Associate/Senior Associate (Executive Recruiter - MENA) - Financial Services

About Sheffield Haworth

Sheffield Haworth is a global consultancy founded in 1993. We have a history of assisting our clients in realising their potential and delivering a competitive advantage in a fast-changing world. Our vision is to be a leading global consultancy in people and transformational change. Our services include executive search, executive interims, strategic research and advisory services, change consulting, and leadership advisory services.

Clients benefit from deep industry insights, our wide-ranging networks and high standards of delivery from our global team. We work with private and public companies across financial services, professional and business services, high-growth technologies, and multinational corporates.

Since its inception in 1993, Sheffield Haworth has undergone significant growth and expansion. We now employ a team of 200 professionals in 15 financial centres throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. We are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability-confident, committed employer.

Wealth and Asset Management Practice

Sheffield Haworth’s Global Wealth & Asset Management Practice partners with leading investment organisations operating in a rapidly evolving business environment where investing in people, promoting inclusion, and optimising performance are critical to long-term success. Led by Abhishek Vats in Middle East, the practice delivers senior-level executive search and advisory solutions across the global wealth and asset management landscape.

With 40+ senior professionals worldwide and more than 1,000 senior-level assignments completed in the past decade, the international team offers both scale and depth across all major financial hubs. The practice supports C-suite, Managing Director, and Board-level appointments, as well as senior leadership roles across investment, research, origination, capital markets, business development, and broader management functions.

As part of our strategic growth in the region, Sheffield Haworth seek to add an Associate/Senior Associate to work across the financial services business in the region. The Middle East financial services team works with a wide range of clients including leading global investment management firms, local and international banks and institutional investors on senior level executive hiring.

Associate/Senior Associate Overview

Associates at Sheffield Haworth are responsible for research and search execution across a broad spectrum of mandates. In addition, they will be expected to proactively assist Consultants in the full lifecycle of a search with marketing, pitching, report writing and candidate management.

A few of the key areas of search that Associate/Senior Associate can expect to work on include:

• Desk research, on LinkedIn and other research sources as well as via our proprietary database and company websites
• Written work including client-ready candidate assessments, job descriptions, client update notes, marketing collateral, research reports, etc.
• Telephone work, including candidate “cold calls” as well as candidate assessment and ongoing relationship management
• Candidate & client interaction
• Business development, which could include company and management research as well as presentation preparation
• Knowledge management within our search database as well as within the team and firm Sharepoint and other systems

Sheffield Haworth is looking for an Associate/Senior Associate who is proactive and innovative. A successful applicant will have:

• 3+ years of experience in executive search, recruitment or similar industry, ideally within financial services.
• Good telephone manners and excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing.
• An ability to prioritize when faced with tight deadlines and shifting client needs.
• An ability to exercise absolute discretion and professionalism with confidential information.
• A positive attitude, a love of problem-solving, and a high attention to detail.
• Well-developed skills in key office applications, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel, in order to efficiently produce presentations, reports, charts, graphical analysis, and written documents.

Skills & Attributes

In addition to the key skills for the role, we are always looking for team members who:

• Display positive attitude and intellectual curiosity to learn more about the financial services (especially investment management) industry.
• keep a finger on the pulse of industry news, key clients and the general business environment.
• Build strong relationships with team members, candidates and clients and ensure that they continually deepen and improve on these over time.
• Seek out and deploy best practices in all that they do.
• Display a consistently curious and inquisitive attitude.
• Focus on collaboration and mutual support. Individuals who prefer to work with others and emphasize achieving excellent results through teamwork will be strong cultural fits for our team.
• Are not afraid to challenge the status quo to drive improvements and support the culture of excellence.
• Bring a sense of humor and fun to the role. While we take our work and client service very seriously, we believe that we all do better when enjoying ourselves and one another.

Salary & Benefits

This is a permanent full-time position. Associates receive a competitive salary and are also eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills. We may consider higher salaries for overqualified and exceptional candidates.

Inclusion at Sheffield Haworth

Diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our ethos at Sheffield Haworth. We embrace varied perspectives and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and included. Our values of Trust, Humanity, Inclusion, and Excellence guide us in all that we do.

· Equal Opportunity: We are an equal opportunity and disability-confident employer, adhering to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and characteristics.

· Inclusive Culture: Our culture values altruism and encourages professional growth within a supportive community.

· Support and Accommodations: We ensure reasonable accommodations for all individuals throughout the application process and employment.

For more on our commitment to inclusion, visit our inclusion page.