Consulting, People & Organization, Senior Manager/Director (On-site)

Responsibilities: 

As a Director, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Proactively lead the practice by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines
- Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalize on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors
- Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities
- Responsibility for a majority of day-to-day client communications
- Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria
- Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
- Responsibility for management of engagement financials
- Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching

Preferred skills:

- Bilingual in English and Arabic essential.
- Previous experience in advising clients within Transportation, Real Estate and Energy sectors.  
- In-depth knowledge of Organisation Design and Change Management.
- Rewards, or Corporate Performance and Effectiveness.
- Achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis. Able to lead a high-performing team and add exceptional value to our clients within a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and engagement, and possibly different project teams.

Qualifications & Requirements: 

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Engineering, Business Administration, Human Resources or Psychology. An MBA or an MA in Human Capital
- Management from a reputable university is preferred.
- CIPD, GPHR, SHRM or equivalent are preferable and beneficial for the candidate to perform the role. 
- Substantial experience of establishing and building strong client relationships across multiple industries and geographies.
- Strong interest and passion for developing, growing and leading a team through advanced coaching and mentoring, as well as proactive knowledge sharing.
- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise work load whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
- Proven IT skills in the following programmes excel, word, and PowerPoint.
- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project requirement dictate.
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in human capital leadership, of which a least 5 years will have been in a consulting environment.