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    IT Support Officer | MSI Qatar (Management Solutions International)

    Employment: Full Time

    Recruitment Opportunity with Management Solutions International (MSI)Our client in Qatar is looking to hire a IT Support Officer.

    Minimum Requirements:- Minimum of 5 years’ experience.- ITIL Certification.- Candidate should be available in Qatar.- Must be fluent in written and spoken Arabic.

    MSI Qatar is a part of the Management Solutions International Brand established in 1999 and has been operating continuously through the peak hiring needs in the region.
    Formerly part of TMP Worldwide, we believe that our heritage of once being part of a world-class, multinational recruitment company, combined with our extensive years in the MENA market, helps us guarantee superior, results driven activities that balance the needs of our clients with the career needs of the candidates with whom we work. More

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    Project Translator (Arabic/English) – To be based in Lebanon | Irwin & Dow

    Employment: Full Time

    Global professional services firm, widely regarded as a leader in business strategy consulting and who has a truly international reach, has a superb opportunity for an experienced Translator. This is a project role and candidates must be based in Lebanon. Core competencies must cover excellent Arabic and English translation, editing and communication skills, both written and verbal, working knowledge of business language and thinking in English and Arabic.We are looking for candidates with experience in English – Arabic translation, in particular regarding business-related presentations, proposals and texts with topics such as market studies, business strategy, company organization, human resources, bid and tender documentation and project reporting. The candidate must also have excellent PowerPoint ability and be able to present complex English – Arabic translations directly in MS PowerPoint documents. Ideally, this experience has been gained in a corporate business environment and / or professional services firm.

    Candidates must be able to perform successfully and produce accurate results in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, client-oriented environment. Candidates must be pragmatic, high- energy professionals who have the personal and professional self-confidence to handle the stress involved in performing a role such as this and possess the highest levels of integrity. They must have the raw intelligence and interpersonal skills to build relationships throughout a structured international organization, be politically and culturally aware and support the firm’s efforts to continue their regional and global growth.Areas of responsibility include translation and editing business and legal and documents clearly and accurately with the highest quality. Written translations of a variety of documents from English to Arabic (60%) and Arabic to English (40%) within tight deadlines; attending client meetings with the case team when necessary to discuss translation projects and answer questions; attending client meetings to provide interpretation services when required; learning and developing new skills i.e CAT Tools (computer-aided translation) and communicating with external translation companies regarding outsourced work.At least three years of translation experience (Arabic / English) within a professional services firm/fast turnaround environment would be advantageous coupled with a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics and/or Translation Certification. Distinct communication and team working skills, pragmatism, open-mindedness, and flexibility are required.

    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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    HR Associate | Irwin & Dow

    Employment: Full Time

    The role of HR Associate will join one of our global professional services clients based in Dubai. It is essential that you have highly effective communications and interpersonal skills, and there is also a preference for those that are able to work both autonomously and alongside the wider HR team. Therefore candidates are required to bring proven exposure to the full employee life cycle including attraction and engagement, learning and development, performance management and retention, alongside supporting the HR function with all associated administration and queries.Reporting to the Manager for HR & Talent across the Middle East, you will be highly engaged with driving training and development forwards across all levels of seniority and you will also liaise with the global training teams to ensure full company synergy in line with the overall strategy. Performance management administration and support with the coordination of personal development programmes, mentorship, peer group and buddy programmes, alongside review cycles is also expected. Therefore you will be part of the results and impact planning and instrumental in the management and collection of this data.

    Candidates are required to hold a relevant degree in HR and/or CIPD equivalent accreditation with a minimum of 4 years’ experience. This should be within the full employee lifecycle and preferably from a professional services environment. Your administrative skills should also be of a high standard including PowerPoint, excel and the use of internal databases and application tracking ERPs. You will also possess sound judgment and have the capability to manage multiple deadlines, manage peers and senior’s expectations and be able to remain calm under pressure, resourceful and resilient.

    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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    Customer Service | Innovations Group

    Employment: Temporary

    We have an urgent opening for one of our reputed banking client in UAE.Position – Customer Service -KYCLocation – DubaiGender – Male/FemaleNationality – Any Arabic NationalContract Duration – 3 months (extendable as per clients requirement)Salary – AED 3500 – 4000.Industry – Banking/Financial Services.Interested candidates with relevant experience in banking industry can apply.

    Position – Customer Service -KYCLocation – DubaiGender – Male/FemaleNationality – Any Arabic NationalContract Duration – 3 months (extendable as per clients requirement)Salary – AED 3500 – 4000.Industry – Banking/Financial Services.Interested candidates with relevant experience in banking industry can apply.

    Innovations Group was established in 1994 under the name of Innovation Commercial Brokers. The company was formed as a sole proprietorship company spearheaded by its Managing Director, Ashish Nanda.
    The company was set up with an objective to provide Relationship Management work within the Promotion, Distribution and Services business. The other line of business which the company was pursuing along with Promotions, Distribution and Services was Commercial Broking for clients for various financial products such as IPO, Investments and Placement of Funds. The idea was to acquire customers and mature the business by converting them for its different product lines by selling and cross-selling. By identifying the customer needs and trying to provide services in those areas where there was an identified need propelled the company to new heights and growth.
    The process of acquiring clients was initially from local market and expanded to global markets through mail, telephone, and generation of leads. More

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    Presales Engineer | Alkan CIT

    Employment: Contract

    • Understand customers’ diverse, specific business needs and offering solutions proposals to meet those needs• Work on deals assigned to the sales team, prioritizing effort based on maximizing total impact on team productivity and profit, or as directed by the presales manager.• Provide the technical solution required addressing any customer requirements, and recommending solutions that optimize value for the customer.• Negotiate tender and contract terms and conditions to meet both client and ESRI NEA needs• Maintain awareness and keep up-to-date of constantly changing software, hardware systems and peripherals.• Respond to tender documents, writing proposals, reports and supporting paper work.• Responsible for calculating client quotations and administering clients’ accounts

    Experience and Qualifications Required:• Bachelor Degree in communication engineering or equivalent• 2 years of experience as presales engineer• Fluency in English and Arabic LanguagesCompetencies Required:• Analytical thinking• Diagnostic information gathering• Workload management• Communication• Relationship building• Negotiation• Thoroughness• Customer Oriented

    Alkan CIT is a leading telecommunication solution provider that offers a variety of turnkey solutions for telecom operators in the Middle East and Africa. With local presence in most countries of the MEA region, we fully support the operators’ business from the planning phase to full operation. Services include GSM/CDMA network planning & rollout, installation & commissioning, operation & maintenance, quality of service monitoring, Revenue assurance & Fraud management, network security, value added services (VAS), GIS applications and help desk. More

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    Project Manager – Cloud | Halian

    Employment: Full Time

    Halian is an IT services company providing integrated Managed Services, Resourcing, & Professional Services for corporate enterprises across the UK, Europe and the Emerging Markets of the Middle East & Africa. Established in 1996 and now employing over 450 staff, our company vision is “To unite the best people expertise and information technology and to deliver valued services for our customers”.We are looking for an experience Project Manager – Cloud to be based in Riyadh, KSA.

    Must have 12+ years experience in IT Project Management.Knowledge or experience in Multi Cloud adoption or service delivery (On-premise – Public cloud).Good understanding of Project Management and ITIL processes.Experience / Knowledge of Infrastructure migrations, SAP migration is a plus.PMP / PRINCE II/Agile certification is a plus.Candidate must be based in KSA now with transferable iqama.

    Founded in 1996, Halian is an IT services company with a strong track record of delivering value for our customers across the UK, Europe, The Middle East and Africa.
    The experience we have gained means that we can help our clients reduce information technology costs, increase IT systems performance, and free up valuable internal resource to focus on core business activities. Our knowledge base covers a variety of industry sectors including Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications and Pharmaceuticals, as well as a specialist Financial markets capability in our Luxembourg office.
    We operate with a culture of openness and trust that helps us to develop strong working relationships with our clients and with our core technology partners Dell, Oracle, Red Hat and Symantec.
    Our three key service offerings of Managed Services, Resourcing Services and Professional Services can be used independently or integrated to provide a truly comprehensive service. More

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    Presales Manager | Alkan CIT

    Employment: Full Time

    • Oversee the proposal development process from initial proposal content creation, activities, design and production of graphics, documentation reviews, and final delivery• Follow up with the external and internal proposal teams as well as with the sales team to gather the most reliable information about each opportunity to ensure opportunities are aligned together• Manage communication with partners and ESRI distributors with regards to the running proposals• Transfer customer requirements into a technical plan based on company’s products and service portfolio and handle all presales duties including the RFP process• Act as technical resource for sales and prospects as they navigate their way through the sales cycle• Maximize the company added value to be highlighted to the sales team during RFP writing and when submitting a proposal• Maintain excellent industry knowledge and monitor competitive solutions to design optimal solutions and gain competitive advantage efficiently• Deliver to the top management general news about other vendors, how they are perceived in the account, their delivery approaches and pricing models• Support the marketing team in implementing competitive marketing & promotion strategies to reach different class of customers• Conduct bussiness consultation for indusrty projects and review check points on industry running projects• Maintain a high level of commitment to customer satisfaction and customer relationships• Maintain a climate that attracts, retains and motivates competent employees• Provide day to day performance management for subordinates and that includes (Feedback, Coaching, career development, and disciplinary actions)

    • BSc degree in engineering or equivalent, MBA certification is preferable• Minimum of 10 years of technical experience in developing & implementing GIS solutions• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint• Experience with GIS Solutions, and especially ESRI products• Domain Knowledge of core industries (Homeland Security, Government, Utilities, & Communication)• Fluency in English and Arabic Languages

    Alkan CIT is a leading telecommunication solution provider that offers a variety of turnkey solutions for telecom operators in the Middle East and Africa. With local presence in most countries of the MEA region, we fully support the operators’ business from the planning phase to full operation. Services include GSM/CDMA network planning & rollout, installation & commissioning, operation & maintenance, quality of service monitoring, Revenue assurance & Fraud management, network security, value added services (VAS), GIS applications and help desk. More

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    Senior Research Associate | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    The Senior Research Associate will be responsible for carrying out office based research on behalf of board members and c-level executives.Client DetailsA leading financial services organisation based in Riyadh.DescriptionThe Senior Research Associate will be responsible for:* Carrying out business and topic based research on behalf of board members and c-level executives* Produce research-based reports on any target companies from a variety of perspectives including and not limited to perception of press/media, business performance, overall governance and transparency, regulations/compliance etc etc* Produces comprehensive reports on specific news or topics* Develop and implement an effective and reliable mechanism to track a set of companies/entities/personalities for earliest awareness of any breaking news related to the business/stakeholder* Research to develop research-based benchmarks or references on any given business topic of interestJob OfferHighly competitive salary and benefits package

    * Must have previously operated in a research based role or team in a consultancy or financial services organisation (8 years minimum)* Previous experience in producing research based reports* Must hold strong awareness of all credible sources of information and research* Strong presentation skills on research undertaken* University graduate in a financial/business discipline

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
    Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More