Talent Officer - School Recruitment (MoE Subjects)
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About the Role
Aldar Education seeks a Talent Officer to specialize in end-to-end recruitment of MoE subject teachers across UAE schools. The role involves collaborating with hiring managers, managing recruitment cycles, and ensuring compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end recruitment process for MoE subjects (Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, Social Studies)
- Serve as trusted advisor for Director of MoE, Principals, and hiring managers
- Design, organize and execute MoE recruitment events in UAE and internationally
- Ensure timely issuance, collection, and filing of contracts and supporting documentation
- Maintain recruitment trackers and dashboards, submit regular reports
- Ensure full compliance with safer recruitment practices and regulatory requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management or related field
- Minimum of 3 years in recruitment or with MoE subjects
- Ability to communicate in English and Arabic (written and verbal)
- Experience with full cycle recruiting
- Good knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., Oracle)
- Experience in using LinkedIn Talent Solutions
- Experience in volume recruitment
- Strong knowledge of UAE labour law
Full Job Posting
Overview
- Aldar Education is seeking a Talent Officer School Recruitment to specialise in the recruitment of MoE subject teachers across our growing family of owned and operated schools in the UAE.
- This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management or related field
- Additional HR/Talent qualifications are welcomed
- A minimum of 3 years in recruitment or with MoE subjects
- Experience of working in the UK, US or UAE education sector is highly advantageous
- The ability to communicate in English and Arabic (written and verbal communication) is essential
Job specific knowledge & skills
- Proven ability to build strong, positive and influential relationships at all levels
- Ability to maintain the highest level of discretion, diplomacy and confidentiality
- Experience with full cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
- Good knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ie Oracle) and other related job boards
- Experience in using LinkedIn Talent Solutions to proactively source candidates
- Experience in volume recruitment is essential
- Familiarity with social media, C.V. databases, and professional networks
- Strong knowledge of the UAE labour law
- Ability to think ahead and out of the box
- Pro active approach towards task or improvement ideas
- Attention to details with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner.
- Proficient in using MS Office
Main Duties
- Lead the end to end recruitment process for MoE subjects (Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies and Social Studies), ensuring alignment with workforce plans.
- Serve as a trusted advisor for the Director of MoE, Principals and hiring managers, supporting decision making, interview coordination, and workforce planning.
- Act as a subject specialist recruiter for MoE, providing recruitment expertise and candidate recommendations across the Operated Schools.
- Design, organise and execute MoE recruitment events in the UAE and internationally to support talent attraction and selection.
- Ensure timely issuance, collection, and filing of contracts and supporting documentation for all hires.
- Maintain recruitment trackers and dashboards and submit regular reports on vacancy status, hiring progress, and recruitment KPIs.
- Ensure full compliance with safer recruitment practices, including document verification, references, background checks, and regulatory requirements (ADEK, KHDA).
Specific Duties
- Create and update job descriptions in collaboration with hiring managers and subject leads.
- Develop and maintain strong pipelines of qualified candidates for key teaching roles.
- Ownership of initial screening, shortlisting and interviewing, based on job criteria and school preferences.
- Advise and guide hiring managers in structured interview practices and scoring rubrics.
- Ownership and delivery of selection processes, including participation in interviews, interview scheduling, panel preparation, feedback collection and post interview decision making.
- Design and deliver employer branding initiatives to promote Aldar Education as a leading employer of choice in the education sector.
- Organise and attend recruitment fairs, careers expos, and online talent events to proactively source teachers.
- Prepare and send contracts to selected candidates and follow up for timely return and completion.
- Collect and verify all onboarding documents (passport, attested qualifications, safeguarding checks, references).
- Maintain accurate recruitment records, interview notes, offer letters, and visa application materials.
- Maintain candidate data in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and ensure compliance with data protection policies.
- Ensure positive candidate experience and timely communication throughout the recruitment process.
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