Well-established in the UAE, our client is expanding their Talent Team and is on the lookout for a Talent Acquisition Specialist. The ideal candidate would be experienced working in an international professional service/airline environment with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition either in-house or a recruitment agency. A successful applicant will be comfortable working in a complex matrix, with a broad base of cultures and dealing with demanding, fast-paced client groups.
Key Responsibilities:
In-depth experience and a successful track record in Recruitment: commercial experience (in-house or search firm) of retained search and selection, or contingency and multi-channel recruitment, with a successful track record in management level job filling within a complex recruitment model / environment
Able to deal with high recruitment volumes as well as more specialist vacancies, manage multiple vacancies at anytime across a variety of disciplines
Understanding and experience of developing sourcing strategies and managing multiple recruitment channels to deliver recruitment targets within budget. Experience managing / working with PSLs and non-PSLs and good knowledge of the market place, competitors and best practice
Strong consulting skills and experience in translating business objectives into Recruitment solutions / requirements through diagnostics and needs analysis (e.g. probing to identify underlying needs, effective questioning to provoke broader thinking about resource requirements, capability gaps etc)
Sound communication and influencing skills, enabling the role holder to network effectively, establish credibility quickly, build sustainable relationships, related to candidates and hiring managers, effectively push back on hiring managers / agencies
Gravitas to deal with senior hiring managers and junior to middle management level candidates
Ability to deal assertively with conflict and remain positive when under pressure
Innovative, pragmatic, commercial and customer-focused approach
Capacity to think creatively and laterally
Excellent reasoning skills and the ability to screen and interview applicants while making sound judgments on suitability for the role / organization
Track record of working in a very organized way, multi-tasking, prioritizing, managing data and setting and achieving deadlines (both short and long term)
Experience of analyzing recruitment management information and using this to identify and initiate improvements
Manage all recruitment administration including offer letters, reference checks, security clearance coordination and other required administration duties
Manage day to day relationships with recruitment agencies / third parties as appropriate
Requirements
Minimum of 5 years experience in talent acquisition either in-house or agency
Minimum 2 years experience in aviation recruitment
Experienced working on Application Tracking system (ATS) such as Oracle Taleo , SAP, Microsoft
Education Qualifications:
• University Degree or equivalent experience
• Specialized training or CIPD certificate preferred however not mandatory