Director of Organisation Development & Talent (Arabic Speaker)

Frazer Jones; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consulting firm in Dubai is looking for a Director of Organisation Development & Talent who speaks Arabic. The successful candidate will lead the OD and talent functions, implement change management strategies, and foster employee engagement. Candidates must have experience in organisational change and hold a relevant degree. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's culture and development processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading organisational and cultural change.
• Track record of successful staff engagement.
• Ability to inspire continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Implement OD strategy for continuous improvement.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives and develop metrics.
• Review and improve job descriptions to align with roles.
• Manage organisational change initiatives positively.
• Lead learning and development initiatives.
• Manage training budget.
• Develop talent management processes.

Skills

Employee engagement

Organisational change management

Cultural development

Talent management

Education

Degree in HR, Organisational Behaviour/Psychology or CIPD qualification

Job description

Director of Organisation Development & Talent (Arabic Speaker)

Director of Organisation Development and Talent (Arabic Speaker) – Dubai, UAE. Our client is a leading local employer in the Middle Eastern region. The role is to lead and direct the Organisational Development and Talent function, ensuring processes and structures support sustainable long-term internal capacity development to help the company achieve its goals. The role will drive change management, culture development and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

• Implement the OD strategy to enable continuous improvement through culture change and workforce planning to ensure the organisation is equipped to meet business objectives.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives and develop metrics and assessment mechanisms to manage the engagement survey.
• Review and improve job descriptions across the organisation to align with other roles in the same job family.
• Lead organisational change initiatives through a structured change management framework to ensure change is approached positively and desired results are achieved.
• Lead all learning and development initiatives to meet the development needs of employees.
• Manage the training budget.
• Develop and implement a talent management process that supports staff development and overall talent management strategy.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Previous experience planning and delivering organisational and cultural change, with a track record of successful staff engagement.
• Proven people management experience and ability to inspire continuous improvement.
• A degree in HR, Organisational Behaviour/Psychology, or CIPD qualification is preferred.
• Arabic speakers only; please note that only Arabic Speakers will be considered for this role.

About The Company

Frazer Jones identifies Human Resource professionals across markets worldwide. Frazer Jones provides honest, commercial and professional advice and delivers strong candidate introductions for clients. Our candidate attraction methodology includes networking, search and advertised selection, and we leverage new media technology to source from a wide geographic range.

The Frazer Jones team is positioned throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia Pacific, providing a global network to identify HR professionals who cover several countries or continents. Our focus on HR and our global approach has seen us map the global HR market since 1996, delivering exceptional HR candidate shortlists in competitive timeframes.

Our activities cover the entire HR spectrum, including: Talent Management; Leadership; Resourcing & Recruitment; Generalist; Compensation/Remuneration & Benefits; Employee Relations; Industrial Relations; Organisational Design/Organisational Development; Change Management; Consultants – In-house and Management Consultants; HR Policy; e-HR; Expatriate Administration; HRIS; Management Development, Learning & Development.