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 firm's 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, PowerPoint), 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.