Erich Aloysius

ADNOC Distribution is the UAE's largest fuel and convenience retailer, with a network of more than 400+ service stations and over 280 convenience stores. We are also the leading marketer and distributor of fuels and lubricants to commercial, government and military customers throughout the UAE, with a particularly dominant market position in Abu Dhabi. Achievements:
•Bronze Award under the Responsible Category at ADNOC Distribution "Star Awards 2022" for our Service Station front liners Recruitment Efforts in 2021-2022
•Best Talent Acquisition Team - Award received from ADNOC HQ for the year 2022
•Best Talent Brand Builders - Awards received from ADNOC HQ for the year 2022
•Service Station Front Liners Recruitment - Hired and on-boarded 2, 804+ frontline employees in 2022-2023
•KSA Expansion - Supervised the KSA recruitment as part of the international presence of ADNOC Distribution in the Kingdom and on-boarded 44 critical hires (corporate roles) within 7 months
•Corporate Recruitment -Lead the recruitment and onboarding of 100+ critical hires in less than 1 year
•VP and Executive Recruitment - Lead the recruitment and onboarding of 15 VPs (Executive Roles) in less than 1 year Main Duties and Responsibilities:
•Lead and direct the Talent Acquisition and on-boarding function for ADNOC Distribution in line with the strategic business requirements and plans in order to support timely acquisition of suitable and best fitted talent in line with the overall HC strategy.
•Lead the design, development and implementation of the Talent Acquisition strategy, in collaboration with the leadership, ensuring alignment with current and emerging business requirements.
•Ensure the provision of subject matter expertise for the assigned domain and provide counsel to leadership on all related areas to facilitate the achievement of functional strategies.
•Guide the development of an annual recruitment plan to outline the most appropriate strategies and approaches for identifying and selecting high calibre talent for technical and non-technical vacancies into required roles in a timely manner, incorporating Emiratization objectives.
•Manage the development, maintenance and implementation of all recruitment related processes to ensure consistency in application across ADNOC Distribution.
•Manage the development and maintenance of professional relations with local, regional and international recruitment agencies in order to source qualified candidates.
•Oversee the end-end assessment and selection process and ensure its fairness and objectivity.

activities in collaboration with the HC Support team in order to provide new joiners with an overview of ADNOC Distribution's objectives, functions, work environment, policies and procedures, whilst ensuring effective delivery of a unified message across all levels within ADNOC Distribution.
•Develop consistent and realistic long- and short-term operational plans for the department in line with the division objectives and manage the implementation of the approved long- and short-term plans and ensure they are effectively converted into its performance objectives to realize the division objectives and established service levels.
•Develop and implement appropriate department policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures and internal controls, company guidelines in order to support execution of the division's work programs in line with company and International standards.
•Contribute to the development of the division's KPI's and ensure proper cascade of the performance objectives within the department and establish monitoring mechanisms to ensure delivery of these objectives and promote a performance driven culture. Specialist, Recruitment Dubai Electricity & Water Authority Dubai, U.A.E March 2015 - March 2020 The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is part of the Dubai Government and was formed in 1992. DEWA employees a workforce of over 11, 000 employees who constantly endeavor to see that both the quantity and quality of services provided are of the highest standards in consistency and reliability. In Dubai, DEWA provides over 600, 000 customers with electricity and over 500, 000 customers with water. Main Duties and Responsibilities:
•Leading a team of 3 Talent Acquisition officers & 2 Emirati fresh graduates.
•Effective utilization of search engines, job boards and social channels to source candidates
•Built candidate talent pipelines through sourcing channels, recruitment campaigns, internet searches, networking groups, social media, database search, and referrals, for both UAE Nationals & Expats
•Ensure all necessary documentation like recruitment requisition, evaluation, adverts, job descriptions are completed for timely recruitment process
•Update/modify vacancy and applicant details on the "Applicant Tracking System" (ATS) and maintain records for weekly reports to the Deputy Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition
•Coordinate with assessment center to administer online assessments for successful candidates
•Act as an advisor and provide recommendations/suggestions for improvements
•Proficient user of LinkedIn Recruiter with savings over AED 2.8M by internal sourcing, with conscientiousness towards HR metrics like Time to Fill & Cost per Hire
•Work closely with counterparts like compensation & benefits, job description team, etc for effective recruitment operations
•Well versed with SAP E-Recruitment
•Coaching and mentoring for the new team members with the guidance of the line manager Achievements:
•Lead the set-up of in-house assessment & development center for DEWA, which now has a headcount of 20 people including occupational psychologists & principal assessors (both expats & UAE Nationals)
•Successfully conducted several recruitment drives to Philippines, Algeria, India & Egypt
•Received award for the best initiative in Talent Acquisition for the implementation of a 'Sourcing Handbook' in 2017
•Nominated for "Top Social Recruiter" award in the Public Sector category for 2018

MSI is specialist recruitment consultancy with expertise in various industries like Engineering, Oil & Gas, Construction, Supply Chain, IT & Telecommunication, Finance & Accounting, Healthcare and Aviation. We are proud members of the CFR Group, a primarily pan-European group of independent Executive Search consulting companies founded in 1997. Main Duties and Responsibilities:
•Joined as a Sourcing Specialist and was promoted to Recruitment Consultant in 6 months
•Go-to consultant for several retained search assignments for global clients from Belgium, USA & Italy
•Worked extensively with clients like Colgate Palmolive, Xtralis (VESDA), GFK (Data Analytics), successfully handling niche assignments in Marketing, Sales & Legal in North Africa region (Turkey)
•Assisted Stanley B&D UAE with several roles in other regions like KSA, Turkey & Qatar
•Built a strong network of clients across various segments (Al Ghanim KW, Harsco, American Hospital Dubai, Nico International, Al Futtaim etc.)

Damac Properties, part of DAMAC Holding was established in 2002, as a private residential, leisure and commercial developer in Dubai and the Middle East. They are the largest private property developer in the GCC. Main Duties and Responsibilities:
•Expertise in market mapping, sourcing strategies and building talent pipeline
•Candidate & stakeholder management
•Regularly update database to ensure that the information stored on the system is accurate and up to date
•Assist other Researchers with induction, projects when required process training, search tools and with on-going