Advisor - Public Policy & Government Transformation
7 months ago
**Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation.**
Together with our partners, we provide insights and solutions that address complex problems, provide societal outcomes, and benefit our communities.
Our team is passionate about helping clients solve complex infrastructure, development and movement challenges facing our communities. Taking a One GHD approach, we work together to deliver innovative solutions across the lifecycle of all asset classes.
Our growth will be driven by our desire to undertake purposeful work in the areas of sustainable investment and urban development, unlocking efficiencies in our built environment, and opportunities from the infrastructure value chain. Our innovative approaches to problem solving defines our culture and is fostered by our diverse backgrounds, skillsets and ways of thinking, providing value to asset owners, governments, and industry bodies.
We are proud to be global. Our diversity of knowledge and perspective makes us stronger, smarter, and more understanding of the complex issues confronting our clients. As the world becomes more connected, our team will leverage its global experience to deliver socially impactful solutions.
**About the role**
GHD Advisory group has a phenomenal opportunity for an Advisor to join, support and drive forward our Public Policy and Government Transformation services, supporting our track focused on public policy, strategy, and organizational transformation of government entities.
Working with the Senior Advisor - Public Policy and Government Transformation, this position offers the opportunity to lead a varied range of innovative projects focused on driving government performance to improve public outcomes through the lens policy, strategy, and people and organisations, and to support the development a growth portfolio in GHD’s business.
The position is offered as part of the EMEA GHD Advisory team and may reside within any of our UAE offices.
**Core responsibilities**
- Supporting our clients in tackling some of the biggest challenges facing government in the region, in GHD’s areas of focus such as water, energy, environment, and communities.
- Supporting and coordinating project delivery as a core member of project teams focused on government transformation and capacity building.
- Inputting into business development activities including client meetings, and providing support on proposals to provide technical inputs to win and deliver projects.
- Supporting in the development of project methodology on topics related to public policy, strategy, regulation, organizational design and transformation.
- Provide robust analysis to clients to support improved or new ways of improving government performance, whether it be through creative evidence-based policy design or impactful restructuring of their entities.
- Develop professionally within a progressive consultancy environment in an entrepreneurial growth stage.
**Skills, experience and qualifications**
- A passion for helping government institutions at the organizational and teams levels to improve performance, service delivery, and public outcomes for the communities they serve.
- Bachelor’s degree: Business, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Organisational Management or Psychology, Engineering (with experience working directly with government partners), or related degree preferred
- Advanced degree or MBA is a plus.
- 3+ years of experience working on either public policy, regulation and strategy for government entities, OR organizational design, governance, and operating model development for government entities. Capability across both areas is a plus but not required. Experience working in the MENA region and a previous consultancy background is highly desirable.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with people across all levels in an organization
- Comfortable with significant client interaction and interest in establishing relationships
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas optimally, both verbally and in writing.
- Confidence to work effectively in a high-energy, fast paced environment
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills
- Good interpersonal skills; e.g. relates well to colleagues, clients and business contacts, and can influence to achieve positive results.
**Why GHD?**
Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.
**Our commitment to you**
Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by gi
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