Job Description/Specification:
A Talent Acquisition Specialist plays an important role in helping a large organisation attract, assess and hire the right people at the right time. This Qatar Airways opportunity in Doha is focused on volume recruitment and is suited to experienced recruiters who can manage multiple vacancies while maintaining a strong candidate and hiring manager experience.
The role combines hands-on recruitment, talent sourcing, market intelligence, recruitment analytics and stakeholder management. It is a strong opportunity for professionals looking to build their career in Talent Acquisition within a global organisation in Qatar.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage an assigned portfolio of vacancies and deliver recruitment targets within agreed timelines.
- Support high-volume recruitment while maintaining quality, efficiency and a positive candidate experience.
- Partner with Hiring Managers on workforce needs, recruitment planning and talent attraction strategies.
- Provide market intelligence and data-driven recommendations to support recruitment decisions.
- Source active and passive candidates through talent mapping, research and proactive recruitment strategies.
- Assess candidates based on skills, experience, competencies, motivation and overall suitability for the role.
- Build strong shortlists and talent pipelines to support both immediate and future hiring requirements.
- Monitor key recruitment KPIs, including quality of hire, time-to-hire, new hire retention and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Ensure recruitment activities follow internal processes, governance requirements and ATS procedures.
- Work closely with onboarding and other stakeholders to support a smooth transition from offer acceptance to joining.
Requirements
Candidates should ideally have:
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
- At least 4 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment.
- Experience managing multiple vacancies in a fast-paced or high-volume environment.
- Strong recruitment agency experience and professional sourcing expertise.
- Experience with candidate assessment, interviewing and competency-based selection.
- Strong knowledge of talent pipelining, market mapping and passive candidate sourcing.
- The ability to advise Hiring Managers on recruitment strategies and current market trends.
- Experience working with recruitment KPIs and data to improve hiring outcomes.
- Good knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment process compliance.
- Excellent English communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience within a global organisation, complex recruitment environment, direct search model, Power BI or AI recruitment tools can be an advantage.
Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- Work on high-volume and strategic recruitment requirements within a large global organisation.
- Gain exposure to recruitment analytics, talent intelligence and modern sourcing strategies.
- Build strong partnerships with Hiring Managers and cross-functional teams.
- Develop experience across the complete recruitment lifecycle, from talent mapping to onboarding.
- Strengthen your career in Talent Acquisition within the aviation and corporate sector in Qatar.
Who Should Apply?
This role is ideal for an experienced recruiter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and can confidently manage multiple priorities.
You may be a Recruitment Consultant, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Senior Recruiter or Agency Recruiter looking to move into an in-house recruitment role. The strongest candidates will be proactive rather than waiting for applications, with the ability to identify talent through research, networking and targeted sourcing.
A successful candidate should also be comfortable using recruitment data to understand what is working, where hiring challenges exist and how recruitment strategies can be improved.
Skills That Will Help You Succeed
Success in this role requires a balance of people skills, commercial awareness and recruitment expertise.
Strong sourcing and talent mapping skills will be important, particularly when identifying passive candidates for difficult or high-volume vacancies. You should also be confident analysing recruitment data and explaining insights to Hiring Managers.
Other useful skills include stakeholder management, interviewing, candidate assessment, ATS management, market research and strong communication. The ability to prioritise effectively is particularly important when managing several vacancies with different deadlines.
How to Stand Out
Hiring managers will look for evidence that you can deliver results, not simply process job applications.
Your CV should clearly demonstrate:
- The number and types of vacancies you managed.
- Experience with high-volume or difficult-to-fill roles.
- Improvements you made to time-to-hire or candidate quality.
- Recruitment KPIs you were responsible for achieving.
- Examples of successful passive candidate sourcing.
- Experience advising senior stakeholders or Hiring Managers.
- Talent pipelines, market mapping or sourcing strategies you developed.
Where possible, include measurable results. For example, mention the number of hires completed, reduction in hiring time, improvements in candidate conversion or retention outcomes.
Interview Preparation
Expect questions about managing multiple vacancies, sourcing hard-to-find candidates and handling competing recruitment priorities.
You may be asked to explain how you would respond if a Hiring Manager rejected several shortlisted candidates, if a critical vacancy remained open for too long or if candidate drop-off increased during the recruitment process.
Prepare real examples using the STAR approach and be ready to discuss the recruitment tools, ATS platforms, sourcing channels and analytics you have used. You should also demonstrate how you build trust with Hiring Managers while maintaining an objective and structured selection process.
Career Growth
This Talent Acquisition Specialist position can create opportunities to progress into roles such as Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Talent Acquisition Partner, Recruitment Manager, Talent Intelligence Specialist or broader HR and Workforce Planning positions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much recruitment experience is required?
Candidates should have at least four years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, with proven exposure to managing multiple vacancies.
Is recruitment agency experience useful?
Yes. Significant experience gained within a professional recruitment agency is particularly relevant to this role.
What type of recruitment does this position focus on?
The role supports volume recruitment and involves managing multiple vacancies in a fast-paced environment.
Are sourcing skills important?
Yes. Candidates should have experience with proactive sourcing, talent pipelining, market mapping and identifying passive candidates.
Are Power BI and AI tools required?
They are not listed as mandatory, but experience with Power BI and AI tools is considered an advantage.