HR Specialist

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (remote, work from home) Employment type: Full-time Experience level: Entry level WHAT THIS JOB IS Namaa Partners is taking on more organization and leadership work for corporate groups in Saudi Arabia and is hiring an HR Specialist in the Kingdom. You will keep our people processes in Saudi Arabia running, from hiring and onboarding to contracts and records, and prepare the HR data our consultants use in client organization reviews. The position is full-time and remote: you work from home anywhere in Saudi Arabia. Our principals are in Oklahoma City, eight to nine hours behind Riyadh depending on the season, so a few calls each week fall in your late afternoon. RESPONSIBILITIES 1) Post openings, screen applications against the criteria agreed with the hiring principal and schedule interviews 2) Prepare offer letters and employment contracts, and run onboarding for new joiners in Saudi Arabia 3) Keep employee files, leave records and monthly HR reports up to date 4) Send payroll changes to our payroll provider and keep GOSI and Qiwa records current 5) Collect job descriptions, grades and headcount figures from client teams for organization reviews WHAT WE EXPECT Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration or a related field Some experience in HR, recruiting or HR administration, including internships Familiarity with Saudi employment basics: contracts, annual leave and end-of-service Excel and Word, including sorting and filtering a list of employees Experience with an HR system such as SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM or ZenHR (bonus) A CIPD or SHRM certificate, or progress toward one (bonus) WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU Paid monthly in Saudi riyals, with GOSI registration Family medical insurance Twenty-five days of annual leave, public holidays on top End-of-service award under Saudi Labor Law Yearly training budget for courses and professional certificates We send the laptop and the equipment for your home office Namaa Partners advises groups and family enterprises on how they are run: strategy, board and committee mandates, organization design, performance management. Our principals are in Oklahoma City. Show more Show less