Decree – Page 167

The Council of Ministers

after perusal of Royal Court File 24104 dated 13 Rabi Al-Thani 1441 [20 November 2019], which includes the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Telegram 10932 dated 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1440 [15 October 2018], regarding the establishment of a unified national employment platform,

after perusal of the National Plan for Employment Until the End of 2020 issued by Council of Ministers Decision 20 dated 8 Muharram 1440 [15 September 2018],

after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Minutes 222 dated 22 Safar 1441 [28 September 2019] and Memorandum 598 dated 9 Sha’ban 1441 [23 March 2020],

after perusal of Secretariat of the Council of Political and Security Affairs Telegram 7268 dated 12 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 [27 November 2020],

after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 48-18/42/D dated 2 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442 [17 December 2020],

and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 3889 dated 13 Jumada Al-Thani 1442 [21 December 2020],

hereby decides

First

A unified national platform named the “Unified National Employment Platform” is hereby established, which includes a database of job seekers in the public and private sectors in accordance with the questionnaire designed for this purpose.

Second

The objective of the platform is to unify, improve, and raise the efficiency of the procedures for receiving and processing all employment requirements for all relevant parties (individuals, public sector, private sector), and to achieve efficiency, effectiveness, accuracy, transparency, and fairness in the provision of employment, to include, but not limited to:

1․ Registering the procedures and comprehensiveness of employment advertisements for entities.

2․ Managing the accounts of job seekers, managing access permissions, writing and updating curriculum vitae on the platform, in addition to the process of automatically certifying data in curriculum vitae using the existing integration with external parties.

3․ Documenting the data of job seekers, such as name, marital status, age, and other basic information, as well as documenting qualifications and specializations to ensure the validity and quality of data through automatic linking to relevant entities, such as the Ministry of Education, the National Information Center, and other entities.

4․ Providing all types of outputs, standard dashboards, reports, and statistics.

5․ Automation of operations.

6․ Registering appointment documents.

7․ Supporting services.

Third

The current data of the entities concerned with employment in the public and private sectors must be carried over to the platform.

Fourth

A guidance committee must be formed to manage the Unified National Employment Platform under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, and the membership of the Ministry of Education, the National Information Center, the Human Resources Development Fund, the General Secretariat of the Military Service Council, the General Authority for Statistics, the Office for Supervising the National Plan for Employment in the Public and Private Sectors, and the National Committee for Digital Transformation. The guidance committee may add other entities as needed.

Fifth

The platform must be fully hosted at the National Information Centre.

Sixth

The platform must be established in stages to ensure the continuation of the work of the projects and initiatives of the entities concerned with employment in the public and private sectors, and to harmonize the progress and achievement in its establishment with the efforts and investments of the existing entities, in accordance with a phased plan developed by the guidance committee in coordination with the relevant entities, in accordance with the best practices in this field.

Seventh

The guidance committee may seek the assistance of a specialized consulting firm to assess the current status of government employment platforms and the resources and assets currently available from all aspects (technology, data, procedures, etc.), and identify the resources that can be used in future situations, as well as providing consulting support to the platform, such as defining the scope, studying the optimal financial model, and drafting the technical conditions and specifications, in accordance with the best practices in this field.

Eighth

Government entities shall present their future projects and initiatives that overlap with the objectives of the platform to the guidance committee for consideration, harmonization, and decision-making.

The Prime Minister

Issued on: 20 Jumada Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 3 February 2021

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4870 issued on 12 February 2021.