Senior Program Consultant
Abu Dhabi, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten SolliciterenThe Senior Program Consultant serves as a strategic partner to clients by overseeing the end-to-end contingent workforce requisition lifecycle across multiple geographies and functional areas. This individual acts as a trusted advisor, providing consultative guidance on talent acquisition strategies, job scoping, market intelligence, and supplier engagement.
The Senior Program Consultant ensures program compliance, optimizes requisition outcomes through use of Vendor Management System (VMS) technology, and fosters strong relationships with client stakeholders and supplier partners.
Operating under minimal supervision, the Senior Program Consultant influences hiring decisions, drives performance across the supplier community, and manages ongoing workforce engagements—including compliance, onboarding, performance management, and offboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers to clarify job responsibilities, skills, and requirements for requisitions.
- Develop tailored talent acquisition strategies to meet specific workforce needs.
- Provide consultative support to optimize requisition quality, accuracy, and speed-to-fill.
- Gather, analyze, and deliver labor market insights and compensation benchmarks.
- Advise clients and suppliers on market trends and competitive candidate availability.
- Build and maintain proactive, positive relationships with client stakeholders, hiring managers, and end users through regular communication and site visits.
- Serve as a primary point of contact and escalation for client issues and requisition challenges.
- Partner with Supplier Managers to assess supplier performance, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure supplier adherence to program standards, including candidate submittals, onboarding, employee relations, and compliance.
- Mentor and guide Program Consultants and Engagement Coordinators, providing subject matter expertise and operational support.
- Guides customers through the management of all stages of requisition activity using VMS technology.
- Collaborate with Program Managers on continuous improvement projects and process enhancements.
- Communicate program updates and procedural changes to client and supplier stakeholders.
- Ensure documentation, processes, and reporting are aligned with program standards.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
We want to set you up for success! To help us do that, here is what we are looking for from you:
Required experience
- 5+ years’ experience in end-to-end recruitment of 3rdparty contractors or consultants
(strong permanent recruiters can be considered) - Candidate to specify strength in Non-IT and/or IT domains
(Banking industry experience preferred – specify Retail, Private, Corporate or Investment) - Working knowledge of relevant banking regulations, HR checks / processes and passing annual audits
- Negotiate fair CTC, rates and benefits with suppliers as needed
Desirable experience
- On-site recruitment experience
(exceptional agency candidates can be considered) - VMS experience – particularly Fieldglass
- Volume or Project based hiring and knowledge of worked classifications
Skills
- Meet and exceed relevant SLA’s such as Time to Fill. Ability to ensure strong quality ratios in the recruitment funnel and ensure a high level of predictable results, particularly offer acceptance.
- System-based work (VMS, ATS, CRM) with ability to run status reports and meetings
- Exceptional customer service and stakeholder management skills
- Basic MS Excel
Education / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, or higher
It’s an exciting time to be part of our team. We’re proud to be a global thought-leader and care about doing the best job we can to ensure better futures for everyone. We do this by building our Future@Work strategy as a united team of 30,000+ colleagues with a collective spirit working in over 60 countries globally.
You’ll have the opportunity to grow across a variety of interesting jobs and careers over our extensive portfolio of global brands. We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways to achieve total balance between the demands of their jobs and their lives. That’s why we give you the autonomy and support you need to work in the way that makes you most productive, agile, confident and insightful.
Putting people first, pioneering with a collective spirit and always advancing with a growth mindset -that’s what we stand for at the Adecco Group. Here, we are all individuals with a unique perspective on the world we live in. That’s what makes us stronger. Whoever you are and whatever your background, you can be yourself. So, we aim to build on the attributes that make you, you. We offer a range of world-class resources for upskilling and development, satisfying your curiosity while the sharing skills, knowledge and expertise to grow together.
Make an impact where it matters most.
A journey to bring out the best in youWe believe that having an understanding of the hiring process helps you to prepare, feel, and be, at your best. As a global, multi brand organisation with multiple different roles, our application process can vary.
On our career site, you will find some of the key steps you can expect to guide you along the way.
As one of the world’s largest employers we believe in talent, not labels, and focus on the diverse and unique skills our people bring. We seek to foster a culture of belonging and purpose, an environment where everyone can thrive and feel engaged, and where difference is respected and valued. Our commitment to equity, equal opportunity, inclusion, and diversity is part of our broader commitment to respecting fundamental human rights across our value chain. The Adecco Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Posting date: 16-10-2025
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