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Job Description: Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Group Human Resources
Reporting To: Group Management
Organisation: Diversified Holding Company

About the Company

We are a newly established and expanding holding company with multiple business interests across the UAE and international markets. As we continue to grow and develop our group companies, we are seeking a proactive, commercially minded, and resourceful Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist to support group-wide recruitment and human resources activities.

Based in Dubai, the successful candidate will be responsible for attracting and recruiting talent across multiple geographies, developing structured recruitment policies and procedures, and supporting the establishment of consistent HR practices across the holding company and its subsidiaries.

This role offers an opportunity to build recruitment and HR processes from the ground up in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and expanding business environment.

Job Purpose

To lead talent acquisition activities across the holding company and its subsidiaries while developing and implementing recruitment policies, HR procedures, and core people-management practices. The role will ensure that the group attracts the right talent, maintains compliant recruitment and employment processes, and establishes scalable HR frameworks to support its continued growth in the UAE and international markets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition and International Recruitment

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including manpower planning, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Work closely with group management and subsidiary leaders to identify workforce requirements and prioritise recruitment needs.
• Source and recruit candidates across the UAE, GCC, India, and other international markets as required.
• Conduct proactive headhunting and talent mapping for specialist, managerial, executive, and operational roles.
• Leverage LinkedIn, job portals, professional networks, recruitment databases, employee referrals, and direct sourcing techniques.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current vacancies and anticipated future requirements.
• Coordinate interviews, candidate assessments, reference checks, and employment offers.
• Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and executive search firms, ensuring cost-effective and quality-driven hiring.
• Provide advice on talent availability, salary benchmarks, recruitment timelines, and market hiring trends.

2. Recruitment Policy and Process Development

• Develop, implement, and maintain group-wide recruitment policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Establish a structured recruitment approval process covering manpower requisitions, vacancy authorisation, shortlisting, interviews, candidate selection, salary approvals, and offer issuance.
• Develop standard job description templates, interview evaluation forms, candidate assessment tools, and recruitment documentation.
• Establish recruitment KPIs, service-level targets, reporting formats, and performance monitoring mechanisms.
• Support annual and periodic manpower planning, headcount budgeting, and recruitment cost management.
• Review and continuously improve recruitment processes to enhance hiring efficiency, candidate quality, and cost effectiveness.

3. HR Policy and Administration

• Support the development and implementation of HR policies and employee procedures across the holding company and its subsidiaries.
• Establish standard HR documentation, employee recordkeeping, personnel files, and onboarding and offboarding procedures.
• Assist in developing policies covering employee conduct, attendance, leave, probation, performance management, confidentiality, and disciplinary procedures, as applicable.
• Coordinate employee onboarding, induction, probation tracking, and exit formalities.
• Support the development of employee handbooks, HR guidelines, and internal communication materials.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and HR databases.
• Assist management with employee engagement, performance review processes, and other people-related initiatives.
• Support the standardisation of HR practices across group entities while accommodating relevant local requirements in different jurisdictions.

4. UAE Labour Law and Employment Compliance

• Maintain practical working knowledge of applicable UAE labour legislation and employment regulations.
• Support compliance with relevant requirements concerning employment contracts, work permits, visas, employee documentation, leave, and other employment matters.
• Coordinate with HR, PRO, finance, and administrative teams on employment formalities and onboarding.
• Understand relevant employment procedures for mainland and free zone companies, including applicable authority-specific requirements.
• Support compliant recruitment of international candidates, including coordination of documentation and employment formalities.
• Monitor relevant regulatory developments and recommend updates to HR policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with external legal or HR advisers where specialist advice is required.

5. Group HR Coordination and Stakeholder Management

• Act as a central HR and recruitment coordination point for the holding company and its subsidiaries.
• Build effective working relationships with group management, subsidiary heads, department managers, and employees.
• Support management in identifying workforce gaps, recruitment priorities, and HR process improvements.
• Assist in developing consistent HR practices and reporting standards across group companies.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgement when handling sensitive employee and recruitment matters.
• Support employer branding and initiatives to position the group as an attractive employer across its target talent markets.

6. HR Reporting and Analytics

• Prepare periodic reports on vacancies, recruitment progress, headcount, hiring costs, and workforce requirements.
• Track recruitment KPIs, including time-to-fill, cost per hire, offer acceptance rate, and hiring manager satisfaction.
• Maintain an organised applicant tracking system and HR database.
• Support headcount tracking, workforce planning, and HR budgeting.
• Provide management with relevant insights on recruitment trends, employee matters, and opportunities to improve HR effectiveness.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Professional qualifications such as CIPD, SHRM, or equivalent will be an advantage.
• 3–6 years of relevant experience in talent acquisition and HR operations, preferably in a holding company, diversified group, multinational organisation, or recruitment consultancy.
• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Practical knowledge of UAE labour regulations, employment contracts, work permits, visa procedures, and HR documentation.
• Experience sourcing candidates across international markets is strongly preferred.
• Experience developing recruitment policies, HR procedures, and standard operating processes is desirable.
• Familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, applicant tracking systems, HR information systems, and recruitment reporting tools.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong headhunting, candidate sourcing, and talent-mapping capabilities.
• Good understanding of UAE employment practices and HR compliance.
• Ability to develop HR policies and recruitment procedures from the ground up.
• Excellent communication, interviewing, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple recruitment assignments across different businesses and geographies.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and analytical ability.
• High levels of integrity, discretion, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• A self-driven, adaptable, and hands-on approach suited to a new and expanding group.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Performance will be assessed against agreed targets, including:

• Time-to-fill and time-to-hire.
• Quality of hire and hiring manager satisfaction.
• Recruitment cost per hire and sourcing-channel effectiveness.
• Offer acceptance rate.
• Compliance with recruitment policies and employment documentation requirements.
• Successful development and implementation of group-wide recruitment and HR procedures.
• Accuracy and timeliness of HR records and management reporting.
• Effective coordination of onboarding and other core HR processes.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to build the recruitment and HR function of a growing holding company.
• Exposure to multiple businesses, industries, and international talent markets.
• Direct interaction with senior management and subsidiary leadership teams.
• The opportunity to develop and implement group-wide HR policies and processes.
• A dynamic and entrepreneurial environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV along with a brief summary of their talent acquisition experience, international recruitment exposure, and knowledge of UAE labour regulations.

Please use “Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist – Dubai” as the subject line of your application.

Pay: From AED6,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Talent acquisition: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: In person