Senior Specialist (Strategic Support - Leadership Affairs )

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai seeks a senior governance analyst to support the statistical database, KPI program, and decision-making processes.

You will coordinate with departments, review strategic files, and prepare official reports and recommendations for leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing statistical databases and performance indicators.
• Strong ability to support decision-making with timely insights.
• Experience coordinating with multiple authorities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Follow up on financial performance and centralized department progress; support status reviews.
• Assist in managing statistical database and KPI programme; monitor status and share standards.
• Support governance framework applications and improve KPI efficiency and actions.
• Coordinate meetings for strategic files and deliver materials for leadership.
• Prepare technical reports and provide decision-ready inputs.

Skills

Governance & Compliance

Data analysis

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Business/Public Administration, Engineering or Economics

Job description

• 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)