STA

Saudi Tourism Authority

2500+
candidates sourced.
300+
profiles delivered per month.
5
full-time embedded IB consultants.

The company

STA is a government entity responsible for promoting Saudi Arabia as a global tourism destination, leading campaigns, partnerships, and events under Vision 2030.

Challenge & Objective

STA had a critical hiring bottleneck across Marketing, Communications, Partnerships, Commercial, and Strategy. The internal talent team lacked capacity to meet business demands during a high-growth period.

To provide embedded hiring support across all divisions, acting as an extension of the internal TA team while maintaining exceptional speed and quality.

"IB became part of our team—literally. Their embedded consultants kept pace with our growing demands while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience."

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People Director

Strategy

  • Assigned 5 full-time IB consultants embedded within HR and business teams.
  • Delivered 300+ profiles per month across 30+ job titles.
  • Participated in job intake, screening, interviewing, and reporting.
  • Collaborated with the People Director to standardize internal hiring processes.

Learning

  • A hybrid model (RPO + strategic oversight) is ideal for large government entities with fluctuating talent demands.
  • Continuous reporting builds trust and maintains hiring velocity.

Results

Unblocked internal hiring for STA and helped staff critical roles during a peak season, while improving overall time-to-fill.

 

  • Provided on-site support with a dedicated team of 2 Senior Consultants and a project coordinator.
  • Managed internally referred candidates for a smooth experience.
  • Reported to 7 functions and stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated excellent timeline of role activation to placement.
  • Saved client a total cost of 6 million Saudi riyals with RPO solution.

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