Live your potential with DFS Aviation Services

We are a part of the DFS Group, one of the largest air navigation service providers in the world. We focus on the provision of air navigation services and the sale of software solutions, consulting, training services to airports and air navigation service providers worldwide. As a modern aviation company, we guarantee the perfect mix of proven experience and progressive ideas. High quality standards are just as much part of our philosophy as a lean organization, international networking and honest ambitions. We offer our employees and associates challenging and creative jobs with one of the most secure and attractive employers in Germany, in one of the most exciting industries.

Discover What's Possible

In partnership with dans, DFS Aviation Services is looking for a Workforce Planning & Organizational Design Specialist to join our team in Dubai, whereby they will be responsible to provide specialist expertise in workforce planning and organisation effectiveness by developing workforce strategies, organisational structures, job architecture, and workforce analytics that support strategic objectives.

An ideal candidate is a resourceful and collaborative professional who thrives in a team environment and builds strong trusted relationships, thinks strategically, with the ability to influence and drive positive outcomes.

This role will be with Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), based at Dubai International Airport.

Dans provides air navigation services at four airports in the UAE, one of which is the world's busiest airport for international passengers, where their mission is to empower and develop all their people in delivering world-leading air navigation services that exceed every standard, assure their customers, and shape global innovation.

Your Responsibilities

Ensuring organisational effectiveness through evidence-based workforce planning, organisation design, headcount governance, and workforce optimisation while enabling sustainable business growth, operational excellence and effective resource utilisation.
Develop and maintain organisation-wide workforce plans aligned with dans strategic priorities and business objectives.
Conduct workforce forecasting, headcount planning, and resource modelling to support current and future operational requirements.
Design and review organisational structures, reporting relationships, job architecture and spans of control to enhance organisational 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, utilisation, productivity, organisational effectiveness and workforce costs.
Partner with business leaders to understand workforce requirements and provide specialist advice on workforce planning and organisational effectiveness.
Support Human Capital initiatives including succession planning, talent management, organisation 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, that is excellent compared to industry standards.
An annual airfare allowance to visit your family and friends at home, contribution to your children's school costs, excellent medical insurance coverage for all our employees and life insurance.
Work life balance based on fair, transparent and employee-friendly shift models, working hours and a generous leave entitlement.
Corporate culture which is characterized by professionalism, which has focused on staff and client needs for decades.

Working @ DAS

Working at DFS Aviation Services means working in a diverse and dynamic team of professionals being 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 in air traffic management. From air traffic controllers to software developers and engineers, and from project managers to customer service experts, our #DASTeam works collaboratively to ensure the skies remain safe for everyone of us