Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Recruiter, based in Abu Dhabi to support our Operations business across the Middle East & Africa region during a period of substantial growth.

Working as a business partner to the MEA Leadership Team, this new role will focus on proactive resourcing for key senior positions within the business unit along with providing relevant input to bids & tenders. The successful candidate will have a strong knowledge of the ME Oil & Gas/Energy recruitment market and have demonstrable experience in candidate pipelining and market mapping.

+ Proactive in obtaining accurate forecast data and developing and maintaining a pipeline of suitably

qualified and available talent for current and future projects

+ Collate relevant market data to support talent planning initiatives and process (candidate availability,

rate information, candidate mobility etc.)

+ Attend relevant resource meetings with stakeholders to provide updates on vacancy progress, discuss

+ assessment outcomes and obtain resourcing lookahead

+ High and effective utilisation of available talent attraction and engagement tools to identify relevant

candidates

+ Actively and professionally promotes vacancies and employer brand to relevant audience via available media channels

+ Accurately match candidate skills with role requirements, taking initiative to explore particular areas of importance or relevance with Hiring Managers and Candidates

+ Identify and recommend most effective assessment method for particular role/specialism and effectively utilise tools available

+ Guide Hiring Managers through a structured interview process, ensuring adherence to legal and ethical obligations throughout candidate assessments

+ Strong influencer, ability to influence candidates throughout the hiring process to promote a successful outcome, pre-empting and acting on candidate hesitation or queries

+ Maintain open and proactive lines of candidate communication, ensuring a positive candidate

experience for all, regardless of the outcome of their application

+ Provides timely and detailed feedback to candidates at every stage of their application, particularly

following an interview

+ Confidently make offers of employment and coordinate negotiation process between the candidate and business.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

+ Knoweldge of the Middle East O&G market and a known network of resources

+ Experience providing resourcing input to bids and tenders

+ Internal and external recruitment experience preferred

+ Prior track record of excellent customer service and effective teamwork with the ability to work autonomously

+ Proven interpersonal and communication skills, which can be demonstrated at all levels of the business

+ Proven capability of managing a varied workload in a fast-paced environment

Personal attributes:

+ Results Driven Self-starter: Takes initiative and consistently delivers results of the highest quality, takes accountability for one's work, has a sense of urgency, overcomes hurdles and ensures that results are delivered

+ Able and willing to roll up one's sleeves and do what it takes to deliver results; willing to handle both routine tasks and be an agile learner taking on new responsibilities that challenge and exceed what the person has done before

+ Inquisitive nature, looks for new ways of working to maximize results

+ Customer Service Orientation: Has a service orientation to internal clients, being responsive to

needs, effectively managing expectations

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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Name: Staff / Permanent

External Company Name: Wood Plc

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