Recruitment Officer - 1 year contract
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Date: Jun 3, 2026 Location: Dubaï, AE, 114190 Brand: KEOLIS Contract Type: Permanent contract The key purpose of this role is to hire the staff into the Transport Sector for Keolis-MHI.
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Contract Type: Permanent contract
The key purpose of this role is to hire the staff into the Transport Sector for Keolis-MHI.
The role will be responsible for enhancing organizational effectiveness through ensuring the best quality candidates are identified and selected appropriately, and within required timeframes.
The role will also provide support to other sectors hiring needs when required.
Main Responsibilities
- Owns the end to end recruitment process:
- + Respond to suitable candidates who apply and managing the rejections, maintaining a record of the traffic from this channel.
- + Maintain a list of talent pool where we are not yet ready to hire but to wish to keep as future candidates, regular fortnightly contact with the candidates is required.
- + Pre-screens candidates and attends interviews with Line Managers for assigned roles to ensure the best quality candidates are identified and selected appropriately
- + Draft interview questions and determine the appropriate interview pack and technique based on level of role.
- Advises and supports the Line manager accordingly.
- + Ensure Line Managers are recruiting within the agreed organisational parameters and governance procedures
- + Ensure Line Managers are well equipped to make the right hiring decisions and ensure the end to end hiring process is smooth and efficient
- + Leads the exit interview process, collecting and reporting accurate data and providing analysis of trends to the HR Manager, HR Business Partner and contract management
- Required to carry out challenging analysis, planning and implementation associated with own area of expertise.
- Protect information assets and data including both electronic and paper based from all threats whether internal, external, deliberate or accidental;
- Liaise with the Onboarding team
- Will coordinate with the line manager the different steps of on the retention plan of Staff such as performance and talent review, succession plan and career path.
Knowledge Required
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of Human Resource administration in general.
Key Skills
- A mature, proactive and responsible approach to work with initiative and problem solving capability.
- Ability to liaise in a professional and persuasive manner with staff at all levels in the organisation.
- Flexibility, excellent attention to detail, ability to identify key issues and manage an environment of regular change.
- Able to hold sensitive and confidential materials in strict confidence.
- Able to work independently under stringent deadlines and high pressure environment.
- Function as a resourceful and proactive team member.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and multi-task and meet deadlines and schedules
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams and adapt well to changing priorities
- Good judgment and decision-making skills;
- An assertive completer finisher with high level personal presence and credibility.
- Good knowledge in Microsoft Office Software.
Experiance
- Recruitment experience ideally in a combination of in-house and agency experience is must.
- Extensive experience of successfully identifying candidates through direct sourcing and research is essential
- Middle East experience is preferred
- Level A&B Psychometric qualified is preferred Resource forecasting, scheduling and allocation experience
Educational Qualifcation
- Ideally a degree holder or a holder of a professional qualification in an HR related discipline ideally with membership of a recognised professional institution.
- Professional certification in conducting & interpreting Ability tests and Personality Questionnaires is preferred
Job Segment
Contract Manager, Market Research, Recruiting, Research, Legal, Marketing, Human Resources
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