Career Development and Staffing Manager (Arabic), AED 27,112-30,785 per month, Dubai

31 أكتوبر، 2022

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الوصف الوظيفي

Our client is seeking an experienced Career Development and Staffing Manager who is adept at conflict resolution and working under pressure. In this role you will be responsible for Resource Management by working closely with Head of Career Development & Staffing, Practice Leads and senior client staff in accordance with overall company targets, project needs, and development priorities of staff. 8+ years’ relevant experience, preferably in a similar role within a Management Consultancy or someone with a career in outsourcing high volumes of staff.

Description:

Interact daily with Partners, Principals and Managers to ensure appropriate staffing in line with our client’s needs, project needs and staff preferences and development priorities
Resolve conflicts arising from complex staffing situations and handle autonomously difficult conversations with senior client staff
Support Head of Staffing in defining and implementing strategic initiatives to improve fair and effective implementation of the staffing process and uphold guidelines
Escalate to Head of Career Development & Staffing any alarming activity or unexpected leakage to warrant continued transparent and fair approach
Connect with client staff’s mentors on a need basis for issues with their staffing
Act as gatekeeper in managing staffing decisions based on business needs, staff preferences and development needs and availability
Maintain close ties with Practice Leads for cross-practice staffing of their aligned managers
Ensure full integration of new hires by proactively securing most suitable projects (team structure, length, content, etc.); proactively escalate to senior stakeholders to ensure finding suitable solutions if staffing got derailed
Provide supporting evidence, when necessary, on resource performance, staffing pull amongst partners and principals and additional background on any staffing issues faced
Post appraisal cycle, regularly refer to the extracted list of development needs as maintained and managed by the Performance Management Team to ensure full understanding of all needs and meet staffing requirements accordingly, when possible
Guarantee committee recommendations be considered during staffing decisions; if unable to implement committee recommendation, document the reasons hindering this for later reference
Oversee content and production of weekly staffing reports for quality, accuracy, and timely submission (master staffing sheet, newsletter, etc.)
Ensure production and timely distribution of other adhoc reports, as requested by senior management and other requesting audiences
Uphold consistent and constant implementation of staffing guidelines with every decision, considering the three pillars of staff deployment (Business Needs, Staff Preferences and Development Priorities)
Position self as a subject matter expert on a broad range of Staffing questions and take the lead to interact closely with Seniors to address cross-functional queries
Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building productive cross-functional relationships
Manage the Career Development and Staffing Coordinator and ensure proper distribution of tasks to optimize the resource allocation and management

المهارات

Criteria:

University Degree
8+ years’ relevant experience, preferably in a similar role within a Management Consultancy or someone with a career in outsourcing high volumes of staff
Computer proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Autonomous and works well under pressure
Excellent Interpersonal, Organizational and Communication Skills
Presentable, approachable, and diplomatic
Exercise sound judgment, objectivity, while maintaining highest level of confidentiality
Empathetic towards staff needs and preferences
Ability to make decisions in an efficient and timely manner
Ability to prioritize workload in a highly dynamic environment
Must be fluent in English and Arabic (spoken and written)
Must currently reside in the UAE

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