Senior Specialist – Strategic Partnership
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About the Role
Abu Dhabi Ports seeks a Senior Specialist – Strategic Partnership to build and manage stakeholder relationships for EC&FZ. The role requires 12-15 years of experience in stakeholder management, including 3 years in a managerial role, and fluency in English and Arabic.
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Responsibilities
- Identify key internal and external stakeholders, analyze interests and align expectations with EC&FZ cluster strategy
- Represent EC&FZ at regulatory meetings and stakeholder conferences to advocate for key priorities and strengthen partnerships
- Review, analyze, and incorporate stakeholder feedback into organizational strategies to improve alignment and outcomes
- Act as the primary point of contact for major stakeholders, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed effectively
- Analyze, direct effective execution, and conduct regular evaluation of stakeholder programs and initiatives
- Maintain strong and long lasting relationships with key stakeholders, and participate in meetings, events, and forums to foster engagement and gather feedback
- Deliver regular reports to the line Manager on the cluster’s engagement activities, performance and recommendation plans
- Collaborate with internal departments, including marketing, legal, and operations, to ensure partnerships align with EC&FZ goals
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Public Relations, Communications, or related field; Master's degree is a plus
- Minimum 12 15 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience in stakeholder management, relationship management, or related field, with at least 3 years in a managerial role
- Experience working with government entities, regulatory bodies, and/or large corporate organizations
- Excellent English and Arabic
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Purpose
- The purpose of the role is to build EC&FZ strategic initiatives and build strong relationship with key stakeholders aiming to answer their needs, meet expectations and represent the organization's interests ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and alignment with organizational overall go
Core Responsibilities
- Identify key internal and external stakeholders, analyze interests and align expectations with EC&FZ cluster strategy.
- Represent EC&FZ at regulatory meetings, and stakeholder conferences to advocate for key priorities and strengthen partnerships.
- Review, analyze, and incorporate stakeholder feedback into organizational strategies to improve alignment and outcomes.
- Act as the primary point of contact for major stakeholders, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed effectively.
- Analys, direct effective execution, and conduct regular evaluation of stakeholder programs and initiatives.
- Maintain strong and long lasting relationships with key stakeholders, and participate in meetings, events, and forums to foster engagement and gather feedback.
- Deliver regular reports to the line Manger on the cluster’s engagement activities, performance and recommendation plans.
- Collaborate with internal departments, including marketing, legal, and operations, to ensure partnerships align with EC&FZ goals.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Public Relations, Communications, or related field. Master's degree is a plus.
- Excellent English and Arabic.
- A minimum of 12 15 years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience in stakeholder management, relationship management, or a related field, with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
- Experience working with government entities, regulatory bodies, and/or large corporate organizations.
- Strong understanding of stakeholder engagement strategies and relationship management best practices.
- Extensive experience in building and maintaining relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders, ensuring strong collaboration and alignment with organizational goals.
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