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Hire UAE Nationals for permanent skilled roles
Skilled UAE Nationals placed into permanent roles that count towards your MoHRE Emiratisation target. Pre-screened from one of the country’s largest Emirati databases, shortlisted in five working days, paid for only when they start.
Time to shortlist5 working days
FeeOn start date
Best for1–5 skilled roles
Skilled roles · all functionsTrusted by
Why it matters
AED 96,000
fine per missing Emirati, per year
The job board is not going to fill this
Most mainland companies post an Emirati-only vacancy, wait six weeks and get applicants who are unqualified, unreachable or already in three other processes. Meanwhile the half-year checkpoint moves closer and the fine meter starts.
Weeks of silence after posting, then a rush of mismatched CVs
Candidates who accept and then don’t start
No idea what a fair Emirati salary for the role actually is
Is this the right service?
Who permanent Emirati hiring is built for
We say no more often than yes. Here is how to tell quickly whether this is the right route — and where to go if it isn’t.
Right for you if
- Mainland companies with a 2% annual Emiratisation step to hit
- HR teams hiring one to five skilled roles this half-year
- Roles in HR, finance, customer service, operations, sales or admin
- Employers who want one consultant, not a CV-forwarding service
Not the right fit if
- Free-zone entities or recruitment agencies
- Unskilled or labour roles that don’t count towards MoHRE targets
- Fifty seats by next month — see Bulk hiring
What’s included
Everything permanent Emirati hiring covers
One consultant runs all six parts. Nothing is handed to a junior or a call centre.
01Role brief & salary benchmark
A 30-minute call, then a written brief with the Emirati market salary band for the role.
02Database search & outreach
We approach active and passive UAE Nationals in our database — no waiting on job boards.
03Personal pre-screening
Every candidate is phone-screened for motivation, commute, notice period and salary fit.
04Shortlist of 3–5
Profiles with screening notes, salary expectation, notice period and Nafis status.
05Interview coordination
Scheduling, candidate preparation and feedback collected within 24 hours.
06Offer to onboarding
Offer negotiation, MoHRE registration guidance and 30/90-day check-ins.
Process
Permanent Emirati hiring, step by step
Same consultant from the first call to the retention check-in — and a named deliverable at every step.
- 1Day 0
Brief
Role, team, salary band, target — and what has failed before.
You receiveA signed role brief and salary benchmark - 2Days 1–4
Match
Database shortlist; every candidate pre-screened by phone.
You receiveShortlist report with 3–5 profiles - 3Days 5–10
Interview
Meet 3–5 qualified UAE Nationals; feedback within 24 hours.
You receiveRanked interview feedback within 24h - 4Days 10–90
Hire & retain
Offer, paperwork guidance and retention check-ins.
You receiveSigned offer, MoHRE guidance and check-ins
Roles we fill
Typical permanent roles and Emirati market bands
Indicative figures from recent placements and briefs. Every engagement is scoped to your roles, emirate and target.
HR CoordinatorAED 12–16k
Customer Service OfficerAED 9–13k
AccountantAED 14–20k
Admin ExecutiveAED 10–14k
Sales ExecutiveAED 12–18k
Operations CoordinatorAED 12–16k
Marketing ExecutiveAED 12–17k
Relationship ManagerAED 18–28k
What lands in your inbox
A document you can forward to your CEO
No spreadsheets of half-screened CVs. Every stage produces one clear artefact — the sample opposite is the permanent Emirati hiring version — written so a decision can be made from it without a follow-up call.
EmployEmiratisDelivered day 5Shortlist report
Senior HR Coordinator · Dubai mainland
- Candidates
- 4 pre-screened UAE Nationals
- Screening notes
- Motivation · commute · notice · salary
- Nafis status
- Registered · 4 of 4
- Salary benchmark
- AED 14–16k (market median 15k)
- Interview slots
- Proposed for week 2
Prepared by your consultant · [email protected]
Results
What clients get from permanent Emirati hiring
3–5pre-screened candidates per shortlist
5 daysmedian time to first shortlist
90 daysfree replacement guarantee
Although we have our own internal talent acquisition team, when it comes to hiring UAE Nationals, we always prefer working with Shukran HR Consultancy because of the speed at which they work. They seem to have a regularly updated database and often share profiles with us within 72 hours. The quality of Emirati candidates is also excellent. We have been hiring through Shukran since 2023, and our UAE National employees are still happily working with us.
Case study
One engagement, start to finish
Anonymised at the client’s request; figures as reported by their HR team.
3 weeksbrief to two start dates
Logistics group · 320 employees · Jebel Ali
Situation
Eight months behind target after two failed agency briefs and a job posting that produced 140 unqualified applications.
What we did
Two-role brief on a Monday; database shortlist and phone screens by Thursday; five candidates interviewed the following week.
Result
Two Emiratis started within three weeks; both passed the 90-day mark and the June checkpoint was met.
MoHRE relevance
Every permanent skilled hire moves your number
For a 50+ employee company the target grows 1% of skilled roles each half-year, checked on 30 June and 31 December. We map each vacancy to MoHRE’s skilled-role definition before we start, so the hire counts.
Compare
Permanent Emirati hiring with us, in-house, or a large agency
Employ EmiratisIn-houseLarge agencyWho does the workFounder, end to endYour HR team, on top of everything elseAccount manager → junior recruiter
Emirati candidate poolPre-built database, refreshed weeklyJob-board applicantsShared multi-desk database
Time to first shortlist≈ 5 working days4–8 weeks2–4 weeks
Pre-screeningEvery candidate, by phoneRarelyCV keyword match
Nafis & MoHRE guidanceIncludedDo it yourselfExtra service
FeeOn start dateHidden in salaries and timeRetainer + placement
How we work
One consultant between your team and the Emirati talent pool
No account managers, no hand-offs to juniors, no shared desks. The person who takes your brief screens the candidates, sits in the feedback loop and calls the hire at day 90.
Your HR teamBrief · interviews · offer
Your consultantFounder-led · end to endEmirati talentDatabase · Nafis · universitiesEngagement
How permanent Emirati hiring is priced
Simple, agreed up front, and never a retainer for standard hiring. Advisory and outsourced models are scoped to your headcount and target.
Shortlist in 5 working days or we tell you why90-day free replacement on every placementNo fee until the candidate startsOne consultant, brief to onboardingPlacement fee
One fee
Agreed up front, payable on the candidate’s start date
- No fee until your Emirati starts
- Shortlist within 5 working days
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Nafis registration and benefit activation included
Related services
Often combined with permanent Emirati hiring
Resources
Read before you brief
FAQ
Permanent Emirati hiring — common questions
Not answered here? Ask us — replies within one working day.
No. Employ Emiratis is a licensed HR consultancy. We advise UAE mainland companies on Emiratisation, source and pre-screen UAE Nationals from our own database, and support the process to onboarding. Interviews, hiring decisions and employment contracts stay with you.
MoHRE counts professional, technical, supervisory and administrative roles — typically anything requiring a diploma or higher. We confirm the classification of each vacancy before searching.
Three to five per role. We would rather send three strong, pre-screened UAE Nationals than fifteen CVs.
A free replacement search within 90 days of the start date, no questions asked.
No. We work exclusively on Emiratisation — that focus is why the database and the speed exist.
Start with permanent Emirati hiring
Tell us the role. We’ll send Emirati candidates.
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