About Us

EXPAT CAREERS INTERNATIONAL LTD

Expat Careers International Ltd was expressly formed in 2001 to meet the increasing demand for expatriate recruitment into the Arabian Gulf region. Expatriate recruitment is highly specialised, not only does it require a first hand knowledge (gained through direct experience) of the destination and job location, but also requires an in depth knowledge of candidate career experience in their countries of origin. Initially, we focussed on recruitment of management and technical specialists from Australia and New Zealand.  As our business has expanded and our experience grown, we have recently recruited from the following countries.

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The Americas

Europe & Africa

GCC & South Asia

Asia Pacific
 
Canada Sweden Saudi Arabia China
USA Russia Qatar Hong Kong
Jamaica France UAE Philippines
Venezuela United Kingdom Pakistan Malaysia
Suriname Guinea India Indonesia
Peru Tanzania   Bahrain Fiji
Brazil Zimbabwe  Iraq   Australia
Chile South Africa    Lebanon   New Zealand
Argentina      

The challenge of successfully recruiting new staff has grown over the past 20 years as demand outstrips supply for the competent and motivated individuals required in today's rapidly changing markets.

Since the 'Oil Boom' of the 1970s, conditions have never been more difficult to attract quality expatriate staff to the Arabian Gulf region due to a number of factors  - the current geo-political conditions, remuneration affected by the low US dollar, buoyant employment conditions in most domestic employment markets and strong competition from Asia.

Our Auckland office is strategically located to allow us to communicate with job seekers ranging from Canada/USA through to South Africa, the United Kingdom and the Middle East during their daytime hours.  Alternatively, we can now communicate with our job seekers and clients from other time zones from our new Arabian Gulf office.

This is why our clients utilise the services of Expat Careers International Ltd to ensure they attract the most suitably qualified and experienced individuals, regardless of their location in the world. 


OUR PEOPLE


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Expat Careers International Ltd is headed by Stuart Bennett, a highly experienced recruitment manager who has lived and worked in expatriate roles in Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

Stuart spent 14 years as a senior manager with Morgan and Banks, from its establishment in the mid 1980's until 2001, when it had grown to become the largest recruitment group in the Asia-Pacific region with over 3,000 employees.

During this period he established operations in Melbourne and Brisbane, and was General Manager of Morgan and Banks Technology Recruitment. He also has significant experience in the management of large volume recruitment projects from the Indian sub continent.


The New Zealand Consulting Team



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Originally from the UK, Matt Hitchcock's background is HR and recruitment consultancy. Matt ‘cut his HR teeth’ in the competitive UK corporate recruitment and human resources arenas. He has over 10 years experience working in a variety of generalist HR and specialist recruitment roles in both blue chip, corporate and government organisations. Matt has in the past managed high profile recruitment campaigns for key UK and New Zealand employers in a variety of fields, including – Executive search and selection, ICT, international recruitment, and global (award winning) advertising campaigns. Since moving to New Zealand in 2005 Matt has been working in the international recruitment marketplace.


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Kirsten Henderson holds a Psychology degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She joined South African Breweries from University for their graduate trainee programme and worked there for three years. Her final position was that of Human Resources Officer responsible for a variety of sites in the Johannesburg region. Following that she joined Ernst & Young in Zimbabwe and was their National Human Resources Manager for five years. She immigrated to New Zealand in 2002. Kirsten recently joined Expat Careers International Ltd, as Resource Consultant specialising in the Oil and Gas, Petrochemical and Manufacturing sectors.


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Leanna Cockayne works with Expat Careers International Ltd as Recruitment Co-ordinator. Leanna has an LLB Law Degree from the UK and has 4 years Recruitment industry experience within the Australian & New Zealand markets.  At Expat Careers International Ltd, Leanna works principally with Job Seekers, co-ordinating the processes from first application, through to interviews and presentation to our clients in the Arabian Gulf GCC countries. This also involves co-ordination of travel, visa applications, in-country client interviews and international relocations.


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Chloe Magnussen joined Expat Careers International Ltd in 2007, and works part time as a Resourcing Co-ordinator in our Auckland office. As a key member of the Company’s ‘Resourcing Hub’, Chloe works closely with both our international and New Zealand based teams. Chloe is a fundamental link in the candidate resourcing process and works at the front line of the ECI business. Before joining ECI, Chloe had experience in the domestic Recruitment marketplace, and has specialist knowledge in the Graduate and Local Government arenas. Chloe is currently studying Human Resources and Psychology at Auckland University.


The New Zealand Support Team


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As IT Consultant, Bob Dinnage works with Expat Careers International Ltd to manage and supports the company's extensive technology platform, including databases, server, Local Area Network, Website and telecommunications.

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Megan Twist is the Company's Website Administrator within Expat Careers International Ltd, and has 12 years Recruitment industry experience within the Australasian & New Zealand markets.

Expat Careers International Ltd also works closely with associate companies in Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman to optimise communication with our client base.

Stuart Bennett is now based in the Arabian Gulf where he deals directly with our clients on a daily basis.

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NZ – MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COUNCIL

المجلس التجارى لنيوزيلنده والشرق الاوسط

 

'Expat Careers International Ltd is a foundation member of the
NZ Middle East Business Council
'.