Senior Specialist, Organization Design & Effectiveness

Position Overview

A prominent diversified group based in Abu Dhabi is seeking a seasoned Senior Specialist in Organization Design & Effectiveness. This role is critical to driving organizational transformation, workforce planning, operating model development, policy governance, and business process enhancements across various divisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leaders to evaluate organizational effectiveness including span of control, structure layers, role clarity, accountability, decision-making authorities, and operational efficiency.
• Assist in crafting and deploying operating models that align with strategic business objectives.
• Oversee the development and upkeep of organizational frameworks such as structures, reporting hierarchies, governance bodies, and accountability mechanisms.
• Provide support for organizational restructuring, transformational changes, and change management programs.
• Work closely with HR teams to facilitate job architecture and role alignment exercises.
• Contribute to annual and long-term workforce planning efforts.
• Develop and monitor workforce analytics, dashboards, and performance reports.
• Analyze workforce patterns, productivity statistics, headcount levels, capacity utilization, and organizational efficiency benchmarks.
• Coordinate with Finance and business leaders to ensure workforce plans meet budgetary and growth objectives.
• Prepare and maintain organizational policies, standards, procedures, and governance documents related to people management.
• Engage in governance audits, control assessments, and monitor policy adherence.
• Perform impact analyses and review implementations of policies within the organization.
• Lead or contribute to process mapping, reengineering, and redesign initiatives aimed at operational improvement.
• Identify process inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and recommend optimization strategies.
• Partner with Digital and IT departments to enable process automation and efficiency enhancements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related fields.
• Minimum of eight years' experience in Organization Development, Design, Workforce Planning, Effectiveness, or Process Improvement.
• Demonstrable experience supporting organizational restructuring, operating model development, and transformation projects.
• Experience contributing to business process improvement and reengineering initiatives.
• Strong ability to engage senior stakeholders across diverse business functions effectively.
• Proficient in generating workforce analytics, insights, and comprehensive management reporting.
• Preferably experienced in drafting policies, governance documentation, and organizational standards.
• Consulting experience, whether in-house or with external firms, is considered a plus.