Location: Dubai, UAE
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Contract Type: Limited Contract (Outsourced) – 1-Year Contract
About the Role
We are seeking a motivated and analytical Strategic Performance Associate to support strategic performance monitoring, KPI analysis, performance reporting, and strategic initiative tracking within a dynamic public-sector environment.
The successful candidate will work closely with multiple departments, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to support the monitoring of organisational performance, preparation of dashboards and management reports, and tracking of strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Support strategic and institutional performance monitoring activities.
- Monitor and analyse Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and organisational performance data.
- Prepare performance reports, dashboards, and management reports for internal stakeholders.
- Track strategic initiatives and support the monitoring of progress against organisational objectives.
- Assist with data collection, analysis, reporting, and performance monitoring activities.
- Coordinate with internal departments, senior stakeholders, external organisations, and cross-functional teams.
- Support the preparation and review of strategic documentation and reports in Arabic and English.
- Maintain accurate documentation, reports, and performance-related records.
- Support project monitoring and system-based performance reporting as required.
- Work with organisational systems, platforms, and digital reporting tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Public Administration, Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of two to three years of relevant professional experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Relevant experience in:
- Strategic performance monitoring.
- KPI monitoring and analysis.
- Performance reporting.
- Dashboard and management report preparation.
- Strategic initiative tracking.
- Stakeholder coordination.
- Strong analytical, communication, coordination, and documentation skills.
- Full professional fluency in English.
- Working proficiency in Arabic, including the ability to review documentation and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting government, semi-government, or major public-sector organisations.
- Experience supporting government transformation programmes or strategic initiatives.
- Experience within the social development sector.
- Relevant project management certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2, or an equivalent qualification.
General Requirements
Candidates should:
- Be comfortable working with multiple departments, senior stakeholders, external organisations, and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrate strong analytical, communication, presentation, stakeholder-management, and documentation capabilities.
- Be able to prepare and review documentation in both Arabic and English.
- Be proficient in the relevant digital tools required for the position.
- Be able to quickly learn and work with the organisation’s existing systems and platforms.
- Support data entry, analysis, reporting, dashboard preparation, project monitoring, and system-based performance monitoring as required.
- Be available for a full-time, predominantly on-site assignment during official working days and hours.
- Hold, or be eligible to obtain, the necessary UAE visa, sponsorship, and labour documentation.
- Comply with all applicable confidentiality, information-security, conduct, and organisational policies.
- Successfully complete the end client’s profile review and approval process before deployment.