Corporate Policies Lead JOB

Job Details

Job Title: Corporate Policies Lead

Assigned Department/Unit: Business Excellence & Continuity

Job Purpose

Lead the strategic direction of the Corporate Policies Unit, ensuring alignment with DCT’s objectives and effective management of policies across the organization

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the Corporate Policies Unit, aligning policy initiatives with the organization’s Strategic Objectives and long-term vision, while coordinating efforts with policy champions

•Keep DCT policies up to date and coordinate the entire policy lifecycle, from development through approval to implementation of corporate policies across departments

•Ensure that employees across the organization are familiar with policies and work procedures

•Prepare and deliver policy briefings, submissions, presentations and reports to both internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, while advocating for policy initiatives within and outside the organization

•Track and manage policies and keep compliance with regulatory standards, norms and other requirements

•Conduct measurement, reviews and continuous improvement of the organization's policies

•Oversee and participate in the development of reports, documents, briefings and surveys around company regulations

•Develop and maintains relationships with key policymaking stakeholders

•Allocate the necessary resources including personnel, tools, and budget

•Mentor and support team members to foster professional growth and enhance team performance

Job Specifications

Competencies

Soft skills

•Leadership skills and experience in managing other people and developing teams

•Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex and regulatory issues

•Ability to manage multiple complex projects within a matrix organization involving multiple stakeholders

•Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

•Extremely creative; take an entrepreneurial approach to the work with a proven track

•Highly results-driven and strive to find the most efficient way to do things without sacrificing a high quality of work and/or results

•Excellent communicator with great presentation and writing skills both in Arabic and English is a must

•Acute attention to detail; extremely organized and able to help keep others organized

•Strong work ethic, and exhibit professionalism, courtesy and strong interpersonal skills; ability to exercise judgment and maintain confidentiality

•Flexible with the ability to remain poised under pressure; adapts to situations as they arise

Technical skills

•Deep expertise and interest in UAE politics and legislative affairs

•Deep expertise in legal and regulatory frameworks and their application in policy development

•Mastery of corporate policy lifecycle management, including drafting, reviewing, and updating

•Advanced expertise in policy impact analysis, compliance monitoring, and strategic alignment

Qualifications

Experience

•Minimum of 8 years experience working with policy issues in a relevant business, political, governmental, legislative or regulatory context such as culture/ tourism

Education

•Bachelor's degree in public policy, political science, economics, engineering or a related field. A master's degree or equivalent is preferred