People Analytics Specialist

Job description / Role

As a Specialist, you will work closely with, and report to, the People Strategy & Projects Manager, co- developing and supporting the execution of the People Strategy for Middle East, creating solutions for strategic people topics and issues, and supporting with consulting capacity planning efforts.

You will be responsible for:
• Supporting the People Strategy & Projects Managers with Middle East (ME) People Strategy (and driving some specific topics independently) that:
• Builds local expertise required to maintain and build out our companies ME’s competitive positioning
• Enhances Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for our employee’s
• Facilitates a work environment and context that is sustainable from a people and planet perspective
• Ensures a stable pipeline of senior team and leadership capacity by offering opportunity to build a long-term successful career in the Middle East
• Develops strategies to comply with local laws and regulations as they pertain to in-country value, nationalization and other capacity planning related aspects
• Supporting with consulting capacity planning:
• Building an outlook into required capacity and accordingly setting up annual and quarterly targets given assumptions for ongoing parameters.
• Proposing new and updated policies to support consulting capacity planning, e.g., related to capacity, cohort structure, compensation.
• Executing People related projects, independently with Manager or in collaboration with other People functions, depending on the project topic, and whether originating from ME initiatives or local roll out of global initiatives.
• Monitoring key People metrics, conducting analytics on People data, drawing insights that inform decision making and improve overall People performance for ME

YOU'RE GOOD AT :
• You have a sharp and analytical mind, are able to draw insights from complex and ambiguous data, and are able to effectively articulate strategic proposals to senior stakeholders
• You feel comfortable to perform and deliver detailed qualitative (i.e., driving a new strategy, benchmarking, conducting interviews, building KPI’s, identifying initiatives) and quantitative (i.e., gap analyses, analyze historical trends, draw insights from performance ratios, projected KPI targets) analyses
• You are autonomous, able to work with ambiguity and are self-motivated. You have strong self-starter skills and like to “get things done”
• You are structured, able to multi-task on different projects under tight timeframes, and to convey this structure to the different stakeholders you are working with
• You are a quick learner and drive your personal education about new topics – especially those pertaining to people functions (qualitative and quantitative analyses)

Requirements

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS :
• You have a Masters degree or equivalent and minimum of 5-year professional experience in a relevant People / HR field.
• Previous experience in a Consulting equivalent field is a plus
• Strong understanding of People-related concepts and technologies is a plus
• You have strong knowledge in Excel and are able to design spreadsheets analyses (pivot tables, conditional formulas, vlookup, etc.), set up and run data models as well as conduct detailed analyses.
• You have strong Powerpoint skills and are able to clearly reflect your analyses and strategic thinking on slides with a structured storyline catered to the type of audience presenting to
• You are at ease with digital collaboration tools (Trello, Slack, Egnyte)

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.