Expert- Innovation & Pioneering

Dubai Careers - A Smart Dubai Initiative

Dubai

On-site

AED 201,000 - 335,000

Full time

13 hours ago

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Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai seeks a senior strategist to provide subject matter expertise and strategic support across pioneering, research, knowledge, and innovation to achieve future readiness. The role ensures excellence requirements, awards participation, partnerships and labs are implemented effectively and measured for continuous advancement.

The role involves advising on frameworks, managing labs and partnerships, and aligning plans with Authority policies to sustain leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Science or Business Administration required.
12+ years experience for Master's; 14+ years for Bachelor's.

Responsibilities

Provide vision and strategic support across pioneering, research, knowledge and innovation to meet RTA goals.
Plan excellence requirements and awards participation; advise on projects for continuous advancement.
Develop and supervise the comprehensive management plan; monitor implementation and best-practice recommendations.
Support sustainable implementation of strategies in research, development and innovation; ensure policy compliance.
Track global trends and align plans to secure leadership positions; propose initiatives for Dubai Excellence Program.

Skills

Experience in DGEP or EFQM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Business Administration

Master's degree in Science/Business Administration

Job description

ob Purpose

Provide subject matter expertise and strategic support across pioneering, research, studies, knowledge and innovation to advance RTA goals and future readiness, ensuring excellence requirements, awards participation, partnerships and labs are implemented effectively and measured for continuous advancement.

Job Description

Roles And Responsibilities

Strategy

Provide vision and strategic support across pioneering, research, studies, knowledge, innovation, and creativity to achieve RTA goals and future development.
Plan excellence requirements and awards participation; advise on projects and initiatives to achieve highest excellence and continuous advancement.
Co-develop the comprehensive management plan; supervise implementation, periodic measurement, and best-practice recommendations.
Support sustainable implementation of strategies in research, development and innovation, ensuring compliance with Authority policies.
Track global trends and competitive indicators; align organizational units’ plans and initiatives to secure leadership positions.
Propose initiatives to meet Dubai Excellence Program requirements and sustain first positions across award categories.
Advise on framework to attract startups and pioneers and evaluating implementation to sustain leadership.

Operations

Advise the director on specialized matters; provide professional and technical guidance.
Implement plans and programs for research, innovation, partnerships and pioneering practices; manage the central database for research, innovations, IP and partnerships.
Develop and activate mechanisms to measure and monitor maturity in innovation, research, partnerships and excellence.
Lead planning and implementation of innovation/leadership projects: prepare scopes, select consultants, and follow implementation stages.
Provide technical support to implement all excellence programs in line with leadership expectations.
Supervise self-evaluation and simulations against excellence standards; analyze results and implement corrective measures to ensure program readiness.
Evaluate consultant and service-provider work for innovation and leadership as well as support external research partnerships and strategic research center relations.
Prepare, develop and implement innovation laboratory plans, institutional research plans and partnership plans; manage labs, inventory outputs and maximize their use.

Product/Process Improvement

Provide expertise on supportive policies, manuals and processes and technical advice in developing and managing the intellectual planning management system at the authority level.

Qualifications