Talent Acquisition Specialist

Contract Terms:

• 1 year extendable contract
• Candidates with own visa are only able to be hired for the role.

🎯 Role Purpose

• Devise and implement “quality-first” hiring strategies.
• Manage the full life-cycle of recruitment (from sourcing to hiring) across multiple lines of business ensuring recruitment operations align with overall strategy and comply with government guidelines.

✅ Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Management

• Participate in designing, developing and implementing the talent acquisition strategy and plan in coordination with business units.
• Help design and implement policies, procedures, processes, tools and systems to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of attracting, sourcing, and onboarding the right talent.
• Participate in developing and implementing the organization’s Emiratisation strategy (i.e. attraction, development, retention of Emirati talent) in collaboration with relevant HR/People & Performance teams.

Recruitment Management

• Source qualified candidates for staffing needs via up-to-date recruitment methods and employer branding (external job portals, media, networks, etc.).
• Review and assess CVs, prepare candidate shortlists and summary CVs for department heads and advise candidates of outcomes after assessments.
• Collect business-unit requirements, conduct non-technical interviews to shortlist suitable candidates.
• Assist in end-to-end recruitment operations — including salary/compensation negotiation, preparing job offers, working with the Rewards/Policy section.
• Facilitate onboarding: help new hires adapt to the organization's culture, working schedules, tools/systems.
• Gather feedback on recruitment service quality from business units, identify areas for improvement.

🎓 Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree — typically in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in talent acquisition / recruitment (or similar role)
• Languages: professional-level English (spoken & written) is required; Arabic bilingual is desirable but not mandatory.
• Strong skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and relevant HR/recruitment software tools.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills; ability to multi-task, prioritize, work independently, and adapt to changing business needs.
• Knowledge of HR databases and applicant tracking systems; proficiency in candidate sourcing and evaluation technique