Human Resources Intern

Who You'll Work With

You will be based in our Riyadh office as part of our Middle East Office (MEO)
HR team. Our Middle East office comprises ‎8 locations that include ‎1000+
consulting and non-consulting colleagues. You will also be part of the broader
HR team in EEMA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region).
You will work collaboratively with the leadership of other functions in the
Middle East office as well as other firm functions including people legal,
immigration legal, payroll, talent management, mobility, recruiting and
professional development. You will report to the MEO manager of Human
Resources.

What You'll Do

You will support delivery of HR duties across the 'lifecycle' for colleagues
in a subset of our ‎8 locations including but not limited to Riyadh. You will
support the delivery of key HR processes and programs in your geographies as
well as actively support risk management, protecting our firm and firm
members.
In this role, you will support colleagues with everything from onboarding to
development and separation. You will manage lifecycle events and you will
support colleagues who have supervisory responsibilities with counseling and
advice. You will also play a front-line role in discussing HR matters with our
colleagues, escalating issues as needed, and completing regular analysis to
build our views
You may support the delivery of our HR efforts where required, including
onboarding (e.g., Day One experience of all new firm members) and offboarding,
HR event ownership and administration of programmes as appropriate (role
change, rotations, mobility, and alternative programs such as flex and remote
working), and communication, ad hoc, weekly and annual personnel analysis and
rep letter. You will be accountable for HR standards and data management
(bringing an audit mindset and leveraging HR operations support), and for the
communication and interpretation of policies and procedures, as well as risk
management efforts, that protect the firm and firm members from risk. You may
also support the delivery of our other duty of care programmes and HR projects
to support office/firm priorities (e.g., Mind Matters, workplace safety, Got a
Concern), contributing to efforts beyond immediate scope as needed.
In addition, you will lead HR analyses as necessary, independently drive
efforts from insights, and contribute to or lead other HR projects including,
understanding and guiding leadership regarding Saudization/Nitaqat. You will
build expertise in one or more areas of HR specialization. You will be gaining
knowledge and awareness of relevant policy changes, trends, rules and
regulations, and start building a network of local HR professionals.

Qualifications

• University degree preferably in HR or a related field


• Suitable for graduates with limited or no post-university work experience


• Awareness of local HR / labor-management issues


• Display the maturity and gravitas to professionally handle sensitive people matters


• Enthusiasm to understand and solve complex problems


• Quantitative and analytical skills with a keen eye for the details


• Strong customer orientation


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills


• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively


• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment


• Strong ownership evident through responsibility and accountability for end results


• Optimistic, resilient, and flexible


• Ability to deal with people in a fair, inclusive, and consistent manner


• Excellent spoken and written English & Arabic