HR Transformation Project Lead — Abu Dhabi (On-site)

MENA Consultant; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

MENA Consultant in Abu Dhabi, UAE, seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead the day-to-day delivery of the HR Regulations and HR Management Framework across workstreams and stakeholders. On-site role requiring fluent Arabic and English, with 8+ years of relevant experience.

You will ensure delivery quality, keep the project on schedule, and secure timely reviews and approvals of outputs. Experience in HR transformation for government or public-sector entities in the UAE is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience, preferably including HR transformation or Human Capital consulting.
• Strong project management, stakeholder management, workshop facilitation and executive communication skills.
• Experience managing complex HR transformation, HR policy, operating model or organizational development projects.
• Experience with government or public-sector organizations in the UAE.
• Background in a Big-4 or leading consulting organizations in the Human Capital or People Advisory practice is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the project plan, workstreams, milestones, dependencies, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate the development of the current-state assessment, HR regulations, policies and procedures, operating model, job architecture, grading framework, HR plans and supporting implementation materials.
• Manage engagement with HR, business functions, leadership and other relevant Agency stakeholders.
• Organize and facilitate workshops, interviews, working sessions and deliverable review meetings.
• Coordinate the staged review of initial drafts, revised outputs and final submissions, consolidating stakeholder feedback and tracking comments through closure.
• Maintain consistency and alignment across HR policies, procedures, job architecture, compensation and benefits, competencies, career paths and related HR frameworks.
• Coordinate contributions from HR subject matter experts and the Legal Advisor to incorporate regulatory and technical requirements.
• Support quality assurance of Arabic and English deliverables, ensuring consistency between both versions.
• Maintain project governance, progress reports, action logs, issue and risk registers, and decision tracking.
• Support change management, communications, training and knowledge transfer related to implementing the new HR framework.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (HR/BA/Management)

Job description

MENA Consultant in Abu Dhabi, UAE, seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead the day-to-day delivery of the HR Regulations and HR Management Framework across workstreams and stakeholders. On-site role requiring fluent Arabic and English, with 8+ years of relevant experience.

You will ensure delivery quality, keep the project on schedule, and secure timely reviews and approvals of outputs. Experience in HR transformation for government or public-sector entities in the UAE is highly valued.