AkzoNobel Dubai Jobs 2022 – Apply Online Operations Coordinator Vacancy in Dubai, UAE

Job Purpose:-

Based in the Middle East and Africa region’s Headquarters in Dubai, serving UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, North Africa and SSA. The job holder will be focusing on the recruitment operations, interacting internally with hiring managers across different business units, and externally with job applicants and recruitment services suppliers, The Talent Acquisition Country lead is responsible for qualifying and implementing new recruitment strategies , to attract diverse talent through simple Talent Acquisition practices delivering reliable outcomes and engaging and empowering candidate and hiring manager experience in order to secure sustainable high performance of AkzoNobel’s business.

Key Account abilities:-

• Lead team of 1 Talent Acquisition Partner and 1 Talent Acquisition Administrator by driving performance (people/business) for the 16 countries in MEA Region.
• Lead and manage organizational effectiveness within Talent Acquisition Team by providing a stable backup team structure and KPIs reporting;
• Build strong and effective partnerships with demanding business stakeholders in all three businesses in MEA as well as with HR stakeholders (HR Country Managers per Business, Rewards Manager, People Services support for MEA, etc.), and support the organization with guidance, analysis, and insights;
• Influence senior stakeholders daily among all three businesses in MEA and get their support to achieve efficient recruitment process and alignment in ways of working and process improvements.
• Identify current and future talent gaps for key positions and build pipelines, accordingly, including tailored and proactive talent mapping, tracking and sourcing processes, building pipelines for key functions and roles and developing solutions for specific Talent Acquisition demands.
• Work with the Communication CEE/Global functions to ensure consistent Employer Branding and Social media development and compelling candidate experience to become an employer of choice.
• Build and implement preferred supplier network in cooperation with other TA Country Leads in EMEA and Indirect Procurement Team.
• Make sure that Global Talent Acquisition Strategy is reflected in country TA plans.
• Participate in EMEA Talent Acquisition leadership team by supporting and leading agreed TA workstreams.
• Assist with both external and internal hiring efforts (internal recruitment in terms of assessment of employees for different or more senior roles).
• Manage hands on the recruitment process and lifecycle, including initial assessments, interviews, and offers and support on the selected and assigned executive searches under the lead of Global Executive Recruitment Director.
• Ensure a strong and effective relationship with internal customers, latent talent and other Talent Acquisition teams.
• Support Small to Medium countries in EMEA region with implementation of new initiatives, training on TA topics as well as training Hiring Managers if and when necessary in addition to any ad-hoc functional support.

Experience:-

• 8-10 years of experience within Talent Acquisition, including at least 3 years of experience in leading a team.
• Experience in KPIs reporting and translating numbers into action plans for TA Team.
• Good knowledge of GCC Nationalization laws and programs.
• Knowledge of SSA and BBBEE in South Africa would be a plus.
• Arabic language skills would be an advantage.
• Ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders at all levels of the organization and in different locations.
• Familiarity with a variety of different selection methods (interviews, assignments, psychological test etc).
• Hands on experience with posting jobs on social media and job boards.
• Experience with ATS, Sourcing and Recruitment Marketing tools.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent change management and facilitation skills;
• Excellent prioritization skills and ability to independently seek solutions;
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, coaching and advocacy skills;
• High degree of accuracy and discretion;
• Continuous improvement mind set.