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Senior Consultant – People Advisory Services (Financial Services) – MENA
As the world continues to be impacted by globalization, demographics, technology, innovation and regulation, organizations are under pressure to adapt quickly and build agile people cultures that respond to these disruptive forces. EY People Advisory Services believes a better working world is helping our clients harness their People Agenda – the right people, with the right capabilities, in the right place.
We work globally and collaborate to bring professional teams to address complex issues relating to organization transformation including culture and change management, end-to-end employee lifecycles, effective talent deployment and mobility, gaining value from evolving and virtual workforces, and the changing role of HR in support of business strategy. Our EY professionals ask better questions and work with clients to create holistic, innovative answers that deliver quality results.
The better the question. The better the answer. The better the world works.
The opportunity
To manage change effectively, businesses must establish people and organizational strategies that allow them to respond flexibly to market forces. As a people and organizational change advisor, you will work with clients in delivering their HR and workforce transformation and organisational agendas and providing change management support with large scale Business Transformation. Working in networked, high-performing teams that deliver exceptional client service, you will play leading role in executing different clients agendas and needs as it relates to HR transformation, change management, culture, rewards and recognition among other areas of speciality.
Through structured learning & development, and project experience working with EY People Advisory Service experts, you will gain the consultancy and change management skills required to solve complex people challenges.
Your key responsibilities
You are expected to have strong project management skills and experience as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal communication in English is a must, Arabic is preferred).
As a consultant, you must have an entrepreneurial mind-set and an ambition to develop your People and Organizational Change and Industry expertise to continuously bring the best to our clients. You will also be part of projects involving organization design, performance management, rewards, business transformation and cultural changes, developing the capabilities of leadership and employees, talent and learning optimization etc.
Furthermore, you will work on projects, sometimes together with colleagues from different service lines to address client’s most complex issues and deliver tangible results, as well as establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships with clients to help ensure that the services delivered to clients by our offices are of the highest standards and done on time.
Skills and attributes for success
If you are an excellent communicator and detail oriented professional with management experience who is comfortable working across borders with a wide network of people and with large amount of data, you will be perfect for the role.
To qualify for the role you must have
- Holds a primary degree (from a leading university preferred)
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English (Arabic is preferred), including presentation skills (MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel)
- About 4 years work experience with majority experience in Financial Services sector – as either a HR professional or a consultant with exposure in at least some of the areas like change enablement roles with exposure to change readiness assessment, change management plan, training strategies, cultural transformation plans, stakeholder management and communications, organization restructuring, HR transformation, HR policies and processes, rewards, Training and Development
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Experience in large-scale transformation programmes
- Looking for Bachelors or Masters in Business and HR
- Relevant professional experience, working in Big 4, global management consultancy firm, niche HR organisational houses, niche consultancy or blue chip company/public sector
- Sector specialisation: Insight/ experience working with Financial Services (Banks, insurance firms, investment firms etc.) is desirable.
What we look for
We’re interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We’re not just looking for technical knowledge experience – we’re after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative news ways.
What we offer
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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