MENA Pre-Joining - Senior Associate

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Pre-Joining Consultant to join our team in the MENA region. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in immigration, preboarding, or related fields. ### Roles and Responsibility Provide exceptional preboarding advice and guidance to new joiners across the MENA region. Manage the immigration process for employees, ensuring smooth onboarding experiences and handling complex issues. Prepare documents related to residency renewal, new joiner medical, and pension, and assist in registering national employees into the pension scheme. Coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure compliance with immigration policies and resolve problems relating to the pre-joining process. Maintain confidentiality and integrity due to the sensitive nature of personal documentation involved. Liaise with colleagues and managers to proactively escalate problems and potential issues. Guide team members to resolve challenging situations concerning benefits and legal areas. Ensure accuracy and attention to detail in all elements of the new joiner process and escalate complex or sensitive cases to leadership as appropriate. Identify potential problems and opportunities related to preboarding and be responsible for data and reporting accuracy to support new joiner requirements and business updates. Help internal clients and colleagues adjust to changes in EY processes and structures by identifying likely issues and providing support to enable the change. Understand local MENA preboarding regulations and ensure full compliance, while also providing location knowledge to aid transition and resolve problems relating to the on-boarding process. ### Job Requirements Bachelor’s degree, preferably with HR specialization. Minimum 5 years of strong knowledge and experience in immigration, preboarding, or related fields. Excellent English language communication skills, both written and verbal. Strong MS Office skills and a willingness to acquire new skills to effectively leverage internal reporting systems. Ability to learn correct methodologies, tools, and technologies and utilize them efficiently. Experience managing multiple priorities and a high volume of candidate queries. Exhibit a positive can-do attitude and approach to responsibilities; demonstrate commitment to the role. Experience working with multi-cultural teams is a plus.