Talent Acquisition Intern – Recruitment Assistant

About the role

BUPA Arabia is looking for a student intern to join its recruitment team in Jeddah. The role covers the full recruitment cycle, from planning and sourcing to shortlisting, interviewing, assessing, offering and onboarding, and supports the Recruitment Manager in meeting business unit needs.

Key responsibilities

• Verify each vacancy against the actual headcount of the department to avoid unnecessary recruitment costs.
• Plan recruitment tasks (sourcing, interviewing, testing, selection) using the manpower plan and the Recruitment Manager's direction, and produce a recruitment schedule aligned with business needs.
• Sourcing: use job portals, internal and external contacts, social networks, advertisements, agencies and search partners to find qualified candidates.
• Receive and sort applications and resumes, store them in the database and build a candidate pipeline.
• Shortlist candidates for each Business Unit, organize interviews and interview schedules, and keep applicants informed of their status.
• Arrange and administer tests and assessments, carry out reference checks, and prepare offers and training agreements in line with grade and company policies.
• Track approved and rejected offers and support the onboarding officer so new hires are integrated efficiently.
• Maintain relationships with business units and with colleges, employment agencies and search firms, and help brand BUPA Arabia as an employer of choice.
• Provide the Recruitment Manager with a weekly recruitment progress report and support efforts to increase the Saudization percentage.

Required profile

• Student or internship-level candidate; Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field.
• Resides in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; nationality Saudi Arabia preferred.

Required skills

• Sourcing, networking and recruiting.
• Interviewing skills.
• Certification on a standard personality assessment tool is a plus.