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Fatima Alshamsi

Observer · DISC type ci
VP Emiratisation at GEMS Education
📍 United Arab Emirates

Fatima Alshamsi is the VP of Emiratisation at GEMS Education, specializing in national talent development and strategic recruitment. With a background in HR leadership at Raytheon and the Ministry of Education, she holds a CIPD Level 5 qualification and an Executive Leadership certificate from IE Business School.

She recently won first place in the prestigious NAFIS Award, where she was personally honored by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan for her contributions to Emiratisation.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
VP Emiratisation
Job Level
Senior
Location
United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Fatima shows up

Example Seeker
Value Driven
Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Fatima cares about

Emiratisation Strategy
Her core focus is leading nationalization initiatives. She won the first-place NAFIS award for her success in this area at GEMS Education.
Youth Talent Integration
She spearheads partnerships, like the successful collaboration with Higher Colleges of Technology, to integrate graduates and trainees into the workforce.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
VP Emiratisation
GEMS Education
9-2022 - 2-2025
Head of Emiratisation
GEMS Education
8-2018 - 8-2022
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
Raytheon Technologies
6-2016 - 8-2018
Recruitment Director
Ministry of Education - Dubai, UAE
1-2015 - 1-2016
HR &Admin Director
Global Aerospace Logistics LLC (GAL)
In the press

Media appearances

GEMS Education celebrates a proud and humble moment with Fatima Alshamsi. Featured in Facebook
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HCT and GEMS Education Mark Two‑Year Milestone in Strategic Partnership Advancing Emiratisation in Education. Featured in Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)
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Education
2019 - 2020
CIPD Level 5
CIPD Qualifications
2016 - 2016
Executive Leadership program
IE Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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