Introduction
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 8 or Global Goal 8) refers to Decent Work and Economic Growth the aim of SDG8 IS promote sustained economic growth, higher levels of productivity and technological innovation. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking. With these targets in mind, the goal is to achieve full and productive employment, and decent work, for all women and men by 2030.
The strategic goal of the SDG 8 team is to engage a global community of researchers and practitioners to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all. This is done by applied action research and policy interaction that focus on solutions to growth- and work-related challenges through collaboration among researchers and practitioners in local and global contexts.
The ambition is to mobilize academic work and policy interaction in support of sustainable economic growth with good conditions for employees. In particular, the focal areas will be related to the SDG 8 targets, i.e., economic growth, resource efficiency, innovation, work environment and labour markets, and sustainable tourism.
Saudi Arabia enjoys a strong and strong economy due to its unique geographic location, which provides easy access to export markets. The Kingdom is ranked first in the world in oil reserves, production and export, with 25% of total world oil reserves. The Kingdom’s Vision 2030 counts attracting international talent as one of its main goals, as part of the overall plan to grow the economy.
Saudi Arabia's initiatives on creating adequate jobs and achieving economic growth
Localization of technologies and knowledge through the Public Investment Fund through which the Kingdom seeks to increase GDP at a steady pace, diversify sources of income, preserve major Saudi companies, create new investment opportunities, raise the level of innovation and technology, create job opportunities for young people, and raise the level of productivity, Entering and developing major government projects, promoting and developing tourism, and supporting small and medium enterprises.
Increasing the contribution of small and medium businesses to the economy.
Increase women's participation in the workplace.
Reduce the duration of obtaining a Commercial Register to 180 seconds.
Expanding vocational training to continue to meet workplace needs.
Establishing a national platform for volunteering and enhancing awareness of the importance of volunteer work. The Ministry aims to increase the number of volunteers in the Kingdom to reach 300 thousand volunteers by the year 2020.
Increase qualitative foreign investments to SAR 20 billion Saudi.
Launching the National Program for the Development of Crafts and Handicrafts (Bare'a).
Digital transformation and economic growth initiatives
The approval of His Excellency the President of Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Ameri, was issued to promote 507 male and female employees at the university to the ranks of the tenth and below in the minutes issued on 1445/1/14 AH.
The Dean of Human Resources, Prof. Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Karim Al-Basir, congratulated all the promoters, wishing them success in serving their religion, country, and rulers.
The Skills Development Center at the University Agency for Institutional Development and Social Responsibility held a training course - remotely - entitled (Conflict Management in the Work Environment) on Wednesday 1445/3/19 AH corresponding to 2023/10/4 AD, which targets administrators from colleges and units at the university and was presented by His Excellency Prof. Dr. Safaa Mahmoud Abdel Halim, Professor at the Faculty of Languages and Translation, where the number of trainees attended (550) trainees.
 The course aimed to: Provide participants with knowledge, skills and positive attitudes that enable them to manage disputes in the work environment efficiently and effectively in order to create a supportive work environment, to ensure work success and improve job performance, as well as to identify the description of the stages of development of the dispute and knowledge of the approach of Islamic thought in managing it.
 After the end of the course, the Skills Development Center expects that participants will be able to identify the sources and levels of disagreement in the work environment and how to deal with them, the ability to discuss important skills in conflict management, identify the power of influencing skills in conflict management, identify patterns of individuals in disagreement, and discuss some conflict management policies and how to choose among them and implement them according to the Blake and Morten model.
The Kingdom celebrates the National Day of its Unification, which falls on September 23 of each year, and on this cherished occasion, a number of university employees and students expressed their feelings, which are overflowing with love and loyalty to this great country.
She opened the conversation of feelings with Dr. Hessa Al-Sindh saying: "My homeland is my school from which I learned the meaning of pride in my religion and identity, and you are my sanctuary, my pride and my pride after God. May you remain our consolation, pride, sanctuary, and our blood to you as protectors of shepherds.
Mrs. Alawiya Al-Kaki said, "A year comes and a year passes, and every year the homeland remains proud of sleep and the beacon of unification forever, every year and you, my homeland, are fine every year and our house is fine, may God protect our leaders and governors King Salman and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and cherish them with Islam and cherish Islam with them, Allah Amen.
As Mr. Najlaa Al-Khatib expressed her patriotic feelings, "Every year and our dear homeland is in generosity and prosperity. The country of giving, spirituality and brotherhood.. Paid footsteps, and a dazzling renaissance aimed at achieving the vision of our beloved kingdom is our home, Ammar Saudi Ammar.
Mrs. Noura Al-Budaiya pointed out that this homeland will surprise the world again handed over my homeland to me, and Fawzia Al-Khanaifer said: The relationship of the honorable citizen to his homeland is like the relationship of fish to water and the relationship of trees to air, the homeland is pride, dignity and heartbeat and we will always remain in a state of great gratitude for being under the banner of the homeland.
On the part of the students, student Sarah Al-Otaibi expressed her feelings on this day: "The homeland is like a mother. No matter how much we speak, we will not deny him his right."
The student Noura Al-Mazrou sang by saying "My homeland is from me to others in love with you, and I adore it... and when I sing And who else but you longs for me, I miss him, while the student Ibtisam Al-Shehri expressed "The love of the homeland is innate and from faith.. And who has no good for his country there is no good in it. The student Dima Alotaibi concluded her feelings with all of us Salman .. and we are all Mohammad "Yama for heaven, O comforter and his family."
The Council of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, in its first session held recently under the chairmanship of His Excellency the Acting Rector of the University, Dr. Fawzan bin Abdulrahman Al-Fozan, approved the promotion of a number of employees of the University to the vacant higher ranks in the ranks (fourteenth, thirteenth, twelfth and eleventh), and the presence of some qualified employees for promotion who have spent the prescribed periods of time for promotion and meet the conditions for promotion.
Dr. Al-Fozan pointed out that the nomination of male and female employees was recommended by the members of the Higher Promotions Committee and supported by the decision of the Council of Ministers that authorized the councils of public institutions to consider promotion to the higher ranks (14-13-12-11) and based on the letters of the Ministry of Civil Service, a number of university employees were promoted to the following positions, namely: Abdulmohsen bin Nasser Al-Dail for promotion to the post of (Director General of Faculty and Staff Affairs) at the fourteenth rank, Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Sanad for promotion to the post of (Director General of Projects) at the rank of Thirteenth, Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Hamad for promotion to the post of (Director General of Planning, Budget and Follow-up) at the thirteenth place, Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Najidi for promotion to the post of (Senior Education Specialist) at the twelfth rank, Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Fayez for promotion to the post of (General Manager of Warehouses) at the twelfth rank, Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Massari for promotion to the post of (Committee Business Coordinator) at the twelfth place, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Omar for promotion to the post of (Coordinator of Committee Works) at the twelfth place, Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sadhan for promotion To the post of (Director of Mission Department) in the twelfth place, Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Misnad for promotion to the post of (Warehouse Secretary) at the eleventh rank, Mohammed bin Fayez Al-Dossari for promotion to the post of (Head of Construction Controllers) at the eleventh rank, Fahad bin Ahmed Abdulaziz bin Ahmed for promotion to the post of (Chief Agricultural Specialist) at the eleventh rank, Abdul Hakim bin Abdulrahman Al-Awwad for promotion to the post of (Director of Public Relations Specialist) at the eleventh rank, Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Ablan for promotion to the post of (Director of Department Inventory Control) in eleventh place, Majid bin Mubarak Al-Qahtani for promotion to the post of (Supervisor Librarian) at eleventh rank, Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Aqeel for promotion to the post of (Director of Follow-up Department) at eleventh rank, Khadija bint Ali Omar Abbas for promotion to the post of (Senior Student Advisor) at eleventh rank, Asma bint Ali Assistant for promotion to the post of (Senior Student Advisor) at the eleventh rank, Muzna bint Nasser Aba Al-Khail for promotion to the post of (Student Affairs Specialist) at the eleventh rank, Hussein Bin Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi for promotion to the post of (Senior Systems Designer) at the eleventh rank, Mohammed bin Ali Al-Wahhabi for promotion to the post of (Senior Admission and Registration Supervisor) at the eleventh rank, Hanadi bint Abdullah Al-Amoud for promotion to the post of (Senior Educational Aids Specialist) at the eleventh rank, Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Ajlan for promotion to the post of (Office Manager) at the eleventh rank, Assistant bin Saad Al-Qassim for promotion to the post of (Office Manager) at the eleventh rank.
The approval of His Excellency the President of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Ameri, was issued for the promotion of 412 employees of the University to the ranks of ten and below in the minutes issued on 09/01/1443 H.
The Dean of Human Resources, Dr. Ahmed bin Sulayem Al-Tahini, stressed the keenness of the university to provide fair opportunities and achieve governance and transparency in the management of the process of job promotions, as a result of which the Standing Committee was formed to manage and implement job promotions, and during this period the committee was able to accomplish the following:
Managing three promotions, one of which was for the eleventh rank and above, in which 150 male and female employees entered into the trade-off, and the last two to the tenth rank and below entered into the trade-off of more than two thousand male and female employees.
Amend the promotion criteria for the tenth ranks and below to become four criteria, in order to ensure the diversity that allows the employee to raise his grades in the trade-off of promotion, as follows: job performance evaluation 30%, cognitive ability test 30%, training and development 25%, initiatives and achievements 15%.
Updating a guide to initiatives and volunteer work aimed at helping employees benefit from their initiatives and voluntary participation in promotion, and has been published on the university portal in various formats.
Cooperate with the Center for Measurement in establishing a cognitive ability test for university employees in addition to obtaining their grades from the center.
Update the FAQ booklet on job promotions, and answer more than fifty questions regarding promotions from their eligibility, criteria for differentiation, and mechanisms for calculating trade-off scores.
During the management of the promotion minutes, more than two thousand five hundred participants in volunteer work, four hundred initiatives were reviewed, and the scores of job performance evaluation, cognitive ability testing and training courses for all candidates for promotion were reviewed in cooperation with the Promotions Unit.
The Dean of Human Resources blessed the loyalists in this minutes, as he asked God to be a helper and incentive for them to give and dedication, and pointed out that opportunities are coming, God willing, for those who have not been promoted, and the university always stands with its employees in everything that helps them to advance careers, and also thanked the members of the Standing Committee for the management and implementation of job promotions for their distinctive, acclaimed and remarkable effort to show this record in such a professional form, and thanked the employees of the Promotions Unit in the Deanship for their effort. Al-Kabir and their clear contribution to the completion of the work of this record, and also thanked all the parties in the university that contributed to the success of this record of promotions, and in particular thanked the Deanship of Information Technology.
It is the department that provides the daily services needed by all employees at all levels of employment. Â
Tasks of the Department of Female Personnel:
Handling vacation modes with the records unit that stopped in the flow system.
Audit the database of female employees of colleges, agencies and departments of King Abdullah City for Female Students.
Receiving job evaluation forms after being approved by the Dean of King Abdullah City for students to be audited and take a photo to be saved in the file of female employees.
Receive directly the commissioner after being released and referred to the recruitment unit to be exported the assignment decision.
Follow up the status of the supervisors of the network with the deputies of the college regarding their attendance and who deserves leave for the middle of the academic year.
Inform the Statistics Unit of the numbers of female employees in fixed or temporary positions.
Update employee data.
Collect job performance evaluation.
Distribute job evaluation performance forms to female employees.
Save copies of the employee's official documents and decisions.
Submit a statement of urgency for each employee.
Follow-up of the employee's interruption from work, whether it is a continuous or separate interruption.
Raise the attachments of absence with an excuse.
Receive the required papers and documents with the new employee and ensure their authenticity and match with the photos.
Disbursement of the appointment allowance.
Receive the medical reports of each employee.
Delivery of medical referral to female employees upon request.
Limit the hours of delay daily.
Distribute a statement dividing the mid-year leave for female employees.
Directly raise the employee after care leave or exceptional.
Raise the leave of the companion for the employee with the husband.
Receiving requests for leave of all kinds after being approved electronically by the direct supervisor.
Granting the employee a leave to take the academic exam.
Dump attendance and departure statements to upload the monthly summary.
Draw up a statement of the permission balance for each employee.
Save incoming transactions.
Raise certificates of attendance at the courses of the Institute of Management to calculate points at the Department of Administrative Development.
Respond to inquiries and follow up on problems received from female employees.
Issuing an employee card to the university employees.
Follow up and apply civil service regulations for the health of the workflow of personnel affairs.
The approval of His Excellency the Acting Rector of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Dr. Fawzan bin Abdulrahman Al-Fozan, was issued to promote a number of employees of the University to various ranks, from the tenth rank and below, by trade-off until the date of 30/5/1437 AH, and the number of brothers reached (642) male and female employees.
His Excellency the Acting Rector congratulated the promoted male and female employees, and recommended them to be godly to Allah the Almighty and to do their best in performing the trust entrusted to them and to be keen to cooperate with their colleagues in order to achieve the public interest in the service of religion and then the homeland.
Within the framework of the implementation of the strategic plan of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, related to the development of the performance of employees, and out of the desire to motivate them, the Deanship of Graduate Studies has developed the initiative of "Distinguished Employee" among the employees of the Deanship, for each quarter of the calendar year. Through which the Deanship seeks to spread the culture of excellence and administrative creativity among its employees.
H.E. the Dean of Graduate Studies, Prof. Dr. Khalid bin Sulaiman Al-Qawsi, honored the following:
Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Hazazi
Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Nakhilan
Ibrahim bin Saad Al-Ghamiyan
Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Farian
Hassan bin Mohsen Al-Mutairi
Latifa bint Abdullah Almana
Majida bint Ali Al-Humaidhi
Nisreen bint Ibrahim Al-Jarallah
H.E. Brigadier General Prof. Dr. Al-Qawsi explained that this honor will be on a quarterly basis, wishing everyone success and payment.
It is an executive body for all decisions and procedures for university employees and those who are used from outside it, and oversees the application of civil service regulations, regulations and instructions, the higher education system, universities, its executive regulations and all relevant regulations and regulations.
Vision
Leadership and excellence in the cheek of employees and society, which contributes to the service of the university to become imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic university the center of leadership for Saudi universities.Â
Goals:
Providing the services needed by all employees as accurately and as quickly as possible. ​
Upgrading the university to be a model among other universities. ​
Promoting employees' culture of duties, responsibilities and career rights.Â
Message
Personnel management is a department of administrative and financial affairs at the university that aims to provide and complete the internal and external staff transactions with the accuracy and speed possible for all employees within the university, from the beginning of appointment to retirement in accordance with the civil service system, and is committed to managing personnel affairs by achieving the university's objectives, which include responsibility, compliance with regulations and regulations, transparency, respect, tolerance, justice, equality, empowerment and participation of stakeholders.
The human resources deanship, represented by the human resources planning unit of the human resources development agency, held a workshop entitled "job description preparation" for management managers at the university agencies on Thursday, 23-2-1443 ah remotely through the WebEx program.
the workshop was opened by h.e. the dean of human resources in charge of dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al Sayegh, who knew what the job description was and what it was.
The director of the human resources planning unit, a. najla al-khatib, the head of the job analysis division, a. Asma al-Zahrani, and the head of the human resources planning division, a. Abdullah al-Sahli, then delivered the job description preparation mechanism derived from the department of human resources and social service's job classification manual, the most important professional merits of the employee, the areas of job description and the extent to which job descriptions relate to training and development, job performance measurement management and other human resources processes.
