Human Resources Manager - Middle East

Job description / Role

A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced Human Resources Manager to join our Middle East Regional Team working with our business across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Egypt, and Turkey. As part of this role, you will be required to travel to all countries within the region to lead HR activities.

Reporting to the Regional Director - Middle East, key responsibilities are:
- Providing end to end operational human resources support across the Middle East region, covering all aspects of generalist HR
- Compensation and Benefits Management
- Recruiting talent to join our high performing teams
- Lead the development and implementation of appropriate HR policies and practices across the region
- Work with country and regional managers to continually develop high performing, engaged teams and individuals who are focused on delivering exceptional outcomes for IDP

Requirements

You will be an assertive self-starter with extensive, relevant operational HR experience, a background of working in a strategic HR environment, be a superior communicator and confident in your ability to deliver practical HR outcomes in a fast-paced and demanding environment without compromising quality or integrity.

Professional background/ experience:
- Minimum 3 years experience leading an HR function with a small to medium size team
- Previous experience operating in a matrix structure
- Significant operational HR experience
- Able to communicate effectively across the region (English/Arabic written and verbal required)

About the Company

IDP Education is a world leader in international student placement services. Our global network of 80 centres helps students from 50 countries to study in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the USA and the UK. One student is placed in an educational institution every 20 minutes across the globe.

IDP Education is co-owned by 38 Australian universities and Seek Ltd, Australias leading online employment and training company. For more than 45 years, IDP Education has played a major role in international education. During this time, IDP has placed more than 400,000 students into quality institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and New Zealand.

IDP Education is also a proud co-owner of IELTS (International English Language Testing System). IELTS is jointly owned by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment. Since its launch in 1989, IELTS has become the worlds most popular high-stakes English language proficiency test.