The Human Resources Institute of New Zealand

#1190 Director Talent Management

Description of Organisation

Please note this role is based in Saudi Arabia.

This is a unique opportunity for a highly experienced and strategic Talent Development professional.

The client organisation has expanded from 1,000 employees to the current 4,000 in the past 5 years and carefully planned growth will see this expand to 8,000 by 2015.

Their challenge lies in development of national staff, identifying and developing tomorrow's leaders and assisting subsidiary companies achieve similar goals.

Description of Position

The company is currently highly dependent on expatriate management and staffing and a key objective will be the introduction to the workforce of national staff, at all levels.

The appointee will work closely with VPs and CEOs of subsidiaries to ensure they have sophisticated assessment and evaluation tools and practices, and multi tier training programmes in place to meet these objectives.

An aspect of the role will be senior advisory, requiring strong presentation and influencing skills. and a strategic understanding of human resource development and management.

Key Areas of Responsibility

We expect the appointee to come from a diversified organisation, preferably with primary resource industry exposure such as oil and gas, mining and minerals processing, manufacturing or engineering.

Educational Qualification

A minimum 15 years experience with 5+ years at a senior level, supported by a degree qualification and experience with a wide range of contemporary assessment tools and techniques is essential.

Remuneration and Benefits

The company offers a comprehensive expatriate package, with salary and bonuses paid tax free, free fully furnished housing, company vehicle, medical coverage, paid school fees and generous annual leave and paid air fares for self and family.

Note: Membership of HRINZ is desirable.