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The Authority to offer a variety of positions across the culture and arts sectors
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced its participation in the ‘Careers UAE 2017’ fair, which will be held from 9-11 April at Dubai World Trade Centre. Dubai Culture will be aiming to make a lasting impression at the event, to enhance its internal Emiratization strategy and attract national talent for both leading and managerial positions across all sectors of the business.
The Authority will announce its vacancies on the ‘Dubai Careers’ website, which will be launched by Dubai Smart Gov before the launch of the exhibition, and job seekers can also visit Dubai Culture’s stand during the event to gain more insights into the positions available for Emirati nationals who would like to support the city’s thriving culture and arts scene. Through its participation, the Authority will showcase its initiatives and projects to the 18,000+ visitors who are expected to attend the exhibition.
Fatima Ali Al Mohammed, Manager of Human Resources at Dubai Culture, commented: “Dubai Culture’s continued participation in the ‘Careers UAE’ fair reflects our alignment with the national Emiratization strategy, and our commitment to attracting local talents and improving their professional skills. This exhibition gives us the opportunity to meet potential candidates and showcase our vacancies, which will serve to fulfill the needs of our ongoing projects and initiatives. We have successfully achieved this in previous installments of the exhibition, and once again this year, we will be aiming to attract fresh graduates and talents who are equipped to support our culture and art projects.”
Safiya Al Mehrizi, Director of Training and Performance Department at Dubai Culture, commented: “The Dubai Culture team participating in the exhibition will receive candidate applications and explain the current vacancies to the stand visitors, while offering more detailed job descriptions to select qualified candidates. To prepare new employees for the job, we will also offer training courses such as the Culture Tour Guide Diploma, the Museum’s Management Diploma in collaboration with International Universities, and other specialized courses in culture and heritage.”
The ‘Careers UAE’ fair is targeted at UAE nationals who wish to find better job opportunities and improve their careers. Over three days, nearly 160 companies of all sizes and levels will provide job opportunities for UAE nationals at various levels of employment, whether newly graduated or highly skilled and experienced. Visitors can also discover the latest information about study opportunities, training, and the world of work.
Dubai Culture aims to enhance Dubai’s cultural scene and draw attention to the Emirate’s rich heritage with a variety of initiatives that take place throughout the year. The Authority’s mandate is to build bridges of constructive dialogue between different civilisations and cultures, through enriching initiatives that benefit the Emirate’s citizens, residents and visitors. For more information, please visit the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority stand under the Dubai Government stand in Zabeel Hall 8 of the Dubai World Trade Center, which hosts the UAE Careers Fair 2017.
For more information, kindly visit:
Web: www.dubaiculture.gov.ae
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DubaiCultureArtsAuthority
Twitter: @DubaiCulture
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/DubaiCulture
Instagram: @dubaiculture
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About Dubai Culture & Arts Authority:
The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) was launched on March 8, 2008 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, in order to drive the growth of the city’s artistic and cultural landscape. The Authority has grown to play a major role in the realization of the Dubai Plan 2021, to highlight Dubai as a thriving capital for creative industries and further embed the Emirate’s credentials as a city of happy, creative and empowered people.
As part of its mandate, Dubai Culture has several initiatives that are focused on strengthening both the historic and modern cultural fabric of Dubai, including Dubai Art Season - the city’s premier umbrella arts initiative which kicks off with Emirates Airline Festival of Literature and encompasses Art Week including Art Dubai, Design Days Dubai, and SIKKA Art Fair, Middle East Film & Comic Con, SIKKA Art Fair - an annual event aimed at promoting Emirati and local artists in the UAE and the wider GCC region, Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre - an annual festival that fosters the art of theatre in the UAE and that is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2016, and Dubai Next - a dynamic platform that aims to showcase the Emirate’s cultural ethos and its vibrant creative scene on the global stage.
The Authority’s other key initiatives include Creatopia (www.creatopia.ae) - the nation’s first government empowered virtual community that guides and nurtures the creative culture of the nation and provides a platform of information and opportunities that lead to exposure and personal growth.
Dubai Culture also plays a leading role in support of the UAE National Strategy for Reading 2026, in particular by undertaking a major refurbishment of all Dubai Public Libraries branches to transform them into state-of-art cultural and artistic hubs. Across all of its branches, Dubai Public Library also provides children and young adults with a range of educational and entertaining activities that encourage the use of its facilities. The ‘Our Summer is Filled with Culture & Arts Programme’ is a Dubai Public Library initiative which complements the UAE National Reading Strategy, with its activities open to all age groups, and which revolve around four key themes: happiness, reading, family and the future.
The Authority also manages more than 17 heritage sites across the Emirate, and is a key government stakeholder in the development of the Dubai Historical District. As the custodian Authority of Dubai’s museum sector, Dubai Culture will officially launch Etihad Museum and in December 2016. The museum will provide platform to encourage cultural exchange and to connect Emirati youth with their culture and history. As part of the Authority mandate to support Dubai’s vision of becoming the focal point of diverse cultural exchange (regionally & globally), the museums will play a catalyst role in preserving Emirati Heritage.
For more information on Dubai Culture, visit www.dubaiculture.gov.ae
© Press Release 2017
