The Ministry

Department of Human Resources

The Department of Human Resources is responsible for:

• Implementing the laws, regulations and systems related to staff affairs.
• Preparing human resources planning studies for the Ministry, and determining its job and staffing needs in light of the approved staffing plan, in coordination with the competent authority and the various administrative units.
• Planning and determining the missions abroad's needs for jobs and human resources, whether hired locally or from outside the host country, in coordination with the missions.
• Drafting the job description, classification and grading framework, and following up on its implementation and development.
• Preparing the draft Chapter One (salaries and wages) budget, in coordination with the relevant administrative units and the missions abroad.
• Handling the procedures for appointment, transfer, assignment, secondment and end of service.
• Taking the necessary steps to allocate government housing and pay the furniture allowance to Ministry staff, in coordination with the competent authorities.
• Keeping a service file for each employee with all appointment documents and every decision issued about them from the start to the end of their service, along with an electronic copy of the file.
• Preparing and issuing staff ID cards for all Ministry employees and for local staff in the missions abroad.
• Entering data for the payment of monthly salaries and financial entitlements of Ministry staff and local staff in the missions abroad, in coordination with the relevant authorities.
• Reviewing and processing staff leave entitlements in accordance with the law.
• Identifying the training needs of staff in the Ministry and missions abroad, providing suitable training opportunities, following up on their delivery, and assessing their benefit.
• Coordinating with the Diplomatic Institute, the competent authority, educational institutions and all specialised bodies in Qatar and abroad on foreign-language training for staff of the Ministry and missions abroad.
• Following up on staff of the Ministry and missions abroad who are studying or on scholarship at universities and training institutions in Qatar and abroad, in coordination with the administrative units and competent authorities, reviewing their circumstances, and reporting on their performance.
• Proposing suitable policies, procedures and systems for managing human resources performance in the Ministry, in coordination with the relevant administrative units.
• Implementing and following up on performance appraisal procedures.
• Preparing studies on the organisational and job structure of the Ministry and missions abroad, and proposing ways to develop their administrative organisation.
• Building and updating databases for Ministry staff and local staff in the missions abroad.
• Preparing, reviewing and auditing payment documents and staff-related financial transactions.