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OUR SERVICES

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Shape your HR direction

Clarity, structure and a stronger HR foundation.

Strategy, projects & organisation design
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Understand capability & performance

Better evidence for people and performance decisions.

Assessments, selection & performance
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Develop people & teams

Practical development that transfers into everyday work.

Learning, workshops & facilitation
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Strengthen the employee experience

Listen carefully, act on priorities and support healthier work.

Engagement, wellbeing & coaching
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HR Strategy

Connect your business ambitions with a clear people strategy, focused priorities and an accountable delivery roadmap.

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HR DELIVERY

HR Strategy

Connect your business ambitions with a clear people strategy, focused priorities and an accountable delivery roadmap.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Understand the direction

    Clarify business goals, workforce challenges and stakeholder expectations. Review the current HR contribution and the evidence behind your priorities.

  2. 02

    Shape the strategy

    Agree strategic choices, required capabilities and the HR initiatives that matter most. Set outcomes, measures, ownership and a realistic sequence of work.

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    Mobilise delivery

    Turn the strategy into a practical roadmap, align leaders and establish review routines. Adapt the plan as organisational needs and evidence change.

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HR Middle East Advisory Services

Strategic HR advisory tailored to the unique regulatory, cultural, and business context of the Middle East.

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HR Middle East Advisory Services

Strategic HR advisory tailored to the unique regulatory, cultural, and business context of the Middle East.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Define the business issue, regional context, regulatory considerations, and leadership decisions that need practical HR advice.

  2. 02

    Design

    Shape a focused advisory roadmap with options, risks, recommendations, and next steps suited to Saudi Arabia and Gulf operations.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Provide senior-level guidance, stakeholder briefings, and practical implementation support so leaders can move with confidence.

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HR End-to-End Project Management

From planning to delivery, we manage complex HR projects with precision, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

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HR End-to-End Project Management

From planning to delivery, we manage complex HR projects with precision, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Confirm the project scope, sponsors, decision rights, milestones, dependencies, risks, and measures of success.

  2. 02

    Design

    Build the project governance, workplan, RACI, reporting rhythm, issue log, and communications approach needed for controlled delivery.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Manage delivery cadence, actions, risks, stakeholder updates, and handover so the HR project lands on time and with clear accountability.

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HR Department Diagnostics and Compliance Reports

Data-driven diagnostics and compliance reviews that identify gaps, mitigate risk, and ensure regulatory alignment.

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HR Department Diagnostics and Compliance Reports

Data-driven diagnostics and compliance reviews that identify gaps, mitigate risk, and ensure regulatory alignment.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Agree the diagnostic scope, compliance areas, evidence requirements, policies, controls, and priority risks to be reviewed.

  2. 02

    Design

    Create a structured assessment approach covering HR governance, documentation, Saudi labour law alignment, and risk scoring.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Produce a clear diagnostic report, risk register, prioritised recommendations, and action roadmap for compliance improvement.

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HR Department Operating Model and Restructures

Design and restructure HR operating models that align people, processes, and strategy for long-term success.

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HR Department Operating Model and Restructures

Design and restructure HR operating models that align people, processes, and strategy for long-term success.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Map current HR responsibilities, service demand, duplication, capability gaps, governance pain points, and business priorities.

  2. 02

    Design

    Develop the future HR structure, roles, accountabilities, service model, workflows, and governance routines.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Support transition planning, role profiles, stakeholder engagement, implementation sequencing, and adoption of the new model.

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Performance Management Framework Design

Build performance frameworks that drive clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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Performance Management Framework Design

Build performance frameworks that drive clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Identify what performance means for your organisation, where accountability breaks down, and what managers need to measure.

  2. 02

    Design

    Build the performance cycle, goals, KPIs, review templates, calibration approach, ratings guidance, and manager toolkits.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Support launch, manager briefing, employee communication, training, and adoption measures for a practical performance system.

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HR People Capability Assessments

Assess leadership and workforce capabilities to inform development, succession, and hiring decisions.

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HR People Capability Assessments

Assess leadership and workforce capabilities to inform development, succession, and hiring decisions.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Define the critical roles, capability framework, assessment criteria, talent questions, and decisions the assessment must inform.

  2. 02

    Design

    Create assessment methods, scoring guides, evidence templates, interview prompts, and reporting formats matched to the workforce.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Run the assessment process, consolidate findings, identify strengths and gaps, and provide development or succession recommendations.

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Recruitment Assessment Centres

Custom assessment centres that identify the right talent with objectivity and rigour.

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Recruitment Assessment Centres

Custom assessment centres that identify the right talent with objectivity and rigour.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Confirm the role requirements, selection criteria, cultural fit indicators, assessment standards, and hiring decision process.

  2. 02

    Design

    Develop role-specific exercises, scoring rubrics, interview guides, assessor briefing materials, and candidate flow.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Facilitate assessment centres, capture evidence, moderate scoring, and provide objective recommendations for hiring decisions.

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T.N.A. – Training Needs Analysis

Identify capability gaps by role, team and priority so learning investment is targeted, relevant and connected to business performance.

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T.N.A. – Training Needs Analysis

Identify capability gaps by role, team and priority so learning investment is targeted, relevant and connected to business performance.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Define the need

    Agree the performance outcomes and role capabilities required. Combine manager and employee perspectives with existing performance and assessment evidence.

  2. 02

    Diagnose and prioritise

    Distinguish learning needs from barriers caused by processes, resources or role clarity. Prioritise gaps by business relevance, urgency and the audience affected.

  3. 03

    Plan and evaluate

    Build a focused development plan with learning objectives, delivery options, manager support and measures of workplace application.

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Succession Planning

Create a structured view of critical roles, readiness, potential, risk and development actions to strengthen leadership and specialist pipelines.

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Succession Planning

Create a structured view of critical roles, readiness, potential, risk and development actions to strengthen leadership and specialist pipelines.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Identify critical roles

    Map business-critical positions, future capability needs and continuity risks. Agree transparent criteria and the time horizons that matter.

  2. 02

    Review talent evidence

    Use structured conversations and relevant evidence to assess readiness and development needs. Challenge assumptions and distinguish current performance from future role requirements.

  3. 03

    Build and review pathways

    Agree development experiences, support and review points. Track progress and refresh succession plans as people and organisational priorities change.

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Development Programmes

Leadership and employee development programmes that build skills, accelerate performance, and future-proof talent.

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Development Programmes

Leadership and employee development programmes that build skills, accelerate performance, and future-proof talent.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Identify the target audience, capability gaps, leadership behaviours, business outcomes, and learning transfer requirements.

  2. 02

    Design

    Build a development journey with modules, exercises, coaching moments, practical tools, and measures of learning impact.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Facilitate sessions, support participant action planning, equip managers, and track application back in the workplace.

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Interactive SME Workshops

Engaging SME workshops and large-group facilitation that turn expertise into aligned decisions, practical solutions, and stronger capability.

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Interactive SME Workshops

Engaging SME workshops and large-group facilitation that turn expertise into aligned decisions, practical solutions, and stronger capability.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Agree the workshop purpose, participant group, business problem, decisions required, and outputs that must be created.

  2. 02

    Design

    Create an interactive agenda, discussion prompts, activities, tools, and capture templates that keep specialists focused and productive.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Facilitate the workshop, draw out expertise, align stakeholders, and convert outputs into practical actions or decisions.

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Team Building and Team Development Workshops

Strengthen engagement, collaboration, trust, and team performance through diagnostics and results-focused development experiences.

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Team Building and Team Development Workshops

Strengthen engagement, collaboration, trust, and team performance through diagnostics and results-focused development experiences.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Understand team purpose, trust levels, ways of working, leadership dynamics, conflict points, and performance goals.

  2. 02

    Design

    Create a team development experience with diagnostics, exercises, dialogue, commitments, and practical routines.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Facilitate the session, build shared commitments, strengthen collaboration, and agree follow-up actions for sustained team performance.

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Full Engagement Diagnostics, Reporting, Action Planning and Solutions

A complete employee-listening programme combining robust diagnostics, decision-ready reporting, facilitated action planning and practical improvement support.

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Full Engagement Diagnostics, Reporting, Action Planning and Solutions

A complete employee-listening programme combining robust diagnostics, decision-ready reporting, facilitated action planning and practical improvement support.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Design a trusted listening approach that measures the experience, drivers and organisational conditions that matter.

  2. 02

    Interpret

    Turn survey evidence into clear reports, themes, risks and priorities for leaders and teams.

  3. 03

    Act

    Facilitate action planning, communication and practical follow-through so employees see visible change.

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Wellness and Wellbeing Support and Coaching

Evidence-led wellbeing support and confidential coaching that help people and organisations build healthier, sustainable ways of working.

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Wellness and Wellbeing Support and Coaching

Evidence-led wellbeing support and confidential coaching that help people and organisations build healthier, sustainable ways of working.

What you can expect

  1. 01

    Understand

    Identify wellbeing pressures, protective factors and the support needs of individuals and teams.

  2. 02

    Support

    Provide confidential coaching and practical resources suited to the organisation's context.

  3. 03

    Sustain

    Build healthier working routines, manager capability and responsible follow-through over time.

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Dr Phillip Welsh, founder of HR Delivery
Dr Phillip WelshFounder & Managing Director

The people behind the delivery

Specialist expertise.
Collective delivery.

HR Delivery is a multidisciplinary collective led by Dr Phillip Welsh. Our psychometricians, project managers, organisation development consultants, and learning and development specialists bring complementary expertise to each assignment.

We assemble the expertise your organisation needs, from diagnosis and design to implementation and development. Working alongside your people, we support delivery across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait.

SpecialistsComplementary disciplines
Evidence-ledInsight shaped by your context
Gulf-wideSupport across six countries
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WORKING WITH YOU

Expertise that fits the way you work.

A defined project, an ongoing partnership or specialist support within your team. Choose the arrangement that fits your priorities, capacity and timetable.

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Short-Term Project Basis

Ideal for defined projects with scoped deliverables and clear timelines.

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Monthly Retainer

Ongoing support for continuous improvement and day-to-day HR needs.

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Deliverable-Based Contracts

Outcome-focused engagements with clear deliverables and milestones.

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Associate Consultancy Contracts

Access specialist consultants to extend your capability and bandwidth.

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Day Rate Engagements

Flexible access to senior expertise when you need it.

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Interim Executive Roles

Experienced HR leaders to step in, stabilise, and lead transformation.

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Coaching Contracts

Structured individual or team coaching engagements with clear objectives, review points, and practical development outcomes.

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Assessment Contracts

Flexible assessment programmes for selection, development, succession, career planning, and organisational capability decisions.

OUR WORK IN CONTEXT

Regional insight. Practical evidence.
Trusted partnership.

A clearer view of where we work, what we deliver, and how clients experience the difference.

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Sector Expertise Built for the organisations shaping the Gulf See how our HR advisory adapts to government, healthcare, education, construction, retail and other priority sectors. Explore
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Client Outcomes Evidence of practical, measurable impact Explore how operating model, performance and leadership work translates into stronger business outcomes. Explore
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