Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Description

Company Overview

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 10,000 people providing services across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M’s restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what is really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

Overview of the Role

A&M is seeking a Talent Acquisition (TA) Coordinator in Riyadh to join our EMEA Talent Acquisition team.  The individual will have a specific focus on supporting our TA team in the Middle East providing key administrative support in region as well as working closely with the wider TA team in the UK and Europe.

The ideal candidate will bring administration, HR and in-house recruitment experience preferably from the professional services or recruitment industry. Reporting to the TA Director in Dubai the TA Coordinator will be a crucial part of driving the success of the team in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Acting as the point of contact for all candidate interview arrangements and ensuring an excellent candidate experience throughout the candidate journey
• Ensuring the timely scheduling of interviews across multiple time zones, collating and sharing interview feedback and administering documentation for candidate assessments
• Maintaining recruitment status trackers and updating A&M Applicant Tracking Systems
• Capturing and maintaining accurate candidate information on A&M’s internal knowledge systems
• Providing an effective and efficient administrative support to the Middle East TA team
• Providing status updates on the candidate pipeline to stakeholders
• Assisting in the coordination of other recruiting activities as needed

Desired Skills & Experience

We are looking for people who have the following experience, knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Saudi National
• Educated to degree level likely, but not essential with the right experience
• A minimum of one year of experience in handling Recruitment and Admin related tasks preferably in a multinational, professional services company or within the recruitment industry
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (written and verbal)
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi-task
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Confident communicator with people at all levels
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging and changing environment
• Objective fact-based approach to problem solving
• High level of discretion
• Self-starter: ‘Let’s get it done’ attitude – willing to pitch in where needed

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.