Senior Consultant - Compensation & Benefits (4-Month Engagement)

About the role

The Senior Consultant will lead the design and implementation of the organization’s compensation, benefits and HR policy frameworks. The role ensures that all arrangements are competitive, internally consistent, practical and aligned with UAE government regulations and the Agency’s operating requirements. This is a four‑month on‑site engagement based in Abu Dhabi.

Key responsibilities

• Assess the Agency's current compensation, benefits, grading and related HR policies to identify gaps and areas for improvement.
• Lead the salary and benefits study, reviewing salaries, allowances, benefits and other employee reward components.
• Develop and refine compensation and benefits policies in line with the proposed HR Regulation.
• Support the development of the job architecture and grading framework, linking positions, job levels, grades and compensation.
• Prepare comparative analyses and supporting documents that explain the basis and rationale for proposed approaches.

Required profile

• Minimum 6 years of HR consulting or specialist experience with strong exposure to compensation, benefits, reward, grading and HR policy development.
• Experience with UAE government compensation and HR frameworks; Big 4 Human Capital or Reward consulting experience is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance or a related field; Master's degree or relevant reward qualification preferred.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).

Required skills

• Compensation and Benefits
• Benchmarking
• Big 4 Human Capital or Reward consulting
• HR policy development
• Job evaluation and grading