HR/Recruitment Business Partner

HR/RECRUITMENT BUSINESS PARTNER

Middle East – Riyadh

 

We have a rare and very unique opportunity to join a huge global MNC that feels like a startup in Saudi Arabia. We are going to double in headcount and double our geographical footprint this year and you will play a key role in growing the business.

This will give you significant exposure to how business works, see the outcomes of your hard work, and be given all the freedom you ask for to be a strategic HR/recruitment contributor. If you are entrepreneurial and want to make an impact – this is the role for you.

Who are we?

Joining Capco means joining an organisation that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you’re supported to #BeYourselfAtWork.

We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, are critical to success. It’s important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can. We believe that everyone brings something different to the table – so we’d love to know what makes you different.

Capco is a global technology and business consultancy, focused on the financial services sector. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry.

We are/have:

Experts in banking and payments, capital markets, and wealth and asset management

Deep knowledge of financial services offerings, including e.g. Finance, Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime, Core Banking etc. Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there.

Focus on maintaining our nimble, agile, and entrepreneurial culture.

The Role

• This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Recruiter who has experience in HR operations and processes and a deep understanding of the local Saudi Arabian market.
• Local Governance – drive the governance of the HR activities in the location and measure the health of the HR processes, activities and projects built around key regulatory requirements.
• We have highly ambitious growth plans and to help meet this demand we are looking for a well-rounded Recruitment HR Business Partner professional to join our team to help drive our direct hiring in the business consulting space.
• You will be responsible for recruitment strategy, employee relations, and lifecycle, and be responsible for human resources projects and programs implementations.
• This is a varied, exciting, and demanding role where you will be required to build strong relationships. It is important for this role that you can work under pressure, have excellent attention to detail, and can use your initiative.
• Capco has a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion so would look for someone who attracts talent through innovative attraction and sourcing strategies. You will work in a fast-growing, constantly changing environment, where you will be viewed as a true partner to the business consulting areas.

We offer:

• A working culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees.
• Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise.
• A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients A diverse, inclusive, meritocratic culture.
• Your typical day-to-day responsibilities will look like:
• Partnering successfully with various leaders within the business to identify their hiring needs and subsequently build suitable talent pipelines.
• Engaging great talent across the various open roles within the business – everything from directly sourcing and identifying top talent, through to managing the full hiring process.
• Building brand awareness and working on diverse attraction strategies Be comfortable providing MI and reports Interviewing at all seniority levels across the business, both on the telephone initially and F2F later in the application process.
• Acting as a Capco ambassador from Day One to offer consistent and strong candidate experience.

It will be very useful if you have some or all of the following skills and experience:

• Proven recruitment experience in an in-house, talent acquisition or RPO/MSP environment.
• Previous background in agency recruitment is also advantageous for working in this fast-moving environment.
• Knowledge of multiple HR disciplines (Recruitment, Employee Relations, Compensation & Benefits)
• A demonstrable background in Financial Services recruitment which will enable you to hit the ground running with the role content, particularly within business consulting and capital markets.
• Ability to demonstrate volume direct hiring delivery using a variety of different sources within candidate driven markets.
• Demonstrable experience recruiting within an ever-changing and fast-paced environment – the idea of ‘change’ doesn’t concern you. Strong interpersonal skills – you will quickly be able to build and develop relationships with both internal stakeholders and external prospective candidates.
• High level of aptitude in oral, written, and email communication. An aptitude for problem-solving and independent thinking – you will be able to ‘think outside of the box’ to help deliver requirements.
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills. Sourcing experience with a variety of recruitment tools. Understanding/having experience recruiting within the financial services and/or management consultancy industries would be an advantage
• Candidates must be based in Saudi Arabia and be fluent in Arabic.

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Purpose and legal basis for processing

Capco’s purpose for processing this information is to assess your suitability for a role at Capco.

Where processing takes place in the UK or EU, or you are a resident of the UK or EU, the legal basis we rely on for processing your personal data is article 6(1)(b) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) which relates to processing necessary to perform a contract or to take steps at your request, before entering a contract.

The legal basis we rely on to process any information you provide as part of your enquiry or application which is special category data, such as health, religious or ethnic information, is article 9(2)(b) of the GDPR, which also relates to our obligations in employment and the safeguarding of your fundamental rights and article 9(2)(h) for assessing your work capacity as an employee.

What will we do with the information you give us?

We’ll use all the information you provide during the recruitment process to progress your application with a view to offering you an employment contract with us, or to fulfil legal or regulatory requirements if necessary.

We’ll use the contact details you give us to contact you to progress your enquiry or application. With the exception of any equal opportunity information, we’ll use the other information you provide to assess your suitability for the role.

This may include sharing your information with one or more of our clients, whose account you may  be assigned to or considered for, including your, CV, details of your qualifications, relevant experience and skills, identification documentation, references and background and criminal record checks (where applicable).

Where applicable, we may also share your information with the data processors detailed below.

Please also visit the ‘With whom do we share your personal data?’ section of the Capco Privacy Notice:  https://www.capco.com/Data-privacy-notice

Capco does not sell personal information and did not sell personal information in the previous twelve 12 months.

What information do we ask for, and why?

We do not collect more information than we need to fulfil our stated purposes and will not keep it longer than necessary.

With the exception of the equal opportunities information mentioned below, the information we ask for is used to assess your suitability for employment. You don’t have to provide what we ask but it may affect our assessment efforts if you don’t.

Application stage

All job application details submitted to Capco, either by yourself, using one of our online application systems, via a recruitment agency on your behalf, by one of Capco’s recruitment team after discussing a job opportunity with you or via Capco’s employee referral scheme, will be managed by Capco’s recruitment team and processed on our candidate application management platform. See our ‘data processor’ section below for further information about the platform.

We ask you for your personal details including name and contact details. We’ll also ask you about your eligibility to work in the country concerned, previous work experience, education, referees and for answers to questions relevant to the role. Our recruitment team and relevant business lead will have access to all this information.

You may also be asked to provide equal opportunities information. This is not mandatory – if you don’t provide it, it won’t affect your application. We won’t make the information available to any staff outside our recruitment team, including business leads, in a way that can identify you. Any information you provide will be used to produce and monitor equal opportunities statistics.

Shortlisting

Our recruiters and business lead shortlist applications for interview. The business leads will not be provided with your equal opportunities information if you have provided it.

Assessments

We may ask you to participate in assessment days; case studies; attend an interview (including by recorded video); or a combination of these. Information will be generated by you and by us. For example, you might complete a written assignment, or we might take interview notes. This information is held by us.

If you are unsuccessful after assessment for the role, we may ask if you would like your details retained in Capco’s own talent pool. If you say yes, we may proactively contact you should any further suitable vacancies arise.

Employment Offer

If we make an offer of employment, we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete pre-employment checks to progress to employment. We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the relevant country, and seek assurance as to their trustworthiness, integrity and reliability.

You must therefore provide:

• Proof of ID (Personal ID Card, Passport, Birth Certificate)
• Proof of Right to Work in country where job is based
• Proof of Address

 

We may also perform the following, subject to local laws and practices:

 

• Criminal Record check (searching up to 7 years of address history)
• Electronic ID Verification check
• Credit & Bankruptcy checks (searching up to 7 years of address history)
• Global Financial Sanctions checks
• Compliance checks, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
• Directorship & Media Searches
• Education & Professional Qualifications checks
• Checking up to 7 years of Employment References (gaps of over 1 month to be verified)

 

How long is the information kept for?

This will depend on whether your application is successful or not (unless we state otherwise in our ‘data processor’ section below):

Successful Recruitment Candidate Information (including CV’s, applications, interview notes, psychometric test data) will be destroyed 12 months after the end of employment. Except in the United States, where candidate information is retained for 24 months. Eligibility documents (identity, right work in country) and background checks (including personal references) are typically kept for 5 years after the end of employment, or longer to comply with local laws. Please refer to your local Capco Recruitment Team for further information.

Unsuccessful Recruitment Candidate Information (including third party referee details provided by the applicant) will be destroyed 12 months after the last action unless you consent for information to be held for longer. Except in Poland, where candidate information is retained for 6 months and in the United States for 24 months.

How we make decisions about recruitment?

At the initial application stage we may automatically decline your on-line application if you fail to satisfy any relevant legal requirements for employment (e.g. You state you do not have the legal right to work in the country where the role exists).

With your specific agreement we may use on-line behavioural and cognitive assessments to help us understand your personality traits, your general mental ability and capacity for critical thinking. All results are personally analysed by one of our fully trained recruitment team.

Final recruitment decisions are made by members of our recruitment team and business leads. With the exception of any equal opportunity information, we take account of all the information gathered during the application process.

You can ask about decisions on your application by speaking to your contact in our recruitment team.

Your rights

As an individual, you have certain rights regarding your own personal data.

For more information on your rights, please see the ‘Your Data Protection Rights’ section of the Capco Privacy Notice: www.capco.com/Data-privacy-notice

If you are a resident of the US State of California, more information about applicable rights can be accessed here: CCPA (capco.com)

Capco’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at: ask.capco.dpo@capco.com

Do we use any data processors?

Yes – we use several processors to provide elements of our recruitment service for us as follows:

On-line Candidate Application Management Service

We use Greenhouse’s candidate application management platform.  You can access their Privacy Policy here: www.greenhouse.io/privacy-policy.

Where laws allow, we use DocuSign to provide successful candidates with an electronic offer letter and other paperwork relating to the hiring process. You can access their Privacy Policy here: https://www.docusign.com/company/privacy-policy.

Recruitment Agencies and Talent Pools

We have relationships with a number of recruitment agencies and talent pools and where you have applied for a position with Capco through such agency or registered with a particular talent pool, you should approach them directly for information on their privacy policy and data retention periods.

Video Interviews

In the UK we use Launchpad Recruits Ltd.’s recorded video interviewing platform for certain roles. You can access their Privacy Policy here: https://www.launchpadrecruits.com/privacy-policy. We instruct Launchpad to delete your personal data, including all video records, after 12 months.

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