Recruiting Specialist - GCC

Our client is a leading global consulting firm, helping the world's top businesses, governments and organizations. Looking to hire a "Recruiting Specialist GCC " In their office in Dubai

This position will be reporting to the Head of Recruiting (Direct Manager), GCC Recruiting Specialist (Dotted Reporting)

Responsibilities

• Support with GCC national client-facing applicants (referrals, direct, campus), including reviewing applications, sending resumes for screening to the relevant committee, scheduling interviews, coordinating with applicants, issuing offers, following up on acceptance, etc.)
• Help manage recruitment efforts for selected target schools and across various sources for both full-time and intern GCC national applicants
• Support recruiting at international campus events when required, corporate presentations, information sessions/office visits, interviews, sponsored events, sell events
• Establish and maintain relationships with university career services teams across the region and globally (where relevant)
• Provide logistical support for campus activities and interview marathon days (e.g., room booking, catering, marketing material dispatch, etc.)
• Support in organizing & leading marketing campaigns to attract top GCC talent (regional/international)
• Actively support and participate in weekly calls with leadership to align on GCC hiring plans
• Participate in and contribute to design of new GCC recruiting initiatives (regional/international)
• Maintain an updated database of applicants (referrals, direct, campus, etc.)
• Issue periodic reports related to GCC national recruitment (New Joiners, Planned Hires, Monthly Recruiting Dashboard), highlighting recruiting trends
• Become fully familiar with the Recruiting Applicant Tracking System (ATS), support in configuration of the new system to meet firm requirements, and help craft and deliver staff training materials
• Maintain, champion and act as subject matter expert for ATS needs
• Assist recruiting team in various activities when capacity allows

Customer

• Attend to queries from employees and candidates, as they relate to GCC nationals recruitment
• Actively participate in campus presentations, information sessions, coffee chats, as well as sell events communicating the firms key messages and service offerings to candidates
• Follow-up on applicants throughout the hiring cycle
• Sell Strategy& to prospective candidates
• Attend to ATS queries from employees

Process

• Collect and document data for recruitment reporting in a timely manner
• Adhere to advancing candidates through recruiting cycle within predetermined timelines

Capability

• Act as the point of contact for the recruitment channel being handled and coordinate with other functional areas of the business
• Contribute to an environment of teamwork within recruiting team and support other areas as needed

Financial

• Ensure cost efficient options explored for interviewing candidates
• Support in developing event budgets and monitoring actual spend to ensure compliance with budget
• Support in reviewing and validating expenses submitted to Finance Team mainly from client staff and vendors for channel related activities, as needed

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Qualifications

• University Degree, HR specialization a plus
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Talent acquisition/HR experience is a plus
• Proficient in English and Arabic (a plus)
• Skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Ability to prioritize work and follow through
• Highly flexible; adapts to change quickly and prepared to work out of regular hours
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point), in particular strong excel skills; Digital systems proficiency is a plus
• Flexibility to travel for recruiting events held within the GCC (e.g., Saudi Arabia) and globally
• Tactful and diplomatic in dealing