The Talent Acquisition Specialist works with the broader recruitment team to support all forms of talent acquisition, sourcing candidates and initiatives to enhance how the business interacts with the job market.
The role and responsibilities are listed below:
Coordination with universities and educational institutes in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
– Communication with universities and professional institutes in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
– Keep in touch with these universities and institutions.
Formation of talent groups from graduate students and recent graduates.
Work together to create courses for each semester.
Work with internal L&D and management stakeholders to create openings.
Dealing with the Ministry of Human Resources
Helping SNCL become, for example, a Tawteen partner in the UAE.
– Establish a line of communication with the Ministry of Human Resources to be able to recruit potential employees.
Participate in the activities of the Ministry of Human Resources and online programs to be more visible to potential candidates.
Create and update talent pools in one drive.
– Update and document Emirati, Omani, Saudi and other CVs on OneDrive.
Liaise with relevant recruiters for further CVs for talent pools and any direct applications.
Create content on social media + Contribute to job site content
Work with internal and external stakeholders to help create functional website content.
Create initiatives and ideas to create more positive media exposure for SNCL.
Help create more awareness and increase the media footprint of SNCL in the GCC.
The qualifications and experience required for the position of Talent Acquisition Specialist are as follows:
He was educated at a university level
3+ years working as part of recruitment or talent acquisition in the GCC
– Native Arabic language skills (speaking, reading and writing)
Understanding of Workday and MS Office suite applications
– Able to write interviews and convert them into English from Arabic
Self-motivated and able to build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Rewards and benefits:
We offer an excellent package that includes:
Competitive salary
– Transportation allowance
Medical and life insurance coverage
– annual vacation
Medical and life insurance coverage
Company gratuity program
– Rewards system
Annual flight allowance to the point of departure
Employee Well-Being Program – Free 24 hour advice on financial, legal and family care professionals as well as access to personal health, fitness and nutrition advisors;
Atkins SNC Lavalin business is one of the world’s largest multidisciplinary and cross-sectional engineering design consultancy firms and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group. As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consulting firms with a proven track record in the defense sector, Atkins is ideally positioned to respond to this market. We have an extensive organization and are proud of a 50-year history across the Middle East region.
We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programs. Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 employees serving Gulf clients in all market segments with offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh and Sharjah.
Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success depends on hiring – and then developing – brilliant people from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds. This diversity of talent is exactly what sets us apart.
We acquired SNC Lavalin in 2017, and we also have a great depth of geographic exposure across 50 countries and a range of 53,000 experts. As one of the largest engineering consultants, we have access to 17,000 employees in the Middle East making us one of the largest multidisciplinary consulting firms in the region.
Atkins is a leading provider of technology-based professional consulting and support services to industry, commerce and government in all of the world’s major economies. With more than 17,000 employees operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides clients with comprehensive service throughout the entire lifecycle of projects in the built environment.
We aim to be the premier international supplier of technical and integrated services. On the basis of our clients’ needs, our vision is to:
- Focus on quality
- We strive for design and excellence on a global level
- We strive to add value
- Be resilient to the evolving needs of a changing society
Atkins first implemented design and supervision committees in the Gulf region in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, UAE Atkins Middle East now employs over 2,000 employees in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat), Qatar (Doha) ) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).