AI Governance Lead for Regenerative SMEs

MENA Alliances; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 185,000 - 369,000; Full time

Job summary

MENA Alliances seeks an AI Implementation & Governance Consultant to operationalize our AI Code of Responsibility and internal governance. You will translate risk into clear guidelines, run workshops with creative teams, and balance efficiency with craft.

This delivery role focuses on actionable roadmaps and measurable governance outcomes for a 35-person organisation. Responsibilities span policy implementation, environmental accountability, training, and stakeholder management, driving rapid

Qualifications

• 8+ years in AI implementation, digital transformation, or technology governance roles.
• Proven track record operationalising AI policies, ethical frameworks, or governance structures (not just writing them).
• Deep understanding of generative AI risks: IP exposure, brand dilution, bias/fairness, environmental impact, data privacy.
• Experience working with non-technical stakeholders, particularly creative, mission-driven, or values-led teams.
• Practical knowledge of GDPR and emerging AI regulation (EU/UK AI Act preferred).
• Excellent facilitation skills: ability to run workshops that surface nuanced boundaries and build consensus.
• Strong documentation and communication: ability to translate complexity into clear, actionable guidance.
• Delivery orientation: you ship outcomes, not decks.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize our AI Code of Responsibility and internal governance framework.
• Issue and embed interim AI usage guidelines (Week 1) to eliminate Shadow AI risks.
• Define clear decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability owners for AI decisions.
• Ensure alignment with GDPR and EU AI Act requirements, appropriately scaled for a 35-person team.
• Establish incident reporting pathways and simple governance structures (AI Steering Group, departmental champions).
• Facilitate workshops with Creative, Comms, and Leadership to define and document explicit no-AI boundaries.
• Ensure AI adoption enhances efficiency without diluting craft, brand voice, artisan relationships, or human creativity.
• Balance aspiration with practical application across 3 stakeholder review cycles.
• Develop implementation-ready roadmaps for 3–4 priority use cases: shipping cost automation, upholstery fabric calculators.
• Evaluate vendor solutions vs DIY implementation options with cost-benefit analysis.
• Provide vendor shortlists, cost estimates, technical prerequisites, and sequencing recommendations.
• Note: This role delivers strategic roadmaps, not technical implementation (though technical fluency is essential).
• Conduct environmental impact assessment of all AI tools in use and implement a traffic-light classification.
• Map GDPR compliance requirements and data flows for AI-enabled workflows.
• Design and deliver a 90-minute foundation AI training workshop and reusable role-based materials.
• Equip teams to manage AI responsibly without ongoing consultant dependency.
• Act as trusted partner to the CEO, Nature Director, and department heads and translate complex concepts for non-technical teams.
• Facilitate co-creation sessions that respect creative expertise and lived experience.
• Navigate cultural nuances of craft-led, values-driven organizations.

Skills

AI governance

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Non-technical communication

Job description

MENA Alliances seeks an AI Implementation & Governance Consultant to operationalize our AI Code of Responsibility and internal governance. You will translate risk into clear guidelines, run workshops with creative teams, and balance efficiency with craft.

This delivery role focuses on actionable roadmaps and measurable governance outcomes for a 35-person organisation. Responsibilities span policy implementation, environmental accountability, training, and stakeholder management, driving rapid