People & Change Consultant

KPMG Bahrain; Manama; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Bahrain is seeking a People & Change Consultant to help organizations navigate change and unlock the potential of their people. The role focuses on organization design, workforce planning, training readiness, cultural change, talent and HR transformation, and rewards programs.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s (and preferably a Master’s) in business or HR, have at least 2 years of relevant experience in a client-facing consulting context, and be fluent in Arabic and English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management, or related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration and/or Human Resources or related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a similar role, client-facing consulting experience is essential.
• Practical experience in organizational design and workforce planning projects.
• Fluent in both Arabic and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Organizational Design
• Workforce planning and implementation
• Business Readiness/Training
• Cultural Change
• Talent Management
• HR Transformation
• Total Rewards

Skills

Fluent Arabic & English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/HR Management or related

Master’s degree in MBA and/or HR or related

Job description

Who are we looking for?

Are you passionate about people, culture, and transformation? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, organisations, and human behaviour? We’re looking for a People & Change Consultant who’s ready to help organisations navigate change and unlock the potential of their people.

Well, if the shoe fits, then this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a consultant who is well versed within the HR consulting business, having managed the following responsibilities:

• Organizational Design
• Workforce planning and implementation
• Business Readiness/Training
• Cultural Change
• Talent Management
• HR Transformation
• Total Rewards

We ideally need you to have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management, or any related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration and/ or Human Resources or any related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a similar role, prior consulting experience in a client-facing role (essential).
• Practical experience in organizational design and workforce planning projects.
• Fluent in both Arabic and English, written and spoken.

P&C capabilities include:

• Organization design and development: We create effective and efficient organization designs to deliver the capabilities and performance required by the clients’ strategy. We work with clients at any stage of their growth cycle, from start-up to well-established operations.
• Talent development: We help clients capitalize on the positive implications of talent development while realizing their overall business strategy. Using a mix of KPMG’s tailored models and industry best practices, we assist clients as they seek to attract, retain, and develop the right people in line with their current and forecasted business needs.
• Behavioral change management: We help accelerate successful change implementation by working closely with clients to identify key issues and develop tailored strategies, which aim to foster improvements to structure, processes, and technology that positively impact people and the organization.
• Workforce optimization: We provide the workforce analytics required to optimize employee cost, capacity, capability, connections, and compliance. We deliver insight by providing strategic and operational workforce planning solutions in the following areas: strategic and operational workforce planning, contingent labor costs, remuneration benchmarking, and structure development.
• HR function optimization: We help clients create HR functions by developing tailored delivery models to implement the broader human capital strategy and meet the organizational needs from business and cultural perspectives. This can involve HR benchmarking and assessments, process optimization, HR technologies, capabilities development, and performance assessment.

Why join us

It is more than a career opportunity! It is a chance to join a high-performing team that delivers a broad range of solutions to clients across different industries

• We offer a collaborative and inclusive culture that is fully committed to developing a lifelong learning culture
• We recognize potential, nurture talent, and reward high performance
• We offer the opportunity to work on high‑impact, meaningful change initiatives