Senior Consultant - Human Capital

Client of MENA Consultant; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of MENA Consultant seeks an experienced HR transformation advisor to lead current-state assessments, design integrated governance models, and draft HR policies for a UAE government-related program.

The role requires broad HR expertise across operating models, job descriptions, competencies, and workforce planning, with fluency in Arabic and English and prior Big 4 or public-sector experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of HR consulting or HR transformation experience.
• Broad experience across several HR areas, including policies and procedures, operating models, organization design, job descriptions, competencies, talent management, performance management and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Conduct current-state HR assessments.
• Document reviews.
• Stakeholder interviews and gap analyses.
• Support the design and development of the integrated HR governance operating and service delivery model.
• Draft and update HR policies and detailed procedures covering the employee lifecycle.
• Support the development of job descriptions for positions in the approved organizational structure covering role purpose, responsibilities, requirements, competencies and organizational relationships.
• Contribute to the development of the job catalogue, job families, competency framework and career paths.
• Develop operational procedures that define activities, roles, responsibilities, approvals and supporting workflows.
• Support the development of required people frameworks including workforce planning, Emiratization, succession, talent management and learning and development.
• Prepare practical HR forms, templates, tools and implementation materials aligned with approved policies and procedures.
• Support the development of the HR authority and responsibility matrix.
• Facilitate HR workshops and working sessions with Agency stakeholders and incorporate their feedback into deliverables.
• Collaborate with compensation, legal and HR specialists to ensure the full HR framework is integrated.
• Support the preparation of Arabic and English deliverables using appropriate Arabic HR terminology and maintaining consistency between versions.
• Support implementation communications, training, change management and knowledge transfer activities.

Skills

HR consulting

HR transformation

Policies and procedures

Organization design

Talent management

Performance management

Workforce planning

Stakeholder interviews

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

HRIS experience

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct current-state HR assessments
• document reviews
• stakeholder interviews and gap analyses
• Support the design and development of the integrated HR governance operating and service delivery model
• Draft and update HR policies and detailed procedures covering the employee lifecycle
• Support the development of job descriptions for positions in the approved organizational structure covering role purpose responsibilities requirements competencies and organizational relationships
• Contribute to the development of the job catalogue job families competency framework and career paths
• Develop operational procedures that define activities roles responsibilities approvals and supporting workflows
• Support the development of required people frameworks including workforce planning Emiratization succession talent management and learning and development
• Prepare practical HR forms templates tools and implementation materials aligned with approved policies and procedures
• Support the development of the HR authority and responsibility matrix
• Facilitate HR workshops and working sessions with Agency stakeholders and incorporate their feedback into deliverables
• Collaborate with compensation legal and HR specialists to ensure the full HR framework is integrated
• Support the preparation of Arabic and English deliverables using appropriate Arabic HR terminology and maintaining consistency between versions
• Support implementation communications training change management and knowledge transfer activities

Key Requirements

At least 6 years of HR consulting or HR transformation experience. Broad experience across several HR areas, ideally including policies and procedures, operating models, organization design, job descriptions, competencies, talent management, performance management and workforce planning. Experience supporting large-scale HR transformation or organizational development engagements. Government or public-sector HR experience in the UAE. Background in a Big 4 Human Capital or People Advisory practice is strongly preferred.

Other Qualifications

Bachelor s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development or a related discipline; a Master s degree is preferred.

Language Requirements

Fluency in Arabic & English (written and spoken).