is designed to meet the individual needs of both Candidates and Clients.
    Our specialist recruitment divisions cover permanent, temporary and contract staff, and Executive Search, in the following sectors:
    Senior Executives and Directors; Design; Engineering and Construction; Finance and Banking; Human Resources and Training; IT and Telecoms; Legal; Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Media; Office Management; Retail; Sales and Marketing and Secretarial and Business Support. More

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    IT Officer | Equinox Global Investments

    Employment: Full Time

    POSITION OBJECTIVES• Responsible for the Maintenance of the network and communication systems of the company, ensures the availability, integrity and security of the company’s computers and electronic data.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES• Serves as the point of contact on all IT related matters and ensures to follow Business Office procedures and company policies and procedures• Maintenance, planning, implementation of company server systems, network, wifi, cabling, switches, etc.• Oversees troubleshooting, systems backups, archiving, and files recovery and provides IT support when needed and maintains confidentiality of data• Builds and maintains vendor relationships and recommends purchase of software, hardware and other IT supplies, at the best market price• On call for emergencies to ensure that systems are functioning properly without interruptions during normal business or office hours• Interacts with employees at all levels, to help resolve IT related issued and provides answers in a timely manner• Relays relevant IT-related information to management in a timely manner• Performs other tasks as assigned, as related to job title

    POSITION REQUIREMENTS• Bachelor’s degree in in Computer Science or computer management Experience and Skills• Minimum of 5 years solid experience in IT Support or similar work in the Construction or real estate sector• Team player• Can do attitude• Has initiative• Patient• Good time management• Trustworthy with confidential and sensitive company information

    Equinox Global Investments was founded in 1993, originally established with the primary focus of fulfilling opportunities in the burgeoning Qatar real estate market. The company’s business streams have multiplied as diversification within the company’s portfolio kept pace with the increasing opportunities in the region. Today, Equinox Global Investments has grown to include activities within real estate, retail, business to business (B2B) as well as local partnership and representation. The real estate portfolio includes shopping malls, a residential compound, commercial and industrial developments. More

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    Enterprise Business Solutions Specialist | Propel Consult

    The Role
    Company: Our client is a leading provider of airport services. They are currently looking to recruit Enterprise Business Solutions Specialist to be based in Jeddah Report to: Enterprise Business Solutions Manager Rule Purpose: The role holder is responsible for planning, deploying and governing the Enterpris… More

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    Social Media Consultant | A Leading Financial Organization in Qatar

    Employment: Contract

    Family sponsored preferred – Available ImmediateJob Summary:As part of the digital media team, this role provides end to end support to run all of Company’s social media channels including but not limited to LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. The role will provide both strategic and executional support to ensure that Company’s social channels are up to date and deliver on company objectives to drive brand awareness, generate quality leads in the most efficient manner.Key Accountabilities:- Social Media Strategy, Content Creation and Management- Social Media Community Management- Social Media Design & Assets- Measuring, Optimization & ReportingSocial Media Strategy, Content Creation And Management:- Support development and implementation a holistic social media strategy, relevant KPIs in line with company objectives, social media policy and procedures for all of the Company’s social channels including but not limited to LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.- Support the development and manage the Company’s social media content pillars, ensure that social media activities are in sync with the established pillars. Review and update the content pillars from time to time based on company objectives- Oversee the execution of social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, and messaging and audience identification.- Devise social content strategies and framework to develop content themes, creation and maintenance of content plans/calendars to support various company and stakeholder initiatives with aim to drive department KPIs including but not limited to Brand Awareness, Lead Generation in an efficient manner- Drive approaches and actions to build social presence, ensuring key content is delivered to the audiences and maximizes efforts as well as ensuring cost effectiveness by using a healthy mix of own, paid and earned channels.- Identify, brainstorm and, where appropriate, implement the latest social media trends and technologies affecting company industry- Ensure all social accounts are secure with strong passwords and two step verification where applicableSocial Media Community Management:- Manage day to day interactions with audiences on social media channels including general and specific queries about the Company, complaints and liaise with relevant stakeholders to provide a timely response- Maintain a comprehensive log of social media responses to track query types and their resolution.- Take into account all latest best practices for community management while performing all related tasksSocial Media Design & Assets:- Attend client events as necessary and ensure reporting with photographs and short videos in social media quality- Ensure post-production such as adding headlines, subtitles, music, and logo(s)- Adapt content for different formats/platforms according to best practices- Produce short and simple animations to be used on social media- Work with English and Arabic copywriters to develop compelling captions for content produced, including relevant tags and hashtags- Liaise with in-house and out-house teams to create social content, such as but not limited to, videos, photoshoots, animations.Measuring & Optimization & Reporting:- Continuously measure all social media activities in terms of channel performance, content performance, engagement rates, video completion rates through platform specific analytics tools and also 3rd party tools like Sprout Social, etc.- Continuously analyze all social media activities to recommend optimizations to the content types, carry out changes to the content calendar, ensure newer content formats are tested and recommended for future use based on their performance- Process raw data from social media reporting tools including platform tools and 3rd party tools.- Data can be, but not limited to social media impressions, engagements (likes and comments), followers, video views, link clicks, and form submissions.- Supply reporting numbers and analysis for periodic reports (monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc) for both the department and the company.

    Qualifications and Experience:- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or other related discipline.- Minimum Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in social media management

    A leading Financial Organization in Qatar. More

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    Deals – Transaction Services – Valuations – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisorySpecialismValuationManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Valuations practice, within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the world’s leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.Our team helps organisations unlock greater deal value by providing robust value opinions and transaction model business advisory. As part of the team, you’ll research financial risks, provide forecast analysis, and develop financial models that assists our team in providing fair and accurate valuation advice and ultimately helps our clients enhance their deal value.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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 Associate, 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:- Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.- Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.- Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.- Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.- Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.- Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.- Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.- Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    Requirements:- Ideal candidate should have experience in Financial Due Diligence, Valuation or Financial Modelling.- Strong Analytical Skills.- Strong Written and spoken English Language.- Arabic Speaker.

    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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    Business Development Executive | ROC Human Resources

    Employment: Full Time

    Our client is seeking a young and vibrant lady to act as Business Development in their long standing business in consultancy. The successful person will have an outgoing personality, enjoy challenge and have a lot of ideas to share and implement. Excellent command of English written and spoken is essential, Arabic would be an advantage. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing company who believes in promoting from within and looking after their employees, training and CPD encouraged. If you enjoy talking and dealing with people whilst thinking outside of the box this could be the opportunity for you. Candidates must be in Dubai to be eligible to apply.

    Bachelors degree level, one or two years experience post graduation experience, outgoing personality, not frightened of a challenge or dealing with people at all levels. Can demonstrate a desire to succeed and have an out of the box mind set to bring creativity to the role.

    Specialist boutique recruitment agency, working throughout the Gulf Region and internationally, we have been established since for over 28 years and provide top quality service and Human Resources solutaions. More

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    Consulting, Financial Services – Strategy & Operations – Director | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorFS X-SectorSpecialismOperations StrategyManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryThe Financial Services Consulting team provides a full range of services to our Banking & Financial Services clients, including Strategy and Revenue Growth (Entry strategy, Product portfolio analysis, Business plan development and Optimization of revenue generation), Operational excellence (Organization restructuring, Corporate governance development, Organisation transformation, Performance Management, Outsourcing & Shared Services strategies and Cost optimisation), Risk consulting (Risk appetite definition, Risk framework development, Risk reviews and alignment), Technology enablement (System selections, Implementation program management) and Analytics.We are a growing team and looking for dynamic, flexible, proactive and hardworking experienced consultants who have a passion for shaping financial services positively in the GCC over the coming years. We have a strong pipeline of large, transformational opportunities with our clients which will provide great opportunities for all our people to step up and play significant and rewarding roles.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. 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 Director, you’ll lead 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:- In depth financial sector acumen and understanding of the underlying market forces affecting the performance of organisations and their strategic objectives- Expertise in one or multiple areas within the banking and financial services domain- At least 5 years of prior engagements in strategic or C-suite level agenda and/or strategic programs- Sales and delivery of S&O proposition and build the team to ensure PwC positions itself as one of the major players in the region- Lead sales pitches to clients and ensure growth of the customer platform in terms of revenue terms- Manage and lead assignments including day-to-day follow up on project teams and ensuring customer experience targets are met.- Work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate

    Requirements:- 12 to 15 years experience in a similar industry/role- Target driven business development and sales of services in the area of domain expertise- Preparation, management and delivery of assignments: typically have a day-to-day responsibility for managing multiple assignments- Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), particularly ability to articulate concepts and recommendations in written form (PowerPoint reports, charts etc.). Arabic speaking is mandatory.- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, and Economics, Quantitative Analysis or other related major required CA/CFA/MBA or equivalent.- Minimum 5 years of experience within a professional services environment.- Previous experience within the Middle East is a plus, particularly towards the latter part of the career.- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.- Proven IT skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint.- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates.- Strong capability to lead sales and manage delivery.

    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