Safwa Kurdi

• Drive the full recruitment lifecycle across multiple business units, securing high-quality talent that
aligns with long-term workforce planning and organizational goals.
• Oversee cross-functional HR initiatives, ensuring full compliance with Kuwait labour laws while
serving as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on people-related maters and organizational
priorities.
• Support in benchmarking projects, including salary comparisons, market trends, organizational
structure assessments, and HR best practices, to support data-driven decision-making and
competitiveness.
• Develop, and report on departmental KPIs, ensuring performance visibility, driving operational
improvements, and supporting leadership in evaluating HR effectiveness and strategic impact.
• Oversee internal communication strategies, including major announcements, newsleters, and
engagement updates, to strengthen transparency, alignment, and an inclusive workplace culture.
• Oversee HR operations, ensuring efficient day-to-day workflows, consistent policy
implementation, and seamless alignment with company objectives and governance standards.
• Conduct high-level interviews, deliver comprehensive candidate assessments, and lead
compensation discussions, ensuring fair, competitive, and business-aligned hiring decisions.
• Design and implement advanced sourcing strategies through platforms such as LinkedIn,
Bayt.com, and SmartRecruiters to build a strong and diverse talent pipeline.
• Design and deliver training sessions and capability-building programs, ensuring coworkers are
equipped with the right skills, knowledge, and tools to perform effectively and support
organizational growth.
• Develop job descriptions and enhance interview frameworks, ensuring clarity, consistency, and
alignment with role expectations and organizational competencies.
• Manage the full offer and onboarding process, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience,
hosting onboarding sessions, and coordinating all IT and operational readiness.
• Create, revise, and implement HR Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to drive process
excellence, enhance efficiency, and reinforce compliance.

• Successfully hired approximately 300 healthcare practitioners across multiple specialties—
including physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and support staff—ensuring full staffing
levels and meeting aggressive project timelines.
• Developed and executed workforce planning strategies, aligning recruitment needs with
departmental priorities and long-term organizational growth.
• Designed targeted hiring plans and detailed job specifications to atract qualified clinical and
non-clinical talent. Conducted high-level interviews, prepared comprehensive candidate
assessments, and managed employment contracts.
• Led salary and contract negotiations, ensuring competitive yet cost-effective offers aligned with
market benchmarks, internal equity, and regulatory requirements.
• Implemented proactive talent sourcing strategies, including headhunting, referrals, industry
forums, professional associations, and international recruitment pipelines.
• Delivered structured onboarding and orientation programs, including policy education, system
access, clinical induction, and training modules to ensure a seamless transition for new hires.
• Enhanced employer branding and talent atraction through strategic social media campaigns and
digital recruitment marketing, significantly increasing candidate engagement.
• Collaborated with medical leadership, nursing directors, and department heads to understand
staffing gaps, workforce challenges, and competency requirements.
• Improved recruitment turnaround time (TAT) by streamlining processes, introducing
standardized interview frameworks, and improving communication workflows with licensing and
credentialing teams.
• Coordinated closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and relevant authorities to ensure all
hires met licensing, documentation, and compliance standards.
• Supported the development of HR policies and SOPs, particularly in recruitment, onboarding,
credentialing, and performance management.
• Managed recruitment dashboards and reports, monitoring hiring metrics, workforce needs, and
retention indicators to support data-driven decisions.

• Managed end-to-end payroll and benefits administration for all employees, ensuring timely
processing, accuracy, and full compliance with Saudi labour regulations. Collaborated with Finance
to resolve discrepancies and enhance payroll controls.
• Oversaw the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, probation evaluations, contract
renewals, transfers, promotions, and exit formalities. Ensured all changes were recorded
accurately in HR systems and aligned with company policies.
• Administered atendance, leave management, and overtime tracking, ensuring transparent
documentation and alignment with organizational policies and statutory requirements.
• Maintained and organized comprehensive HR records, both digital and physical, ensuring data
accuracy, confidentiality, and readiness for audits or internal reviews.
• Supported performance and disciplinary processes, preparing documentation, follow-up reports,
and action plans in collaboration with line managers.

- Full-time teacher with full management and responsibility for the development of seven separate classes of grades four, five, and six. (Years 0 and 1)
- Effectively teach classes, as allocated, to a mixed-ability class, drawn from a wide range of cultural and educational backgrounds, including students for whom English may not be their first language
- Lesson planning and delivery in line with the national curriculum.
- Engaging students of all abilities including SEN students
- Working with teaching colleagues to plan and coordinate work
- Maintaining a safe and happy learning environment within the MYP standards for all students.
- Monitor, assess, and report on learners’ work and progress, in accordance with the MYP policies and procedures on assessment and reporting.
- Contribute to the development of the MYP inquiry-based curriculum (the production and ongoing review of units and/or schemes of work - including Interdisciplinary Units), ensuring both diversity and inclusivity are incorporated into student learning experiences.
- Intentionally embed service learning into the curriculum.
- Actively contribute to the curriculum/teaching team.