Arabia Recruitment Specialist

About Unilever:
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Job Purpose:
In the role of “Recruitment Specialist” you will contribute towards the achievement of the HR strategy through proactively finding the best talent for Unilever. As part of this role, you are expected to build strong finding skills, and engage with talent through different channels/platforms. And part of engaging and finding the best talent, you will need to ensure you give the best candidate experience for current and future prospects. You should be approachable, proactive, friendly with strong interpersonal skills.


What Will Be Your Responsibilities:  
- Oversee start-to-end recruitment process from sourcing to offering candidates.
- Meet Key Recruitment Metrics (TTO, Diversity, Success of hire, Cost of Hire, candidate, and Hiring Manager satisfaction)
- Proactively sourcing for key roles, based on historical attrition and the company’s current and future needs.
- Be an expert in the talent landscape, and different sourcing channels for delegated countries.
- Source suitable candidates by utilizing various sourcing channels and ensure they meet Unilever SOLs.
- Work closely with hiring managers to define candidate personas.
- Giving best in class candidate experience across all touch points while promoting our employer brand.
- Optimizing sourcing strategies through the analysis and reporting of talent acquisition progression.
- Weekly updates on tracking systems via Workday portal

What You Need to Succeed
Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Preferably a French Speaker
- 3+ years of relevant experience in HR within a matrix organization
- Workday knowledge is a plus
- Sound knowledge using reporting platforms
- Ability to adapt to changing markets
- Good negotiation skills.
- Target driven
- Sound knowledge of talent market is preferable
- Ability to work independently as well as a collaborative team player
- Genuine interest in new technologies and tools, and tech savvy
- Has a passion for Talent Acquisition
- Has “customer care mindset”
- Strong organization skills as well as attention to detail and diligence

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.