Cabin Crew Talent & Workforce Planning Lead

Etihad; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Cabin Crew Talent Planning Manager to shape the future of our Cabin Crew workforce by partnering with Talent Acquisition to define requirements and ensure hiring and progression align with operational needs.

You will provide workforce insights, lead assessment and planning activities across recruitment and internal progression, collaborating with Inflight Service Delivery, HR and Resource Planning to drive capability and readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years Cabin Crew experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of Cabin Crew operations and workforce planning.
• Experience participating in assessment, promotion or talent review activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally with HR and Talent Acquisition functions.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of short and long-term Cabin Crew workforce plans, forecasting talent demand and identifying workforce risks.
• Provide Talent Acquisition with workforce forecasts, role requirements and success profiles.
• Act as the primary operational partner to Talent Acquisition for recruitment activities and hiring decisions.
• Represent the business as a trained assessor during recruitment assessments and calibration discussions.
• Lead the enhancement of assessment frameworks and capability requirements with operational insights.
• Lead operational aspects of Cabin Crew upgrade and promotion programmes and define readiness criteria.
• Partner with TA, HR and Learning & Development to support internal promotions and upgrades.
• Monitor recruitment, upgrade and promotion outcomes to assess quality of hire and progression.
• Utilise workforce insights and performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Build partnerships across Inflight Service Delivery, Talent Acquisition, HR and Resource Planning.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

HR collaboration

Job description

Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Cabin Crew Talent Planning Manager to shape the future of our Cabin Crew workforce by partnering with Talent Acquisition to define requirements and ensure hiring and progression align with operational needs.

You will provide workforce insights, lead assessment and planning activities across recruitment and internal progression, collaborating with Inflight Service Delivery, HR and Resource Planning to drive capability and readiness.