Senior Consultant Organizational Excellence (King Abdulaziz Quality Award)

About the Role

Brains Valley Business Services is seeking a Senior Consultant – Organizational Excellence & Quality Awards to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves leading and executing projects focused on institutional readiness and participation in the King Abdulaziz Quality Award (KAQA). The consultant will work on advisory engagements for government and semi-government entities within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Role Objective

The primary objective of this position is to lead institutional readiness projects in alignment with the King Abdulaziz Quality Award (KAQA) requirements. This includes enhancing organizational preparedness for excellence awards, providing advisory support, managing project teams, developing excellence methodologies, and preparing high-quality award submission files.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage institutional excellence projects through all phases, from planning and assessment to implementation and submission, ensuring delivery within defined timelines and quality standards.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of existing organizational practices and evaluate maturity levels using recognized excellence models, including document reviews, stakeholder interviews, and performance analysis.
• Prepare detailed gap analysis reports comparing current practices against excellence criteria, identifying strengths and prioritizing improvement opportunities based on impact.
• Develop integrated roadmaps outlining improvement initiatives, development programs, timelines, execution mechanisms, and monitoring approaches to enhance readiness for award participation.
• Monitor and supervise the execution of improvement initiatives in coordination with relevant departments, ensuring adherence to the approved roadmap and achievement of defined KPIs.
• Lead the development and writing of the award submission document in line with approved frameworks, ensuring high-quality content that effectively links practices with evidence and results.
• Plan and conduct self-assessments and mock assessments using recognized methodologies, including file reviews, interviews, and identification of improvement actions.
• Design and deliver specialized training programs and workshops to build organizational capabilities in excellence practices, including self-assessment, benchmarking, and performance management.
• Drive awareness initiatives and internal communication efforts to embed a culture of quality, excellence, and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Engage with executive leadership and key stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and provide advisory support for informed decision-making.
• Review all project deliverables to ensure full alignment with excellence model requirements and readiness to achieve advanced results in final assessments.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in institutional excellence and quality awards.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing projects related to the King Abdulaziz Quality Award (KAQA) or similar excellence models.
• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive assessments, develop gap analyses, and create improvement roadmaps.
• Experience in developing and delivering training programs and workshops on excellence practices.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, focusing on consulting engagements with government and semi-government entities. The role requires collaboration with various departments and executive leadership to drive organizational excellence.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to apply for this position. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.