Organizational Development Specialist - Abu Dhabi projects and infrastructure centre

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Organizational Development (OD) Specialist to lead initiatives that align people, processes, and structures with business objectives. This role will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in designing and implementing frameworks across organizational design, workforce planning, and change management, while helping to build a future-ready organization. The ideal candidate brings consultancy experience and a deep understanding of operating models and enterprise-wide capability building.

Key Responsibilities

• Operating Model Design: Develop and implement enterprise-wide operating models that support organizational strategy and improve efficiency.
• Capability Mapping: Define and structure capability frameworks that reflect core, leadership, and technical competencies across the organization.
• Service Delivery Models: Design and optimize service delivery models that enhance internal and external stakeholder experience.
• Governance Structures: Establish governance models that promote transparency, accountability, and decision-making alignment.
• Organizational Design: Create future-state organization structures that enable agility, growth, and performance improvement.
• Job & Career Architecture: Design and maintain a scalable job and career framework, including job families, career pathways, and progression guidelines.
• Strategic Workforce Planning: Lead initiatives to forecast future talent needs, assess current workforce capabilities, and develop action plans to bridge gaps.
• Change Management: Develop and implement change management strategies to drive adoption of organizational transformations and cultural shifts.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience as an Organizational Development Specialist or Consultant, preferably within a consultancy environment
• Demonstrated expertise in at least three of the following areas: operating model design, strategic workforce planning, capability mapping, job architecture, or governance modeling
• Strong project management, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working with or advising government entities or large complex organizations is an advantage
  
  

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and systems-level analysis
• High-level communication and facilitation skills
• Change leadership and stakeholder influencing
• Analytical rigor and problem-solving
• Attention to detail and ability to drive large-scale initiatives