Country Director Saudi Arabia

**ABOUT INSUCO**

Insuco is an independent international consulting firm specializing in social sciences and sustainability, with permanent offices in Africa (Guinea, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Madagascar, Gabon, Togo, Morocco), in Latin America and Caribbean (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and in Asia (Cambodia and Saudi Arabia). Our objective: linking the stakeholders of the same territory to build sustainability.

Since 2011, we have been helping private, public and civil society stakeholders to understand and manage the social issues of their projects, support their integration in their territory, and ensure compliance with international standards for social safeguard. For this purpose, we offer our clients a wide range of services: socio-economic surveys, impact assessment, technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation on social safeguarding policies and standards, etc.

We operate in 10 sectors: mining, energy, infrastructures, agro-industry, tourism, natural resources & forestry, land use planning, basic services, oil & gas, and cooperation & development assistance.; and this in more than 90 countries in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. To carry out our work, we mobilise a wide range of human sciences, from agronomy and economics to anthropology, archaeology, geography, sociology

For more information about our Group, our activities and our teams, watch our online presentation and visit our website.

**MISSION**

As part of Saudi Arabia's rapid expansion and development, our office in the country is one of our newest ventures. We are now looking for a dynamic Country Director to join our team and drive the growth of Insuco's operations in both Saudi Arabia and the wider region.

The Country Director defines the company's overall strategy in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East, and oversees its execution. This role involves both strategic and operational responsibilities.

In terms of strategy, the Country Director collaborates with the Asia General Director and the Executive Committee (Codir) to define Insuco Saudi Arabia's overall strategy including objectives and means. The Country Director must therefore:

- Draw up the company's organisational and development objectives
- Define the company’s commercial and technical policy, including the development of new services and innovation, improvement of methodologies, business and sectoral development, and signature of new contracts.

On the operational side, she / he supervises and manages the human, technical, financial, organisational and logístical resources to achieve the objectives.

The Country Director coordinates the activities of various departments or services within the company in Saudi Arabia. She / he reports to the Asia General Director and, when requested, directly to the CEO.

**LOCATION**

Position based in Riyadh, with travel possibilities within and outside the country.

**ROLE AND ACTIVITIES**

**Company Management**
- Manage the Insuco Saudi Arabia office
- Act as Insuco's representative in Saudi Arabia
- Participate in the development of a vision and strategic plan to develop and improve Insuco Saudi Arabia's business
- Identify and assess internal and external issues impacting the business and inform the Asia General Director
- Act as an advisor to the Asia General Director and where appropriate the Executive Committee on all aspects of Insuco Saudi Arabia's activities
- With the support of the various departments, anticipate, identify and evaluate the risks specific to the company, whether they concern its clients, employees, consultants, assets, finances or reputation, and take measures to control these risks
- Ensure regular reporting on all activities to the Asia General Director

**Management and supervision of support departments**
- Recruit, motivate and retain a team of employees
- Ensure that the company's policies and procedures are implemented and complied with
- Plan and manage human resources:

- In collaboration with the Human Resources Department, the Asia General Director and the Executive Committee, establish the company's staffing requirements with a view to ensuring the proper management and delivery of its services
- Ensure a positive, healthy, and safe working environment in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations

**Business Activity**
- Anticipate and develop business, develop the professional network and client portfolio
- Regularly follow up with clients, identify their needs and submit offers
- Make propositions for investments
- Monitor and coordinate the most important offers
- Ensure the development of the contract and client portfolio
- Ensure the growth of the company’s turnover

**Project planning and management**
- Oversee the planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of services in general and projects in particular
- Assist the Technical Director in managing his / her team of Project Managers
- Monitor and improve p