Strategic Planning & Organization Development Department Manager

Job description / Role

An excellent opportunity with one of the Oil & Gas Operator based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Scope of Duties:
- Plans, directs, coordinates and supervises the Strategic Planning & Organizational Development Department activities to ensure company long-term strategic production plans are met in terms of growth and economic returns.
- Reviews the overall refining optimization and the economic evaluation of crude products.
- Provides necessary support to Marketing & Refining Directorate for determining cost of production and selling price for refinery products.
- Provides support to Company's Management in review and analysis of various refinery economic issues.
- Drives the development of Company's Business Plan guidelines, and ensures that the resulting work programme is consistent with Company's objectives and guidelines.
- Provides professional advice and recommendations related to the Business Planning and Budgeting process to senior management.
- Produces, develops and continuously improves the monthly Corporate Activity Report. Provides senior management with follow-up on the achievement of long term planning objectives, work programmes and targets.
- Produces reports, aide-memoire and presentations to Board of Directors and Management Committees.
- Provides economic and technical analysis and prepares studies and reports on critical issues as required by senior management.
- Reviews all new Finance Proposals (Capex and Opex) and provides senior management with recommendations/guidelines on amendments and approvals.
- Manages, directs and controls the selection and implementation of technical and non-technical organizational development programs for improvement of performance across all divisions of the company.
- Manages, directs and controls the preparation and modification of Key Performance Indicators and KPI cascades to enable line management at all levels to better monitor performance of the company.

Requirements

- B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
- 12 years experience in Refining Industry of which 6 years should have been at a senior supervisory level.
- Fluency in English. Knowledge of Arabic is preferable.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Computer literate.

About the Company

Established in Abu Dhabi in January 1998, Sundus is a Recruitment and HR Consultancy with additional offices in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The company’s strengths lie in working in partnership with clients to gain a thorough understanding of their talent management requirements. Sundus is one of the few companies in the UAE that has been awarded an official Recruitment Services License.

Matching the right people with the right positions is where we begin our partnership with you, whether you are a candidate, a recruiter, or in need of corporate services, from HR consultancy to helping with relocation. Relationships with people make our business work.

Our HR consultancy services are modelled on internationally respected methodologies and techniques, helping clients to develop toolkits encompassing all aspects of talent management from appraisals to retirement.

Sundus employs around 150 staff, with around 90% of the team seconded to the Oil and Gas industry, Banking and Finance companies, and Government Departments.