Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
About Us
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.Our 8,600 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Development
- Rewards and Benefits
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Working alongside Managing Consultants and the Sector Leader, the Managing Associate plays a key role in executing all aspects of the search delivery process with the highest quality and within the required timescales. The Managing Associate will take responsibility for the full search delivery cycle, from initial candidate identification through to candidate interviews and ultimately of the shortlist presentation to the client.Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Oversee and conduct initial research into target organizations and industry sectors to assist in identifying top talent for our clients’ mid to senior level roles.
- Identify the best talent by sourcing and mapping relevant markets, while ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Approach suitable candidates and qualify them against agreed competencies and criteria for each project. This includes target list creation, sourcing strategy design and long-list creation.
- Conduct candidate interviews, write interview reports and present shortlists to clients.
- Provide weekly/bi-weekly client update reports as necessary and maintain clear and consistent communication with candidates and clients throughout the assignment.
- Handle the required logistics for interviews, take and provide feedback on candidate interviews, situational changes, present offers and manage negotiation. Follow-up with candidate during notice period and ensure smooth transition to start date.
- Through the management of KPI’s, improve and maintain e.g. productivity, quality of candidates presented and time to shortlist/hire.
- Build relationships within the industry to develop the wider network, capture and maintain accurate market, client and candidate information.
- Manage & develop shortlisted candidates and ensure that the referral/network is world class and helpful.
- Contribute towards process, career development and training initiatives.
- Conduct weekly searches to stay up to date with the Industrial industry trends and developments and identify future relevant talent within the Industrial industry and build relationships with high potentials.
- Work with Managing Consultants and Sector Leader to ensure that information is shared, e.g. industry news, competitor searches, market intelligence.
- Build effective relationships within the business and demonstrate positive and proactive communication with colleagues, to include generosity of knowledge and experience sharing.
Professional Experience/ Qualifications / Skills
- Significant experience in a consulting or commercial environment with good knowledge of and network in the Middle East Region.
- Demonstrable experience as a full life-cycle recruiter for retained search with experience including cold calling, developing search strategies and client/candidate management.
- Consultative mindset and ability to anticipate clients' needs.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to quickly learn about different business environments and cultures and propose relevant solutions.
- Ability to adapt to new processes and effectively deal with change and ambiguity.
- Willingness to live our core values: Honesty, Inclusion, Knowledge, Performance.
Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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