The Saudi government has introduced “Jadarat,” a new national job platform designed to simplify the job search process and connect job seekers with employers. The platform aims to make it easier for citizens to find jobs and for employers to access local talent through an efficient digital system.
The launch of Jadarat follows a Cabinet decision from February 2021 to create the platform. Last October, the Cabinet appointed the Saudi Human Resources Development Fund, also known as Hadaf, to manage Jadarat, which will serve as the main tool for national employment.
On Sunday, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi, along with Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb and Hadaf Director General Turki Al-Jawini, officially launched Jadarat in Riyadh.
The platform uses a digital system to quickly match job seekers with available positions, streamlining the application process.
Al-Rajhi emphasized the government’s focus on developing local talent and improving workforce efficiency.
He noted that Jadarat is designed to unify and verify job seekers’ data, enhance application processes, and make it easier for individuals to access job opportunities.
Al-Rajhi revealed that Hadaf has spent about SR3.7 billion ($986 million) on programs and products to support employment, training and qualification of Saudis during the first half of this year.
More than 100,000 establishments have benefited from these programs and over 153,000 citizens were employed in private sector establishments, he said during the launching ceremony of Jadarat.
“The goal of the platform, under the slogan ‘Ambition and Empowerment,’ is to unify employment efforts and data of job seekers in the public and private sectors, and to raise the quality and reliability of data,” he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Al-Jawini said that there are approximately 70,000 job vacancies on Jadarat in various specializations, needs and sectors of the labor market.
He highlighted Hadaf’s keenness on establishing the platform to review a number of international qualitative experiences and take into account the challenges that the labor market previously faced.
