Head of Strategic Development

4 days ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Vacancies Full time

Company Overview

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Vacancies is seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to fill the position of Head of Strategic Development. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for supporting the Managing Director in all aspects of business and strategic management.

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The ideal candidate will have a strong background in strategy development, with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. You will be expected to work closely with the Executive Committee to ensure that requests from the Managing Director are delivered effectively.

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Job Description

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  • To support the Managing Director in delivering business growth by providing value-creating business back-office support.\
  • Develop advanced knowledge of emerging markets, including industry trends, competitor information, industry services and solutions, and their impact on industry clients.\
  • Understand banking operating policies and procedures necessary to ensure appropriate organizational decision-making protocols are understood and followed.\
  • Assist the Managing Director in relationship building with various stakeholders, regulators, and key constituencies.\
  • Build industry networks to increase communication/knowledge sharing and disseminate valuable insights.\
  • Collaborate with other business units in management information reporting.\
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Key Responsibilities

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  • Plan key committee and board meetings, including tracking, monitoring, and follow-up on the progress of projects, action items, strategies that emanate from the Managing Director's office, management committee, etc.\
  • Work with the Executive Assistant to the Managing Director to ensure accuracy of calendar, review mail, and draft responses as appropriate, or forward to the appropriate person for response and/or reply.\
  • Coordinate/lead business performance review meetings.\
  • Oversee business-wide initiative coordination regarding strategic initiatives.\
  • Critical issue management and follow-up with businesses and support functions on behalf of the Managing Director.\
  • Create strong relationships with the Managing Director's direct reports and across the business in order to create smooth working relationships and efficiencies.\
  • Follow up on agreed targets on income and expenditure with businesses.\
  • Ensure timely and consistent best execution of initiatives and business as usual activities within personal accountabilities.\
  • Develop monitoring tools to drive execution of business initiatives.\
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Requirements

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  • A relevant degree in a business-related field.\
  • A minimum of 5 years of management experience.\
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.\
  • Ability to envision the strategic direction of the leadership team, see connections, and devise communications that build broad support to deliver those elements.\
  • Able to work successfully in different cultures in a sensitive manner in order to create strong relationships with senior leadership.\
  • A high degree of discretion, prioritization, and project management skills, as well as the ability to influence and reach amicable and successful solutions.\
  • Strong and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, in particular to deliver strong presentation skills.\
  • Analytical, business, and financial literate, detail-oriented, organized, and able to juggle multiple tasks and timelines.\
  • Strong leadership skills with proven experience of creating an overall improvement in performance and productivity.\
  • Politically astute and able to understand the dynamics of large, complex organizations.\


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