Head - Strategic Partnerships Section Emirati)

Section: Strategic Partnerships Section

Grade: Grade 14

Job Purpose

To contribute to identifying strategic partnerships that support and enable the achievement of the organization's strategy, and to establish a framework for organizing, developing, evaluating, and managing partner relationships, including policies, processes, templates, and guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Responsibilities

Contribute to developing the department's annual business plan to ensure alignment with sector and organizational strategies.

Develop methodologies and systems to identify, approach, and manage relationships with potential partners in line with the organization's strategy.

Establish a framework for organizing, developing, evaluating, and managing partner relationships, including policies, processes, templates, and guidelines.

Monitor performance in line with institutional excellence and quality directives.

Prepare and follow up on the implementation of the annual operational plan, including KPIs, targets, projects, and programs, and identify budget requirements for approval.

Develop and implement department policies and procedures and ensure compliance.

Implement management methodologies, quality control, and process improvement practices.

Support organizational units in developing, managing, and sustaining long-term partnerships aligned with strategy.

Contribute to identifying strategic partnerships that support organizational objectives.

Develop, draft, and improve partnership agreements and MoUs.

Prepare draft agreements and MoUs, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, and finalize them after incorporating stakeholder input.

Develop, update, classify, and manage a centralized database of all partners in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Ensure compliance with partner charters, monitor partner satisfaction, and implement improvement plans.

Provide advisory support to organizational units on partnership development and management.

Evaluate partnership impact and submit performance reports with improvement recommendations.

Contribute to risk analysis and mitigation planning in coordination with relevant strategy units.

Guide the team to support innovation, institutional excellence, and strategic initiatives.

Ensure compliance with information security policies and report any violations.

Adhere to occupational health & safety and environmental management policies.

Perform any additional tasks assigned related to the role.

Operational Responsibilities

Provide periodic reports and data to management, highlighting improvement areas to support decision-making and operational excellence.

Deliver performance reports, identify gaps, assess risks, and recommend corrective actions to ensure achievement of objectives within timelines.

Financial Management

Provide inputs to the Finance Department for budgeting in line with governance processes.

Monitor budget implementation and report variances.

Recommend corrective actions for budget deviations.

People Management

Develop workforce planning strategies, recruitment, training, and development plans.

Set departmental objectives and conduct mid-year and annual performance reviews.

Monitor team performance and provide guidance when needed.

Identify required competencies and support staff development.

Provide direction to employees on operational and people management matters.

Stakeholder Management

Internal Stakeholders

All organizational units within the entity

External Stakeholders

• Semi-government and private sector entities
• Relevant local and federal entities

Required Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Experience & Skills
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in partnerships building
• Strong leadership in planning and executing high-impact programs
• Ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams