Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist ( 6month Contract)

Job Purpose

The role holder will be expected to have developed a broad appreciation of Human Resources’ responsibilities and a high level of expertise within the specialized field of Recruitment and Selection with financial services, providing an advanced level of advice and guidance on sourcing strategies demonstrating a good understanding of the banking industry, current and developing market trends.

Principal Accountabilities

• Act as a single point of contact for client groups managing the ‘end to end’ recruitment process.
• Assess the needs of hiring managers and provide feedback on the recruitment needs of hiring managers and preparing search plans.
• Target suitable candidates in the most effective way applying appropriate interview evaluations and assessment tools to support successful hiring decisions
• Ensure full optimisation of the banks Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Channeling all recruit activity into one centralized location.
• Collect job briefings from line managers to initiate necessary steps towards completing the recruitment process and coordinate with candidate for acceptance of offer
• Utilize job portals, internal talent pool searches and other channels for sourcing suitable candidates, including market research, competitor mapping, and effective networking.
• Critically review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge as well as competencies related for the position required.
• Exercise sound judgement to ensure candidates are the right fit for CBD. Assessing against CBDs values  
• Act effectively in the search and matching process for manpower requirements.
• Conduct comprehensive screening interviews for candidates using the various tools available (Face-to-Face, Zoom Video Interview etc).
• Update Head of Resourcing & Development for senior level negotiations and critical hires highlighting any issues regarding the hiring process.
• Ensure a quality service is provided resulting in high internal and external employee customer satisfaction
• Manage all candidate communications and ensure that Resourcing Team is following up with the employee to complete the joining documents and formalities, including visa issuance if required.
• Maintain recruitment dashboard which provides a regular MI report, and prepare analysis reports and MI on recruitment and onboarding of staff.
• Ensure that employee files are updated and compliant with HR policies and Labour law requirements and internal controls in line, and ensure the same when files are closed.
• Support Emiratization efforts to recruit talented UAE Nationals to achieve Emiratization objectives.
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General

• Close contact with hiring managers at all levels of seniority within the bank.
• Close working relationship with the HRBPs, Rewards and unit heads, as needed by the recruitment demands.
• Managing relationships with external search firms as required
• Negotiating with prospective employees regarding offers while providing support and guidance to those in the onboarding process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. 
• Expert understanding of end-to-end recruitment processes
• Advanced understanding of ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter
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Experience   

• 4+ years’ experience in Human Resources function, particularly resourcing. UAE experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills in English
• Computer Literacy with expertise in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of using and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is essential
• Must have successfully completed a further training program on advanced HR and Management.  

Skills 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Recruitment and Selection
• Excellent knowledge in LinkedIn Recruiter
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving and dispute settling.
• Ability to operate independently and provide regular, accurate and timely updates
• Timely handling and tracking of files on a case by case basis.
• Excellent market knowledge of the financial services sector
• Report writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced high pressured environments.