Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition-People And Organization Management

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition owns the operational delivery of SSMCs talent acquisition function across the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin recruitment streams, translating the Directors talent acquisition strategy into day-to-day execution. The role holder leads the Assistant Managers and their teams to deliver SSMCs annual hiring plan, Time-to-Recruit, quality-of-hire, and Emiratisation targets, and is the senior operational point of accountability for talent acquisition performance below Director level.

Physician recruitment currently sits outside this roles scope and reports through a separate line; this may be reviewed and brought into scope at a later date.

• Translates SSMCs talent acquisition strategy into operational plans and delivery targets for the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin streams
• Leads and develops the Assistant Managers, Talent Acquisition, and any other direct reports, setting clear performance expectations and caseload benchmarks by stream
• Owns day-to-day delivery of the annual hiring plan across both streams, ensuring recruitment activity is aligned to approved manpower plans and business priorities
• Chairs regular pipeline and performance reviews across streams, identifying and resolving delivery risks
• Acts as the senior escalation point for complex, senior, or hard-to-fill requisitions within the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin streams
• Partners with the Workforce Planning Manager to align recruitment execution to approved manpower plans and budgets
• Owns day-to-day management of recruitment agency and sourcing partner relationships, including performance and cost management
• Drives adoption and effective use of Oracle Recruiting Cloud and related recruitment technology across all teams
• Represents Talent Acquisition at the offer approval stage, working with Rewards and the Director on offers requiring committee review
• Owns compliance across all TA teams with UAE labour law, DOH/HAAD requirements, and SSMC policy
• Contributes to and helps execute SSMCs employer branding campaigns and Emiratisation sourcing initiatives across streams
• Provides regular, consolidated performance reporting on hiring, TTR, quality-of-hire, and Emiratisation metrics to the Director
• Supports the Director in workforce planning, budget management, and structural or process improvement initiatives for the Talent Acquisition function

• Accountable for delivery of the annual hiring plan across the Nursing and Allied Health & Admin streams
• Accountable for Time-to-Recruit performance against the 90-day target for priority roles across both streams
• Accountable for quality-of-hire and candidate experience performance across both streams
• Accountable for Emiratisation hiring contribution across both streams in line with SSMC targets
• Manages the Assistant Managers, Talent Acquisition (Nursing, Allied Health & Admin) and, through them, all Talent Acquisition Specialists in those teams
• Manages agency spend and sourcing budget execution within the Talent Acquisition function, in line with budget set by the Director.

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

Desired:

• Masters degree or MBA with a specialisation in Human Resources, Organizational Behaviour, or Healthcare Management

Required:

• Recognised HR certification such as CIPD Level 5/7, SHRM-CP/SCP, or equivalent

Desired:

• Oracle HCM / Oracle Recruiting Cloud certification

Required:

• 8–10 years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including a minimum of 3–4 years managing multiple recruitment teams or streams

Desired:

• Experience in a large healthcare, medical centre, or hospital environment
• Experience managing nursing or allied health recruitment at scale

Required:

• Proficiency in the English language (written and spoken)
• Strong command of data and recruitment analytics to inform decisions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior clinical and operational leaders
• Deep understanding of UAE labour law, Emiratisation requirements, and DOH regulatory requirements for clinical workforce
• Proven people leadership experience managing managers

Desired:

• Proficiency in the Arabic language
• Experience working within a Pure Health Group or Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) network