Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Location: Cairo, Egypt (Group Production Hub)
Company: Saudi Diyar Consultants – Architectural & Engineering Consulting Firm
Reporting Line: CEO

ROLE MANDATE
Saudi Diyar Consultants is appointing a Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to stabilize its Cairo production hub, address high attrition and loss of institutional know-how, reset deteriorating culture, and materially improve leadership quality, hiring fit, and performance management.

This role requires a senior HR leader with direct experience in professional services firms in Egypt.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
Reduce Cairo attrition, especially critical technical roles
Protect institutional knowledge and project continuity
Rebuild a professional, ownership-driven culture
Improve quality of hires and role fit
Upgrade Heads of Departments into capable people managers

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Retention & Knowledge Protection:
Design Cairo-specific retention strategies
Identify critical roles and high-risk talent
Implement knowledge continuity and mentorship programs
Conduct stay-interviews and early attrition risk detection

Culture Reset:
Embed accountability, excellence, and ownership
Eliminate behaviors causing disengagement
Introduce measurable culture indicators

Performance & Appraisals:
Redesign appraisal systems
Ensure fair, evidence-based evaluations
Train managers on performance conversations

Recruitment & Talent Quality:
Overhaul recruitment standards
Ensure role clarity and cultural fit
Eliminate mis-hiring

HOD Leadership Development:
Coach technical HODs into people managers
Lead structured management capability programs
Embed people KPIs into HOD reviews
Address non-performing managers

HR Governance:
Establish HR as a credible authority
Strengthen analytics, succession, and fairness

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
15+ years HR leadership
Professional services experience in Egypt (mandatory)
Managed 200+ professional staff
Proven attrition reduction and culture transformation

NOT SUITABLE:
Manufacturing or labor-intensive industries
Pure admin/payroll profiles