Specialist - Innovation

enoc; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ENOC in Dubai is seeking an Innovation Specialist to drive the company’s Innovation strategy and manage the ideas program. You will coordinate the Innovate system, screen and evaluate ideas, and report on progress to leadership across groups and businesses.

The role requires 5+ years in innovation, strong MS Office skills, and experience with SharePoint/Visio. You will lead engagement sessions and coordinate events to promote a culture of innovation within ENOC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required, plus strong English communication.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in innovation management or related field.
• Excellent MS Office skills and ability to analyze data and generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Support the Manager Innovation in deploying the Innovation Strategy & Ideas Management Program.
• Coordinate and administer the Innovate idea management system for ENOC group.
• Track, analyse and report progress on Innovation KPIs at group and business levels.
• Engage employees through campaigns, workshops, and awareness sessions to generate ideas.
• Manage content updates on the Innovation Management System (announcements, guides, galleries).
• Collaborate with Communications for events, campaigns, and media releases related to innovation.

Skills

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Visio

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

Job Title

Innovation Specialist

Business

SSC, GHR & NDB Segment

Job Purpose

Facilitate the implementation of ENOC Innovation strategy and business transformation though Innovation. Drive the submission & implementation of ideas/suggestions through effective coordination. Manage the innovate system including screening, evaluation & awarding of ideas. Track, monitor and report on Innovation KPS.

Principal Accountabilities

• Innovation Governance, Culture & Competency:
• Support the Manager Innovation in the deployment of the Innovation Strategy & Ideas Management Program.
• Support and facilitate innovation competency enhancement through engagement sessions, workshops, communications, campaigns and other innovation-related activities.
• Engage employees in idea generation through promotional campaigns, activities & awareness sessions.
• Track, monitor, analyse and report progress on both Group level & Business level Innovation KPIs.
• Ideas Management Administration:
• Coordinate & administer the Innovate - idea management system for ENOC group.
• Analyse suggestions to ensure accurate screening & evaluation.
• Collaborate to achieve continuous reduction in idea evaluation cycle time through regular age analysis & timely action.
• Manage idea tracking & monitoring through the online system for daily status of ideas, generating reports for department reviews & continuously update the tracking status sheet.
• Collaborate to achieve continuous reduction in idea implementation time through regular follow-up.
• Regularly update content on the Innovation Management System (Announcements, calendar, video guides, galleries, etc).
• Analyze and prepare management reports on the benefits from idea implementation.
• Operations:
• Coordinate all events, communication, marketing content, giveaways & media releases with Group Communications.
• Drive and facilitate payment and rewarding processes related to innovation function
• Support the Innovation Manager during campaigns, events, communication & other innovation-related activities.
• Change Management
• Support the creation of awareness and improvement in organizational understanding about innovation and ideation.
• Facilitate change and resistance management through communication, influence sessions, campaigns, events and workshops to bring about culture change
• Benchmarking and Award Participation:
• Facilitate and support bench marking and continuous improvement initiatives that propagate innovation.
• Facilitate and involve in the participation in external innovation forums and award programs such as Idea Arabia, Idea UK and provide relevant specialist support to the Group Departments and Businesses.

Additional Principal Accountabilities

Cyber Information Security Responsibilities

• Comply with all applicable information security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Classify and protect information assets in accordance with the Data Classification Standard.
• Participate in mandatory information security awareness and training programs.
• Support information security initiatives and activities within the organization.
• Consider information security requirements when managing changes involving information assets.
• Report security incidents, vulnerabilities, weaknesses, or non-compliance in accordance with established procedures.
• Fulfil role-specific information security responsibilities and contribute to maintaining the effectiveness of the Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of work experience in fielded related to managing various types of Innovation.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of SharePoint & Visio would be an added benefit.
• General business knowledge to effectively categorize & manage ideas.
• Interpersonal Skills:
• Good communication skills with ability to influence and manage change desirable.
• Strong coordination skills to be able to track all suggestions at different stages.
• Strong organization & time-management skills to be able to manage all suggestions & achieve results against KPIs in a timely manner.
• Strong customer management skills to provide suggesters with required support, service & ensure customer happiness.
• Fluency in written & oral English in order to effectively prepare communication content & to effectively analyse suggestions.