Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist – Freelance Basis (m/f/d)
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About the Role
BeWunder seeks an Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist on a freelance basis to manage end-to-end recruitment for full-time hires in Dubai. The role involves sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates, partnering with hiring leads, and building talent pipelines.
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Responsibilities
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from intake briefing to offer management and onboarding handover
- Partner with hiring leads and leadership to understand hiring needs and define recruitment strategies
- Source, attract, and engage high quality candidates through various channels including LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, and direct sourcing
- Conduct candidate screenings and interviews to evaluate qualifications, skills, and cultural fit
- Coordinate and manage interview processes, ensuring positive candidate experience
- Act as a sparring partner to hiring leads, providing guidance on talent availability, salary benchmarks, market trends, and recruitment best practices
- Build and maintain talent pipelines and networks for current and future hiring needs
- Ensure recruitment activities are accurately documented and maintained within Personio
- Support employer branding initiatives and contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes
- Track and report recruitment activities, hiring progress, and key talent acquisition metrics
Requirements
- Proven experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or Executive Search within the UAE market
- Experience recruiting within Event Production, Construction, Fit Out, AVL, Engineering, or Technical Services industries
- Existing network of professionals across the UAE and wider GCC market
- Demonstrated experience managing end to end recruitment processes across multiple functions and seniority levels
- Strong sourcing capabilities and experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other talent attraction channels
- Strong communication, interviewing, and relationship building skills
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal
- Valid UAE Residence Visa
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Your mission
- Location: Dubai – Onsite/ office based role
- Start Date: August 2026
- Contract Type: Freelance / Independent Contractor
- Workload: Full time
- Must have Requirement: Valid UAE Residence Visa
- We are looking for an experienced and proactive Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us on a Freelance Basis to support our People & Culture team with recruitment for primarily full time hires.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from intake briefing to offer management and onboarding handover.
- Partner with hiring leads and leadership to understand hiring needs and define recruitment strategies.
- Source, attract, and engage high quality candidates through various channels including LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, and direct sourcing.
- Conduct candidate screenings and interviews to evaluate qualifications, skills, and cultural fit.
- Coordinate and manage interview processes, ensuring positive candidate experience.
- Act as a sparring partner to hiring leads, providing guidance on talent availability, salary benchmarks, market trends, and recruitment best practices.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines and networks for current and future hiring needs.
- Ensure recruitment activities are accurately documented and maintained within the applicant tracking and HR systems Personio.
- Support employer branding initiatives and contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment processes.
- Track and report recruitment activities, hiring progress, and key talent acquisition metrics.
Your profile
- Proven experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or Executive Search within the UAE market.
- Experience recruiting within the Event Production, Construction, Fit Out, AVL (Audio, Video & Lighting), Engineering, or Technical Services industries.
- Existing network of professionals across the UAE and wider GCC market.
- Demonstrated experience managing end to end recruitment processes across multiple functions and seniority levels.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to advise and challenge hiring leads constructively.
- Excellent sourcing capabilities and experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other talent attraction channels.
- Strong communication, interviewing, and relationship building skills.
- Highly organised, self driven, and able to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
Why us?
- Complimentary lunches provided daily in our Dubai office canteen.
- Team Engagement Initiatives – team building activities, health and wellness drives, etc.
- Team Socials – team BBQs, season opening and closing parties.
- Community & Diversity Programme, including an annual BeWunder Culture Day.
- Opportunity to work in an international and multi cultural team.
- Collaborative and motivated working environment.
- Trusting and partnership based cooperation across all units.
- Further training opportunities and support in acquiring further qualifications.
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