Expo 2020 Dubai Launches new Career portal

Expo 2020 Dubai

 The career portal will allow individuals to easily access the latest job opportunities available

 Expo 2020 Dubai has launched a new career portal to allow talented and ambitious individuals to join the ranks of its expanding team.The career portal will allow individuals to easily access the latest job opportunities available and is regularly updated with new positions, ranging from entry to director level.

The Expo 2020 team currently comprises 850 employees, 454 of whom are directly employed by Expo 2020. The rest include external consultants engaged by Expo 2020 to deliver the large-scale event, which will be the first World Expo to take place in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, MEASA, region.

Rita Penteado, Director of Human Resources, Workforce and Volunteers at Expo 2020, said, "We are looking for ambitious people who want to create a global impact and work in a fast-paced environment where expectations are high. We need people who are flexible and adaptable, who like to be challenged, and who share our core values of integrity, cooperation, respect, humility and excellence.

"Even if the positions currently available on the Expo 2020 career portal do not suit applicants' skill sets, they can still register and upload their resumes. Expo 2020's requirements are continuously evolving and growing so, in the future, we will no doubt need capabilities that we don't yet know about."Those who join the ranks of Expo 2020 will enter into a dynamic, multicultural environment, with employees of 57 nationalities collaborating to deliver an exceptional Expo with a long-lasting legacy.

Alya Al Ali, Director, Youth Connect at Expo 2020, said, "Expo 2020 Dubai offered me the unique opportunity to join straight from the university at only 21 years of age. I became a director at 24 and I am now responsible for running the department that ensures young people play a central role in Expo 2020. Expo truly empowers youth and enables people from around the world to progress in ways they might not imagine are possible at their age.

11th Recruitment Show launched in Abu Dhabi

The 11th edition of the Recruitment Show, Tawdheef Abu Dhabi, was launched on Monday, under the patronage of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development.

The three-day fair at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre was inaugurated by Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education. Also in attendance was Mohammed Omran Al Shamsi, Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology.

The Minister of Education, accompanied by Al Shamsi, reviewed the participating stalls and expressed his appreciation for the organisers. He also stressed the importance of providing a clear vision for future work opportunities for the nation’s youth in different sectors, especially those that employ large numbers of people.

He pointed to the importance of following up job applications that were submitted by visitors at the fair and highlighted possible new work opportunities and other updates from the local job market.

Al Hammadi mentioned the importance of providing future opportunities for young people by organising joint training schemes with large national and private companies and organisations. This would lead to the creation of appropriate jobs that will enable employees to serve their community and develop their country.

He also expressed his admiration at the high level of public participation and the numerous job applications during the fair and highlighted its contribution to the country’s economic development in promoting a series of training programmes that improve expertise and skills. He then revealed plans for co-operation with large universities and international academic organisations.

The UAE is working on accomplishing international leadership in all sectors by creating national training schemes, developing its human capital and providing the highest of skills and modern knowledge, Al Hammadi said.

He also pointed to the importance of the event, which aims to introduce national talent and manpower to different specialisations that are in demand in the job market, as well as its role in improving employment opportunities for fresh graduates and others looking for better job opportunities in different fields. This also contributes to the strengthening and support for the national employment strategy.

The show is a perfect opportunity for the organisations seeking to enrich their workforces with competent and qualified Emirati cadres and meet with those talented professionals searching for job opportunities. It contributes dramatically to helping the public and private agencies find many qualified Emirati cadres in different fields, such as health, energy, oil and gas, industrial sector, transportation, logistics, insurance, banks, financial institutions, education, tourism, culture, hospitality, telecommunications and information technology, safety, security, and many other sectors

Expat to sign job offers in their home country before arriving U.A.E

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation together with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratistion have started taking necessary arrangements enabling workers to sign job offers back home through Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation service centers to issue entry work visas.

This was revealed during a presentation by Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, to review mechanisms of the offshore service centers in issuing work visas. The meeting was held recently at the MOHRE headquarters in Abu Dhabi, which was attended by officials from both ministries.

Ghobash suggested that establishing such centers as per directives of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, guarantees quality services to customers.

The minister stressed the importance of starting such projects, to enable recruiting workers into UAE’s private sector, who are fully aware of their job offers and the attached annexes with regards to their rights, duties, privileges as well as terms and conditions of employment. And, of course, it is presented to them in the language they can understand well, he added.

"Such co-operation and partnership between the two ministries ensure a transparent relation between employers and workers, thus preventing any attempt to replace job offers upon the arrival of employees to the UAE. Especially so, since the first measures required to recruit workers from abroad shall be supervised by the UAE government through the Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Ministry," Ghobash said.

"The fulfillment of the initial contractual agreements within such service centers, according to the newly launched decrees that began earlier this year, also benefits employers since informing the workers about their job offers and its annexes before getting their signatures on the job offer, falls under the direct responsibility of employers," he added.

Visa-issuing centers

Ahmed Saeed Al Dhahiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Consular Affairs at the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry, said, "The ministry shall open visa-issuing centers according to a plan based on three phases. Phase I includes the opening of four centers in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Kenya and Bangladesh."

"Phase II, which will be completed this year, will include the opening of 10 other centers, including four centers in India and the other in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Senegal and Nigeria. While Phase III  shall commence during the current and the next year by opening three other centers in India, and three in Pakistan, in addition to two others in Egypt and Nigeria," Al Dhahiri said.

Visa issuing centers, Al Dhahiri points out, shall provide administrative services associated with the issuance of entry permits to the UAE, which includes service such as validating entry documents, medical examinations, and fingerprinting.

"Such centers has a major milestone effect, it will reduce fraud or identity theft cases by verifying the attendee via the passport, in addition to reducing the spread of infectious diseases into the UAE, avoiding deportation and medical quarantine costs post medical examinations which could be done at these centers. It will also prevent the arrival of foreigners that had already been sentenced to deportation and finally confirm the identity of people arriving to the UAE through a clear high-quality facial image and an eye-scan done at the center".

Al Dhahiri said, “The project helps contribute to improving the level of customer services through its ability in alleviating overcrowding, helping reduce time needed to process applications and enhancing connectivity with smart electronic gates at all ports of entry, plus providing an electronic copy of the employment contract to workers.”

The meeting was attended by Mubarak Al Dhahiri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation; Humid bin Deemas Al Suwaidi, Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs; Maher Al Obed Assistant Undersecretary for inspectional Affairs; Saif Al Suwaidi, Assistant Undersecretary for Services and Support; Faisal Saeed Zouaydi and Nabeel Saleh Al Dhahiri representing the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry; and a number of officials from the ministries.

Employers are required to submit a detailed job offer prior to recruiting workers into the country, which contains a comprehensive description of the rights and duties of each side towards each other and in a language they can understand.

The ministry also obliges the employer to attach the job offer with the work permit application after signing it from both ends, then the labour contract shall be extracted from the ministry’s database when the worker arrives to the UAE which shall be signed by both parties to officially register the case at the ministry and issue the legal work contract which shall not be modified unless both agree to doing so before the ministry and of course without affecting the workers’ rights.

Dubai Airport Freezone Authority and LinkedIn tie-up enable professionals easier for U.A.E Jobs

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) and LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network on the internet, officially formed an alliance to strategically collaborate on human capital and sales and marketing endeavors.

The move was announced during a special meeting that took place at Dafza headquarters in the presence of Amna Lootah, Assistant Director-General for Finance and Commercial at Dafza, and Rajai El Khadem, Head of Public Sector at LinkedIn Mena.

This alliance will enable professionals working at Dafza to expand Freezone's awareness, reach, and employer brand on LinkedIn as well as access knowledge, information and insights from the world's largest professional network. Further, this LinkedIn platform will be a good enabler for potential investors around the globe to easily connect with and access Dafza and its key stakeholders as well as attract professionals and talent from various industries to the Freezone.

Meanwhile, Dafza will leverage its affiliation with LinkedIn to attract the best talents to the Freezone, actively engage investors and entrepreneurs interested in the Freezone's potential as a business destination, and further build it as a globally reputable employer brand.

Dafza’s Human Capital Team will be able to access and directly connect with 400 million professional members of LinkedIn worldwide, 17 million of whom are from the Middle East.

Amna Lootah, said: "This alliance with LinkedIn is an excellent opportunity for us to further extend Dafza’s thought leadership in the labour market as well as our contributions to the UAE's economic development. It also reflects Dafza’s full commitment to cementing its global stature as an employer of choice and the base of some of the region's best talents and industry names, which will be reflected on Dafza’s LinkedIn page, along with its relation with the business community of investors and companies. We will work closely with LinkedIn to ensure the successful application of best digital practices, which in turn will help in achieving the objectives of this cooperation."

Rajai El Khadem, Head of Public Sector at LinkedIn Mena, said: "Dafza, as one of the key freezone offerings that differentiates Dubai as a business-friendly hub, will realise immense benefit from a strong employer brand and an investor-friendly engagement tone on LinkedIn. Professionals now value an employer's and partner's brand more than ever, and a strategic investment in establishing the right presence will only bring business value to Dafza."