About the role

Juru is looking for a People Operations Specialist who will be part of our People Operations team in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The person in this role is responsible for real outcomes: how well people are hired, how smoothly they’re onboarded, how fairly they’re reviewed, how connected they feel, and how much they grow. This role is a full time, work from an office opportunity.

Job responsibilities:    

Hiring & Onboarding

• You’ll coordinate recruitment across our business units — managing pipelines, running screening and interviews, keeping hiring managers informed, and making sure the process feels fair for every candidate;
• You know hiring went well when candidates — including those who didn’t get the role — rate the experience at least a 7 out of 10; when a new joiner rates their onboarding at least a 7 out of 10; and when, three years later, the person is still here and growing;

Internship Program

• You run the internship selection process end-to-end. The standard we hold ourselves to at least 70% of interns convert to full-time roles after three months. That’s one of the metrics, and what’s even more important is the real contribution of interns in the long term.

Performance Review

• You own the full review cycle for the whole company. At least 95% completion, calibrated scores, and a clean analytics summary for leadership at the end. The cycle should run without constant chasing and leave people feeling the process was fair.

Employee Engagement

• You design and run employee surveys and turn the results into something leadership can act on — not just a response rate, but an honest read of what’s going on. You also organize team-building activities: the planning and logistics are yours, the culture belongs to the team.

Learning & Development

• Once the Head of People identifies what’s needed, you take it from there. Finding providers, managing formats and logistics, making sure programs happen on time and people walk away rating the experience positively.

Juru is an international energy and environmental consulting and engineering firm with headquarters in the UK and an operational center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Almaty, Kazakhstan. We are active in 10 countries, with nearly 200 full-time employees, and have ambitious plans to double FTE in the coming years. Our clients include leading organizations like Masdar, Acwa Power, Toyota, PowerChina, CEEC, EBRD, World Bank, and IFC.

If you meet the below requirements and are interested in the position, we will be glad to hear from you. Please submit your CV along with a brief cover letter explaining your interest to work with us.

Who you are

Ownership is the word that matters most here. If something under this role isn’t working, you notice it, you say something, and you do something about it.

• You keep several things moving at once without losing detail on any of them;
• You communicate clearly with candidates, team heads, and leadership — and adjust depending on who you’re talking to;
• You ask good questions before jumping to conclusions;
• You’re genuinely interested in people and what makes organizations work well.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Social Sciences, Psychology, or a related field;
• 1–2 years of experience in HR, recruitment coordination, or a people-facing role;
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously;
• Strong communication skills in English and Uzbek & Russian can be an advantage;
• Comfort with digital tools; you learn new platforms without friction.

Nice to have:

• Experience with structured hiring or assessment design;
• Prior involvement in internship or early-career programs;
• Exposure to L&D or training logistics.