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The Emirates Group

<div><h5 class="jobSectionHeader">Job Purpose
</h5>At Emirates Group, we connect the world through our global hub in Dubai, ensuring our customers always &lsquo;Fly Better.&rsquo; As one of the most recognised and admired brands globally, we&rsquo;re driven by innovation and excellence. Join us as the Manager &ndash; Emiratisation Strategy &amp; Planning (Emiratisation) and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation by driving people strategies that empower our global workforce. Experience a fast-paced, multicultural environment where your expertise in human resources will contribute to building a world-class employee experience while advancing your own career on a global stage.
As the Manager &ndash; Emiratisation Strategy &amp; Planning (Emiratisation), you will provide strategic leadership for the Emirates Group&rsquo;s Emiratisation agenda, ensuring alignment with UAE Government priorities and long-term workforce goals. This role exists to integrate insights, planning, and partnerships into a unified strategy that drives sustainable national talent growth and measurable organisational impact.
In this role, you will:
<ul><li>Drive a future-focused, government-aligned Emiratisation strategy by shaping and evolving the Emirates Group mandate to ensure long-term impact and organisational clarity.
</li><li>Develop, define, and monitor strategic performance benchmarks and KPIs, ensuring decisions are guided by data and measurable indicators of Emiratisation success.
</li><li>Build strategic UAE national policies aligned with Emiratisation goals through collaboration with HR teams, CoEs, and business units, strengthening UAE national strategy frameworks.
</li><li>Direct and evaluate UAE national initiatives, campaigns, and programs, ensuring strategic alignment across media, brand, and stakeholder engagement activities in partnership with Recruitment and CCMB.
</li><li>Represent and promote the Emirates Group externally at a strategic level with government and industry partners, while collaborating with the Manager, Future UAE National Talent, on academia-related initiatives to enhance visibility and foster sustainable Emiratisation collaborations.
</li><li>Lead the strategic governance of Emiratisation initiatives by embedding audit-readiness, compliance frameworks, and program performance metrics.
</li><li>Support financial stewardship of the Emiratisation department&rsquo;s annual budget in coordination with Finance, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities; oversee expenditure tracking, compliance with financial policies, and cost-benefit analysis to optimise spending; allocate budget and resources to high-impact initiatives.
</li></ul><h5 class="jobSectionHeader">Qualification
</h5>To be successful in this role, you must meet the following requirements:
<ul><li>A bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
</li><li>10+ years of experience in Human Resources, Emiratisation, Strategy, Talent Development, or related fields, including proven team leadership experience.
</li>This role is designated for Emirati Nationals 
<li>
</li></ul> 
You will have an edge, if you have:
<ul><li>Strong understanding of UAE Government Emiratisation regulations and national workforce policies.
</li><li>Strategic thinking and workforce planning expertise, supported by workforce analytics.
</li><li>Experience with data analysis and proficiency in dashboard/reporting tools.
</li><li>A track record in program and change management.
</li><li>High cultural awareness and a strong commitment to UAE National development.
</li><li>The ability to build and sustain strong partnerships.
</li></ul>At Emirates Group, we&rsquo;re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers. So if you&rsquo;re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, apply today and join our team!
Join our team of over 100,000 people and follow your passions into one of over 50 brands in the Emirates Group. We&rsquo;re led by our world-famous airline, Emirates, and our global air services provider, dnata. All our leading brands - in travel, tourism, leisure, aviation, sport and retail - reflect our passion for innovation. We strive for exceptionally high standards in all the products and services we offer and we&rsquo;ve built an admired global reputation because of it. Work with us to build exciting brands and progress your career in the Emirates Group.
<h5 class="jobSectionHeader">Salary &amp; benefits
</h5>Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That&rsquo;s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it&rsquo;s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers</div>

Manager – Emiratisation Strategy & Planning

Lean Technologies

Responsibilities <ul> <li> Run the operating cadence: Drive leadership reviews, track escalations, codify decisions/next steps, and ensure owners and timelines are unambiguous, generally increasing accountability and results across the org. </li> <li> Quarterback strategic initiatives: Orchestrate cross-functional efforts led by Product/Tech (e.g., license activation, regulatory readiness, partnership enablement, support on corp dev initiatives) from kickoff to go-live. </li> <li> Plan with precision: Lead quarterly &amp; annual planning; translate strategy into OKRs; better KPI visibility and tracking; maintain a single source of truth for scope, sequencing, and resourcing; support roadmaping, sprint planning, eng resource allocation planning. </li> <li> Coordination with commercial: Be point person for ensuring tech and commercial functions operate cohesively, aligning strategy, targets and comms across both orgs. </li> <li> Own the front stage : Prepare company/partner materials, exec readouts, and major presentations; partner on external scheduling and high-stakes meetings. </li> <li> Steward budgets &amp; headcount: Run budget rhythms, investment cases, and hiring plans; monitor burn vs. plan and surface trade-offs early.</li> <li> Raise the comms bar: Draft internal notes, org-wide updates, and partner communications that are clear, concise, and consistent. </li> </ul> Minimum Qualifications <ul> <li> 8-10+ years in consulting, strategy/ops, product ops, or technical program leadership (hypergrowth or fintech/regulatory environments are a plus). </li> <li> Technical fluency (engineering or product background preferred); you can engage credibly with architects, PMs, and security. </li> <li> Operator s toolkit: Planning/OKR systems, program delivery, risk &amp; dependency management, decision logs, and post-mortems. </li> <li> Executive communication: Sharp narrative writing and deck craft; confident with board-level and partner-facing materials. </li> <li> Bias to action: You simplify, sequence, and ship, maintaining high quality without adding process for process s sake. </li> <li> High EQ: Trusted partner who can challenge, align, and unblock across functions. </li> </ul> Preferred Qualifications <ul> <li> Experience with bank partnerships, licensing/regulatory workstreams, or on-prem/regulated deployments. </li> <li> Fintech/payments, open banking, or data platform experience. </li> <li> Arabic/English bilingual. </li> </ul>

Chief of Staff to CPTO

Amazon Middle East and North Africa FZ-LLC

Bachelor s degree in Finance, Project Management, architecture, interior design or related field, or related professional experience. 7+ years professional experience required, a significant portion of which should demonstrate success in leading portfolio strategy and broad scale occupancy planning and move management projects. 5+ years in program/ project management, to include delivering cross functional projects. Amazon has an exciting Occupancy Planner (OP) opportunity in Dubai available for a UAE national with family book. Amazon is committed to contributing towards the UAE s goal of employing 75,000 Emiratis in the private sector and Ministerial Resolution No.279. As a key leader within Amazon's Global Real Estate &amp; Facilities (GREF) team, the Occupancy Planner (OP) will oversee the strategic and tactical management of space and allocations within the corporate real estate portfolio for their assigned area. The area lead collaborates closely with various stakeholders to drive successful occupancy planning initiatives and deliver data-driven recommendations for future space requirements The OP will be expected to align real estate strategy to business needs in partnership with key GREF stakeholders and maintain a customer centric approach. The role will partner with both business leaders and employees to understand and influence space needs and requirements to inform supply and demand allocations. The role will be responsible for developing strategic recommendations on business line space allocations at a city level by leveraging Amazon s size and scale and translating business requirements into effective solutions aligned with the workplace strategy. The OP will oversee the Middle East and North Africa regions to include planning, budgeting, and activities that support corporate office locations across their assigned area. The optimal candidate is an experienced and engaging professional who will excel within an entrepreneurial culture providing vision, leadership, and communication not afraid to dive deep into details and take ownership. They should also understand the nuance of being approachable, while at the same time consultative providing direction/recommendations and fostering transparent relationships. The candidate must be able to balance frugality with creativity in offering solutions and approach problem-solving with an emphasis on root cause. An ideal candidate is able to navigate high level of ambiguity and demonstrate a bias for action, taking calculated risks in a fast-paced environment. Key job responsibilities Manage and guide an OP team of vendors responsible for the tactical occupancy planning across the area, ensuring all activities align with the Amazon s goals and standards. Oversee the collection, verification, and analysis of headcount and space data, including current capacity and future projections, to support strategic occupancy planning and area optimization. Act as the primary liaison between the OP area teams, the GREF EMEA OP manager, and local business units. Ensure effective communication and collaboration to gather strategic direction and align area occupancy plans with regional requirements and local business needs. Develop occupancy scenarios and migration plans, evaluating multiple options to deliver data-driven recommendations that support real estate strategy and business goals. Project manage all occupancy planning activities, including data collection, scenario analysis, and presentation of recommendations for your assigned area to the regional OP lead; facilitate alignment calls with Workplace Strategists. Oversee all reporting on area-based occupancy metrics, space allocations, and other relevant data to support real estate decisions and portfolio strategy.

Occupancy Planner

Proffer Real Estate LLC

About the Role:As Social Media Manager, you will lead the strategy, execution, and performance of Proffer social media presence across all key platforms. This role requires a strong mix of creativity, strategic thinking, platform expertise as well as a good understanding of content tone and relevance. You&rsquo;ll be instrumental in growing our audience, driving engagement, and amplifying key campaigns to support brand, content, and business goals.You&rsquo;ll collaborate closely with brand marketing, creative, content, CRM, and performance teams to ensure a consistent digital voice for Proffer across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Snapchat etc.Key Responsibilities:Strategy &amp; PlanningDevelop and execute the social media strategy for Proffer to support brand positioning, Unique Selling Propositions and business goals.Lead the content calendar planning across all platforms, aligned with content priorities and marketing campaigns.Identify opportunities for platform-specific growth, community building, and brand differentiation.Content Development and ExecutionCollaborate with in-house creative teams and agencies to develop high-impact, locally relevant social content.Oversee day-to-day publishing and community management, ensuring timely and engaging interactions with followers.Supervising the video production processDrafting technical tasks for video editing for both long and short clipsCampaign AmplificationPartner with brand and content teams to integrate social into campaign planning and amplification strategiesSupport paid social strategy and execution to maximize reach and ROI across platforms.Coordinate collaborations with influencers and content creatorsWork with UGC and organic reachPerformance &amp; OptimisationMonitor, track, and report on social media performance and KPIs, providing actionable insights and optimizations.Stay on top of platform trends, algorithm updates, and best practiceUse audience insights and analytics tools to inform strategy and creative development.Qualifications and ExperienceEducations: Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in marketing, Communications, Media or a related fieldExperience: 4-5 years of experience managing social media in UAE (preferably in real estate)Proven track record in building, engaging, and growing audiences across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.Strong understanding of creative storytelling, platform trends, and digital consumer behaviour in the MENA region.Experience working with influencers and social media creators.Familiarity with publishing and analytics tools (Meta Business Manager, TikTok Analytics, Google Analytics).Fluency in EnglishSkills &amp; Competencies:Creative thinker with a deep passion for innovative products.Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.Confident communicator with excellent writing skills and a strong sense of voice and tone.Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into content and strategy improvements.Proactive, collaborative, and flexible in a fast-paced, evolving environment.Job Types: Full-time, PermanentPay: From AED5,000.00 per monthExpected Start Date: 15/10/2025

Social Media Manager

Huda Beauty

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: <ul> <li> Content Planning &amp; Calendar Ownership: Build and maintain weekly and monthly content calendars for Snapchat and YouTube, ensuring alignment with product launches, campaigns, and regional needs.</li> <li> Video Optimization: Lead optimization of video formats (titles, thumbnails, tags, descriptions, lengths, hooks) tailored to platform algorithms.</li> <li> Performance Insights: Partner with Analytics to generate monthly performance reports for Snapchat and YouTube, highlighting trends, learnings, and opportunities for growth.</li> <li> Platform &amp; Trend Intelligence: Present insights on new YouTube and Snapchat features each month, with practical recommendations for integration.</li> <li> Creative Contribution: Provide creative input during campaign planning by recommending content formats or trends specific to video-first channels.</li> <li> Cross-functional Alignment: Liaise with Marketing, Creative, and PR to ensure YouTube and Snapchat content plans support wider campaigns.</li> <li> Testing &amp; Experimentation: Drive A/B testing of formats (thumbnails, hooks, video lengths) to refine performance strategies.</li> <li> Community Insights: Track and share insights from comments/engagement on YouTube and Snapchat to inform strategy (not day-to-day community management).</li> <li> Broader Social Support: Contribute to social media strategy across Instagram and TikTok when relevant, supporting platform-specific campaigns and content planning as part of the wider social ecosystem.</li> </ul>

Social Planning Executive

Sephora

<div>At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful. 
Since its inception in 1969 in Limoges, France, and as part of the LVMH Group since 1997, Sephora has been disrupting the prestige beauty retail industry. Today, Sephora continues to break with convention to drive its mission: champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty. 
With 56,000 employees in 35 countries, we connect customers and beauty brands within the world&rsquo;s most passionate beauty community. With a curation of nearly 500 brands, and our own label, Sephora Collection, we offer the most unique and diverse range of products: fragrances, makeup, hair care, skincare... and much more. 
You will excel and enjoy this position if you are ready to actively handle the following missions :
1. Middle East Media Strategy:
<ul><li>Define the best full funnel strategy for the Middle East to ensure Sephora&rsquo;s ownership of share of voice across the region.</li><li>
Define specific media and performance strategy and optimize across the calendar in key KCPs and animation periods.</li><li>
Define specific strategy for performance media assuring new client recruitment and best balance possible for paid / free traffic.</li><li>
Influence the content factory for appropriate assets and concepts to ensure impactful visibility &amp; desirability across the funnel.</li><li>
Ensure media innovation especially in branding to build new brand statement opportunities.</li><li>
Manage all key OOH bookings, timelins and dates ensuring the securing of all key placements required as per marketing and animation calendar, including but not limited to securing and pioneering new areas of investment.</li></ul> 
2. Middle East media plan shaping, deployment and monitoring:<ul><li>
Work closely with the agency to build, monitor and track all campaigns with clear deliverables and measurable metrics and benchmarks.</li><li>
Orchestrate all the agencies from the brief to the final monitoring to ensure clear KPIs are set with deliberate output for the year and manage any changes required.</li></ul> 
3. Campaign Calendar Management and Budget Optimization:<ul><li>
Successfully manage media and campaign calendar to ensure no cannabilization and effieciences on spend across all digital platforms.</li><li>
Report and manage key insights on all tracked KPIs to measure the effectiveness of media campaigns and optimize performance.</li><li>
Understand key target audiences and ensure media efforts are effectively targeting the right audiences as per campaign objective.</li><li>
Consolidate post campaign results into insightful and clear post campaign reports with key learnings and benchmarking set for future campaign management.</li><li>
Build the right reports, tools and methods to clearly measure and monitor the impact of media strategy on brand awareness and business</li><li>
Oversee marketing budgets, ensuring efficient use of resourses and alignment with key calendar objectives.</li></ul> 
4. Team Management and Cross Functional Collaboration:<ul><li>
Partner with all key marketing leads to ensure full 360 coherence across all customer touchpoints connected to the full funnel media strategy.</li><li>
Ensure key partnering with all cross functional teams to align key launch, planning and animation calendars across brick and click for effective media planning and spend.</li><li>
Ensure clear coordination through process, meetings and calendars between the media teams and their cross functional partners across the business for key alignment and media execution.</li></ul> 
5. Key Agency Reviews, Management and Performance Assessments:<ul><li>
Ensure clear contracting of deliverables between all key media agencies across full funnel spend, app optimization and affiliate marketing.</li><li>
Ensure performance assessments are carried out against the key deliverables aligned with all agencies two times a year- mid year review and full year review appraisal.</li><li>
Plan, lead and execute all key strategy meeting reviews required for planning and execution with all key media agencies.
</li><li>Liaise with LVMH Media as required on all optimziatons, reporting and appraisals as required by the business.</li></ul><div> 
</div>Do not hesitate to apply if you have&hellip;<ul><li>
6+ years of experience in a managerial media/ communications role</li><li>
Strong understanding of media planning, buying and analytics.</li><li>
Proven track record of developing and executing media campaigns</li></ul></div>

Full Funnel Media Director

Lapis Group

Purpose of the Role
To act as the lead on the agency side, responsible for overseeing the full delivery of the campaign, coordinating internal teams, and maintaining a strong and solutions-oriented relationship with the client. The senior digital account manager will serve as the client s primary partner and strategic advisor, ensuring that the campaign is executed with clarity, agility, and excellence across creative, media, content, and reporting workflows across all targeted regions.
Key Responsibilities
<ol>
<li>Client Relationship Ownership</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Act as the main point of contact for the client, managing all communications, updates, feedback, and approvals</li>
<li>Translate the client s strategic objectives into executable internal briefs and coordinated timelines</li>
<li>Proactively manage expectations, clarify deliverables, and navigate any challenges or pivots</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>End-to-End Campaign Management</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Oversee the full campaign workflow, including: <ul>
<li>Paid media rollout</li>
<li>Content calendar development</li>
<li>Visual asset production</li>
<li>Regional localisation and performance tracking</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Maintain a live view of project status across all internal functions</li>
<li>Drive the timely delivery of assets and outputs that meet both brand and performance expectations</li>
<li>Coordinate rollout across priority regions: United Kingdom, Ireland, Southern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Content Strategy &amp; Planning</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Lead the development of the campaign s messaging direction and content planning framework in collaboration with the Copywriter and Creative Director</li>
<li>Ensure the content strategy reflects the needs of different audience segments (teachers, parents, decision-makers), platforms, and funnel stages</li>
<li>Align messaging with the broader campaign objectives of awareness, engagement, and lead generation</li>
<li>Oversee localisation of messaging across priority markets, in coordination with community managers/localisation leads</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Team Leadership &amp; Internal Coordination</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Lead internal team operations, ensuring cross-functional clarity and collaboration</li>
<li>Manage workflows across media, creative, strategy, analytics, localisation, and community management</li>
<li>Set internal deadlines, review cycles, and delivery checkpoints</li>
<li>Ensure all work adheres to campaign objectives, platform best practices, and client s brand guidelines</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Strategic Oversight &amp; Alignment</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Provide insight into campaign planning, sequencing, and channel strategy</li>
<li>Ensure internal recommendations align with performance KPIs and audience needs</li>
<li>Collaborate with the media and creative leads to shape effective funnel-based content</li>
<li>Serve as the internal quality gatekeeper, aligning message, media, and measurement</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Monitoring, Reporting &amp; Optimisation</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Ensure timely and accurate performance reporting to the client</li>
<li>Work with analytics and media teams to compile dashboards and campaign summaries</li>
<li>Extract key learnings and propose optimisations based on results and market feedback</li>
<li>Coordinate with the client to adjust strategy or messaging based on evolving needs</li>
</ul>

Senior Digital Account Manager

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