Workforce Planning & Organizational Design Specialist
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About the Role
DFS Aviation Services seeks a Workforce Planning & Organizational Design Specialist to join their team in Dubai. The role involves developing workforce strategies, organizational structures, and job architecture to support strategic objectives.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure organizational effectiveness through evidence based workforce planning, organization design, headcount governance, and workforce optimization
- Develop and maintain organization wide workforce plans aligned with strategic priorities and business objectives
- Conduct workforce forecasting, headcount planning, and resource modeling to support operational requirements
- Design and review organizational structures, reporting relationships, job architecture, and spans of control
- Develop and maintain job architecture framework ensuring consistency in job families, grading principles, and position structures
- Develop workforce dashboards, KPIs, and analytical reports to support Executive decision making
- Monitor workforce metrics including headcount, vacancies, utilization, productivity, organizational effectiveness, and workforce costs
- Partner with business leaders to understand workforce requirements and provide specialist advice
- Support Human Capital initiatives including succession planning, talent management, organization reviews, and transformation programs
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related discipline
- 7 10 years of experience in Workforce Planning, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness or HR Strategy
- Demonstrated experience in workforce analytics, organizational restructuring, job architecture, and manpower planning
- Experience supporting organizational transformation within a complex organization
- Professional certification in Workforce Planning, Organization Design or Human Capital Analytics is desirable
- Experience within aviation or government sector is advantageous
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Company Overview
- DFS Aviation Services is part of the DFS Group, one of the largest air navigation service providers worldwide.
- The role is with Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) based at Dubai International Airport.
Your Responsibilities
- Ensuring organizational effectiveness through evidence based workforce planning, organization design, headcount governance, and workforce optimization.
- Develop and maintain organization wide workforce plans aligned with dans’ strategic priorities and business objectives.
- Conduct workforce forecasting, headcount planning, and resource modeling to support current and future operational requirements.
- Design and review organizational structures, reporting relationships, job architecture and spans of control to enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Develop and maintain dans' job architecture framework, ensuring consistency in job families, grading principles, and position structures.
- Develop workforce dashboards, KPIs and analytical reports to support Executive decision making.
- Monitor workforce metrics including headcount, vacancies, utilization, productivity, organizational effectiveness and workforce costs.
- Partner with business leaders to understand workforce requirements and provide specialist advice on workforce planning and organizational effectiveness.
- Support Human Capital initiatives including succession planning, talent management, organization reviews, and transformation programmes.
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
- Professional certification in Workforce Planning, Organisation Design or Human Capital Analytics is desirable.
- 7–10 years’ experience in Workforce Planning, Organisation Design, Organisational Effectiveness or Human Resources Strategy.
- Demonstrated experience in workforce analytics, organisational restructuring, job architecture, and manpower planning.
- Experience supporting organisational transformation within a complex organisation.
- Experience within the aviation or government sector is advantageous.
What you get
- A competitive salary package, excellent compared to industry standards.
- Annual airfare allowance, contribution to children's school costs, excellent medical insurance, and life insurance.
- Work life balance based on fair, transparent and employee friendly shift models, working hours and generous leave entitlement.
- Corporate culture characterized by professionalism focused on staff and client needs.
Working @ DAS
- Working at DFS Aviation Services means working in a diverse and dynamic team passionate about advancing aviation safety and efficiency.
- Since 2017, the #DASTeam has grown to over 400 team members participating in various air traffic management projects at 17 locations in 6 countries.
- Our people come from a variety of backgrounds, bringing unique skills and perspectives that enrich our company culture and drive innovation.
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