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Career research & job search intelligence

We research the jobs. You decide where to apply.

Haven People helps professionals in Dubai navigate the job market with verified opportunities, company intelligence and research tailored to where they want to go next. No job alerts, no bulk lists, no placement, just research, done for you.

We do the research. You make the moves.

A professional at a desk working on a CV, with the Dubai skyline and Burj Khalifa at sunset behind her

You tell us what you are looking for. We research the opportunities. You decide where to apply.

Why this exists

Job searching in Dubai takes more hours than most professionals have.

  • Ghost jobs & recycled listings

    Many posts on the major boards are recycled, already filled, or never actively read. There is no straightforward way to tell whether a listing is live before you invest effort in an application.

  • No time for a proper search

    Mid-career and senior professionals are usually employed while they search. Ten to fifteen hours a week of methodical job-board scanning is not realistic alongside work and family.

  • An unfamiliar market

    Professionals relocating to the UAE, and expat spouses entering the market for the first time, do not yet know which companies are hiring, which recruiters cover their sector, or which platforms are credible.

What we do

A research service, not a job-alert platform.

Anyone can set up a job alert. Haven People does the work a job alert cannot: human filtering, legitimacy checking, context gathering and relevance judgement. Every opportunity in a report is there because it belongs there.

We search across your stated role title and a defined set of adjacent titles, guided by your career direction rather than your job title alone. Adjacent roles are only included where the scope, seniority and industry are genuinely transferable.

Packages

Three levels of research depth.

Every package delivers up to five verified opportunities per delivery. What changes between them is the depth, intelligence and context behind each one.

  • Starter

    AED 299

    One-time · no commitment

    The entry product, for professionals testing the market or exploring a niche sector without committing to a monthly service.

    • Up to 5 verified, curated opportunities matched to your criteria
    • Each listing checked for availability and employer credibility at time of research
    • Adjacent role titles searched where career-direction appropriate
    • Company overview, application link, source and freshness indication
    • Match explanation for every role
  • Professional

    AED 799 / month

    Weekly × 4 weeks · 1-month minimum

    The active-search product, for professionals who want a consistent, curated stream of verified opportunities with search criteria that sharpen week by week.

    Everything in Starter, plus

    • Up to 5 verified opportunities each week for 4 weeks
    • Detailed company research: industry, scale, culture signals and hiring activity
    • Recruiter and talent acquisition identification where publicly available
    • Priority ranking and match score across the week’s shortlist
    • Search criteria refined from Week 2 onwards based on your feedback
  • Executive

    AED 999 / month

    Weekly × 4 weeks · 2-month minimum

    The career intelligence product, for senior professionals and leaders who need to understand the landscape around each opportunity, not only the vacancy itself.

    Everything in Professional, plus

    • Deep company research: leadership structure, recent hires, growth signals and competitor context
    • Hiring manager and decision-maker identification where publicly traceable
    • Target-company mapping, including companies worth approaching without a live vacancy
    • Hiring-activity signals and potential red flags such as high turnover or restructuring
    • LinkedIn outreach suggestions and a monthly Job Search Intelligence Summary

Additional services

  • CV Analysis

    AED 149

    A focused assessment of your CV against your target role, highlighting positioning, relevance, keywords and areas for improvement.

  • LinkedIn Profile Optimization

    AED 299

    Strategic optimization of your LinkedIn profile to strengthen your positioning and alignment with your career goals.

  • Best value

    Career Profile Bundle

    Was AED 448 now AED 359

    Save 20%

    CV Analysis + LinkedIn Optimization

  • Bespoke Research Partnership

    Pricing on request

    For specific, complex or time-sensitive research requirements. Scope, depth, delivery format and cadence are tailored to your brief.

Compare

Comparison of Haven People packages
FeatureStarterProfessionalExecutive
DeliveryOne-timeWeekly × 4Weekly × 4
Opportunities per deliveryUp to 5Up to 5 / weekUp to 5 / week
Monthly total (maximum)5Up to 20Up to 20
Adjacent role title searchIncludedIncludedIncluded
Relevance & freshness checkIncludedIncludedIncluded
Company overview & match explanationIncludedIncludedIncluded
Detailed company researchNot includedIncludedIncluded
Recruiter / TA identificationNot includedIncludedIncluded
Match score & priority rankingNot includedIncludedIncluded
Weekly search refinementNot includedIncludedIncluded
Hiring manager & decision-maker researchNot includedNot includedIncluded
LinkedIn outreach suggestionsNot includedNot includedIncluded
Monthly intelligence summaryNot includedNot includedIncluded
Minimum commitmentNone1 month2 months
PriceAED 299AED 799 / monthAED 999 / month

The ‘up to 5’ promise

The number of jobs does not define the package. The intelligence behind the jobs does.

Each delivery contains up to five opportunities that have passed our research and relevance criteria. You may receive fewer in a given week if the market genuinely does not yield five strong matches against your criteria.

We would rather deliver three excellent matches than five weak ones. The ceiling of five is a quality control, not a limitation — it means every opportunity you receive is worth your time, and you spend no energy filtering out poor matches.

The question we ask of every opportunity before including it is not whether we found five. It is whether you would genuinely want to spend time applying to this role.

The Verified Opportunity Standard

What we check before a role reaches your report.

A verified opportunity is a vacancy assessed against your career criteria and checked for current availability, role relevance, employer credibility and application pathway at the time of research.

  • Role & function

    Is the core function aligned with your target role, with adjacent functions considered appropriately?

  • Seniority

    Does the role match your experience level — not too junior, not realistically out of reach?

  • Industry

    Does the company operate in your target sector, or one closely adjacent where skills transfer?

  • Geography

    Is the role based in your target location — UAE, a specific emirate, or remote-eligible as agreed?

  • Salary & employment type

    Where salary is stated, does it fall within your range? Does the contract type match your preference?

  • Company relevance

    Is the employer a credible organisation with a traceable presence, and one you would realistically apply to?

  • Career direction

    Does this role represent a sensible next step in your stated career trajectory?

  • Freshness

    Has the posting appeared recently, or does it remain demonstrably active at time of research?

  • Application path

    Is there a clear route to apply — a link, a careers page, or a contactable recruiter?

Verified means checked at the time of research. Roles can and do close between the point of research and your application, so we do not guarantee a vacancy remains open after delivery.

How it works

From intake to report.

  1. Intake

    You complete the Haven People intake questionnaire: target role, adjacent titles you would accept, industry, location, seniority, salary range, must-haves and deal-breakers.

  2. Search

    We research across job boards, direct company career pages, and specialist industry sources, including adjacent role titles where your career direction supports it.

  3. Filter

    Every result is assessed against the Verified Opportunity Standard. Poor matches, ghost jobs and irrelevant listings are removed before the report is assembled.

  4. Research

    Company and people intelligence is compiled to the depth your package defines, then the shortlist is reviewed for coherence and relevance.

  5. Deliver

    Your report arrives as a branded Haven People PDF on the agreed schedule — once for Starter, every Monday for the monthly packages.

  6. Refine

    On monthly packages, your optional feedback adjusts the search criteria, adjacent titles and company preferences from Week 2 onwards.

Get started

Tell us what you are looking for.

Send us a short note about your target role and we will confirm the right package, share the intake questionnaire and agree a delivery date before any research begins.

Based in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Payment is collected before research begins. Scope is confirmed in writing first.