ADNOC - Manager, Succession Management

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Act as a consultant to the business on strategic interventions related to succession planning. Educate the business about talent management processes, tools, and best practices.
• Provide advisory services to recruitment and line managers in identification of candidates for critical roles.
• Contribute to strategic projects with other sections of the HR team, particularly where these impact Talent, Learning, and Organisation Development's processes and systems.
• Manage the development of criteria for evaluating results, monitor and analyze impact, facilitate consolidation of various data requests, and provide regular presentations to senior leadership.
• Build knowledge in career and succession planning to provide specialist advice and support to subordinates and end-users regarding talent assessments and succession planning.
• Ensure implementation of standard assessment and other talent management tools and processes along with procedures for the fair assessment of talent for selection and succession management.

• Plan and supervise the activities of the personnel and resources of the Department to achieve the Division objectives in an efficient and cost-conscious manner while ensuring implementation of approved operational plans for the Department in line with Division objectives.
• Develop the knowledge, competencies, and innovative spirit in the Department and support the establishment of Personal Development Plans (PDPs), Succession Planning, and Talent pipeline within the Department in coordination with the Human Capability Group to continuously develop employees with emphasis on UAE Nationals to meet Emiratization targets.

• Compile and provide input for preparation of the Division budgets and regularly monitor expenditure against approved Department budget levels.
• Investigate, highlight, and reconcile any significant variances to ensure effective performance and cost control.

• Lead the implementation of approved Department policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, and internal controls to support execution of the Division work programs in line with Company and International standards.

• Implement the Company Performance Management System for individuals within the Department in accordance with Company approved guidelines and continuously monitor the achievement of the Department KPIs related to the approved Annual Performance Management Contract and the Balanced Score Card.

• Review, develop, and recommend the appropriate organisation structure for the Department that will best utilise human capital while proactively incorporating sustainability into ongoing work practices to meet business objectives.

• Encourage innovation, enhance employee motivation, and support initiatives for implementation of Change Management to continuously improve operations and services.
• Propose improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the Department.

• Support the institution of an HSE culture and ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, systems, controls, applicable legislation, and sustainability guidelines across the Department in line with international standards, best practices, and ADNOC Code of Practices.
• Ensure adequate HSE training and induction for all Department employees to meet HSE standards.

• Prepare all Department MIS and progress reports to provide accurate and timely reports and necessary information to Company Management to effectively manage the business.

• Operational Plans: Develop consistent and realistic long and short term operational plans for the Department in line with the Division objectives and manage the implementation of the approved plans to ensure effective conversion into performance objectives to realize Division objectives and established service levels.
• Budgets and Cost Control: Develop and manage the Department annual budget in line with the Division's business objectives and operational plans, ensuring adequate funding provision for all Department activities. Monitor expenditure against approved Department budget regularly; investigate, highlight, and reconcile any significant variances to ensure effective performance and cost control.
• Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures: Develop and implement appropriate Department policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, internal controls, and Company guidelines to support execution of the Division's work programs in line with Company and International standards.
• Performance Management: Contribute to the development of the Division's KPIs and ensure proper cascade of performance objectives within the Department. Establish monitoring mechanisms to ensure delivery of these objectives and promote a performance-driven culture. Manage the implementation of the Company Performance Management System for individuals within the Department in accordance with Company approved guidelines.
• People Development: Develop knowledge, competencies, and innovative spirit in the Department and support the establishment of Personal Development Plans (PDPs), Succession Planning, and Talent pipeline within the Department in coordination with Human Capital to continuously develop employees with emphasis on UAE Nationals to meet Emiratization targets.
• Organisation Structure and Development: Review, develop, and recommend the appropriate organisation structure for the Department that will best utilise human capital while proactively incorporating sustainability into ongoing work practices to meet business objectives.
• Risk Management: Contribute and support establishment of a Corporate Integrated Risk Management System within the Department, identify and assess relevant domain risks, and implement measures to manage and mitigate all identified risks within the Department. Communicate corporate business ethics and Company's Code of Conduct to employees within the Department and ensure compliance with Corporate Policies and guidelines.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Promote an organisational culture that encourages innovation, enhances employee motivation, and supports initiatives for implementation of Change Management to continuously improve Department operations and services. Recommend improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best industry standards to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the Department.
• Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability: Support the institution and implementation of an HSE culture and ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, systems, controls, applicable legislation, and sustainability guidelines across the Department in line with international standards, best practices, and ADNOC Code of Practices. Ensure adequate HSE training and induction for all Department employees to meet HSE standards.
• Management Reports: Ensure that all Department MIS and progress reports are prepared to provide accurate and timely reports and necessary information to Company Management to effectively manage the business.

Communication and Working Relationships

Internal:

• Regular contact with VP, peer Managers, and other teams in the People Development function.
• Frequent contact with Human Capital, Talent Development, and Succession Planning focal points in Group Companies related to all aspects of succession.

External:

• Contacts with consultants, industry experts, and others as needed.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or equivalent.

• 12 years of experience, including 6 years of supervisory experience.

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.

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