JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
PwC is the worldwide network of PwC firms constituting the worlds largest provider of professional services, operating in over 150 countries from more than 700 offices worldwide. We are a network of firms with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
PwC's clients range from some of the worlds largest multinationals to small entrepreneurs. Our services are tailored to meet the specific needs of each client, taking into account their size, location and sector.
PwC Human Capital Consulting practice is one of the largest in the world with 6,000 HR professionals based in over 100 countries. Kennedy Information has ranked PwC as the third largest HR consulting firm globally in its latest report on the HR consulting marketplace 2009-11.
In the Middle East, we have an established People and Change practice providing our clients with an unmatched breadth and depth of local and global expertise. We work in partnership with organisations ranging from family business to government bodies helping to make their people a sustainable source of competitive advantage.
The P&C Manager will deliver value to our clients by helping them to address complex people related issues, deliver on a sound HR strategy, achieve sustainable results and demonstrate real value. The P&C Manager will be expected to do the following:
- Identify business opportunities for the P&C practice and work closely with industry and business unit teams to deliver x-LoS engagements;
- Showcase in-depth one or multiple industry expertise.
- Work closely with clients senior leadership team and be seen by clients as the programme leader and a subject matter expert;
- Advise clients on strategic people related matters and drive PwC team to design and deliver solutions that can help transform clients organizations;
- Supervise the delivery of multiple P&C engagements and provide coaching to Project Managers
- Define engagement budgets and manage project commercials to ensure profitability.
REQUIREMENTS
- Masters Degree in HR or related subject; or MBA from a well recognized university
- A mix of engineering and MBA/MHRM is an option
- CIPD, GPHR or equivalent is preferential
- 7- 10 years of Experience
- Working in a consulting environment; or in a project based organization
- Big 4 firms or Strategy houses
- Experience in the Middle East
Skills:
- Ability to conduct organization structure assessment
- Ability to conduct HR function effectiveness assessment and benchmarking
- Ability to design structural options and operating models using leading practice design principles
- Ability to define organizational functional roles
- Ability to advise clients on Corporate governance and management structures
- Ability to develop HR strategies and policies, processes and procedures
- Ability to advise clients and design solutions to address Talent Management challenges including Workforce Planning, Recruitment, Employee Performance Evaluation, Learning & Development, Succession & Career Path Planning, Nationalization
- Ability to design Reward strategies covering executive pay and incentive schemes
- Ability to conduct strategic change management and communication activities
- Ability to conduct interviews and facilitate workshops with senior client leadership
- Ability to manage project commercials
- Ability to drive and coach delivery project delivery team
- English is essential
- Arabic is preferential
Travel across the Middle East will be required regularly
ABOUT THE COMPANY
At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.
We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.
PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.
We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.
If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.
