NEOM is progressing fast, with 20 per cent of infrastructure already complete.
The $500bn megacity development in north-west Saudi Arabia will eventually have a population of nine million people and be home to ambitious projects such as The Line, Sindalah and Oxagon.
To bring the project to reality NEOM has been on a fundraising tour of Saudi Arabia. Top executives from the development have been on a tour of the Kingdom to drum up interest in Jeddah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province.
NEOM jobs
As well as fundraising, NEOM is also looking to attract top talent to various parts of the project.
A look at the jobs currently being advertised by NEOM gives an indication of the sheer scale of the project and the requirements to come in the years ahead. There are currently 230 positions being advertised by the development, in a diverse collection of sectors and a variety of pay grades.
Reporting to the Security and Protection Executive Director the role will be in the region’s crucial Security and Protection sector.
NEOM says the candidate will: “Assist the Security and Protection Executive Director in designing and implementing the Corrections function and relevant capabilities in accordance to the NEOM Founding Law and relevant regulations.
“In long term, strive for fulfilling the Corrections mandate to contribute to NEOM public safety and security by implementing NEOM court sentences and actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable safe, secure, and humane control.”
The successful candidate will have 10 years of senior experience in prisons, knowledge of relevant prison legislation, standards, inspection and audit processes and a master’s degree in Corrections, Psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice or a related field.
The development is also looking for a Head of Banking to join its Financial Services Authority.
In advertisements for the position the megacity says: “Consistent with the NEOM’s Financial Services Authority strategic and business objectives, the Head of Banking will oversee the Financial Services Authority Banking prudential activities, from licensing and product authorisation to supervision.
“The Head of Banking should deliver effective and efficient risk-based supervision, consistent with the Financial Services Authority’s statements of risk tolerance.”
Within the developments Financial Services Sector (FSS), the Banking division represents one of its key strategic pillars.
The job posting says: “FSS aims for a well-tailored banking offering, regulations, and a platform. This will be in line with the strategy and vision of the FSS by having progressive rules and regulations that allows financial inclusion and application of best practices.
“The Head is responsible for maintaining and adopting a strategy while constantly updating it with the latest trends in the world while maintaining the vision of the FSS strategy and executing a roadmap along the technical team to design, build, deploy, and continuously innovate the division and feed the banking requirements to the leading tech and support teams.
“This role will aim to actively create an open, competitive, healthy, ecosystem within the regulatory environment in which financial institutions, fintech’s and ecosystem players will thrive.
“The Head will have to develop and lead the division to promote product knowledge and financial viability in a robust efficient way.”
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