GULF JOBS THIS WEEK

LatestGulfjobs.blogspot.com is the first ever independent directory and search engine of job and employment related websites from the Arabian Gulf / Persian Gulf region covering Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq and Iran.

The new site allows job seekers from around the world to find top-quality jobs in the Gulf at Latestgulfjobs.blogspot.com. Through the use of its innovative technology, Latestgulfjobs.blogspot.com maintains the biggest database of live jobs across the Gulf.

"Job seekers now have one place to find quality jobs in the Arabian Gulf on the web," said Founder of, Latestgulfjobs.blogspot.com's general manager.

"The new job site will give our member employers a distinct advantage in today's competitive war for talent. We have the biggest database of live jobs in the Gulf and currently have over 26,000 live vacancies."

The new jobs website has been developed to provide the most comprehensive jobs search experience online.   Latestgulfjobs.blogspot.com has been testing the new product to ensure best results for both job seekers and  recruiters. Latestgulfjobs.blogspot.com offers job seekers a subscription-based job listings service, in addition to career management tools such as resume, networking and interview advice, salary calculators, and background checks.

The online jobs database caters to expatriates and focuses mainly on mid-management and senior positions across the finance, technology, property, marketing, construction and energy sectors in the Arabian Gulf.

"There is a huge demand for jobs in the GCC region from expatriates and, with a booming economy, employers are always searching for educated and professional personnel."

This launch is a significant step in a plan to bring Latestgulfjobs.blogspot.com's evolving technologies in search, match, personalization and targeting to the recruitment market.

Today, Latestgulfjobs.blogspot.com utilities these technologies to offer recruiters and human resource managers across the Arabian Gulf unlimited access to their candidate management service, allowing them to cherry pick high-caliber and screened candidates from all over the world.

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Section Head / Supervisor - Alghanim Industries - kuwait

The main responsibility of the Section Head / Supervisor is to assist the Sales Manager in ensuring that the sales staff perform to their best ability and to act as deputy for the Sales Manager, in charge of the sales floor in his / her absence.

Key Accountabilities:
    Following company and departmental benchmarks
    Following all reasonable instructions as requested by the management
    Being aware of all in-store promotions, such as credit facilities, activities etc.
    Keeping all company  information, including sales figures, strictly confidential
    Ensuring he / she follows all company rules and regulations
    Following all company safety and security procedures
    Representing the company in the best way possible at all times, whether on or off duty
    Following guidelines as established in the Sales Floor Manual
    Having an excellent and up to date knowledge of all products
    Ensuring all areas of the showroom are kept clean and tidy
    Preparing cleaning rotas for cleaning staff in cooperation with the Admin manager
    Ensuring sales staff and shelf fillers are following replenishment procedures
    Doing regular spot checks on pricing and signage
    Assisting  customers with sales
    Ensuring all displays are as instructed by the Visual Merchandisers
    Monitoring sales staff's daily and weekly checklists
    Checking the Clearance area daily
    Doing regular and hands on training of the sales staff
    Summarising monthly Purchasing feedback form for the team
    Summarising display damages for Sales Manager
    Doing regular stock checks and liaising with stock control
    Preparing sales staff schedules to ensure correct shop floor coverage
    Holding a 5 minute briefing at the start of each shift with the sales staff
    Being constantly aware of customers and their needs
    Ensuring that all customers, irrespective of colour, creed or sex are treated equally
    To liaise with the Customer Service Department on a daily basis with regards to deliveries, assemblies, exchanges, refunds etc.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience required:
    Five years retail sales experience
    Two years senior sales or supervisory experience
    Good written and spoken English
    Computer literate
    Excellent people skills
    Spoken Arabic, desirable
Apply Online

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Cashier - Alghanim Industries - Kuwait

·         The main responsibility of the Cashier is to ensure a smooth, efficient, honest and accurate paying service for the customer.

Key Accountabilities:
    Following all reasonable instructions as requested by the management
    Being aware of all in-store promotions, such as credit facilities, activities etc.
    Keeping all company  information, including sales figures, strictly confidential
    Being constantly aware of customers and their needs
    Having an excellent and up to date knowledge of all products
    Welcoming and greeting each customer as they arrive at the cash desks
    Ensuring customers pay the correct price for each and every item
    Processing all sales according to strictly implement cashier policies for cash, credit card, credit account, cheque (after approval) and debit card according to the Cash Desk Manual
    Balancing payments at the end of each shift
    Maintaining a correct float in order to have change available
    Assisting the customer with packing when necessary
    Ensuring a steady supply of cash desks supplies such as till rolls, credit / debit slips and paper so as not to inconvenience the customer
    Always thanking the customer for shopping and say goodbye

Skills, Knowledge and Experience required:
    Two years previous retail cashier experience
    Written and spoken English
    Good people skills
    Computer literate
    Spoken Arabic, desireable

Apply Online

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Sales Assistant - Home Furnishings - Alghanim Industries - Kuwait

·         The main responsibility of the Sales Assistant is to assist customers by enhancing and promoting sales in the showroom.

Key Accountabilities:
    Following company and departmental benchmarks
    Following all reasonable instructions as requested by the management
    Being aware of all in-store promotions, such as credit facilities, activities etc.
    Keeping all company  information, including sales figures, strictly confidential
    Ensuring he / she follows all company rules and regulations
    Following all company safety and security procedures
    Representing the company in the best way possible at all times, whether on or off duty
    Following guidelines as established in the Sales and VM  Manuals
    Having an excellent and up to date knowledge of all products
    Caring for specified sales area, ensuring it is clean, tidy and full
    Preparing filling schedules for shelf fillers
    Ensuring all products in specified area are correctly priced
    Creating sales opportunities
    Ensuring sales opportunities are constantly being created and met
    Ensuring all displays are as instructed by the Visual Merchandisers
    Completing in an honest and accurate way, all daily and weekly checklists
    Preparing monthly Purchasing feedback form for his / her area
    Reporting and processing damaged display items to Sales Manager
    Doing regular stock checks and liaising with stock control
    Being constantly aware of customers and their needs
    Ensuring that all customers, irrespective of colour, creed or sex are treated equally

Skills, Knowledge and Experience required:
    3 years retail sales experience
    Good written and spoken English
    Computer literate
    Excellent people skills
    Spoken Arabic preferred

Apply Online

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Senior Accountant - Specialist Group - Iraq

·         Degree in Accounting OR finance with minimum S years experience in the Middle East; able to handle accounts Independently up to the finalization.

The position is for Iraq. Salary and benefits package commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Send your resume to : raqvacancies@specialistgroup.com

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Computer Management Specialist - U.S. EMBASSY - Kuwait

·         WORKING HOURS: FULL-TIME; 40 hours per week
SALARY: Full performance level:

Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR):
US$ 42,948 p.a. through US$ 48,338 (Starting Salary);

Position Grade: FP-05 (step 1 through 4)

(** Final grade/salary to be determined by HR/OE – NEA/EX/HRD)

Ordinarily Resident (OR): KD 10,502 p.a. (Starting Salary) Position Grade: FSN-09
* Actual grade and salary will be based on the qualifications of the applicant.
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait is seeking an individual for the position of a Computer Management Specialist in the Information Management Office.
Important note:

Ordinarily Resident (OR) applicants must have the required work and/or residence permit to be eligible for consideration. (This applies to all foreign nationals (US and non-US citizens) residing in Kuwait).

All applicants (US citizen and non-US citizens) who are family members of USG employees officially assigned to post and NOT under Chief of Mission authority must be residing in country and have the required work and/or residency permits to be eligible for consideration.
All US Citizens (USEFMs, EFMs, or MOHs as defined below) of US Government Employees assigned to the Mission and under Chief of Mission authority are eligible for consideration. A US Citizen EFM does not have to be residing in country to be considered but the sponsoring officer under COM authority does have to be officially assigned to post.

BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION
The Computer Management Specialist is a member of the Embassy's Information Systems Center which manages the mission's computer networks and other IT systems.

Duties include:

LAN / WAN Administration:
§ The jobholder maintains and implements the continued development and expansion of the mission network operation consistent with established security policies, strategies and guidelines.
§ Maintains and implements operating level agreements and computer operations infrastructure, which includes 7 x 24 network operation and availability.
§ Installs and configures network communication equipment like switches, routers, gateways, bridges, access points, modems and other equipments in accordance with established standards and regulations.
§ Installs, configures, trouble-shoots and maintains hardware and software as required, meeting foreseen and unforeseen demands and contingencies.
§ Monitors and manages network printers and monitors daily backup on all servers.

Management Advisory and Reporting
§ Analyzes and proposes computer hardware and software requirements and capabilities in connection with current projects and also with expansion and upgrade projects.
§ Assists in planning and recommending actions as necessary of all systems and peripheral hardware and server, general use, or office-specific application software and upgrades.
§ Assists in coordinating installation, maintenance and repair of the external communications lines to provide both inter-connectivity and Internet connectivity in coordination with the embassy IT officers, external contractors and installation, repair & maintenance crews and offices and Internet Service Providers as necessary.
Application Design, Development, Implementation and Training
§ Installs and configures all application programs running at Post on servers and workstations on Embassy Networks.
§ Sets up an equipment replacement cycle and negotiates warranty agreements to minimize maintenance and utilization costs.
§ Participates in the management of complete computer maintenance and operations facilities to ensure that proper inventories of equipment, spare parts, maintenance tools, test tools and supplies are maintained and reconciled.
§ Identifies, and recommends new ways users can use the computer systems to make their work easier and more efficient. Listens to complaints and considers suggestions, recommendations, solutions, and requests.
§ Provides user technical support, troubleshooting and training for Embassy systems and applications.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
1. Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, IT systems or Computer Science or equivalent work experience. PC systems engineering, programming, system analysis and design, database administration, computer networking, communications cabling or other related education is also required. Current professional certifications, such as Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) or Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) or other equivalent industry-standard certifications are required.
2. Minimum five years experience in a technical and administrative position responsible for the operations, management and utilization of a computer network system, of which two years must have been performing duties directly responsible for the installation and configuration (if necessary) of network applications and all aspects of systems analysis and design. Two years experience installation, configuration and administration of Microsoft Windows 2003 and above servers, database and Exchange and administration and utilization of server-based applications is required. Experience in the area of Internet site configuration, Windows domain administration, managing/configuration of client-server applications, managing and configuration of Exchange applications, managing of user security policies, installation and configuration of communication equipment and troubleshooting network problems.
3. Level IV (fluent) in English.
4. Incumbent must have a good working knowledge of system administration, networking, applications and programming and basic systems hardware. Also installation and maintenance of Windows clients, MS Office applications, Active Directory, network security and telecommunications. Knowledge of SQL, ExchangeDHCP, IIS servers is required. Must have knowledge of configuring, installing and troubleshooting of routers, and Video Teleconferencing Equipment.

TO APPLY
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered.
1. 1. Application for US Federal Employment (DS-174) which is available on the Embassy's site:
2. http://kuwait.usembassy.govand/or
1. 2. A current résumé or curriculum vitae that provides the same information as the
2. DS-174 (specifically section 1-24 of the DS-174)
3.
4. 3. Copy of the high school certificate/university degree (per the requirement of the position).
5. 4. Copy of the Civil ID or passport copy including the residence permit page.
6. 5. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of the form DD-214.

SUBMIT APPLICATION BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE TO:
Human Resources Office
American Embassy Kuwait
Bayan, Block 13, Al-Aqsa Mosque Street
OR Email the application to: HROKuwait@state.gov
Please note that incomplete applications will not be accepted.

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