eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Standard Chartered Bank UAE

• Location

  UAE-Dubai

• Compensation

  Excellent Package

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  06 Jan 2009

• eFC Ref no

  483390

Managing the delivery of the end to end resourcing process for a country / countries, covering both operational and strategic Resourcing support for all employed worker hires, ensuring all Resourcing activity is aligned to and effectively communicates the employer brand.

The Head, Resourcing will ensure the team in country is talent focused, cost effective and efficient (aligned to business needs). Focusing predominantly on operations and execution, team and work management, the role holder will attract, develop, engage, deploy and retain a team of Resourcing Managers and Resourcing Coordinators, encouraging high performance behaviours to ensure delivery of recruitment targets at the right time, the right quality and the right price.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Proven experience in coaching, managing and engaging a team;

• Successful track record of placing senior (director) level candidates;

• In-depth experience of recruitment at a strategic level (in-house preferred, or search firm / consultancy), leading end to end resourcing processes and building creative attraction strategies to deliver new hires cost effectively and within budget;

• Experience of PSL management and negotiating supplier agreements;

• Experience of working in a complex matrix, dealing with demanding and fast-paced client groups and successfully building / managing sustainable relationships with teams, customers, suppliers, senior managers and other stakeholders from a broad base of cultures, operating across a variety of countries/locations;

• Able to see the ‘big picture’ and think conceptually, whilst simultaneously working on the details;

• Financial management and commercial skills;

• Excellent communication and influencing skills, enabling the role holder to build credibility quickly;

• Strong consultative and negotiation skills;

• Proven delivery capabilities - track record of multi-tasking, prioritising, and setting and achieving deadlines (both short and long term);

• Pragmatic, customer-focused approach;

• Proactive, problem solving approach combined with a willingness to challenge in order to deliver results;

• Flexibility and a preparedness to ‘roll up his/her sleeves’ when necessary to get the job done. Some international travel will be required;

• Knowledge of / exposure to relevant employment legislation (e.g. data protection).