HR Manager

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a dynamic, experienced, and people-focused HR Manager to lead our Human Resources Department.
This is a strategic and operational leadership role in a unique international school setting.
You’ll oversee HR compliance, staff well-being, and employee relations and support our Qatarisation strategy, all while working closely with senior leaders to drive a positive culture and strong organisational performance.
What We Offer:
• 5-star accommodation provided OR Housing Allowance
• Competitive salary package
• Private health insurance
• Opportunity to shape and lead HR in a thriving international school
Experience of working in a busy HR environment in the UK is highly preferred.
Further details can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary.
The Job start date is May 2025.

Further details, safeguarding requirements and essential criteria for the post can be found in the attached Job Description.

Our School

Oryx International School https://oryxschool.qa/ is a unique project conceptualised by Qatar Airways and Orbital Education https://orbitaled.com/ creating a joint venture between a world-renowned, 5- star multi-billion-dollar turnover airline and a prestigious group of international schools. This £70 million project aims to satisfy the demand for premium quality British-style education for the children of local and expatriate employees of Qatar Airways in Doha. The aim of Oryx International School is to provide the employees of the world’s five-star airline and their children access to a five-star education. The new, bespoke, built-to-specification school offers state-of-the-art facilities and education technology to enrich teaching and learning experiences for our students. The school aspires to foster an ethos of global citizenship, the celebration of cultural diversity and a wide international perspective to equip students with the skills and aspirations to become future leaders across the world. The facilities offered at the school site, combined with our creative approach to education, which incorporates a full curriculum and enrichment based upon the English National Curriculum, enhanced by local Qatari identity, history, culture and tradition, allows Oryx International School to offer a 5-star education.

We care about the well-being of our staff, students, community and broader society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage and support each other. We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.

Living and working in Qatar- Doha, the peninsula’s capital city of over 2.7 million residents, has a vast international community that chooses to live and work here. Qatar provides an excellent lifestyle, combining cultures with the best of Qatar’s past and present.

Benefits of working at an Orbital Education School
We educate more than 7,000 young people from 128 nationalities, sending them on to high quality universities. We are an expanding group with schools already in Spain, Hungary, Slovenia, Albania, China, Mexico, Ecuador and the Middle East, with exciting plans to develop new schools across the globe.

Working closely with Orbital Education colleagues, you will be provided with opportunities develop your expertise and exert influence at a senior level. This is an exciting opportunity to:
• Be part of a global community, and colleagues with a wide range of expertise in both the international school market and business operations.
• Engage with colleagues, business contacts, and networks of influential leaders across the globe.
• Benefit from opportunities for professional growth and continuous improvement in practice.

Application Process

All applications must be made on the Schrole System.

To apply please visit our vacancies page and find this position or use the link;
https://app.schrole.com/#/connect/vacancy/5d73b7ce-2711-4cff-ad3c-469cbc9cb2a3

All candidates must;

provide a supporting statement should be no less than 500 words and no more than 1000 words and should relate directly to the specific role applied for and cover:

Your motivation for working in education sector.
What attracts you to the position
How do you feel your experience, skills, and personal qualities qualify you to take on the role with details of any unique methods or techniques that you have developed.
What extra-curricular activities can you lead, supervise or have participated in? Any other information you would like the selection panel to know
Please note: Applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted with the outcome of their application. Due to the expected high levels of interest in positions at the school, Oryx International School reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage of the recruitment process.

Interviews -Interviews will take place in Doha or online, depending on your location. You will be contacted with arrangements ahead of the interviews taking place.

Safeguarding – Oryx International School, Doha, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and stakeholders to share this commitment. As part of the school’s commitment to safeguarding, all post-holders are subject to background checks and an International Child Protection Certificate administered by ACRO ICP Certificates https://www.acro.police.uk/s/acro-services/icp-certificates (if ever worked or lived in the UK), Prohibition Checks where appropriate and/or Criminal Records (Police Check) disclosure from their most recent country of residence.