Operational Workforce Planning: Review existing frameworks and processes and recommend enhancements or design framework to review workforce-related proposals from business regarding position requirements or modifications and to make informed recommendations to management on whether to approve or reject these requests. This would involve a thorough analysis of the organization’s productivity needs & understanding of business through discussions with respective stakeholders. Provide support and advice to management, to deliver effective presentations or business cases related to position management as part of the overall operational workforce management process during the period of assignment.

Organizational Design: Assist in activities around design or redesign of organizational structures to better align with business strategies and improve communication and workflow. This might involve assessing the current structure, understanding the strategic direction of the company, and recommending changes to roles, responsibilities, related processes and reporting lines Oversee and manage work measurement studies and analyses to assess manpower and productivity requirements for each business area. Make recommendations to address any imbalances in existing or proposed designs.

Data Quality and Management Reporting: Ensuring meticulous workforce data collection, validation, and analysis in the workforce planning area to support accurate and informed decision-making and reporting. Review existing methods and processes, and as needed, conceptualize, design, and develop a framework to ensure high-quality and highly accurate workforce planning and organizational development (OD) related data and reports. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining the positions database and organization chart and reports generated based on the same.

Advisory on Workforce Management Systems and any other applicable OD Systems: Advise Management around selection, implementation, and optimization of workforce management systems (position management, org charting, etc) and Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS). This might involve assessing organizational needs, selecting appropriate software solutions, and managing the implementation process (including required licenses or subscription) to ensure seamless integration with existing systems.

Deliverables

A detailed framework for reviewing workforce-related proposals from business units, including position requirements and modifications.

Regular progress reports and final project reports.

Compilation of all proposals, presentations, market benchmarking reports, facts, and evidence used to support recommendations or advice provided during the assignment.

Provide support to SD Organization Development on all Workforce Planning related activities on a BAU and ad hoc basis as required.

Qualifications

Over 10 years of experience, with at least last five years spent handling complex OD projects in GCC region, either from a client side or on behalf of an advisory firm with experience in translating organization strategy into talent strategy.

Preferred previous experience in Telecom and/or, Hi Tech or ICT Industry.

Professional with excellent communication and influence skills.

Knowledge and hands-on experience in designing organization structures, models and approaches (eg: functional, customer, geographic, matrix. Project based etc)

Proven ability in manpower planning and optimization with knowledge of essential workforce metrics.