QATARIZATION
WHY QATAR FOUNDATION?
A career path with Qatar Foundation provides many benefits. Foremost, its diverse range of businesses makes us the employer of choice for those seeking a challenging and rewarding career. Employees have the opportunity to become part of an organization that is expanding rapidly on a daily basis, providing endless learning opportunities within a state-of-the-art working environment.
The diversity of Qatar Foundation's business structure ranges from educational institutes such as Qatar Academy and Carnegie Mellon, to community development centers such as Reach Out to Asia and the Qatar Diabetic Association. This provides staff with the opportunity to experience a diverse and enriching working environment, with endless possibilities for career change or promotion within and across Qatar Foundation structure.
ADVANTAGES OF WORKING AT QF
- Growing organization
Qatar Foundation is witnessing a massive growth, horizontally and vertically, with at least one new employee joining us every day. Each year, Qatar Foundation introduces new businesses and joint ventures, currently twenty different types with more in the pipeline. With so much more to be explored, we seize every single opportunity to grow and expand, and seek highly qualified employees to drive and strengthen our businesses. - Training and Development
At Qatar Foundation, we are committed to the training and development of our people. We believe that 'people growth' is important to the growth of our organization. Our employees can look forward to a long term relationship with enormous opportunities.
World class facilities and systems deliver the training that meets all employee expectations. A recently introduced ""eLearning"" online portal, provides access to a variety of 4,000 courses, and gives an employee the flexibility to learn at a suitable time and at his/her own pace, by choosing a learning program from a training catalogue we have provided. The training catalogue includes both generic and technical training for employees at all levels. - We work for the Nation
Qatar Foundation's mission is to prepare the people of Qatar and the region to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world. Everything we do contribute to achieving our mission. Your role, in whatever capacity, is one block towards building the State of Qatar, the people of Qatar and people of the region, and in the long term gives a different flavor to our work and we are proud of that. - State-of-the-Art Working Environment
Creating a working environment where employees excel and contribute efficiently and effectively is our priority. Centers and businesses occupy some of the world's most environmentally-friendly engineered, state-of-the-art facilities.
Education City, houses schools, university campuses, science and research centers, is being developed following the best engineering disciplines in architecture, landscaping, and other engineering areas. Our buildings - designed by world famous designers - match and reflect the nature and the culture of the Arab world. For example, wind tunnels between buildings create a natural breeze that cools the heat of summer and natural lighting is used in most buildings to save energy. The desert landscape is maintained throughout Education City, with clusters of plants and greenery to give the feeling of the desert in the spring, the favorite season in the region. - Rewarding
One Human Resource strategy is to attract and retain top talent both from within and outside Qatar. We keep a close eye on the market best practices and watch for new changes in compensation & benefits trends. This assists us with the required sustainability and flow of business. Qatar Foundation offers highly attractive employment packages that include furnished accommodation or housing allowance, educational assistance for employee's children, health and life insurance, and end of service benefits. Our competitive packages make us one of the top employers within Qatar and the region. - View HR Orientation Kit
FAQ
What kind of universities will be coming next to Education City? From which countries and in what fields?
Education City’s goal is to provide world-class university opportunities in Qatar. The six campuses at Education City are campuses of some of the most prestigious universities in the United States offering degrees across major study areas. Qatar Foundation plans to expand the options for students wishing to study at Education City by continue to partner with high-quality institutions. All new university partnerships and expansion news will be posted on our news and events section.
Why is Qatar Foundation investing such a lot of money in large buildings if the number of students is so small?
Education City is being built as the future for education in Qatar. The State of Qatar is committed to providing its citizens and the citizens of the region with world-class university facilities now and for the future. Since the first class was admitted ten years ago Education City has grown year on year. Substantial growth of the region is expected to drive more and more students to Education City.
