Talent Development Officer

Black & Grey HR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive Salary

Benefits

Job summary

Black & Grey HR is seeking a Talent Development Officer to join our client in the oil & gas sector in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on executing talent management, succession planning, learning & development, graduate development, and employee engagement programmes.

You will coordinate talent reviews, manage learning frameworks and calendars, support leadership development, and run engagement surveys to drive actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in talent management, L&D, succession planning and employee engagement.
• Experience with psychometric/assessment tools and HRIS platforms is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate talent reviews, assessments, succession planning, and maintain talent databases.
• Manage learning frameworks, training calendars, training needs analysis, workshops, and programme effectiveness.
• Support leadership development programmes, professional certifications, and relationships with learning partners and institutions.
• Execute employee engagement surveys, analyse results, and track engagement action plans.
• Coordinate townhalls, employee workshops, internal communications, and engagement initiatives.
• Support employee benefits, wellbeing programmes, and related employee queries.
• Manage L&D and engagement vendors, programme records, HRIS data, reporting, and budget tracking.

Skills

Reporting

Analytical skills

Communication and facilitation

Cross-level collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Date Posted: 7 September 2026

Job Reference/ID: 546377000085263991

Job Description / Role:

Black & Grey HR is seeking a Talent Development Officer to join our client in the oil & gas sector in Abu Dhabi.

The role will focus on executing talent management, succession planning, learning & development, graduate development, and employee engagement programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate talent reviews, assessments, succession planning, and maintain talent databases.
• Manage learning frameworks, training calendars, training needs analysis, workshops, and programme effectiveness.
• Support leadership development programmes, professional certifications, and relationships with learning partners and institutions.
• Execute employee engagement surveys, analyse results, and track engagement action plans.
• Coordinate townhalls, employee workshops, internal communications, and engagement initiatives.
• Support employee benefits, wellbeing programmes, and related employee queries.
• Manage L&D and engagement vendors, programme records, HRIS data, reporting, and budget tracking.

Experience Required:

• 5+ years of experience.
• Experience in talent management, learning & development, succession planning, and employee engagement.
• Experience with psychometric/assessment tools and HRIS platforms is an advantage.

Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.

Skills Required:

• Reporting
• Analytical skills
• Strong communication and facilitation skills
• Ability to work across multiple organisational levels

Employment / Job Type: Full Time

Benefits: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Nationality: Any Nationality

About the Company:

UAE recruitment and human resources consultancy supporting startups, small businesses, and corporates across the Gulf. The firm offers permanent and contract recruitment, executive search, recruitment process outsourcing, and advisory work covering policy design, organisational structuring, and compensation benchmarking, spanning technology, finance, construction, engineering, healthcare, retail, logistics, and professional services.

Company Industry: Oil & Gas

Department / Functional Area: Human Resources

Closing Date: Not mentioned