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Our Middle East recruiting services
We’re your trusted recruitment partner, we can provide the recruitment support you need across the Middle East
Since 2000, Barclay Simpson has offered specialist recruitment services across the Middle East region. To ensure we provide the best possible candidates to you, we have developed an in-depth understanding of the Middle East market, how best to source the most appropriate candidates and the logistics and processes involved in moving people within the region or attracting them from the wider international market. We can source candidates on a retained/exclusive, or contingent basis.
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Sectors we serve
The Sectors We Work With
How we’ve solved recruitment challenges
With over 30 years of recruitment experience to draw upon, we have a few recruitment stories to tell. The case studies here are designed to illustrate the range and type of work we undertake for our Middle East clients as we partner with them to resolve their recruitment challenges.
Case studies
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Sourcing A Chief Internal Auditor for A Regional Bank, UAE
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Hiring A Chief Information Security Officer for a Regional Bank, Qatar
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Sourcing Investment Due Diligence Analyst for Major Sovereign Wealth Fund
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Hiring A Head of Compliance for A Regional Bank
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Hiring A Regional Head of Audit for An International Investment Bank
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Hiring An Operational Risk Associate for A Sovereign Wealth Fund
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Sourcing An Investment Risk Specialist for A Pension Fund
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Cyber Security
Our security division has dedicated consultants with specialist knowledge across security architecture, security engineering, security operations, incident response, penetration testing, GRC, technology/security risk, IAM, cyber transformation, operational resilience and business continuity. We work with our candidates to provide both interim and permanent opportunities from analyst to CISO level, across all industry sectors in both the UK and Europe.
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Data
Our data division has dedicated consultants with specialist knowledge across data privacy and protection, data governance, data engineering, data architecture and data analysis. We work with our candidates to provide both interim and permanent opportunities across all industry sectors in both the UK and Europe.
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Internal Audit, Assurance & Controls
Barclay Simpson’s internal audit, controls & assurance team sources and places permanent and interim candidates for the 3rd line of defence internal audit functions as well as “1.5 LOD” controls and assurance functions. We recruit based on skills set, rather than industry sector, and support entities across financial services (banking, insurance, asset & wealth management, fintech, payments), commerce and industry businesses such as FTSE100/250 and smaller publicly listed and privately held companies.
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Risk Management & Quant
Our risk management division, the largest risk recruitment team in the UK, has dedicated consultants with specialist knowledge across credit risk, market risk, operational risk, investment risk, liquidity risk, enterprise risk, prudential risk and quantitative risk across the financial services industry. The team has experience of recruiting permanent and temporary candidates from analyst to CRO level and operates on both a contingent and retained basis.
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Compliance
Our regulatory compliance division has dedicated consultants with specialist knowledge across all disciplines. Within regulatory compliance, we recruit across monitoring, advisory and regulatory affairs/liaison. Our consultants are sector focused so they can support clients with entire team builds.
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Financial Crime
With over 50 years of combined experience, our financial crime team can support your job search with in-depth market knowledge and insightful and objective guidance. Whether you’re looking for a role in advisory, AML, monitoring and testing, sanctions or anti-bribery and corruption, we have the depth and spread of relationships with leading employers across the UK, EU and Middle East to help you achieve your career goals.
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Legal & Company Secretarial
Our legal & CoSec division has dedicated consultants with specialist knowledge across all disciplines supporting a wide range of businesses across all sectors. Within legal we focus solely in-house and can source the best private practice talent with no restrictions. We work with our candidates to provide both interim and permanent opportunities across the UK that align with their short and long-term goals.
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Treasury
We have specialised in recruiting first line treasury and treasury risk oversight professionals for over 10 years and have a deep understanding and extensive network of contacts in these markets. We operate at all levels between Treasury Analyst and Group Treasurer. We can support employers looking to hire and candidates looking for roles in the banking, asset management, insurance, commerce and industry, consultancy and the not-for-profit sectors. We cover both permanent and interim roles.
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Specialisms
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Cyber Security
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Data
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Internal Audit, Assurance & Controls
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Risk Management & Quant
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Compliance
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Financial Crime
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Legal & Company Secretarial
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Treasury
