Saudi Olympic

Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee

80 %
Of the mandates filled before the deadline.
75
Cross-function vacancies fulfilled
6
months Delivered on the 75 roles with draft organization chart & no JD nor role requirements

The company

The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee is representing KSA to build a sustainable and athlete-centric sports system that produces internationally competitive role models and inspires society to participation in sports.

Challenge & Objective

The Saudi Arabian government launched a Committee to transform the sporting landscape and position the country in the top three Asian games by 2030. However, challenges included attracting top professionals in Sports Nutrition and Sports Medicine.

To support the Committee with an embedded delivery team capable of managing multi-functional mandates quickly and consistently.

"IB’s support was key to helping us scale and structure our teams ahead of the Asian Games bid. Their delivery model was both fast and flexible."

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Head of HR

Strategy

  • Provided dedicated IB consultants working across 3 verticals.
  • Delivered full-cycle sourcing, assessment, and candidate presentation.
  • Helped standardize job specs and role grading with HR.

Learning

  • Sports bodies require agile sourcing as they scale for major events.
  • Structured project tracking improves cross-functional collaboration.

Results

Enabled the Committee to meet staffing targets ahead of schedule, contributing to national sports event planning success.

  • Assigned 4 consultants to champion the challenge.
  • Replaced/appointed CEO of 35 federations.
  • Established finance & HR teams in 5 days.
  • Created a weekly reporting system for senior management.
  • Developed meeting framework to eradicate stagnation.
  • Sourced clients for staff appointments.
  • Achieved goal to host Asian Games in 2034.

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