Superintendent - Professional and Organizational Development

ABOUT SOHAR ALUMINIUM

We are a highly respected industrial manufacturer producing premium grade aluminium for local, regional and international customers who value our strong reputation for quality, productivity and reliability. Our company is growing and we are now seeking a highly experienced and capable HRD/OD professional to provide the expertise and leadership required to achieve our strategic corporate objectives through best practice people and organizational development.

JOB PURPOSE:

• Reporting directly to the Talent & Organizational Effectiveness Manager, you will lead a team of senior professional staff to design, implement and manage the policies, procedures, systems and programs required to optimise Professional and Organizational Development (POD) across all departments within Sohar Aluminium.
• Ensure the effective planning and delivery of best practice POD programs to enhance leadership development, soft skills training (including English language), career progression, performance management, employee engagement, psychometric/cognitive assessments, fresh bachelors’ graduate development, competency assurance, job analysis/description/evaluation and workforce planning.
• Responsible for working with line managers and leaders at all levels to achieve successful and effective professional and organizational development that is aligned with company strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, Implement and Optimize Best Practice Organizational Development Policy, Procedure and Programs.
• Develop, Implement and Optimize Best Practice Professional Development Policy, Procedure and Programs.
• Develop, Implement and Optimize Best Practice Leadership Development.
• Develop, Implement and Optimize Best Practice Systems to Manage Professional & Organizational Development.
• Manage the Professional & Organizational Development Team.
• Manage Provision of Psychometric & Cognitive Ability Assessments.⠀⠀
• Action the SA Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) procedures to Maintain high EHS standards.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Annual Workforce Plan Progress & Approval
• Job Evaluation Results
• Competency Assessment Results
• Employee Engagement Survey Results
• Graduate Trainee Evaluation
• Leadership Training Delivery & Evaluation
• Career Development System Utilization
• Individual Development Plan (IDP) Completion Rate
• Organizational Data Integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent together with 8 years of proven hands-on experience in a similar role, ideally within aluminium or heavy industry sector in GCC.
• Preferred:
• Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent
• Professional certification from Korn Ferry in Job Analysis and Job Evaluation.
• Certified in psychometric assessment tools such as those available on Psytech International platform or equivalent.
• Experience of managing a project to define and develop company culture.
• Certified trainer, coach or any learning expertise certification.
• CIPD or other international HR certifications.
• Excellent influencing skills and persuasiveness.
• Creative problem solving skills.

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience of successfully managing best practice professional and organizational development programs within manufacturing, engineering, oil and gas and other industrial plants.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of best practice of Organization Design, Job Analysis, Job Description and the Korn Ferry/Hay Group Job Evaluation methodology.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of best practice Performance Management, Leadership Development, Employee Engagement, Workforce Planning and Graduate Development, Soft Skills Training.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in various best practice methods of employee assessment and development, including the 70/20/10 strategy, competency-based training and Kirkpatrick training evaluation model.
• Extensive knowledge of the local Omani training institutes laws, permits, regulations and various government policies related to training and education.
• Significant operating experience of SuccessFactors system (specifically the Learning Management & Career Development Planning modules).
• High level of English language ability, both spoken and written.
• Analytical thinking, good leadership, excellent communication skills and inter personal relations
• Strong project management skills, well organized and able to multi-task effectively

If you want to be part of a great team who are known for delivering excellent results for a dynamic company during a period of exciting business growth, then we want to hear from you. Apply today and grow your career with us.