etisalat by e& to hire 500 UAE nationals in the next five years under the federal programme ‘NAFIS’

etisalat by e& to hire 500 UAE nationals in the next five years under the federal programme ‘NAFIS’

- New hires across retail, customer service, technology and IT

- Emiratisation rate at 51 per cent is among the highest in ADX listed companies

- 76 per cent of total female workforce is Emirati

Dubai, UAE: Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (ETCC) to participate in the NAFIS initiative that will involve the hiring and empowering of more than 500 Emirati professionals in its retail, customer service, technology and IT space in a span of five years. Providing the new hires with the skills, expertise and platform to excel, the initiative strongly supports their career progression in the telco industry and significantly contributes to the UAE’s national agenda to move towards a knowledge-based economy.

The MoU was signed by Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, CEO of etisalat by e&, and H.E. Ghannam Al Mazrouei, Secretary General of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council - the federal entity responsible for NAFIS - at GITEX Global 2022, one of the region’s largest technology events. Senior officials from both entities witnessed this significant moment. The signing acts as an extension of etisalat by e&’s Emiratisation efforts and builds on the success of the partnership held