RECRUIT ยท RECRUIT & EMPLOY
Recruit & Employ Your Team Through One Partner
EmployMENA can support your team from finding the right candidate to employing and supporting them locally โ combining recruitment and workforce services in one journey.
The employment journey
- Recruit
Define the role, source candidates and run the search.
- Employ
Employ the person you select, locally, through the same partner.
- Support
Payroll, HR administration and ongoing employee support.
Both stages, one partner
THE HIRING CHALLENGE
Finding the right person is only the first step.
Recruitment ends when someone accepts an offer. Employment begins at the same moment โ contracts, onboarding, payroll and ongoing HR support. When those two stages sit with different providers, the handover between them is where things tend to slow down. Recruit & Employ keeps them connected.
HOW IT WORKS
One Partner to Recruit and Employ
Recruit & Employ combines talent acquisition with a local employment structure.
Under the Recruit & Employ model, EmployMENA, through Business Alliance, acts as the local legal employer after you select the candidate, while your company manages the employee’s day-to-day work. EmployMENA sources and assesses candidates, your team makes the final selection, and EmployMENA then employs the selected person through the applicable local employment arrangement. We administer agreed payroll, statutory and HR processes while you manage the employee’s day-to-day work.
EmployMENA sources
We identify and assess suitable candidates for the role.
You select
Your team makes the final hiring decision.
EmployMENA provides the employment structure
We employ the selected person through the applicable local employment arrangement and administer agreed payroll, statutory and HR processes.
You manage the day-to-day work
Your company directs the employee’s role, priorities and work.
This model is designed for employers that need both recruitment support and local employment administration rather than recruitment alone.
ONE CONNECTED JOURNEY
From defining the role to supporting the employee.
Define Role
Source
Screen
Interview
Select
Employ
Payroll & HR
Employee Support
One brief. One team. One relationship.
WHAT EMPLOYMENA HANDLES
Depending on the engagement, we can support:
Recruitment
Defining the role, sourcing candidates and managing the search.
RecruitmentCandidate evaluation
Screening and assessing candidates against consistent, agreed criteria.
Employment
Employing the selected person locally through our EOR arrangement.
EOROnboarding
Employment contracts, documentation and getting the employee set up.
Payroll
Recurring payroll administration and the associated employment records.
Ongoing HR support
Day-to-day employment administration and employee support.
Workforce Management
Scope varies by engagement and country, and is agreed before work begins.
ALREADY FOUND A CANDIDATE?
You may only need the employment side.
If you have already identified the person you want and simply need them employed locally, start with EOR.
NEED HELP FINDING THE CANDIDATE?
Recruitment can run first.
If the search has not started yet, recruitment can run first and employment can follow through the same partner.
SEPARATE PROVIDERS VS EMPLOYMENA
Where the difference actually shows up
Both routes can work. The difference is mainly in how the handover between recruitment and employment is managed.
| Consideration | Separate providers | EmployMENA |
|---|---|---|
| Briefing | Brief the recruiter, then brief the employment provider separately | One brief covers both stages |
| Handover | Candidate and role details pass between providers | The same team carries the context forward |
| Points of contact | One per provider | A single point of contact |
| Accountability | Split between providers | One partner across the journey |
| After the hire | Employment support begins with a new relationship | Continues from the recruitment stage |
Both routes are legitimate. This comparison describes how the process differs, not the quality of any provider.
WHY ONE PARTNER?
Context carries forward instead of restarting.
The handover between finding someone and employing them is where hiring most often stalls. Keeping both with one team removes that handover entirely.
No handoff between vendors
The same partner who finds your candidate also supports their employment โ no gap, no re-briefing a second provider.
One relationship
A single point of contact across the whole hiring and employment process.
Consistent support
The same team that understood your hiring needs continues supporting the employment relationship.
IN PRACTICE
Examples of Recruit & Employ
Recruit & Employ ยท Jordan
Building an AI/ML team in Jordan for a European healthtech startup
Client
A European healthtech startup
Challenge
The startup wanted to build a remote AI/ML team in Jordan.
What was done
- Recruited AI/ML specialists in Jordan
- Employed the team locally through an Employer of Record arrangement
- Provided the teamโs equipment
Result
The team was set up in 2026 and remains operational.
Multi-service relationship ยท Jordan ยท Iraq ยท Palestine
Long-term workforce support for a regional telecom enterprise
Client
A regional telecommunications enterprise
Challenge
The enterprise needed people for multiple assignments across its sister companies in Jordan, Iraq and Palestine.
What was done
- Recruitment for IT, development, roaming, integration and corporate sales roles
- Employment through EOR and staffing arrangements where required
- Support in building teams across assignments
Result
Since 2019, the relationship has continued across multiple assignments in Jordan, Iraq and Palestine. Across the relationship, approximately 30 people have been supported.
- Since 2019ongoing relationship
- ~30people across the relationship (cumulative)
Anonymous engagements delivered by Business Alliance, including through its workforce services now offered as EmployMENA. They are not connected to any client logo shown on this site.
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Understanding the recruitment side
Frequently asked questions
What is Recruit & Employ?
It combines recruitment and local employment in one engagement, so the same partner finds the candidate and then employs and supports them locally.
Can I use only one part of it?
Yes. If you have already found someone, start with EOR. If you only need the search, start with Recruitment. Recruit & Employ is for when you want both through one partner.
Do I have to decide at the start?
No. Recruitment can run first, and employment can follow through the same partner once you have selected someone.
Which markets does this cover?
Jordan and Palestine, our current full-service operational markets. Recruitment alone has also been delivered for client requirements in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq and Oman.
What exactly is included?
Scope varies by engagement and country, and is agreed before work begins. The capability list above covers what can be included.
BUILDING A TEAM?
Building a team rather than hiring one person?
Explore Staffing & Nearshoring in Jordan for building and extending a Jordan-based workforce.
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Ready to build your team?
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