Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist – Freelance Basis (m/f/d)
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About the Role
BeWunder is seeking an Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist on a freelance basis to support recruitment in Dubai. The role involves managing the full recruitment lifecycle, partnering with hiring leads, and sourcing top talent.
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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 applicant tracking and HR systems Personio
- Support employer branding initiatives and contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes
- Collaborate closely with the People & Culture team and key business stakeholders across the organisation
- 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 UAE and wider GCC market
- Demonstrated experience managing end to end recruitment processes across multiple functions and seniority levels
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to advise and challenge hiring leads
- Excellent sourcing capabilities and experience using LinkedIn Recruiter
- Strong communication, interviewing, and relationship building skills
- Highly organized, self driven, able to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously
- Able to work independently while collaborating with remote and international teams
- 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.
- In this role, you will take ownership of the end to end recruitment lifecycle, partnering closely with hiring leads and leadership to attract, assess, and hire top talent across multiple functions and locations.
- You will act as a trusted recruitment partner, providing market insights, advising hiring stakeholders, and ensuring an outstanding candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a hands on recruitment professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast paced, project driven environment and is confident in taking on roles outside their previous experience.
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.
- Collaborate closely with the People & Culture team and key business stakeholders across the organisation.
- 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.
- Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with remote and international teams.
- 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 celebrating our international and multicultural team.
- The opportunity to work in an international and multi cultural team with collaboration across our offices in the Middle East and Europe.
- Collaborative and motivated working environment.
- Trusting and partnership based cooperation across all units.
- An innovative and growth oriented company with a matrix organizational structure and an open corporate culture.
- Further training opportunities and support in acquiring further qualifications as well as opportunities for further development in new technologies.
About Us
- BeWunder is your turnkey partner specializing in Event Production and Spatial Experiences.
- We create inspiring and unforgettable experiences for our clients and their guests.
- Our renowned and highly skilled team of industry experts in both live events and permanent construction is well versed in bridging the gap between vision and reality.
- We design, deliver and service complex, challenging, and large scale projects in the field of museums and exhibitions, EXPO and brand pavilions, visitor and experience centers, digital art spaces, live events both corporate and sporting, as well as conferences and multimedia shows.
- Our passion lies in producing multisensory and immersive experiences, a perfect blend of new technologies and content, staged lighting and interactive elements.
- With our international track record in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are perfectly positioned to realize exceptional projects for our clients around the globe, from initial concept design through to final installation and beyond!
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