Senior Specialist, Capability Development

Job description / Role

- Act as facilitator in developing organizational competence across all departments and job functions through gap analysis, promoting the IDP process with Managers and participation in employee selection for Educational Development Programs.
- Conducts Individual Development Plan (IDP) awareness sessions and facilitates the process of establishing them with all departments
- Guide Specialist to use the correct competence assessment methodologies within departments to identify gaps and know how to close them
- Design departmental related competence dictionaries and support Specialist to select the correct competency profile for each job
- Review identified departmental training needs and gap analysis in conjunction with Specialist and suggest appropriate training interventions
- Design career paths for potential successors in the succession plan
- Facilitate Learning & Development workshops by developing selection process to select eligible staff which the business benefits most from developing
- Construct talent pipelines for critical roles in departments by applying succession planning strategy
- Propose and identify career path for the critical positions
- Support Education Development Program (EDP) and Receive applications.

Requirements

- Degree in HR/Business Administration or similar
- Minimum 4 years relevant experience in a similar role
- Knowledge gained within a CIPD Development Curriculum preferable
- Knowledge of competency dictionaries and frameworks desirable
- Proficiency in MS Office

About the Company

Orpic is one of Oman’s largest and most rapidly growing businesses in the Middle East oil industry. Orpic’s refineries in Suhar and Muscat, as well as the aromatics and polypropylene production plants in Suhar, provide fuel, chemicals, plastics and other petroleum products, to Oman and the world.

Owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Oman Oil Company SAOC, Orpic’s impressive integration of refinery and plant operations coupled with its ambitious growth plans, has cemented its position as one of the industry’s most forward-thinking companies. The company currently recruits around 2,600 employees who work towards the common goal of an integrated Omani refining and petrochemicals business expected to increase to 3,000 by 2020.

Orpic is committed to operating safely and reliably, while paying due care to the environment and the communities within which it operates. The company strongly believes in serving Oman with pride.