About the Role
SDGs @ IsDB Group is seeking a Technical Support Officer to join their team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This role is crucial for supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of Staff Social Club (SSC) events and activities, ensuring effective management of technical, operational, and stakeholder engagement aspects. The position is a contract-based role within the Corporate Services Complex, Human Resources Management Department, under the IsDB Staff Social Club division.
The Technical Support Officer will play a key role in enhancing staff engagement, collaboration, and workplace well-being through well-organized and impactful events. This role contributes to a positive organizational culture and aims to improve staff morale through recreational, cultural, social, and wellness initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and execute SSC events, activities, and engagement initiatives, developing event concepts, schedules, implementation plans, and logistical arrangements.
- Coordinate event timelines and ensure timely execution of all event-related activities, adhering to approved standards, budgets, and timelines.
- Manage the end-to-end event lifecycle, including conceptualization, logistics coordination, budgeting support, communication, and post-event evaluation.
- Coordinate with vendors, venues, suppliers, and service providers, monitoring performance to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.
- Support procurement and administrative processes for event requirements and oversee event setup, operational readiness, and on-site coordination.
- Support the development of initiatives that foster staff engagement, collaboration, and workplace well-being, coordinating recreational, cultural, social, wellness, and seasonal activities.
- Gather staff feedback and participation insights to improve future events and initiatives, promoting inclusive and engaging activities.
- Coordinate with internal business units and supporting functions to facilitate successful event delivery and engage with staff and stakeholders to identify engagement opportunities and event requirements.
- Support cross-functional collaboration to enhance the quality and effectiveness of SSC activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve event management processes and staff engagement initiatives, proposing creative ideas and innovative activities.
- Support the digitalization and streamlining of event registration, tracking, and feedback mechanisms.
- Support the development of event announcements, invitations, awareness materials, and internal promotional campaigns.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Business Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
- Professional certification in Event Management or a related discipline is an advantage.
- Relevant experience in event coordination, staff engagement initiatives, or similar roles is desirable.
- Proficiency in English is mandatory. Knowledge of Arabic and French is preferred.
Required Skills
- Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple events and initiatives simultaneously.
- Creativity and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain high service quality and staff satisfaction.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across functions.
- Basic knowledge of budgeting support and vendor coordination.
Work Environment and Contract Details
This is a contract-based position for a Technical Support Officer - Staff Social Club, operating as supplemental workforce through a third-party contract. The role is located in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The required experience is 0-1 years.
Application Information
To complete your application, please submit the following documents: Resume/CV, Copy of passport, and Academic certificate. The closing date for applications is 7-Jul-2026.
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) does not request payments of any kind from applicants throughout the recruitment process. The IsDB also does not request information on applicants' bank accounts and declines all responsibility for fraudulent publications of job posts or job offers in its name.
