1,260
Jobs filled in Iraq
Iraqi Recruitment and Workforce Solutions
Staffing, HR and employment services
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Sectors worked
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Different disciplines we recruit for
Find your next role
Working in Iraq
Our contract and direct hire recruiters help top talent at every stage of their job search. Whether you’re searching for full-time or temporary work, Airswift can help you find the right role for your career goals and skill set.
Jobs in Iraq
We recruit technical specialists in a wide range of roles including, but not limited to:
- Engineering
- Technology
- Construction & Commissioning
- Geosciences
- Operations
- Drilling and Completions
- Project Management
- Health, Safety and Environmental management
- Quality Control
- Data Science
We work with a wide range of innovative companies, including small and medium enterprises, EPCs and 100% of the energy supermajors.
Employer Services
Hiring in Iraq
Our team specialises in contract and direct hire recruiting, connecting businesses with top professionals. From filling long-term positions to scaling teams for short-term projects, Airswift delivers the right talent to support your company’s goals.
Critical hires we've secured
Process Engineering Leader - Engineering & Design - Oil & Gas - Onshore Gas - Basra, Iraq
Our client needed a Process Engineering Leader to elevate standards within a major onshore gas operation in Basra during a period of organisational transition. We successfully headhunted a specialist with over 15 years of experience in hydrocarbon production, including expertise in gas treating, process modelling, HAZOP, and root-cause analysis.
The candidate was tasked with optimising plant operations, troubleshooting issues, leading debottlenecking, and generating production trend reports. They also coached local engineers and led plant change initiatives. Their leadership and technical expertise quickly improved reliability, production, and set new standards for process excellence.
Our Office(s)
Baghdad
Eastern Karada Al Huriaa Sequre
Al Hariri BLD 207
Baghdad
Iraq
t:+964 783508 7777
Local knowledge
Global expertise
Airswift is the staffing agency of choice for world-leading businesses.
We manage 60 offices worldwide, 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors. Our global reach and pool of available talent is unmatched in the industry.
Our connected infrastructure ensures unique project insights and agile talent acquisition. Whatever the project, we can help find and mobilise the best onshore and offshore talent.
Services
Talent Acquisition
We provide permanent recruitment and contractor management services.
Our talent acquisition offerings include:
- Retained search and headhunter services. Our dedicated recruiters work to find the best candidates for specialised roles. By leveraging our industry expertise and extensive network, we identify the right candidates.
- Contingent staffing and contractor management. We provide our clients with the flexibility to scale their workforce up or down without the administrative burden of managing contractors. We take care of all the logistics, including payroll, compliance, and benefits, so that you can focus on your core business.
- Direct hire and permanent recruitment. For clients who need to fill a critical role within their organisation, our team work with you to understand your unique requirements and identify candidates who meet those criteria. We handle everything from sourcing and screening to negotiating offers and onboarding.
- Board and executive search. Find the best leaders for your organisation. We strive to understand your strategic goals, values and culture before identifying the right candidates.
Employer of Record
For businesses looking to expand their operations internationally, speed and accuracy are critical when it comes to recruiting the right talent for their global projects.
Our Employer of Record Iraq services provide a flexible and cost-effective solution for companies seeking to establish a global presence while minimising their administrative burden.
We also offer a comprehensive suite of global mobility services designed to help firms hire internationally and mobilise talent around the world.
Our global immigration and visa services, mobilisation and logistics services, relocation management, and payroll and taxation services ensure that your workforce is compliant and ready to hit the ground running, no matter where your projects take you.
RPO & Managed Solutions
Airswift offers a comprehensive suite of managed solutions for talent management.
Our services encompass the full recruitment life-cycle, including:
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Supplier performance tracking to help you monitor and assess the performance of your staffing suppliers to maintain productivity, lower compliance risks and reduce costs.
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On-site support to ensure that your projects are staffed with the right people at the right time.
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Transition services for incumbent contingent workers to new staffing arrangements, ensuring a seamless and efficient process.
In addition, we offer recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solutions to streamline your hiring process and provide a cost-effective staffing solution. Our RPO solutions solve the problem of high recruitment costs and time-consuming processes by providing a comprehensive staffing solution that includes:
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Sourcing: We leverage our vast network of talent to find the best possible candidates for your cleantech projects.
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Screening: Our rigorous screening process ensures that you only receive resumes from the most qualified and suitable candidates.
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Onboarding: We handle all aspects of the onboarding process, including reference checks and other necessary paperwork.
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Talent management: We provide ongoing support and talent management services to ensure that your staffing needs are always met.
Consulting
At Airswift, we understand the unique staffing challenges facing STEM industries. That's why we've made it our mission to connect top talent with the organisations that need them most.
Tackling the talent gap is one of the biggest challenges of the energy transition. As the world races to build a more sustainable future, the demand for skilled professionals is skyrocketing – but supply isn't keeping up.
Our vast network of qualified candidates spans the globe, with expertise in energy, construction, technology and engineering.
Through our industry-leading workforce consulting we can help you with :
- Talent mapping
- Salary and market rate benchmarking
- Identification and delivery of cost savings
- Skills assessment
- Strategic workforce planning
- Performance and risk management advice
Hire employees in Iraq
Are you planning to expand your global footprint?
Take a look at our comprehensive guide to hiring in Iraq.
Testimonials
Airswift have been extremely helpful to me and the Chamber Board in supporting Chamber activities and indeed have offered us great support with projects for our wider clientele. We hold the team at Airswift in high regard for their professionalism and diligence, but more importantly for the friendliness and willingness that they have shown towards us.
They successfully sourced, onboarded and managed a large workforce. Airswift's local knowledge and experience in the UAE market, combined with an intertwined cross-regional approach to project support, have been vital in ensuring the success of the project to date.
My contact is a very nice person and great professional. She was always assisting me with my queries despite her busy schedule. Her prompt reaction and desire to help exceeded my expectations. She possesses strong public relation skills and a great ability to remain organized at all times. I express all my sincere appreciation for all her help and support.
I have worked with some good talent at Airswift, my contact has been so wonderful
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