Talent Acquisition Coordinator - Contract/Trainee

Job description / Role

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up "The Greenhouse", which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women's Empowerment Principles.

What you'll be doing

The Talent Acquisition Coordinator will be responsible for supporting in attracting and hiring students and recent graduates through various recruitment strategies. You will play a vital role as a Chalhoub Group Ambassador by managing University partnerships, identifying and acquiring promising talent, ensuring the continued growth and success of our organization.

Your responsibilities include screening resumes, conducting interviews, and assessing skills for entry-level positions and internships. By building relationships with educational institutions, you will contribute to the company's employer branding efforts and attract talented individuals from University communities.

Responsibilities

- Manage the University Events calendar.
- Work closely with Chalhoub Group's Communications team on pre event preparation ensuring the events have social media coverage
- Attending University career fairs, interacting with students and promoting our employer brand
- Screening resumes, conducting interviews and performing skills assessment tests trainee roles and internships
- Report on recruiting metrics after every careers event, including number of candidates interviewed and hired
- Advertise current open roles to online and offline alumni communities
- Work in close partnership with Universities and Business Schools, manage the annual event calendar, job board postings, process event invoices, manage post event feedback
- Manage and coordinate team social events
- Provide general support to the Talent Acquisition team by assisting with ad-hoc projects as needed
- Prepare power point presentations

Requirements

What you'll need to succeed

- Work experience as a Recruiter or similar HR role
- Experience in advertising and hiring for entry-level roles is a plus
- Knowledge of various candidate evaluation techniques, including group interviews
- Hands-on experience with resume databases and Applicant Tracking Systems
- Familiarity with social media sourcing
- Must have excellent Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to deal with senior level internal and external stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in both written and verbal communications
- BSc degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology or relevant field

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

About the Company

The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group's success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group's competitive edge in today's market.

By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.