Talent Acquisition Officer

About the role

Royal Health Group is hiring a Talent Acquisition Officer for its healthcare operations in Al Ain, UAE. The role manages the end-to-end recruitment process across several healthcare facilities, focusing on physicians, allied health professionals, nursing and administration, and works closely with department heads and senior stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from manpower planning and sourcing through selection, offer negotiation, pre-joining and onboarding.
• Lead recruitment for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and administrative/support positions.
• Build relationships with hiring managers, department heads and business stakeholders.
• Source candidates via job portals, LinkedIn, referrals, agencies, professional networks and international talent pools.
• Screen CVs, assess candidates, run interviews and coordinate selection.
• Negotiate salaries and offers with candidates.
• Coordinate healthcare professional licensing, credentialing, DataFlow and pre-employment requirements.
• Ensure compliance with UAE labour regulations and health-authority requirements, including DOH requirements.
• Maintain recruitment records, pipelines, trackers and reports; monitor KPIs, turnaround times and vacancies.
• Support onboarding and build talent pipelines for critical, hard-to-fill positions.

Required profile

• Masters degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Proven experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, preferably in healthcare.
• Experience recruiting physicians, allied health, nursing and administrative professionals.
• Knowledge of UAE healthcare recruitment, licensing and onboarding processes.
• CIPD certification is an advantage.

Required skills

• Sourcing, screening, interviewing and talent-pipeline management.
• Communication, negotiation, stakeholder management and candidate engagement.
• Ability to handle multiple vacancies and priorities in a fast-paced environment.