Economic Acceleration Advisor

Position Summary

Economic Problem Identification and Validation

• Conduct sector research, expert interviews, stakeholder consultations, and market assessments to identify economic and business pain points.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to validate issues, assess economic impact, and define problem statements.
• Structure complex challenges into problem areas, root causes, and potential economic opportunities.
• Conduct local and international benchmarking of best practices, policies, operating models, and successful interventions.
• Assess sector trends, market dynamics, regulatory considerations, and emerging opportunities affecting Dubai's economic landscape.

Solution Design and Recommendations

• Develop innovative, practical, and evidence-based solutions addressing validated sector challenges.
• Evaluate interventions against economic impact, feasibility, scalability, implementation complexity, and stakeholder readiness.
• Collaborate with internal teams, government entities, industry experts, and business stakeholders to refine proposed solutions.
• Develop business cases, recommendations, and implementation approaches for senior stakeholders.
• Present findings and recommendations to decision-makers and secure alignment on the preferred solution.

Stakeholder Engagement and Buy-In

• Build trusted relationships with government stakeholders, industry leaders, subject-matter experts, and business owners.
• Secure commitment and buy-in from stakeholders responsible for implementing identified solutions.
• Facilitate alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities or perspectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor throughout the acceleration sprint and maintain alignment to agreed outcomes and timelines.

Handover and Implementation Enablement

• Lead the structured handover of validated solutions to business owners and implementation teams.
• Develop handover documentation covering objectives, solution design, ownership, milestones, dependencies, and success measures.
• Work with the PMO to support implementation transition and continuity after the 100-day sprint.
• Identify implementation risks, dependencies, and barriers, and support mitigation planning.
• Track early outcomes and provide insights for continuous improvement and scale-up.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Economics, Public Policy, Business Administration, Finance, Management, or a related discipline is required.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in management consulting, economic development, economic policy, strategy, business transformation, or business analysis is required.
• Experience with a Big Four or MBB consulting firm is highly preferred.
• Experience in structured problem-solving, project scoping, strategic analysis, economic research, benchmarking, and solution development is required.
• Strong understanding of economic development, sector transformation, policy analysis, regulatory environments, and business improvement methodologies is required.
• Experience with complex strategic initiatives involving senior government and business stakeholders is required.
• Strong stakeholder management, executive presentation, and organizational buy-in capabilities are required.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is mandatory.