Talent Acquisition Specialist (Arabic Speaking)

Global Catering Services is recruiting an Arabic-speaking Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our multinational team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Role Summary
The Talent Acquisition Specialist will drive Talent Acquisition within all our business units across Abu Dhabi and serve as a trusted business partner and subject matter expert to key stakeholders while delivering a seamless and exceptional candidate experience.

• Demonstrate deep understanding of GCS long term and short-term strategies by acting as a trusted talent advisor to stakeholders.
• Develop effective strategies to attract, assess, select, and develop an impactful, diverse, and sustainable talent pipeline.
• Understand and implement business priorities, workforce planning outcomes, regional current and future capability requirements while integrating any specific talent challenges into a compelling narrative and actionable plans.
• Lead the end-to-end processes of acquiring exceptional talent at all levels in alignment with strategic objectives and organizational needs.
• Collaborate in a culture of agile thinking, driving an outstanding candidate experience through a fast, adaptive, iterative recruiting approach, ensuring hyper-connectivity & visibility across multiple partner groups.

Required Qualifications & Skill Set

The ideal candidate has…

• A minimum of 3 years of dedicated 360º recruitment experience, preferably within inhouse recruitment
• Strong communication skills in both English and Arabic are required
• Experience within the F&B, FMCG or retail industry is strongly preferred
• A track record of successfully recruiting talent across various levels, from entry-level to senior positions.
• A strong emphasis on achieving operational excellence and exceeding metrics
• Experience working with an ATS, preferably Recruitee, SmartRecruiters, Greenhouse or similar
• A steadfast commitment to stakeholder and customer satisfaction
• Strong partnership and relationship-building skills, fostering valuable connections with key stakeholders across the organisation
• A demonstrated ability to thrive in high-volume recruitment
• Proficiency in developing and applying TA analytics to identify trends, and guide data-driven decisions
• A relentlessly positive and collaborative approach in a dynamic environment.
• Hands-on attitude, a positive mindset & a get-things-done-approach
• An open-minded individual and natural self-starter
• A future team member who enjoys working on a variety of diverse tasks in a collaborative way and works well in both, an individual and team setting

If this sounds like you, we are looking forward to receiving your application. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, please make sure to apply at the earliest, as we’ll close the role once the basic screening has been completed. Thank you for taking the time to apply!