• Ensure effective relationship with HR Business Partner(s) and department heads; advise hiring managers on job descriptions, competencies, and recruitment approach, selection methods as and when required.
• Facilitate key recruitment activities for each vacant position: review and update key recruitment material such as JD and job ads, sourcing, interviewing and shortlisting candidates, interviews and assessment forms, discussions leading up to offer decision.
• Manage and guide the recruitment team in meeting recruitment targets by closely following up on active vacancies, having optimal recruitment strategy in place to ensure quality and timely closure of position. Manage escalation from and to the business.
• Coordinate with compensation & benefits team to prepare potential financial package (and options); review package options with HR BP and Business; discuss and finalize package with candidate, directly or through recruiters.
• Drive direct sourcing, and also maintain professional relationships with external sources of recruitment of professional staff (such as recruitment search firms, colleges, and other specialized sources) in order to source potential candidates for vacancies.
• Coordinate with HRMS team to ensure optimal recruitment systems are in place in order to minimize HR efforts exerted and recruiting cycle time. Continuously improve processes, and be responsible for audit clearance
• Support internal and external audits of assigned area of responsibility; lead closure of negative observations, minor/major non compliances
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource or equivalent.
• 8-10 years relevant experience in HR and/or recruitment, including 3 years leading recruitment function for a corporate organization
• Good knowledge of MS Office and job portals
• Business fluent English; Arabic is a plus
• Solid knowledge, gained thru hand-on experiences, of end to end recruitment techniques and processes.
• Maritime, Logistics, Supply Chain industry experience preferred.
• Exposure to best in class recruitment and assessment practices.