Today, Serco proudly celebrated Emirati Women’s Day by graduating two female Emirati nationals from its 2024 Graduate Programme. The ceremony, held at Serco’s Rolex Tower headquarters, honored the graduates’ achievements and underscored Serco’s ongoing commitment to supporting the UAE Government’s nationalization targets and advancing a gender-balanced workforce.
The graduation, presided over by the Chief Operations Officer for Serco Middle East, Hana Abu Kharmeh, highlighted the success of Maryam Al Ali and Salama Al Mehairi. Maryam, a graduate of Zayed University with a degree in Environmental Science and Sustainability, and Salama, who holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Higher College of Technology, have both completed extensive placements across various Serco departments and will both continue their journey at Serco as growth analyst and quality control engineer respectively. Their graduation rotation over the past 12 months has encompassed marketing, business development, citizen services, and ExperienceLab, the company’s customer service and service design agency.
Serco, which has been running its UAE graduate program for several years, has seen a 73% increase in nationals joining the business since 2021. Serco is one of only two multinational companies with CEO representation on the MOHRE Emiratisation Board. To date, 60% of graduates have been female, and the number of female employees hired by the business continues to increase significantly yearly. Today, 50% of the leadership team at Serco are women, and 38% of critical roles within the industry, including high-potential management roles, are female-owned.
