ENDP has strong presence at Careers UAE 2008

Essa Al Mulla, the ENDP Director, has signed the agreement with Mr. Jassim Sajwani, Director of IT and administration at Aswaq Group, on the sideline of the Exhibition.

The agreement provides that Aswaq Group will be in charge of training of male and female national job-seekers who have the desire to work in retail sector in order to provide them with the necessary skills to assume a number of positions for the Group, given that the main agreement provides for the recruitment of 38 nationals for working at Aswaq head office and nationwide branches, of whom 12 to work in the head office and 26 in the nationwide shopping centres.

Through this action, Aswaq aims at the Emiratization of the staff in charge of 38% of its head office positions during the year, targeting a rate of 45% Emiratization by the end of 2011. Meanwhile, the Group intends to increase its national staff at its centers to 15% during the year, prospectively to reach 20% by 2011.

Commenting on the agreement, Al Mulla praised the initiative taken by Aswaq to develop an ambitious plan targeting higher Emiratization ratios over the three coming years.

"The memorandum of understanding provides for cooperation for the coming period up to December to provide 38 proper jobs for the Programme nationals and opening new employment fields in line with Aswaq experience of growth", Al Mulla said.

Al Mulla called upon those desirous of specialty in retail sale sector to make benefit from the job opportunities provided by Aswaq, bearing in mind that officials of the Group are keen to provide all applicants with such positions that match thier qualifications along with a training plan that ensures positional evolution during the years to come.

Al Mulla expressed gratitude to Aswaq for its confidence in the ENDP members, hoping that these members prove helpful and pave the way for their colleagues to join this ambitious group.
Jassim Sajwani, Director of IT and administration at Aswaq Group, stated that the signing of the agreement of understanding is a dedication for the ambitious Group's plan for gradual Emiratization as per its needs in place and commitment to encouraging and promoting nationals to assume an active role in the retail sector.

Sajwani confirmed that Aswaq applies full-time as well as part-time employment options, as per the circumstances of each employee.
He also said that the Group is keen to recruit employees domiciled near its nationwide projects and pave the way for the retired as well as school leavers to have a new push and career in promising fields.

ENDP declared that it seeks to recruit as many citizens as possible who seek jobs outside the Emirate of Dubai during the existing year after the success achieved by ENDP with regard to recruitment of all applicants in Dubai during the last year.

Established in November 2005, ENDP has kept providing jobs for national job-seekers with various academic qualifications and backgrounds in various fields at the private sectors, represented in hospitality, banks, retail, semi-governmental insurance, etc.

ENDP participates in Careers UAE 2008 Exhibition for the third time in a row as a basic partner of Dubai World Trade Center that organizes this event.