Stakeholders

Beneficiaries of HRDF’s activities

Individuals and groups that benefit from our operations form our primary stakeholder group. These include job seekers, employees and employers, students, and small to medium entrepreneurs. We engage with them principally through our programmes in employment and training support, events, workshops and conferences, touchpoints, electronic channels, and online platforms.

Methods of engagement

Job seekers

We guide job seekers on how to build CVs and personal brand, discover their career passion, prepare for job interviews, search for jobs, and offer placements that match their skills.

Employees and employers

We provide subsidies for employers to employ Saudi nationals. Further, we hold workshops and conferences for employers to master interpersonal and leadership skills, workers’ rights and duties, labour market trends, and how to address challenges emerging from the operating context. In addition to offering subsidies to employees, we also offer training on emotional intelligence, job inclusion, problem solving, decision making, effective communication in the workplace, volunteering, innovation and creativity, and advice on maintaining work life balance.

Students

We have a number of programmes aimed at preparing youth and students (high school students and diploma/college students) to enter the Saudi labour force. In addition to providing subsidies and vocational training, we guide students on how to explore jobs of tomorrow, choosing a educational stream to match the gaps in the Saudi labour market, choosing a career path, communication and problem solving skills, and personal planning.

Entrepreneurs

We educate entrepreneurs through our programmes and electronic platforms, forums, workshops, and other means on labour market trends, institutional excellence, obtaining commercial franchises, building a brand, formulating business plans, creating financial schemes for SMEs, and etc. We also offer business opportunities, training, and financing solutions to entrepreneurs.

Government and regulatory authority

Our responsibilities are administered by our esteemed leadership are outlined in the Resolution of the Council of Minister No. 107, July 2000 and in the Royal Decree No. 18M. Though HRDF exists as a legal entity enjoying financial and administrative independence, the Fund comes under the purview of the Government of Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, and the National Development Fund. Our purpose is to support Saudization of the Kingdom’s workforce and through Government funding we carry out our activities in a transparent manner complying with all regulatory requirements.

Methods of engagement

Annual and
quarterly reports

HRDF’s Employees

Our team comprises highly-skilled, diverse set of professionals that operate in a cohesive, collaborative work environment to realise HRDF’s strategic goals. There is a Human resource development plan in place that has inculcated a culture of learning. We prioritise enhancing skills of our team through various training programmes held throughout the year. Training programmes are developed by conducting a training-needs analysis to recommend professional certification programmes, specialised programmes, and other training programmes that are consistent with employee needs.

Methods of engagement

Meetings and workshops

Communicating updates via email

HRDF website

Performance management

Partners

HRDF has effected partnerships with a number of bodies which include academic institutions, researchers, Ministries and government bodies and commissions, private-sector employers, provincial governments, and other institutions in the implementation of our strategic goals and the execution of our principal activities. We have signed agreements and MoUs with various bodies which enhance our offering. Further, we collaborate with a number of business partners for outsourcing and to improve our internal efficiencies.

Methods of engagement