Advisory Manager

Sr. Knowledge Advisor

Dubai, UAE

HR Consulting client requirement

Job Description

We are Looking for a Sr. Knowledge Advisory for one of our clients based in Dubai, UAE.

Title: Sr. Knowledge Advisor

Location: Riyadh, KSA

Experience: 5-8 Years of experience in L&D, OD with a consulting background (Pref not a mandate)

Reporting to : Director, Knowledge and Advisory

Jobsummary: Contribute to growing the knowledge and advisory practice through leading the execution of client consulting projects across process consulting, talent assessment and management with excellent client feedback; partnering in customer acquisition (in partnership with business development team) and representing the company's thought leadership across all issues impacting work, worker and workplace

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. EXECUTION OF CLIENT CONSULTING PROJECTS: The role holder is a member of the Knowledge and Advisory team and carries the responsibility of executing client consulting projects. To this end the role holder also carries a top line budget/revenue target of client consulting work delivered for the year. The projects range from HR Capability Building to People Manager Talent Assessments and Development to HR Process Consulting. The role holder is expected to have subject matter knowledge and expertise and provide thought leadership on these projects, including but not limited to, solution, development of learning content, tool/framework creation and facilitation. While the role holder has the support of a team and/or external subject matter experts/facilitators, the end responsibility of project execution as per agreed scope and to customer delight rests with the role holder. As such, project management and reporting as well as ability to multi-task and lead multiple client engagements without slippage in quality and time commitments is critical.

2. CUSTOMER ACQUISITION/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT The role holder has key involvement in need analysis and solution design for prospects (in partnership with business development team) Role involves overseeing and/or creating proposals and pitch documents along with cost sheets for prospect Inherent part of this ask is thorough command and understanding of all products and services offered by the firm (not limited to advisory solutions only includes Membership, Certifications, Conferences, Marketing Events, Research and Academic Solutions)

3. REPPRESENTING the company's THOUGHT LEADERSHIP The role holder should be able to represent the company's thought leadership on aspects of work/worker/workplace in various forums like webinars/round-tables/conference sessions This lends itself to being well-read and articulate on such topics and being aware and aligned with global and local thought leadership

4. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Operational aspects of the job include managing budgets for respective client projects including external subject matter expert/facilitator pay-outs and supporting sales team to reduce outstanding for mapped clients Additionally, team management and leadership for own and parallel teams in the organization.

Qualification, Experience and Skills:

Qualification: A Postgraduate in HR from a reputed University/College; however, a HR Certification will be an added bonus. Preferably SHRM SCP certified.

Experience: 5-8 years in project management, talent assessment and development (including but not limited to design and delivery of learning programs) is desired

Skills: Good organization skills, reasoning and analytical ability, high energy and logical thinking, clear communication skills (written, verbal and presentation in both Arabic and English)