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    Assurance – Core Assurance – Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Assurance – Core Assurance – Senior Manager – Abu DhabiLine of ServiceAssuranceIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.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 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:- Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.- Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.- Initiate open and candid 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.- Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.- Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.- Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.- Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    Travel RequirementsNot SpecifiedAvailable for Work Visa Sponsorship?YesGovernment Clearance Required?No

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Consulting, Financial Services – Senior Associate/Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Consulting, Financial Services – Insurance Advisory – Senior Associate/ManagerLine of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorInsuranceSpecialismFinanceManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryThe Financial Services Consulting team provides a full range of consulting services to our Banking, Insurance &Financial Services clients. PwC’s Insurance consulting practice provides services in business transformation areas including:• Customer experience• Top down business strategy• Operational transformation, process reengineering, automation• Market assessment and opportunity identification• Digital & technology• Cost rationalization• Productivity agenda, and other related topicsThe Insurance industry is undergoing fundamental transformation as it comes up against the impact of new regulation, new technology, accelerating shifts in consumer demand and mounting competition from InsurTech players.As a member of our growing team, you will navigate this increasingly complex and uncertain business and geopolitical landscape by helping organizations become more effective by looking beyond the traditional boundaries of the insurance business to improve the way they operate; manage costs; better align people, process and technology initiatives; support business growth to maintain or improve competitive edge. In doing so, we focus on their agendas and the big issues they need to deal with, both today and in the future.We are looking for dynamic, flexible, proactive and hardworking experienced consultants who have a passion for shaping insurance sector 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.• As a Manager / Senior Associate, you will support, build and manage project teams to deploy innovative end-to-• end solutions for our clients on transformation projects, across the above-mentioned areas:• Responsible for supporting sales and delivery of insurance proposition and build the team to ensure PwC positions itself as market leading trusted advisor for our insurance clients.• Support / Lead sales pitches to clients and ensure growth of the insurance platform in terms of revenue terms.• Support, Manage and lead assignments including day-to-day follow up on project teams and ensuring targets are met.• Support, build and enhance insurance team capabilities by always being up to date with trends in the market and understanding the impact on our clients so that you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market.• Develop propositions and impart this knowledge to Managers, Associates and Senior Associates within the team.• Work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.• Keep up to date with current trends from the region and from across the world. Demonstrate teamwork and• responsibility with the engagement team members; stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client’s business; and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided.• Whilst working in the Insurance Consulting team, you will develop your understanding of the key themes in the market and in the region. • You will work collaboratively with other Insurance experts to shape the future our our clients and to bring about positive change. • You will have access to all the latest training and development tools and the support of the wider PwC network.

    • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, and Economics, Quantitative Analysis or other relate major required.• CA/CFA/MBA or equivalent is preferred• Years of Experience 8+ years of experience in the insurance industry – management consulting / Big 4• consulting / technology experience with insurance sector focus will be preferred• Language Skills: Bilinguals with excellent English / Arabic communication skills (verbal and written),• particularly ability to articulate concepts and recommendations in written form (PowerPoint reports, charts etc.)• Exposure to digital, transformation, technology, risk, project management, finance transformation, IFRS 17 projects• Good understanding of insurance solutions (products) life cycle• Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize 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, where the project dictates.• Strong capability to lead sales and manage delivery.• Strong ability to manage large project/ consulting teams• In depth financial sector acumen and the underlying market forces affecting the performance of organizations and their strategic objectives.• Demonstrated track record in development and implementation of practical solutions to complex strategic challenges.• Proven strong conceptualized thinking and analytical capabilities.• Demonstrated track record in business development and sales. • Should have a track record in relationship management and business development.• Should have gained previous experience in managing staff and the ability to demonstrate leadership skills.• Strong portfolio / program/ project management skills.

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Consulting, Finance & Accounting Director | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismFinanceManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryAt PwC Middle East Consulting, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the best across industry and professional functional advisory services. We focus on helping solve client problems by offering both strategic and operational deep industry expertise. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with companies and organizations, always ensuring that we are able to bring the best insights and solutions to help them tackle whatever critical issues they may face. Our Consulting practice currently focuses on several core industry sectors including (Consumer and Industrial Products & Services, Energy, Utilities & Mining, Financial Services, Government, Health Industries, Finance Function, People and Organisations, and Technology).ResponsibilitiesAs a Director, y ou will be working within the Finance & Accounting team, which provides advisory services focused on the CFO agenda. The team works across a broad range of industries and delivers projects throughout the Middle East region. The work we typically undertake includes: – Defining Finance Function Strategy and designing Finance Function operating model – Designing Organisation Structure for Finance – Developing Finance Policies and Processes – Designing Costing and Enterprise Performance Management As a competency, you will support multiple Industry Verticals. However, we expect you to bring expertise in Industrial Products, Telecom, Financial Sector, Oil and Gas or Government Sector. In addition to the above, you will be responsible for: – Proactively lead the practice by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines- Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalize on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors- Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities- Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications- Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria- Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team- Responsibility for management of engagement financials- Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching

    Qualifications/Educational background – Masters or MBA  – Finance and/or Technology (preferable) – Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting  or Technology  Years of Experience – 12+ years of experience in a similar industry / role within professional services/external consulting Requirements- Arabic Speaking is preferred- Experience in conducting Finance Function assessments and opportunity funneling for pilots – Experience in providing process expertise for implementation in end-to-end processes (Order to Cash, Record to Report, Procure to Pay) covering design and implementation – Experience in designing operating models, governance and communication frameworks within Finance Function – Good understanding of change management and coaching needs to adopt in client environments – Experience with implementation and/or implementation supervision of full life cycle ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Others) – Proven Track Record in Sales of Professional Services of US$ 1.5 million – 2.5 million annually – Proven track record in Revenue Under Management (implementation oversight and control) of US$ 1.5 million

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Business Development Manager | Qatar Datamation Systems (QDS)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Generate new leads, identify and contact decision-makers, screen potential business opportunities, select the deals inline with strategies, and lead and facilitate pitch logistics• Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients• Manage proposal response process, including detailed RFP requirements, content creation, and inputs from various sources• Support deal structure and pricing with business value analysis; negotiate prices for proactive bids and proposals• Have a good understanding of the businesses’ Microsoft products or services and be able to advise others about them• Ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them• Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department• Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.• Help to plan sales campaigns• Create a sales pipeline• Increase sales of the business• Carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management

    Salary:
    QAR
    15,000 to 18,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    • Bachelor’s degree in business or management• Successful track record in B2B sales and negotiation• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Working experience with sales techniques• Proficiency with data analysis, forecasting, and budgetingPreferred Qualifications• Experience with CRM software • 5+ years of experience in Microsoft Solutions Sales • Must have 3+ years of Qatar market experience.

    QDS has strengthened its play and expanded its presence in the regional IT solutions, services and support market by building long-term relationships with customers and principals.

    Since its inception in 1983, QDS has been growing from strength to strength blending the latest of technology with impeccable business acumen and meeting the most challenging requirements of a fastevolving IT landscape through strategic joint ventures, world class vendor alliances, extensive and strategic vertical focus and a well trained and talented workforce of over 150 professionals.

    Today, QDS provides a wide range of fully integrated IT based business solutions that addresses almost the entire market spectrum, spanning various verticals like Banking and Finance, Healthcare, Government, Education, Oil and Gas, Telecommunication and Private sectors backed by high quality customer Support. More

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    IT Technician | Privilege

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Installing and configuring hardware and software components to ensure usability.Troubleshooting hardware and software issues.Ensuring electrical safety standards are met.Repairing or replacing damaged hardware.Upgrading the entire system to enable compatible software on all computers.Installing and upgrading anti-virus software to ensure security at the user level.Performing tests and evaluations of new software and hardware.Providing support to users and being the first point of contact for error reporting.Establishing good relationships with all departments and colleagues.Conducting daily backup operations.Managing technical documentation.

    Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.2+ years of experience in computer networks and systems maintenance.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Good interpersonal skills.Proficient in database programming and software installation.Attention to detail.Good problem-solving skills.

    Group of Companies involved in Luxury Retail, Investment, IT, Telecom, Consultancy and General Trading. More

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    Administrator I | United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job DescriptionThe Administrator I perform a variety of administrative work for the SIP, requiring initiative and independent judgment. The incumbent works independently under general direction, handles problems and non-routine situations and interpret guidelines and University and department procedures. Provide central administrative work of the operation. – Carrying out deskwork on the nature of work within the organizational unit.- Study and review official transactions relating to the nature of the work and ensure that they meet the required requirements.- Data and information mobilization required in different transactions.- Writing records meetings.- Follow-up on the completion of various official transactions concerning the nature of the work.- To advise, respond to and direct auditors on matters relating to the nature of the work when needed.- Review the periodic reports received by the organizational unit and oversee their analysis and study.- Preservation and archival of data and documentation on the nature of the work.- Undertake any other work related to the nature of the work at the time of assignment.

    Minimum Qualification- Bachelor degree or relevant minimum of 5 years experience.Preferred Qualification- Advanced writing skills and the ability to conduct internal and external correspondence.- Reporting skill and generalizations.- Knowledge of transaction and administrative fundamentals and policies.- Quantitative and qualitative analysis capacity.- Problem solving skills- Ability to work on own initiative.- Ability to work under pressure.- Microsoft windows & office suite knowledge.Expected Skills/Rank/Experience- Proficiency in MS Office- Excellent Arabic and English written and oral communication skills- Multi-tasking and time management capability – Integrity and professionalism- Advanced Microsoft Office- Virtual meetings skills- Minutes taking – Office Management and Planning- Building positive working relationship- Adapting to change

    Founded in 1976 by the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAEU is a comprehensive, research-intensive university enrolling about 14,000 Emirati and international students. As the UAE’s flagship university, UAEU offers a full range of accredited, high-quality graduate and undergraduate programs through nine Colleges: Business and Economics; Education; Engineering; Food and Agriculture; Humanities and Social Sciences; IT; Law; Medicine and Health Sciences; and Science. With a distinguished international faculty, state-of-the art new campus, and full range of student support services, UAEU offers a living-learning environment that is unmatched in the UAE.

    As a research-intensive university of international stature, UAEU works with its partners in industry to provide research solutions to challenges faced by the nation, the region, and the world. The University has established research centers of strategic importance to the country and the region which are advancing knowledge in critical areas ranging from water resources to cancer treatments. UAEU is currently ranked the number one research university in the GCC, number two in the Arab World, and #370 globally.

    UAEU’s academic programs have been developed in partnership with employers, so our graduates are in high demand. UAEU alumni hold key positions in industry, commerce, and government throughout the region. Our continuing investments in facilities, services, and staff ensure that UAEU will continue to serve as a model of innovation and excellence. More

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    Software Development Manager, After Market Services | Amazon.ae

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job summaryAt Amazon, we’re working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you’d like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.We are looking for Software Development Managers to be based in Cairo, Egypt with 10+ years of solid Software development experience involving solving complex problems, to work on some of the key initiatives planned to support our rapid evolution and growth of Amazon International Expansion Business. and in the process solve some of the most challenging problems.Key job responsibilitiesWe are looking for a seasoned software development manager to lead and drive the team’s technical direction, strategizing and shaping our long-term vision and architecture:- You will own major deliverables end-to-end, drive roadmaps, and provide technical leadership to the engineering team.- You’ll be responsible for the overall development life cycle of the solution and manage complex projects with significant bottom line impact.- Work with product managers in developing a strategy and road map to provide compelling capabilities for the vendors community that helps them succeed in their business goals.- Work closely with senior engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.- Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.- Project management – prioritization , planning of projects and features, Stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments.- Operational Excellence – monitoring & operation of production services.- Demonstrated capability to provide depth and breadth technical leadership to agile teams.

    Basic Qualifications – Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field- 7+ years of experience as a software developer- 5+ years of software development manager experience- Excellent problem solving abilities and object-oriented design skills- Fluency and experience in object-oriented programming languages, like Java- A thorough understanding of software development in a team and a strong track record of shipping software- Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences- The ability to handle multiple competing priorities- Experience developing and executing a software roadmap- Experience managing front-end, back-end, and services-oriented software systemsPreferred Qualifications S – Graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science or related field- 10+ years’ professional experience in software development- Experience building and operating mission critical, highly scalable distributed softwares and systems- Demonstrated capability to provide depth and breadth technical leadership to agile teams

    Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More

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    IT – Application Developer (Saudi National) | WSP

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are WSP – Join us and make your career future ready!Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.WSP is looking for an IT Application Developer for a project in Jeddah to work with the client’s IT department.Your new role, what’s involved?* Manage the system and perform the required configuration.* Monitoring system performance to ensure everything runs smoothly and securely.* Develop Job role mapping (JRM) document and implement it for the system* Ensuring security and efficiency of IT infrastructure* Set up accounts RBP* Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements* Troubleshoot issues and outages* Ensure security through access controls and backups* Upgrade systems with new releases and models* Develop expertise to train staff on new technologies* Providing technical support when requested.* Build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies* Documenting any processes which employees need to follow in order to successfully work within* Researching and recommending new approaches to improve the system* Provide support to the key users and L3 support* Perform all the required changes according to business need

    We’d love to hear from you if you have:* Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or IT / Networking* 10 years’ related experienceWhat’s in it for you?Apply now and be the future of WSP!

    WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. More