Senior Specialist (Strategic Support - Leadership Affairs )
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About the Role
Roads and Transport Authority seeks a Senior Specialist to support strategic initiatives, performance reporting, and governance for the Director General/Chairman. The role requires experience in business administration, engineering, or economics, with PMP/PRINCE2 certification preferred.
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Responsibilities
- Follow up on RTA financial performance and centralized department progress
- Assist in managing the statistical database and performance indicators programme
- Support application of the governance framework
- Support in reviewing high sensitivity strategic files and initiatives
- Execute prioritization tasks for strategic files and initiatives
- Handle portfolio support tasks for strategic and critical projects
- Follow up on strategic and critical project implementation
- Execute coordination for key project meetings and strategic files
- Lead delivery of periodic performance reports
- Prepare summaries/recommendations for leadership issuance
- Organize the annual Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF) sessions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business/public administration, Engineering or Economics
- 6+ years experience with master's degree (8+ years with bachelor's degree)
- Certifications such as PMP/PRINCE2
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Strategy
- Follow up on RTA financial performance and centralized department progress; support in status reviews and deliver recommended actions for timely decisions.
- Assist in managing the statistical database and performance indicators programme; monitor status, share knowledge on standards, and suggest improvements to support decision making and timely, informed decisions.
- Support application of the governance framework and enhance the efficiency of statistical database and performance indicators (KPI) program; review status, share knowledge on standards, and recommend improvements and actions to strengthen decision making and enable timely, informed decisions.
- Support in reviewing high sensitivity strategic files and initiatives; and monitor the progress and highlight if any challenges and deviations from the plan occur.
- Execute prioritization tasks for strategic files and initiatives; deliver decision option inputs for the DG/Chairman.
- Handle portfolio support tasks for strategic and critical projects to maintain alignment with leadership priorities; deliver direction inputs when required.
- Follow up on strategic and critical project implementation; perform progress checks against plans and deliver corrective action suggestions.
- Execute coordination for key project meetings and strategic files with relevant authorities; deliver materials and handle readiness checks.
Operations
- Assist in carrying out routine tasks for the statistical database and indicators programme; apply standards consistently and provide recommendations for improvements that enhance decision making.
- Lead delivery of periodic performance reports; perform analysis checks and handle recommended actions for executive consideration.
- Prepare summaries/recommendations for leadership issuance; deliver clarity/compliance inputs and handle next step notes.
- Execute meeting coordination for important projects and handle preparations for related visits.
- Deliver content comments and handle requests from sectors for further analysis as needed.
- Prepare technical reports as directed by the DG/Chairman; deliver decision ready inputs.
- Organize the annual Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF) sessions with concerned departments, handle programme and materials coordination.
Process/Product Improvement
- Recommend improvements in the accuracy of key measures, regular reporting, and analysis standards for effective strategic monitoring.
- Organize standard meeting and decision documents for key projects; check progress and suggest actions to close them.
- Execute cross entity coordination and escalation routines; deliver steps that expedite risk and issue resolution.
Education
- Bachelor's degree/ master’s degree in business/public administration, Engineering or Economics
Experience
- 6+ Years in case of master’s degree (8+ years in case of bachelor’s degree)
Qualification
- Certifications such as PMP/PRINCE2
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