Regional Office Manager for an International Law Firm

Job Description

Employment: Full Time This role is responsible for ensuring an efficient and effective service is provided to the UAE offices in order to provide for the smooth operation of the day to day business of the firm.General DutiesLiaising with the Partners to ensure a firm wide consistent and on budget approach to the provision of the management of the officesLiaising with the UK Operations Director, Operations Manager and UK Business Service Directors to ensure a firm wide consistent and on-budget approach for the provision of administration servicesPreparation of and assisting with local induction programmes for all new starters and trainees.Communicating with London HR on movement of staff i.e. new starters, leavers, trainees and transfersTo assist with recruitment of support staff for the officeTo supervise business support staff where appropriateOrganising legalized documents for visa and work permit processes for all staff and dependents. Communication with HR Compensation & Benefits team to provide compliance documents required for new starters and dependents and exclude leavers.Providing company and staff details and accompanying documents required for annual medical renewalsMaintenance of staff details including main details, job & pay, holiday entitlements, CVs, qualifications, probation period dates etc.Assigning the new Holiday entitlement year and processing manual adjustments for carried forward holiday balances at year end and communicating any salary amendments required to Finance.Ensuring holidays and sick absences are recordedUploading and maintaining Cascade records regarding the work permits, passport and visa details for all staff members and dependents where applicable.Ensuring all Government licences for the office and staff are current.Maintaining details of and diarizing membership details and all renewal deadlinesProviding all necessary documents for the renewal of the companys official documentations and coordinating with the PROs to ensure renewals are completed on time.Liaison with IS for the set up for Starters, Leavers, temporary staff and visitorsQuarterly and Annual review of budgets with UK Operations and Finance Managers.Approval of UAE Office expenses prior to submission to Finance for paymentLiaison with Marketing team on all Marketing activities in the UAE offices,Creation and maintenance of the Office Manual including constant monitoring and review of office procedures and systems and identifying areas for improvementMaintaining the file opening, management and closing procedures in accordance with Firmwide proceduresOversee the operation of Front of House and management of PAs to include allocation of services to Fee earners, holiday and other absence cover arrangements.Monitoring of orders and approval of budgeted costs, arranging internal social events and planning and managing internal office movesManagement of security arrangements for the office including access passes for permanent and temporary staff and visitors. Meeting with Fire Wardens and First Aiders and providing updates following fire drills REQUIREMENTS: Currently based in the UAEOffice management experience to include demonstrated licensing, IT, HR, leadership and finance responsibility3+ years of operations experience at an international law firm in the UAEAbility to prioritise work effectively and meet deadlinesGood leadership and people management skillsAn ability to operate autonomously with minimum supervisionA responsible and reliable individualFlexibility and commitmentDemonstrable good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)Fluent, business level, written and spoken English communication skillsAdvanced Microsoft Office (formatting, track changes, mail merge) Excel (pivot tables and formulas) and Powerpoint

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About Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.