About the Role
As part of a culture transformation journey, the Specialist – Talent Acquisition & Capability Assessment will play an important role in enabling our people agenda by attracting, assessing, and selecting the right talent aligned with our values, culture, and future business needs.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end recruitment activities for assigned roles, from sourcing and screening through interviews, selection, offer, and onboarding coordination.
- Partner closely with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements and define effective recruitment strategies.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates through multiple recruitment channels.
- Manage candidate pipelines and ensure a consistent, professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Conduct competency-based interviews and support behavioral and capability assessments.
- Coordinate and support Assessment Center activities for external recruitment and internal promotion processes.
- Administer and coordinate assessment tools, including psychometric assessments, case studies, simulations, and role plays.
- Ensure consistent evaluation criteria, rating scales, documentation, and assessment practices.
- Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Talent Management, and business stakeholders to address recruitment and assessment requirements.
- Maintain accurate candidate, vacancy, and recruitment data within the ATS and ensure data integrity.
- Prepare recruitment reports, dashboards, market insights, and assessment outcomes to support talent-related decisions.
- Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives to strengthen the organization’s talent pipeline.
- Ensure recruitment and assessment activities comply with company policies, procedures, and best practices.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition.
- Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end recruitment and candidate sourcing.
- Exposure to Assessment Centers, psychometric tools, or structured assessment methodologies is a must.
- Good knowledge of competency-based interviewing and behavioral assessment techniques.
- Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment reporting.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, planning, and organizational skills.
- Good analytical skills with the ability to prepare and interpret recruitment data and reports.
- Experience within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences sector is preferred.
- Fluent in English & Arabic.
