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Summary: Clifford Chance is one of the world’s leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The Middle East HR team supports the Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh offices.
The ME runs a successful SRA Graduate scheme across all offices. This role will be primarily to support the scheme which is an integral part of the Middle East future talent strategy, and to take on key regional operations that can’t be run from the GSD team in India.
Key Responsibilities:
Graduate Recruitment
One of the key components of this role will be to run the assessment days and implement the social media, events and marketing strategy with the talent advisor (TA)
Marketing and Events:
- Create and post content to social media in line with the regional campaign strategy
- Maintain and update the Graduate Microsite, LinkedIn, Facebook/Instagram etc.
- Organise and attend events in London and the Middle East
- Collaborate with the London Graduate recruitment team on joint events
- Host candidate dinners and breakfasts
- Connect with the relevant societies in universities and schools as part of the attraction strategy
- Keep abreast of the local Graduate market and remain ahead of our competitors
- Conduct interviews, panels and podcasts
Recruitment:
- Launch the Graduate recruitment process (3x a year) with the TA
- Manage applicants throughout the process
- Manage the graduate recruitment status spreadsheet
- Host and schedule assessment day interviews
- Co-ordinate the program for the Summer and Winter Vacation schemes
- Organize seat presentations for future trainees and update seat guides and induction packs regularly
- Manage with the global mobility team the trainee turnaround
- Ensure all future hires are enrolled in the SQE and related immigration
- Manage the buddy program and maintain engagement with future hires until day one
- Be the Graduate ambassador for the region
- Produce trainee contracts and deliver offers
Regional HR Operations
Onboarding, Offboarding and Immigration
- Manage in conjunction with the Talent Advisor (TA) and Global Service Delivery Team (GSD) the full onboarding, offboarding and relocation process for all new joiners, trainees, secondees and leavers for all Middle East offices.
- Manage the S&L spreadsheet, ensure it’s kept up to date and circulated with instructions on a weekly basis.
- Pro-actively ensure accuracy of data with inputs from the Regional HR team and wider business.
- Follow up with the relevant business teams and GSD to ensure actions are implemented.
- Ensure headcount and payroll are aligned highlighting any exceptions/urgent actions
Reward and Benefits
- Take ownership of ensuring all employees are enrolled in the relevant benefits and policies as governed by the applicable regional requirements and local law of each jurisdiction.
- Ensure all employees are enrolled in the applicable End of Service scheme
- Prepare the Legal market intelligence survey each year in conjunction with the HRBP
- Work with the resourcing team and GSD to ensure accuracy of all leave and other absences in line with regional policy and the local law of each jurisdiction
- Support the Head of HR & Talent on the annual salary and bonus review in May each year
Training and Development
- Ensure all talent and development systems are kept up to date by the GSD team. Pro-actively update the relevant development levels, PQEs, appraisers, CDPs on a regular basis
- Work with the HRBP on coordinating training events for the region and ensuring these are captured by the GSD and DLAD where relevant
General Operations
- Oversee the GSD in producing employee letters, processing invoices, updating HR systems regularly and accurately.
- Continuously look for opportunities to streamline operations and transition operational work to the GSD
- Co-ordinate the annual license renewal with the PRO to provide all required documents to the Dubai Legal Affairs Authority.
- KSA operations as required
Experience required for the role
- 1 to 2 years’ experience in a Graduate Recruitment, Corporate events or senior administration role is required, ideally in a fast paced and demanding environment.
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to create content and market via social media
- An energetic and positive working style
- Experience in events management would be preferable
- Demonstrated ability to deliver excellent service with the ability to step up and assist with more complex and advisory tasks.
- Exceptional IT skills with particular expertise in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Established ability to regularly prioritise
- Demonstrated ability to work with a range of stakeholders.
- Arabic language is a plus
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