Senior Associate Early Careers Recruiter UAE (Emirati National)

OverviewAt EY were all in to shape your future with confidence. Well help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.The OpportunityIn line with EY's commitment to supporting national talent development in the UAE we particularly encourage applications from Emirati Nationals.As a Campus Recruitment Consultant within EY Middle East and North Africa (MENA) you will play a pivotal role in shaping EY's future talent pipeline. Working closely with business stakeholders, service lines, and the MENA Campus Recruitment team you will design and deliver end-to-end campus recruitment strategies to attract, engage and hire high-potential interns and graduates across the region.This is a highly consultative role that combines strategy, stakeholder management, employer branding and execution. You will act as a trusted advisor to the business, a visible ambassador of the EY brand on campus and a key driver of early talent identification and intern-to-graduate conversion outcomes.Your key responsibilitiesPartner with business stakeholders and service lines to understand workforce needs, hiring targets, timelines and ideal candidate profiles across assigned MENA locations.Design and deliver data-driven campus recruitment strategies aligned to business priorities, nationalization agendas and regional talent market insights.Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for interns and graduates including attraction, sourcing, screening, assessments, interviews, offers and pre-joining experience.Lead and continuously enhance the internship program with a strong focus on candidate experience and conversion to graduate hiring.Advise the business on best-in-class recruitment approaches, target universities, offer strategy and market competitiveness.Build and maintain strong relationships with universities, academic faculty, career services teams, student societies and other key campus stakeholders across MENA.Partner with Recruitment and Employer Branding teams to design and deliver targeted attraction, sourcing and engagement campaigns.Plan and deliver campus events and initiatives such as career fairs, EY insight sessions, workshops, assessment centres and networking events (virtual and in-person).Deliver engaging presentations and workshops to students, graduates and internal stakeholders.Coordinate online assessments, assessment centres and interview processes ensuring fairness, consistency and a seamless candidate experience.Use recruitment data and insights to track progress against hiring targets, identify risks and continuously improve recruitment outcomes.Maintain accurate and compliant candidate records within recruitment systems and contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives.Skills and attributes for successA consultative mindset with the ability to influence and partner confidently with senior stakeholders.Strong knowledge of campus recruitment, early careers hiring and talent market dynamics.Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities across locations.A creative, strategic and commercially aware approach to problem solving.Confidence representing EY as an employer of choice on campus and in the market.Ideally you’ll alsoHave experience managing assessment centres and administering online assessment tools.Be comfortable handling large data sets and generating insights using Excel and MS Office.Have exposure to Recruitment Management Systems such as SuccessFactors and Yello.Have experience delivering end-to-end recruitment across attraction, sourcing, screening, assessment, interviewing and offering.Bring experience working across multiple geographies or within a regional recruitment model.What we look forWere interested in recruitment professionals who combine creative thinking with disciplined execution. Youre proactive, comfortable with autonomy and motivated by building long-term relationships, improving processes and creating meaningful early-career opportunities across the region.What we offer youAt EY we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.To help create the best experience during the recruitment process please describe any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.EY Building a better working worldEY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressin