Senior Consultant - Human Capital (4-Month Engagement)

Role Overview

Senior Consultant - Human Capital at MENA Consultant in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is a 4-month on-site engagement.

Role Purpose

Support the end-to-end development of the organization's integrated HR Management Framework with a focus on HR policies, procedures, organizational and people frameworks, job descriptions, and supporting implementation materials. The engagement spans a broad HR transformation agenda including assessment of the current HR landscape, development of an integrated HR governance and operating model, job architecture and grading, HR regulations, policies and procedures, and HR digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment & Analysis

• Conduct current-state HR assessments, document reviews, stakeholder interviews and gap analyses.

Governance & Operating Model

• Support the design and development of the integrated HR governance, operating and service delivery model.
• Support the development of the HR authority and responsibility matrix.

Policies & Procedures

• Draft and update HR policies and detailed procedures covering the employee lifecycle.
• Develop operational procedures that define activities, roles, responsibilities, approvals and supporting workflows.

Organization & Job Architecture

• 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.

People Frameworks

• Support the development of required people frameworks, including workforce planning, Emiratization, succession, talent management, and learning and development.

Implementation Materials

• Prepare practical HR forms, templates, tools and implementation materials aligned with approved policies and procedures.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• 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.

Documentation & Delivery

• 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.

Qualifications & Experience

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

Skills & Competencies

• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).

Additional Information

• Project Duration: 4 months.
• Working Arrangement: on-site.