Just a brief about myself.
I am Certified HR professional from the American Certification Institute (ACI), USA.
Currently I am working with Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on the Rail Agency as a Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist heading the complete recruitment activities for Rail Agency which consists of five departments which are the CEO Office, Rail Operations, Rail Planning and Projects Development, Rail Maintenance, Rail Right of Way.
Prior to joining RTA, I worked as a Talent Acquisition Specialist with ALSTOM Transport on the Route 2020 project.
Later, I joined a new firm, PSR Solutions International Dubai Resourcing and assisted with the setup of the Division.
Since, 10 years I had been working for a British recruitment agency, HAYS Construction and Property, Middle East. During my tenure I contributed to the Personal Best of 1.3 Million AED in fees of which consist of a record number of 25 placement for the financial year 2014 - 2015. I had achieved 60% of the budget in our team.
During my professional tenure, I have successfully recruited junior to senior level position within the Transportation, Construction, Engineering, Architecture and Real Estate industry. My job profile has been involved in recruiting the best talent in the market and building up a talent pool for the future.
I will be a great asset to your organization, as I can professionally reduce recruitment's' cost, bring in the right profile and assist in achieving high operational efficiency.
Kind Regards,
Anslem D'souza
anslem83@gmail.com
00971 055 735 7656
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Anslem Dsouza - Certified Talent Acquisition Specialist - Immediate Available
1. Anslem D’souza – CHRM, CHRP
SUMMARY:
I am a proactive, adaptable and self-motivated Certified Human Resource Professional, with more than
10 years’ technical recruitment experience within the Middle East region, working closely with
experienced regional managers / directors for leading national and international firms. I have
successfully recruited Junior to Senior level positions within the Transportation, Construction,
Engineering, Architecture and Real Estate industry.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
• 10yrs with Hays Construction & Property Middle East, 8yrs as a Lead Technical Resourcer
• Contributed to a Personal Best of 1.3 Million AED in fees of which consisted of Record Number of 25
Placements for the financial year 2014 – 2015
• Award for “Support Staff of the Quarter -Q3 for the financial year 2012 - 2013
• Award for “Support Staff of the Quarter -Q3” for the financial year 2011 - 2012
• Award for “Business Resourcer for the Year” for the financial year 2008 - 2009
• Assisted with the setup of PSR Solutions Dubai Resourcing Division
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Date of Birth: 1st
February1983 (35 years)
Contact Number: 00971 (0) 557357656
Email ID: anslem83@gmail.com
LinkedIn ID: https://ae.linkedin.com/in/anslemdsouza
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married, one child (2yrs 6months)
Languages known: English, Hindi, Marathi & Konkani
Passport No: M2303527
Visa status: Employment Visa
Notice Period: Immediately available
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
2017 The American Certification Institute (ACI), USA
Certified Human Resource Manager (CHRM)
License Number: CHRM2171251750
2016 The American Certification Institute (ACI), USA
Certified Human Resource Management Professional (CHRMP)
License Number: CHRMP2170109446
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
2001 - 2004 Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.COM) from Pune University, India
(Specialized in Sales, Marketing and Advertising)
2003 - 2004 Awarded for “Best Student for the Year”
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Middle East):
Nov 2017 - present ROADS AND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (RTA)
Position Talent Acquisition Specialist - Technical
Agency Type Rail Agency (CEO Office, Departments - Rail Operations, Rail Planning and
Projects Development, Rail Maintenance, Rail Right of Way)
Projects Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram and Hyperloop
The Roads and Transport Authority, commonly known as RTA, is the major independent government roads &
transportation authority in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2005 and is responsible for planning
2. and executing transport and traffic projects, along with legislation and strategic plans of transportation in the
city. It is a department of the Government of Dubai.
Responsibilities:
• Heading the complete recruitment activities for Rail Agency which consists of 5 (five) departments which
are the CEO Office, Rail Operations, Rail Planning and Projects Development, Rail Maintenance, Rail
Right of Way.
• Review recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programs.
• Assist in the development of effective recruiting strategies.
• Design and implement robust recruiting procedures that ensures consistent and productive results.
• Understand the job specification for head hunting, screening, short-listing, telephonic interviews, reference
checks for the candidates, follow up for the feedback, confirmation and joining.
• Devise plans for sourcing from different channels: internal and external database search, close hiring of
candidates, co-ordinate with concerned employees for finalizing interviewing panels.
• Handle assigned recruitment activities including but not limited to Offer letter, appointment letter, on
boarding and other related activities.
• Facilitate interview scheduling, candidate travel logistics, interview assessments, recruit reimbursements,
answer inquiries regarding payments.
• Track and obtain documentation, data, and forms to support process and compliance requirements.
• Request references and check the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the
departments within RTA.
• Implement the recruiting services activities from the advertisement of positions, participate in social media
recruitments, organize job fairs, manage the skill testing process and conduct recruiting workshops to hire
employees.
• Establish operational hiring metrics to measure the efficiency of the hiring process and focus on
effectiveness of outcomes.
• Act as a point of contact for assigned departments and ensure superior customer service experiences
effective recruitment practices to support Authority’s initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with laws affect recruiting and screening functions such as national’s preference,
background checks, document collection
• Conduct research, studies, and drafts/compile reports of findings and recommendations.
• Prepare Recruitment reports and review KPIs in light with RTA’s standards.
• Provide support to the recruitment manager in recruitment process by reviewing and developing the
recruitment process and submit periodic reports and recommendations to enhance the area of the
function.
• Attend career job fairs, recruiting open houses and community events to pro-actively attract the best
candidates.
• Participate in special projects as assigned.
• Perform other responsibilities related to the position as appropriate.
Oct 2016 - Oct 2017 ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA
Position Talent Acquisition Specialist - Technical
Project Route 2020 (Dubai Metro Line Extension)
Project Value 10.6 billion Dhs
Alstom as member of the Expolink 2020 consortium composed by Alstom, Acciona and Gülermak (Acciona
and Gülermak also called Civil Works Joint Venture (CWJV)) is in charge of meeting the Dubai Metro Route
2020 Contract requirements and reaching on-time the Completion of the Works and the starting of Revenue
Service of a project including the extension of the Red Line to the EXPO 2020 as well as the enhancement of
both existing Red and Green Lines.
Responsibilities:
• Recruiting across multi disciplines (Power supply (POS), Supply Chain and Procurement, Sourcing,
Quality, Track, Planning, Legal, Finance, Document Control, Signaling, Systems Engineering, OPC
(Ordonnancement - Pilotage & Coordination).
• Provide pre-screened and qualified candidates to Hiring Manager within agreed time frames.
• Meeting the Hiring Manager to understand the Job requirement and to ensure manpower requirements’
comply with the annual budget.
• After the job approval process, posting on Alstom’s internal and external website.
• Proactively source and engage external talent (global and local) using a wide variety of sourcing
techniques including LinkedIn, Boolean searching and headhunting.
• Maintaining the Application Tracking System (ATS) to update the ongoing recruitment status on SAP
SuccessFactor.
• Conducting and attending Face to Face Interview, Telephonic Interview, Skype for Business Interview
along with the Hiring Manager.
3. • Reviewing high volume of CV’s belonging to different campaigns such as Dubai Recruitment Week,
Careers UAE (UAE national career fair) and selecting those which are relevant for either registration or
for a specific job.
• Leverage social media to attract and engage talent and keep up to date with current sourcing best
practice and innovative new techniques.
• Build candidate pipelines for current & future staffing needs.
• Coordinate with various department heads regarding shortlisting, interviewing and final selection of
candidates up to acceptance of offer.
• Recruiting positions range from Junior to Mid-Level across Dubai Metro project.
• Submitting “Dubai 2020 - Mobilization Report” on weekly and monthly basis to the Talent Acquisition
Manager.
• Issuing Letter of Intent (LOI) to the selected candidate upon HR Manager approval.
• Conducting mandatory reference check on selected candidates.
• Guiding the candidates through the entire process from identification to final onboarding to the full
satisfaction of the client.
• Keeping track of candidates after hiring and taking feedback from candidates and Hiring Managers.
Apr 2016 - Sep 2016 PSR SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Position Senior Technical Recruitment Resource Executive - Middle East Region
PSR Solutions International, established in January 2016 by directors James Sanders and Mark Palmer,
dedicated to providing comprehensive and highly personalized recruitment services to the construction
industry with offices located in UK and in Dubai.
Responsibilities:
• Sourcing candidates from the Construction and Real Estate Industries.
• Proactively source and engage external talent (global and local) using a wide variety of
Sourcing techniques including LinkedIn Recruiter, job board, Boolean searching, headhunting
• Interviewing candidates face to face in our office.
• Provide pre-screened and qualified candidates to Hiring Manager within agreed time frames also provide
recruitment support when required.
• Evaluate, scrutinize, screening, short-listing and profiling the resumes of the candidates for their
respective positions.
• Positions range from 20,000 – 60,000 Dhs for Mid to Senior Level for local and International clients in
various Construction and Real estate industries.
• Build candidate pipelines for current & future staffing needs.
• Conducting reference check on selected candidates as and when necessary.
Achievements:
• Assisted with the setup of PSR Solutions Dubai Resourcing Division.
• CVs sourced resulted over 100,000 Dhs fees billed in the first 4 months, 160,000 Dhs booked for
September 2016.
Feb 2006 - Mar 2016 HAYS CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MIDDLE EAST
Position Senior Technical Recruitment Resourcing Specialist / Senior Talent
Resourcer
Hays Construction and Property (part of Hays plc based in UK) is a leading global expert in qualified,
professional and skilled recruitment.
Responsibilities:
• Sourcing for Construction & Property multi disciplines (Project Management, Architecture & Engineering,
Property and Facilities Management, MEP, Cost & Commercial Management, Construction and HSE)
desk.
• Proactively source and engage external talent (global and local) using a wide variety of sourcing
techniques including LinkedIn Recruiter, database, job boards, Boolean searching, headhunting, social
media and other channels as appropriate.
• Provide pre-screened and qualified candidates to Hiring Manager within agreed time frames also provide
recruitment support when required.
• Evaluate, scrutinize, screening, short-listing and profiling the resumes of the candidates for their
respective positions.
• Preparing and maintaining all the job advertisements portals up to date, so as to ensure that the
advertisements are in line and as per companies’ guidelines.
• Positions range from Mid to Senior Level for local and International clients in various construction sectors.
4. • Reviewing high volume of CV’s belonging to different campaigns and selecting those which are relevant
for either registration or for a specific job.
• Leverage social media to attract and engage talent and keep up to date with current sourcing best
practice and innovative new techniques.
• Build candidate pipelines for current & future staffing needs.
• Conducting reference check on selected candidates as and when necessary.
• Successful Delivery of KPI targets which consists of Weekly and Monthly KPIs’.
• Preparing and submitting various reports like Resourcing Report, Salary Structure Report, Candidate
Tracking Report, Job Board Report, and Terms of Business (TOB) Report to the Operations Director.
Achievements:
• Contributed to the Personal Best of 1.3 Million AED in fees of which consist of Record Number of
25 Placements for the financial year 2014 – 2015
• Award for “Support Staff of the Quarter -Q3 for the financial year 2012 - 2013
• Award for “Support Staff of the Quarter -Q3” for the financial year 2011 - 2012
• Award for “Business Resourcer for the Year” for the financial year 2008 – 2009
SKILLS:
• LinkedIn Professional Recruiter License
• Recruitment Software’s: SAP SuccessFactors, Amris, Taleo, Bond Adapt, One Touch, Talentera
• Google: Google candidate, client and job search
• Job Boards: Gulf Talent, Bayt, Monstergulf, Naukrigulf, CareerStructure, Total Jobs, Seek
TRAINING:
• Attended in-house training for ‘Linkedin’ and ‘One Touch’, conducted by John Atkinson (Trainer -
CEROW).
• Attended in-house training for ‘Linkedin’, conducted by Alan Deveraux (Social Media Trainer).
• Attended in-house training for ‘Linkedin Database Integration’, conducted by Peter Richardson (IT
Manager).
• Attended Workshop on ‘Interviewing and Assessment Skills’ conducted by Raj Sharma (Regional
Director).
HOBBIES:
Travelling, Listening to Music, Go karting, Bowling