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Ref: HP639-526
Job description / Role
Line of Service
Internal Firm Services
Specialism
IFS - Human Capital (HC)
Management Level
Manager
Job Description & Summary
The Emiratisation Manager leads the nationalization strategy and programs for PwC Middle East in the UAE, including attraction, recruitment, selection, professional qualification pathways, performance oversight, engagement and retention.
Primary duties and responsibilities
Financial
• Oversee and control budget for the Emiratisation program (including recruitment and learning and development) for the UAE.
Customer
• Analyse the current trends within the UAE market and suggest a strategy of achieving the nationalisation quota, gaining buy in from key stakeholders and business leaders.
• Provide regular status updates to key stakeholders on all aspects of the Emiratisation programme
• Work with Line of Service leaders to determine recruitment targets and opportunities for UAE Nationals across all grades.
Internal Process
• Create attraction strategy for UAE Nationals including campus strategy and events, social media campaigns, and track return of investment for different attraction channels.
• Perform searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job criteria, using computer databases, networking, internet recruiting resources, cold calls, media, recruiting firms, employee referrals, career fairs and university visits.
• Interview applicants to obtain information on work history, training, education, and job skills.
• Contact applicants to inform them of employment possibilities, consideration, and selection.
• Conduct reference and background checks on applicants.
• Advise managers and employees on staffing policies and procedures.
• Inform potential applicants about facilities, operations, benefits, and job or career opportunities in the firm.
• Hire applicants and authorise paperwork assigning them to positions.
• Maintain records of applicants not selected for employment.
• Periodic follow ups with employees after joining, to identify development areas and any issues
• Maintain recruitment trackers and adjust targets in line with strategy
• Work closely with the wider Talent, Performance & Development team to ensure appropriate development pathways and retention strategies are in place.
Learning & Growth
• Promote collaboration, trust and improvement between team members and across the People Team
• Work on specific projects related to HR initiatives as assigned
• Develop a culture of continuous learning within the Talent, Performance & Development team and benchmark against best practices in the HR industry
Requirements
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Psychology or Business Management
• Professional Certification in Human Resources is preferred
Language
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic
Overall Experience
• 5+ years of experience in an HR function, of which at least 2+ years are in role related to Nationalisation
• Specific Experience
• Previous experience in a professional services firm specifically in HR is an advantage
• Previous experience managing nationalisation programmes
• Knowledge and Skills
• Knowledge of nationalisation programmes
• Knowledge of talent programmes
• Knowledge of attraction, sourcing and recruitment techniques
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship building capabilities
• Ability to draw information from several areas and transfer requests and solutions to Specialized Teams, Resource Hubs and Local Teams within the People Team
• Excellent project management and change management skills is preferred
• Strong customer service orientation with ability to use patience and diplomacy to handle issues
About the Company
At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.
We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.
PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.
We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.
If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.