The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced openings for both men and women on a contract basis to work in the cities of Makkah and Medina, home to Islam’s two holiest sites.
According to the ministry, applications from prospective applicants will be accepted starting this Wednesday for five days via the Saudi unified job portal Jadarat.
Cybersecurity, data protection, and information technology specialists, as well as engineers holding the positions of assistant project manager and industrial assistant, are among the candidates who must submit applications.
Also vacancies are offered to researchers including legal assistants, training assistants, cyber security assistants, security and safety as well as data analysts, and software developers.
No breakdown was given about the number of candidates for each job.
Millions of Muslims from around the world flock to Saudi Arabia, Islam’s birthplace, to perform annual Hajj pilgrimage and Umrah or minor pilgrimage.
The new Umrah season started in Saudi Arabia a month ago, after the end of the Hajj, which saw the first attendance of 1.8 million Muslims in three years after limitations connected to the epidemic were eased,
Around 10 million Muslim pilgrims are anticipated by Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah this season.
