Senior Advisor – Public Policy and Government Transformation

30 أغسطس، 2022

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Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of future water, future energy, and future communities.

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.

The role can be based in any of our UAE offices.

Working with the Senior Advisor – Public Policy and Government Transformation Lead, 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 organizations, and to support the development a growth portfolio in GHD’s business.

The Advisor role will incorporate the following;

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.

What you will bring to the team:

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, Organizational 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.

We actively seek and nurture the very best people in their respective fields to join our team. In return, we offer remarkable career shaping opportunities to extend your skills and gain global experience.

If this is the kind of investment you would like to make with your talent, join us and take control of your career and your future.

Interested? Please hit the apply now button.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

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 giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Who we are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.