Head of Recruitment

Job description / Role

Company:
Our client is a leading bank that was established in 1975 and is incorporated in Bahrain as a conventional wholesale bank. Our client provides its services in the GCC countries and internationally, they offer structured financing and advisory services for corporate and institutional customers in various sectors.
They are currently looking to recruit a Head of Recruitment to be based in Khobar

Duties & Responsibilities:

Coordinate with top management to develop the company’s recruiting plan, recruiting vision statement/ strategy and recruiting objectives while ensuring timely hiring of critical positions
Establish standardized recruitment and selection program
Manage the development of a sophisticated manpower planning process
Devise, run and evaluate selection processes including interviews, psychometric tests, personality questionnaires and various group activities
Conduct selection process and interviews for graduate recruitment and more senior vacancies
Identify and prioritize sourcing channels for relevant candidates and initiate contact (e.g. through computer databases, networks, internet recruiting resources, cold calls, recruitment agencies, employee referrals and other media)
Liaise with recruitment agencies and headhunters to fill vacancies
Plan recruitment advertisements and events for different divisions
Formulate and update job descriptions for all positions and decide how, where and when jobs are advertised
Refer applicants to hiring personnel in the organization and make hiring recommendations when appropriate
Provide professional support and advice on recruitment to all divisions
Train staff in interviewing techniques and on the role of the assessor
Stay up to date with current employment legislation and ensure that managers are effectively briefed on any relevant changes
Ensure adherence to all recruitment policies, procedures and techniques by employees and managers
Conduct regular meetings with management team to update status of recruiting activities, hiring results and progress of candidates in the selection process
Pursue any other recruitment related activities as directed by the Chief Human Resources Officer

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

Advanced university degree in business administration, organizational psychology or related social sciences
10+ years work experience in recruitment management and development at an organization with at least 1,000 employees
Professional exposure to banking and the GCC region
Solid knowledge of local employment laws, recruitment models and concepts
Excellent verbal and written command of English, good command of Arabic language is of advantage
In depth experience with the implementation of change programs in an internationally and culturally challenging environment

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering