Senior Policy Advisor (UAE-based)

Note: The role will be based in Dubai, UAE

MCG Talent is looking for mid-senior level Policy analyst to help drive the growth of our client's Policy practice. Our client is a leading government advisory firm in the Middle East and their policy advisory service offers policy analysis, design and impact measurement to drive reform and deliver positive change.

Job Description

• Leading the delivery of qualitative and quantitative research and analysis
• Supporting policy ideation, development and execution.
• Supporting on integrating policy development with strategy development, creative ideation, communications projects, and other practice areas.
• Building and nurturing relationships with key client stakeholders.
• Working closely with the employees across a number of other practices in order to ensure the integrity of integrated campaigns for our clients
• Working closely with the Head of Policy to help build and develop the Policy Practice, including helping to iterate the Policy offering and business plan (go-to-market strategy).

Requirements

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills; outstanding analytical, research and presentation skills.
• Adept at leveraging strategic frameworks such as SWOT and PESTEL analyses to analyze an entity’s internal capabilities and its external environment.
• Ability to perform in-depth qualitative analysis by connecting various pieces of information, identifying patterns and forming a clear chain of logic to present a compelling story.
• Strong writing skills—narrative, appealing, succinct. Should be able to convey complex research ideas in a simpler way through your writing
• Ability to follow brand / design guidelines and prepare easy to digest, visually appealing professional PowerPoint presentations and word documents. using strong writing and visual storytelling skills
• Ability to create and validate hypotheses.
• Ability to create clear research briefs to guide strategic input from team members or third-party experts.
• Highly competent at executing research projects and delivering findings in a clear and actionable format
• Ability to present work with skill and confidence
• Ability to set clear strategic objectives for clients based on findings of analysis
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint