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Capgemini will open a branch office in Colombia

The multinational company, Capgemini, considered one of the largest IT companies worldwide, with presence in over 40 countries and more than 50 years of experience, will open in Bogotá a branch office to offer its service portfolio to local clients, and later on to other Latin American clients, using Colombia as its base of operations in the region.

“Colombia is a key country in our strategy to expand in the region; it is continuously growing and offers skilled labor at very competitive costs. This is why we decided to open a branch here”, Peter Kroll, Senior Vice president Capgemini Latinoamérica Norte. 

Capgemini, which arrived to the country with the support of Proexport Colombia, will generate nearly 400 jobs in the following 2 years. “We will look for Systems Engineer profiles from Colombian universities, and we will train them to provide Capgemini services to both, national and regional clients”, explained.

The announcement was made during the ANDI 2012 Outsourcing Services Summit, where Kroll highlighted Colombia’s potential as exporting platform to countries covered under the FTA, which represent an opportunity to gain access to new markets, like the United States.

Capgemini has a plant of 10,800 employees worldwide, and already owns affiliates in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala and Chile. Its specialty is the maintenance of infrastructure and process applications, as well as the implementation of Business Intelligence (BI) and ETP technology systems, among others.

http://www.proexport.com.co/en/news/french-multinational-capgemini-will-open-branch-office-colombia

Merit brings 200 new jobs to Galway

Medical devices firm Merit Medical Services is creating 200 new jobs over five years at its new facility in Galway, Ireland.

The new jobs created will be in research & development, shared services, operations support and manufacturing.

Fred P Lampropoulos, Merit’s chief executive, says: “We believe the proven commitment of the Irish management team and workforce will help to ensure that these latest developments will be implemented successfully and result in the facility increasing its already significant role in our global business.”

The investment is supported by the Irish government through investment agency IDA Ireland.

http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2012/05/merit-brings-200-new-jobs-to-galway/

Next-gen Vauxhall model creates 700 jobs

Auto maker Vauxhall will create 700 new direct jobs in the production of its new next-generation Astra compact car at its Ellesmere Port, Cheshire facility.

Production will start in 2015 on a three-shift model, with a minimum of 160,000 vehicles to be produced per year.

http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2012/05/next-gen-vauxhall-model-creates-700-jobs/

Romania: New jobs at Bosch factory

Electronics firm The Bosch Group will create 340 new jobs at a new facility for the manufacturing and development of automotive electronic units in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

The first phase of construction work on the €77m (£62m) facility will start within the next few months, and is due to be completed before the end of next year.

Bosch’s automotive electronics division has 17 sites across the world, employing 20,000 people. This is its third location in Romania, where it already has 1,400 employees.

http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2012/05/international-romania-new-jobs-at-bosch-factory/

South Korea set to launch multi-billion-dollar expo

After four years of work and US$10 billion in investment, an international expo will open on Saturday at a glittering hi-tech venue on the site of a former dusty cement terminal in South Korea.

A total of 104 nations and 10 international organisations will stage exhibitions over the next three months in the city of Yeosu under the theme of ‘The Living Ocean and Coast’.

Organisers hope for about 10 million visitors, including up to 500,000 foreigners mainly from China and Japan, to the small south coast city.

They predict the event will create some 80,000 jobs and bring economic benefits worth 19 trillion won (S$20.8 billion) - outweighing more than 11 trillion won spent on the site and new hotels and upgrading roads and railways.

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_797324.html

New jobs in Dublin and Galway following €110m SAP investment

Software giant SAP is investing €110m (£90m) to create 250 new jobs at its Dublin and Galway facilities.

This will include 150 services, sales and support jobs in Dublin, and 100 cloud services and support roles in Galway. The firm current employs 1,200 people at the two sites.

Liam Ryan, managing director at SAP Ireland, says: “Today’s announcement is all about gearing SAP up for the company’s next wave of technology innovation to meet business needs in the areas of cloud computing, mobile applications and high performing database technology.

“Ireland has provided SAP with a highly-skilled and innovative workforce and I would like to express my gratitude to all our staff and management here along with the Irish government and [investment agency] IDA Ireland for the significant role they all play in making SAP Ireland a success.”

http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2012/05/new-jobs-in-dublin-and-galway-following-110m-sap-investment/

Jumeirah eyes 15,000 new staff amid expansion

Luxury Dubai-based hotel company Jumeirah Group will be looking to grow from 15,000 employees to up to 30,000 over the next five years as the number of its operating hotels doubles from 20 to 35-40.

Jumeirah executive chairman Gerald Lawless said: “If we have 15,000 [employees] from 20 hotels, although some of our hotels are very large within Dubai, but you would have to think we would be up in the region if we were in that number of hotels [35-40 open within five years] we would certainly be in the region of 20,000, 25,000, maybe even 30,000 {employees]”.

Speaking to Hotelier Middle East on the sidelines of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, he added: “We’re a labour-intensive industry but we keep saying; tourism travel and hospitality is a great provider of jobs and jobs is what its all about at the moment on a global basis.”

Jumeirah Group’s pipeline of hotels expected to open over the coming years includes projects in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Qatar, as well as hotels in Indonesia, Bangkok, Anguilla and five properties in China.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/jumeirah-eyes-15-000-new-staff-amid-expansion-455966.html

MAXIMUS hiring 355 in New York State

Health and outsourcing contractor MAXIMUS is to commence operations in Pittsford, New York, and “expects to add 325 jobs in the near term and followed by an additional 30 jobs over the long term”, a company statement says.

The firm, which benefited from a package of tax credits from the state government, is also relocating other operations currently located elsewhere in the state and in Pennsylvania to Pittsford.

Bruce Caswell, president and general manager of MAXIMUS Health Services, says: “Our new Pittsford location is critical in establishing a regional hub for efficient service delivery on behalf of our government clients.”

Lieutenant governor Robert J Duffy of the state government comments that the announcement “demonstrates how the effective leadership of [New York State] Governor Cuomo is in improving New York’s ability to attract big companies to invest and create jobs”.

http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2012/05/international-us-maximus-hiring-355-in-new-york-state/

Iron Maiden singer sets up aircraft firm

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson is hoping that money can be made from repairing heavy metal as well as performing it, after launching an aircraft maintenance business.

Dickinson, one of rock’s renaissance men – a commercial airline pilot, enthusiastic fencer and published novelist – has established a company that will repair and overhaul aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 767. Cardiff Aviation Ltd will be based in an enterprise zone in the Vale of Glamorgan and Dickinson said the business had ambitious growth targets.

“We’re coming into this enterprise with the knowledge we’ll be bringing business to south Wales,” he said. “A cautious projection is that we’d expect to create up to a thousand jobs within 18 months, based on the level of interest and commitment from aircraft manufacturers and operators.”

Dickinson added: “South Wales has long had an association with the aircraft industry and I am delighted I am able to play a small part in the continuation of that tradition.”

Dickinson’s love of flying has assured the singer a place as one of rock’s more eccentric figures, although he has assured fans that he does not “leap around the flight deck yelling and screaming”. The 53-year-old was a captain for the now-defunct Astraeus Airlines and has flown his band in their “Ed Force One” Boeing 757 during an Iron Maiden world tour.

The Wales business minister, Edwina Hart, said the new company would boost a “dynamic” aerospace sector in Wales. “The Welsh government has been working closely with Bruce Dickinson and Cardiff Aviation on this exciting project for some time and we are delighted it has come to fruition. This is exactly the type of investment needed, which will create hundreds of well-paid skilled jobs in one of our key sectors,” he said.

Dickinson’s venture will be based in a 132,000 square foot hangar at the St Athan enterprise zone, one of five zones set up by the Welsh government for specific sectors. Welsh government officials said the zone could create 10,000 jobs by 2025.

The songwriter also said the venture could provide a welcome boost to Cardiff airport, which has recently seen visitor numbers drop. He said: “Cardiff airport has tremendous potential to challenge the successful English regional airports.”

Hart said: ”This is a flagship operation and provides a great start for the new Aerospace Enterprise Zone.”

Last year the Welsh government confirmed it was setting up five enterprise zones, each specialising in a different sector.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/01/iron-maiden-bruce-dickinson-aircraft

Italy to open recruitment centres abroad

Italy is set to open offices abroad where foreigners will be trained and recruited to come and work in the country. People who will undergo these trainings will have a special route of coming to work here without having to apply through the Quota Agreement system (Decreto flussi).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Labour have signed an agreement that will enable the later to establish branches at some Italian Embassies abroad. These branches will have the duty of implementing some aspects of bilateral agreements between Italy and the chosen countries.
 
As part of the efforts to fight illegal immigration, Italy will implement job training programmes in the chosen countries and reserve special quotas for the workers from those countries to come and work here.

Italy has already signed agreements with Egypt, Albania, Moldavia and Sri Lanka to implement this programme. It is about to sign similar agreements with Bangladesh, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia and Peru. In the future, Italy will sign such agreements with India, China, Ecuador, Philippines and Ukraine.

Ministry of Labour’s branches to be opened at Italian Embassies will interact with the local competent authorities and job service providers to match job offers and demands. They will facilitate the implementation of pre-departure job training programmes in collaboration with the local authorities and institutions.

Depending on the type of workers needed in Italy and on the criteria established by the Ministry of Labour, they’ll help with the creation lists of candidates who will come to work in Italy.

If you are from any of the above mentioned countries, please check with the Italian Embassy in your country to find out where and when the courses will be held.

http://www.theafricanews.com/immigration-news/italy/4069-italy-to-open-recruitment-centres-abroad.html