Strategy and Excellence Director

Dubai Careers - A Smart Dubai Initiative

United Arab Emirates

On-site

AED 508,000 - 608,000

Full time

44 hours ago

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Job summary

Dubai Government Media Office seeks a Strategy and Excellence Director to steward the GDMO's strategy, translate objectives into department actions, and drive organizational capability through digitization, governance, and change management. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets with Finance, develop KPIs, and ensure programs align with the GDMO vision across accounts and stakeholders.

A Master’s degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, including 7+ years leading

Qualifications

Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with at least 4-5 years in a similar role.
Minimum of 7 years leading and managing teams.
Minimum of 3 years managing a budget.

Responsibilities

Develop the strategy for the Strategy and Excellence department to support the GDMO vision and objectives.
Lead the department to deliver agreed objectives in line with the GDMO strategy.
Manage relationships with Directors across GDMO to support and deliver the strategy.

Skills

Strategy development

Leadership

Budget management

Education

MBA or related

Job description

Job Description

The Strategy and Excellence Director is responsible for the development of the GDMO strategy, cascading the strategic objectives and initiatives across the GDMO departments. He/she is also responsible for the development of organizational capability to ensure departments are equipped to deliver against customer needs as well as the GDMO strategic vision. Additionally, the role holder is responsible for efficiency and effectiveness improvement initiatives across GDMO, including digitization, automation, KPI development and tracking and documentation of processes. The role supports the GDMO departments through project management and change management – from developing the governance structure to collaborating with departments to implement initiatives. The role holder is expected to demonstrate leadership skills, strategic thinking, financial and budget management acumen and carry out his/her duties in accordance with the relevant business policies and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

General Responsibilities

Develop the strategy for the Strategy and Excellence department, such that it supports the overall GDMO vision, direction and strategic objectives
Ensure the successful implementation of the strategic vision for Strategy and Excellence, to achieve the strategic objectives set out for the department in line with the overall GDMO strategic vision
Lead the Strategy and Excellence department to deliver the objectives set out in alignment with the GDMO vision, direction and strategic objectives
Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Directors across GDMO, working together when needed to support and deliver the GDMO strategy
Develop and manage the Strategy and Excellence budget, working with Finance to secure funds and ensuring proper tracking of the allocated budgets throughout the year

Develop talent within Strategy and Excellence, focusing on soft skills as well as technical skills development

Strategy Development

Establish GDMO's strategic vision and the activities to enable it to reach those goals across the departments and through communications strategies for the accounts/customers it serves
Develop GDMO's strategy, mission statement, departmental strategies and departmental goals and communicate these internally to Directors and employees and externally to Leadership, stakeholders, B2B accounts, media entities and partners/collaborators
Define and evaluate strategic options such as outsourcing, partnering, obtaining sponsorships, enhancing processes, initiating improvement initiatives and developing new communications channels to achieve the objectives
Formulate departmental strategies and objectives, aligning departments and processes to the overall GDMO strategy and determine the resources and skills required to deliver department goals
Oversee the implementation of the strategic initiatives across GDMO
Develop, evaluate and prioritize strategic initiatives beyond the scope of GDMO's routine operations and allocate them across the departments
Develop the business model in alignment with the business strategy, and establish business model governance and control mechanisms to ensure that the business model is adhered to through the implementation of the business strategy

Revisit, maintain or update the business model to reflect internal and external changes in media consumption trends, customer needs or government mandates

Organizational Capability Development

Ensure a comprehensive gap analysis is conducted to identify which business activities currently meet the needs of customers and media entities and where the gaps are in meeting those needs
Ensure customer/media needs are identified and assess which business activities currently meet the needs of customers and where the gaps are

Partner with departments to collaborate on and document improvement initiatives, such as policy development, framework development, criteria identification, etc

Organization Design and Development

Conduct organization restructuring opportunities to align with the strategic vision and provide the skills, roles, processes and capabilities required, working with internal audit and external consultants as needed

Create and communicate the organizational design to meet the objectives, including structure, processes, roles, governance, reporting, resources, support functions and responsibilities

Efficiency and Effectiveness

Identify process improvement initiatives to promote efficiency and effectiveness, and provide frameworks within which departments can more effectively deliver their work
Lead the review and proposal of digitization and automation initiatives/projects across GDMO and the individual departments
Ensure the prioritization and implementation of process improvement initiatives across GDMO to promote efficiency and effectiveness

Ensure the development of process management governance, process mapping and improvement approaches, tools and templates, and the development of a repository of GDMO's processes and process maps

Improvement Initiatives

Design and implement improvement initiative projects in collaboration with GDMO departments and other Directors
Lead the development of projects and project governance of improvement initiatives, including scope, project objectives and progress, reporting them regularly to the Director General and the relevant Director(s)
For projects within the scope of Strategy & Excellence, lead the execution of projects in collaboration with GDMO departments
Oversee the execution of projects by GDMO departments, reviewing the implementation, achievement of milestones, activities and overall project approach

Develop the framework for change management, with regards to the implementation of projects and ensure thorough management of the change process

Measurement and Tracking

Ensure departments across GDMO have been assigned KPIs to measure their performance for strategic objectives as well as project-based strategic initiatives
Lead the development of a monthly, quarterly and annual reporting framework for department KPIs, and ensure that corrective action is highlighted where needed to achieve KPI targets
Ensure monthly, quarterly and annual GDMO KPI reports are prepared for the Director General

Highlight corrective action where needed to achieve the KPI targets

Qualifications

Experience Required

A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with at least 4 - 5 years in a similar role
A minimum of 7 years leading and managing teams
A minimum of 3 years managing a budget

Education And Qualification Required