منطقة الجوف-جامعة الجوف

Introduction

In the world of human resources and corporate education, the acronym KSA stands for Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. It is most often used to define the requirements of a job opening and compare candidates when making a final selection. If you're looking for a job, a recruiter may be looking at your KSA profile.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Organizing the employment market through the implementation of the labor rules & regulations, planning the human resources and developing it, in addition to, the settlement of labor disputes in the private sector. The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Provides principal mechanisms to achieve an efficient and prosperous labor market and organized recruitment of Foreign Worker. The Ministry is responsible to Manage structural abnormalities between national and foreign workers The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development is chaired by The Minister Ahmed bin Suleiman Al Rajhi.

JOUF university applies the governmental labor laws and regulations with its staff faculty and employees. JOUF university is working to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value. Besides that, we took immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labor in all its forms. Finally, we are committed to protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all our staff, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment.

Deanship of Human Resources
The deanship of human resources at Al Jouf university refers with all its law and policies to the ministry of human resources and social development of KSA.

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Staff and Faculty Portal at Jouf University
The University has a section for university personnel where they can contact the university directly, either by sending a complaint by mail, calling or leaving a notification.

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Handbook for the Mechanism Of Complaints of the Faculty Members
Al Jouf University aims to provide an academic work environment to enhance the concept of teamwork and mutual respect among all employees, which shall be positively reflected on the quality of the outputs of the education. Sometimes problems arise and may lead to a negative impact on the performance of the faculty staff. Therefore, a clear mechanism was developed to address complaints and grievances of members of the faculty.

What are the reasons that lead to complaints or grievances?
Any administrative decision related to the rights of the faculty members.

A complaint about another faculty member.

A complaint about the immediate supervisor of the faculty member.

Complaint against any financial decision related to the financial rights of a faculty member.

Compliant against any academic decision regarding scientific research or promotions for faculty members.

Suffering pressure, coercion, or unlawful request from one of the university’s employees to act illegally, to apply/not to apply a certain procedure that would violate the duties of a faculty member related to integrity and secrecy.

Complain against the outcome of performance appraisal

Establishing a committee to examine the complaints and grievances:
A committee shall be established to examine the complaints and grievances of the faculty members and their peers by a decision of His Excellency the President of the University. The said committee shall be chaired by His Excellency the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the membership of the members who will be nominated by the chairman of the committee with their legal and functional characteristics. The duration of the committee’s business shall be one year from the date of the decision of establishment.

The Duties of the Committee shall be Examining the Complaints and Grievances:
Examining the complaints and grievances of the university’s faculty teaching staff members against the administrative decisions issued for them or the abuse of one of the university’s employees.

Achieving the principle of transparency and justice through applying a clear work mechanism that clarifies the procedures followed in complaints and grievance submitted by faculty members.

Achieving equality and justice in a manner that does not contradict the rules and regulations.

Limiting complaint submission against the university before the judicial authorities.

Contributing to achieving job stability the faculty members of the university.

Contributing to addressing the deficiencies in the administrative procedure that marred the decision upon grievances, (if any)

Complaint or Grievance Procedure:
The friendly reconciliation methodology comes as a first step to solving the problem. This matter is practically applied in the university customs derived from the principles of tolerant Islamic law, according to Quran rule, “making peace is better”. Then any neutral party may intervene to reconcile the two parties to ward off the aggravation and development of the problem. Al Jouf University authorizes the immediate supervisor of the academic department to apply the initial stages of resolving minor disputes within his responsibility in applying the educational, management and financial affairs set out in the regulations according to article no. (44) of the Higher Education Council System. In some cases, in which the head of the department is unable to resolve these disputes, the next path shall be submitting them to the dean/deanship of the college for examination, according to his responsibility, which was determined by the regulations, according to article no. (37) of the Higher Education Council System.

The complainant should submit his complaint in writing according to the attached complaint form and fill in all the information required, in addition to attaching a statement of the decision, subject of the grievance (if any) or any documents that support the subject of the complaint.

The complaint or grievance should be submitted to the immediate supervisor, where the latter submits it to the Dean of the college and then to the relevant committee.

The complaint or grievance is rejected if the required data are not completed in the complaint form or proven incorrect, while taking the necessary measures if repeated.

The committee shall respond in writing to the complainant or petitioner that it was received. The response should include the complaint number, date, and details, as well as the complainant’s information or grievance, together with the expected time to respond thereto.

The committee carefully examines and verifies the complaint, then writes a report with appropriate recommendations and submits it to His Excellency the Rector.

The President of the University shall take the appropriate decision for the complaint or grievance, according to article No. 7 )99(of the regulations governing the affairs of Saudi university employees, faculty staff members and the like, according to the recommendations of the Committee to examine the complaints and grievances. The faculty member and the relevant authority shall be notified about the decision taken.

Complaints Form

Al-Jawf University signs a memorandum of cooperation with the Human Rights Commission in the region
Al-Jawf University signed a memorandum of cooperation with the branch of the Human Rights Commission in the Al-Jawf region, to enhance cooperation between them in areas that serve human rights and contribute to spreading awareness among members of society.

The memorandum was signed by the Acting Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Bader Al-Zarra, and by the Branch of the Human Rights Commission, the Director of the Branch, Mr. Sulaiman Al-Rasheed.

It aims to cooperate and contribute to the development and development of the capabilities of human cadres, and to provide creativity and excellence in the continuous education of the cadres of the two parties to contribute effectively to the service of society, and to achieve work practices and quality through an institutional work methodology and active participation of both parties to provide various services.

The agreement also covers several areas such as the presentation and preparation of studies and research related to human rights, the exchange of legal and legal consultations, work to disseminate and promote the principles of human rights, as well as cooperation in the organization of seminars, workshops and targeted training programs, in addition to providing opportunities for summer and cooperative training for students of the Faculty of Sharia and Law.

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Policy of Women's Empowerment at Jouf University
The policy:
Al-Jouf University is committed to involve the leaders in both male and female sections in the institutional authority, and they shall be fully involved in strategic planning, decision-making as well as the higher management of Jouf University.

Jouf University guarantees fair distribution of resources and facilities to meet the requirements of educational programs, scientific research, and services related to both male and female sections.

Jouf University adheres to quality of performance assessments in both the male and female sections, as well as the university as a whole.

Policy implementation procedures:
Empowering female leaders in other university rectorates, colleges, supporting deanships, academic departments and administrations in compliance with the criteria of selecting leaders at Jouf University.

Representing both male and female students equally in the membership of the relevant committees and councils, and they all participate in decision-making

All individuals from both male and female students who do similar work in the departments participate fully in planning, evaluation and decision-making.

Representing male and Female section equally in students Advisory councils and they all participate in decision making.

Making decisions based on performance indicators, evaluation processes, reports and results for both male and female students, highlighting similarities and differences, in addition to the level of performance in general.

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Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy Statement
Policy Statement
The University does not discriminate and prohibits harassment or discrimination related to any protected category including creed, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, gender, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions, disability, marital status, political or social affiliation, age, race, color, veteran status, military status, religion, sexual orientation, domestic violence status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression or perceived gender.

The great contribution of women to the well-being of the family and the development of society, until now not fully recognized, the social importance of motherhood and the role of parents in the family and in the education of children, and aware of that the role of women in procreation should not be a cause of discrimination, but that the education of children requires shared responsibility between men and women and society.

Al-jouf University strives to end all principles of discrimination against women, for them it decides to implement the necessary measures in order to suppress this discrimination in all its forms.

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Faisal bin Nawaf met with Al-Jawf University Council praising the decisions to empower women
HRH Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Al Jawf Region, praised the recent decisions issued by the administration of Al Jawf University, which witnessed more empowerment of women and investment of female competencies in leadership positions at the University, stressing the importance of redoubling the effort and investing the support and guidance of the wise leadership supported by God in preparing the students of the University and providing them with skills that help them contribute to the development of their country and their leadership, wishing the University success and repayment.

This came during the reception of His Highness the Rector of Al-Jawf University in charge of Prof. Dr. Bader Al-Zaree and members of the University Council, informing His Highness of the progress of work at the university with the start of the second semester of the current academic year, where the Dean of Admission and Registration at the University, Dr. Nasser Al-Otaibi, provided statistics on the electronic admission and registration processes that took place in preparation for the beginning of the semester, including the number of students, which exceeds 25,000 students in various branches and disciplines, as well as scholarship students from multiple countries.

His Highness the Amir of the region also listened to a detail about the courses and programs provided by the university to the community through the Deanship of Community Service, where the Dean of Community Service and Continuing Education, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Eid, gave a detailed explanation of the training programs, their specialties and target groups.

Dr. Hessa Al-Ruwaili, Dean of Library Affairs and Supervisor of the Office of the Rector of the University, gave a speech during which she expressed thanks and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince of the Secretary, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, may Allah support them for their support and empowerment of Saudi women at all levels, stressing that women will exercise their active leadership role at Al-Jawf University to contribute to the renaissance of the university and the homeland in line with the ambitious vision of the homeland.

For his part, the Rector in charge of the University, Prof. Dr. Bader Al-Zaree, expressed his sincere thanks to His Highness Prince Faisal bin Nawaf, Amir of the region, for receiving the University Council and its continuous guidance and support for all its affairs and programs, stressing that this will be a great support to continue working under the support and guidance of the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his faithful Crown Prince, supported by God.

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Conference on Enhancing the Role of Women at Al-Jawf University Recommends the Importance of Highlighting the State's Efforts in the Field of Women's Empowerment and Support
Al-Jouf University concluded the work of the second conference to enhance the role of Saudi women in the development of society in the light of the vision of the Kingdom, which was organized virtually during the period from 17 to 18 November 2020 under the patronage of Her Highness Princess Madawi bint Saud bin Abdullah, and the recommendations of the conference stressed the importance of concerted efforts between state institutions to raise the percentage of women's participation in various fields of work, study the material and moral obstacles facing women and develop appropriate solutions to overcome them to help empower them.

The conference recommended the need to highlight the development efforts made by the State to empower women in the historical, cultural, social and economic context of the Kingdom and with an integrated holistic view, in addition to informing Saudi women of contemporary challenges and raising the level of community participation.

The recommendations included the establishment of an office specialized in women's empowerment issues related to the educational aspect in the Ministry of Education, the activation of Saudi women's empowerment programs at the level of educational and educational forums, as well as the review of the programs of productive families and the intensification of the training of these families in accordance with the requirements of the labor market.

The conference also recommended strengthening the efforts of development, training and marketing of projects run by women in line with Vision 2030, intensifying health awareness for women, and the need to pay attention to the bright models of pioneering Saudi women, especially in the fields of education and charitable work, and spreading the culture of volunteerism among members of society and its institutions through training programs that address this to various segments of society.

The recommendations also included relying on strategic planning for social and charitable development work programs in non-profit sector organizations, developing mechanisms of charitable work and raising the efficiency of workers in this sector, which reflects positively on the quality of charitable work, and establishing a database of charitable work literature at the national level.

The Conference called for the development of explicit policies and procedures that serve and support women investors, encourage their access to loans and services, facilitate procedures for obtaining the necessary guarantees, as well as activate women's advisory centers to follow up on projects that women can undertake.

The Conference called for the convening of an international conference on environmental, traditional and heritage crafts for the conservation and transmission of heritage to future generations in systematic ways, the provision of information support and advisory services for the development of knowledge power, raising awareness of the most important local and international economic laws and regulations, working to care for women with special needs, providing them with moral and material support and providing an enabling environment at all stages of education, especially in the post-public education stage.

The participants in the conference urged all concerned parties to invite successful women entrepreneurs, open panel discussions in which inspiring success stories are presented, and pay attention to the academic and educational aspect by opening specializations in various universities according to integrated and comprehensive strategic planning that serves the labor market and charitable work.

At the end of the conference, the Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Dr. Salem Al-Anzi, thanked the participants for the distinguished scientific effort that was presented, and the recommendations that contributed to enhancing the role of women in the development of society, stressing that the university continues to support everything that contributes to achieving the vision of the country and the aspirations of its leadership in its various objectives.

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