Talent Sourcing Specialist - Executive Recruitment
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About the Role
Our semi-government client seeks an experienced Talent Sourcing Specialist to identify and engage executive-level talent (VP, Director, C-Suite) for a 4-month contract. You will lead sourcing strategies, build pipelines, and provide market intelligence in the UAE market.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end sourcing strategy for executive and senior leadership positions
- Identify, engage, and build relationships with high calibre passive candidates
- Develop and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future leadership hiring needs
- Partner with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to understand hiring priorities
- Conduct market mapping, competitor analysis, and talent benchmarking
- Manage recruitment trackers and produce regular reports and dashboards
- Project manage recruitment activity across multiple senior level vacancies
- Ensure exceptional candidate experience throughout the sourcing process
Requirements
- Minimum 4 years' experience sourcing senior level professionals (Director, VP, Executive, C Suite)
- Previous recruitment experience within the Dubai/UAE market
- Demonstrated success in executive search, talent mapping, and sourcing passive candidates
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience using ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing platforms
- Must be from an entertainment, tourism, real estate or retail background sourcing high level roles
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The Role
- Our leading semi government client is seeking an experienced Talent Sourcing Specialist to identify and engage exceptional executive talent across our diverse portfolio.
- This role is dedicated to sourcing senior level professionals, including Vice Presidents, Directors, Senior Management, and C Suite executives.
- The role is a 4 month contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end sourcing strategy for executive and senior leadership positions across the business.
- Identify, engage, and build relationships with high calibre passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, executive search techniques, networking, referrals, and market mapping.
- Develop and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future leadership hiring needs.
- Partner closely with Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners, and senior stakeholders to understand hiring priorities and provide market intelligence.
- Conduct comprehensive market mapping, competitor analysis, and talent benchmarking to support strategic hiring decisions.
- Manage and maintain recruitment trackers, ensuring complete accuracy of hiring data, candidate pipelines, interview progress, and reporting.
- Project manage recruitment activity across multiple senior level vacancies, ensuring milestones, timelines, and stakeholder expectations are effectively managed.
- Produce regular recruitment reports and dashboards, providing data driven insights on pipeline health, sourcing effectiveness, time to fill, and hiring progress.
- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the sourcing and engagement process.
- Maintain confidentiality and professionalism while recruiting for highly sensitive and confidential leadership appointments.
- Continuously monitor market trends, salary benchmarking, and competitor hiring activity within the UAE.
Requirements
- Minimum 4 years' experience sourcing senior level professionals, including Director, VP, Executive, and C Suite appointments.
- Previous recruitment experience within the Dubai/UAE market is essential.
- Demonstrated success in executive search, talent mapping, and sourcing passive candidates.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior business leaders.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to manage complex recruitment trackers, analyse hiring data, and produce meaningful reports.
- Strong project management and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple executive hiring campaigns simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing platforms.
- Must be from an entertainment, tourism, real estate or retail background sourcing high level roles.
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