Specialist, Culture

Job description / Role

JOB PURPOSE:

Supports the development and implementation of a centre of excellence for culture. Creates, builds and implements plans and tactics for enabling cultural change across the ADNOC Group. Plays a key role in defining and evolving the organizational culture to be positive and receptive to enterprise-wide change. Drives alignment of company culture with the ADNOC ideal culture, purpose and values; develops and implements high-impact culture strategies, systems and processes; measures effectiveness of culture initiatives; and tracks progress toward achieving culture change .

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Job Specific Accountabilities
- As a member of the Culture and Change team, the role will be expected to contribute to and shape the overall Culture & Change strategy for ADNOC and work collaboratively to enable its effective implementation.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Specialist, Change, and the Internal Communications team members to design and deliver effective culture-related communications and guidance
- Develop compelling and creative presentation materials on the topic of culture, including but not limited to; importance of culture, current culture data, ideal culture, ADNOCs culture journey, ideas for cultural change etc.
- Deliver effective presentations to senior leaders, stakeholders, and culture champions around the Group
- Work with senior leadership team to help identify how they can deliver upon the Group level and local organizational culture goals
- Support in developing a variety of culture and engagement initiatives and tactics in partnership with leadership and champions to foster a positive company culture that supports ADNOC's values.
- Help embed the ADNOC Cultural Framework and associated governance and plans across group.
- Observe, understand and make recommendations to resolve or improve culture-related issues/concerns impacting the organization's climate and our reputation as an employer of choice.
- Build effective and trusting working relationships with culture champions and key stakeholders to demonstrate the ADNOC culture in action and get the most value from their roles.
- Build effective and trusting working relationships with stakeholders in Human Capital to guide their activities, input into their relevant activities, and request their input into our work to ensure continuous alignment.
- Support development of skills and capability development/ training efforts for understanding of culture by providing input, document requirements and supporting the design and delivery of training programs.
- Organization and execution of stakeholder workshops including presentation preparation, logistics, rehearsals, etc.
- Carry out administrative tasks related to the effective implementation of the team responsibilities for example scheduling of meetings, issuing meeting minutes
- Coordinate and recommend selection of external communication suppliers/agencies to support delivery of culture activities where necessary, ensuring best value, quality and brand consistency aligned with the business requirements and overall guidelines of Group Communications.
- Perform other related duties or assignments as directed.

Generic Accountabilities

Supervision
- Plan and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
- Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.

Budgets
- Provide input for preparation of the Division budgets, assist in the implementation of the approved Budget, and work plans to deliver objectives.
- Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
- Implement approved Function policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the work programs in line with Company and International standards.

Performance Management
- Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Division in line with the Company Performance framework.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
- Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
- Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures, controls, applicable legislation, and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.

Reports
- Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal
- VP Internal Engagement, Culture change
- OPCO VP Corporate Comms
- Group HSE Culture Transformation Leads
- HC Business Partners
- Culture Champions
- ADNOC Group Company leadership teams
- Any other Directorate / Unit, as required .

External
- Suppliers and Consultants

Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Organizational Psychology, Leadership Development, Communications or equivalent.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
- 9 years of experience across various areas related to people and culture e.g. organisational culture, people development, employee engagement, communications
- Experience in a large international organization with complex business operations/multi-shareholder environment
- Experience in delivering at least two projects related to improving employee engagement, behaviors, leadership development or cultural change
- At least 5 years' experience with building relationships at a senior level across a diverse mix of stakeholders to deliver joint projects or initiatives
- Extensive experience in developing high quality presentation materials and communication content
- Evidence of understanding of culture, impact of culture on organisations performance and individual behaviors with desire to grow knowledge through external best practice and research
- Proactive individual with the ability to take initiative to come up with new ideas and follow through to execution with limited guidance
- Applies a growth mindset to day-to-day responsibilities and learning opportunities with the ability to take on constructive feedback to help personal and team growth
- Strong verbal written communications skills and presentation skills
- A self-starter who relishes pressure and can thrive in a fast paced and demanding culture.

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.

We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.

Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.

Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.