Freelance Organizational Psychology & Change Management Subject Matter Expert (Arabic Speaker)

About dss+

At dss+, you don’t just deliver projects, you help save lives, improve performance, and build a more sustainable future.

We are a purpose-led global consultancy partnering with organisations in high-risk and asset-intensive industries to solve complex operational challenges across safety, operational excellence, and sustainability.

With a heritage rooted in DuPont’s industrial operations, we combine deep expertise, practical problem-solving, and digital innovation to deliver measurable and lasting impact for our clients.

Why This Role

This role focuses on delivering high-quality outcomes through deep expertise in organizational psychology, behavioral science, and change management. You will play a key role in helping some of the GCC region's largest industrial organisations achieve sustainable transformation by embedding new behaviours, strengthening leadership capability, and improving workforce engagement.

Working across large-scale transformation programmes within oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining & metals, and manufacturing environments, you will help clients turn strategy into adoption and lasting cultural change.

Your Impact at dss+

You will lead specialist workstreams within complex transformation engagements, applying expertise in organizational psychology, behavioral science, and change management to improve safety culture, leadership effectiveness, and workforce performance. Working closely with senior client stakeholders and frontline teams, you will help organisations create the conditions for sustainable behaviour change and measurable transformation outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead organizational psychology and change management workstreams within client transformation programmes.

• Apply behavioral science principles to improve safety culture, workforce engagement, and leadership effectiveness.

• Design and facilitate workshops, assessments, focus groups, and stakeholder engagement activities.

• Translate behavioural insights and organisational diagnostics into practical interventions and implementation plans.

• Support the design and execution of change strategies that accelerate workforce adoption of new ways of working.

• Partner with senior leaders to build commitment, alignment, and ownership for transformation initiatives.

• Measure and evaluate change outcomes, adoption rates, and cultural transformation progress.

• Mentor consulting teams and contribute to the development of dss+ methodologies, tools, and intellectual property.

• Support business development and proposal activities related to organisational transformation and culture change.

Who You Are

You bring strong analytical thinking, a curious mindset, and the ability to work effectively in diverse, international environments. You are comfortable engaging with stakeholders, solving complex problems, and contributing to meaningful outcomes.

Experience

• Proven experience as an Organizational Psychology, Behavioral Science, or Change Management professional within consulting or large industrial organisations.

• Demonstrated success supporting large-scale transformation programmes across the GCC region.

• Experience within oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining & metals, manufacturing, or other asset-intensive industries.

• Strong track record of translating transformation strategies into measurable workforce adoption and sustained behaviour change.

• Experience designing and implementing employee engagement, culture change, leadership development, and safety improvement initiatives.

• Exposure to safety-critical environments and behavioural approaches to risk reduction and performance improvement.

Capabilities

• Deep expertise in organizational psychology, behavioural science, and change management methodologies.

• Strong understanding of how human behaviour influences safety, operational performance, and organisational culture.

• Ability to design and deliver behavioural interventions that create measurable business outcomes.

• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication skills.

• Ability to influence senior leaders while building trust with frontline teams.

• Strong analytical capability with experience interpreting organisational and behavioural data.

Education & Languages

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Behavioral Science, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or a closely related field.

• Additional certifications in Change Management, Organizational Development, Leadership Coaching, or Behavioral Science are advantageous.

• Fluent Arabic and English are essential.

Mobility

• Willingness to travel extensively across the GCC and internationally as required.

A Bit More About Us

We are implementers and change-makers. Our teams work from the boardroom to the shop floor, helping organisations build resilience, improve performance, and sustain results over time.

Our expertise spans industries including metals and mining, energy, chemicals, manufacturing, and private equity, combining deep operational knowledge with transformation and capability-building expertise.

Diversity & Inclusion

dss+ is committed to building a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive culture where everyone is respected, valued, and able to contribute fully.

We believe diversity strengthens our organisation and drives better outcomes for our people, our clients, and the communities we serve.