VP, Graduate Resourcing (Emiratized Role)

JOB SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION
The VP, Graduate Resourcing provides strategic leadership for the Bank’s graduate resourcing agenda, aligned with Emiratization priorities and future workforce requirements. The role leads and holds accountable the AVPs within Graduate Resourcing, sets the strategic direction for their respective portfolios, and provides executive oversight of graduate programs to ensure effective governance, stakeholder alignment, delivery and sustainable talent outcomes.
 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
 

• Own and lead the Graduate Resourcing strategy and operating plan, ensuring alignment with Emiratization priorities, business workforce requirements and the Bank’s broader people strategy.
• Provide strategic leadership, direction and oversight to the AVPs within Graduate Resourcing, setting priorities, performance expectations and clear accountabilities across their respective portfolios.
• Hold the AVPs accountable for effective delivery, ensuring alignment, consistency and coordination across graduate attraction, assessment, selection, university engagement, candidate management and program activities.
• Provide executive oversight of the Bank’s graduate programs, ensuring effective governance, delivery, stakeholder alignment and achievement of intended program outcomes.
• Set the strategic direction for graduate attraction, assessment, selection, placement and development, with operational execution managed through the AVPs and their teams.
• Oversee program governance, performance, risks, issues and key milestones, and resolve or escalate material matters where required.
• Ensure graduate programs respond to future workforce requirements and support the effective placement, development, progression and retention of UAE National graduate talent across the Bank.
• Partner with senior business and HR leaders to determine graduate demand, agree intake priorities and secure appropriate roles, placements and development opportunities for graduate cohorts.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with government entities, universities, educational institutions and key external partners to strengthen the UAE National graduate talent pipeline and the Bank’s employer brand.
• Provide strategic oversight of Emiratization campaigns, career fairs, university engagement and targeted attraction initiatives relevant to graduate resourcing.
• Oversee the effectiveness of candidate assessment and selection approaches in partnership with Talent Development and other relevant stakeholders.
• Review graduate resourcing and program performance through agreed metrics, dashboards and management information, ensuring timely action on material trends, risks and delivery gaps.
• Drive continuous improvement across Graduate Resourcing by strengthening governance, candidate experience, program effectiveness, delivery standards and stakeholder outcomes.
• Operate within Group policies, approved governance frameworks and the delegated authority matrix, ensuring appropriate controls and decision-making across the function.
• Any wellbeing activities involving physical activity must be aligned with the Bank’s health and safety responsibilities.
• Function within the framework and boundaries of Group policies as well as overall organisational and governance frameworks.
• Authorised to take decisions as per the approved authorisation matrix.
   

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS
 

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or a related discipline.
• 8+ years’ relevant experience in the banking sector with at least 3 years of managerial responsibility.
• This position is reserved for UAE Nationals.
   

Preferred / Beneficial
 

• A master’s degree is an advantage.
• Professional Certification in CIPD, or a related discipline is preferred.