Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition - Emirati Talent

About This Role

Job Purpose:

Drive end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes, from workforce planning to candidate selection and seamless integration of new hires. Maintain talent pipelines and collaborate with internal teams to meet staffing needs efficiently. Build and manage relationships with recruitment agencies and stakeholders to ensure timely and high-quality talent acquisition.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the team with formulating / amending the Bank policy, procedure and processes with regard to recruitment.
• Develops and maintains close working relationships with all groups, divisions and departments so as meet the staffing requirements on a proactive basis.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual manpower budget and organizational charts.
• Answers queries raised by specific departments pertaining to recruitment needs and status.
• Facilitates and updates appropriate recruitment and selection interviewing procedures. This includes the maintenance of interviewing standards as per policy.
• Ensures that the salary package expectation of shortlisted candidates are in line with the Bank's package prior to forwarding these candidates for final interviews and selection.
• Ensures that nationalization targets are maintained across the Bank; highlights variances if any to respective group, division and department heads and provides assistance with closing gaps.
• Examine recruitment procedures and activities to constantly improve the recruitment services of the Bank.
• Establishes and maintains a database of job-specific candidates that can be provided to user divisions and departments on request. Agrees on a storage period of this database with the team and follows through accordingly.
• Establishes and maintains a database of resumes of external candidates that have been obtained through various recruitment sources.
• Establishes a database of recruitment agencies and outsourcing companies. Ensures the availability of valid contractual agreements between CBI and these agencies.
• Maintains up-to-date records of staff turnover including recruitments, termination, resignations, transfers, promotions, redeployments are maintained.
• Maintaining staff headcounts and preparation of different MIS reports as and when required.
• Represents the Bank at external conferences and seminars on discussions pertaining to recruitment and induction, as directed. Coordinates activities for the Bank's representation at job fairs.
• Welcomes new employees to the Bank, follows through on joining formalities such as collecting relevant documents from the employees.
• Perform any other duties or responsibilities that are consistent with the employee Role and assigned by the management.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, or equivalent qualification in any discipline.

Professional / Technical Qualifications / Diplomas:

• CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
• Behavioral Interviewing and Candidate Assessment Techniques
• Onboarding and Employee Experience Management

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Human Resources, preferably within the banking or financial services sector.

Other Skills Required for the Job:

• In-depth knowledge of recruitment practices and talent acquisition strategies
• Strong analysis, planning, and organizational skills
• Negotiation and persuasive communication abilities
• Effective interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills