DFF - EA to Chief of Transformation & Partnership

Organization: Dubai GovernmentEducational-level Beginning of the main content section.Return to the home pagePrintable Format Job Description - DFF - EA to Chief of Transformation & Partnership (26003150)Job Description DFF - EA to Chief of Transformation & Partnership - (26003150) About Dubai Future Foundation:Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) was established in 2016 to institutionalize future-shaping for Dubai and strengthen the city’s position as a leading global city of the future. The Foundation works in partnership with government and private-sector entities to imagine, design and accelerate Dubai’s future. Its work spans five strategic areas: future foresight, knowledge dissemination, capacity building, future design and future acceleration. At the heart of DFF’s mandate is turning future-focused ideas and opportunities into tangible outcomes. The Foundation embraces risk-taking, agility and foresight as key attributes in navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. DFF is guided by a core belief that leading in the present is not enough; the future must be actively imagined, designed and executed.Job Description LIFE AT DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATIONDubai Future Foundation (DFF) aims to realise the wise vision of Dubai’s leadership to institutionalise the envisioned future and forward-thinking methodologies, while positioning Dubai as the leading city of the future. In partnership with its local and global partners from governments, companies, startups, and entrepreneurs, DFF drives joint efforts to collectively imagine, design, and execute the best possible future for humanity.Under the supervision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of DFF, the Foundation runs and oversees many future-proofing projects and initiatives, such as the Museum of the Future, Area 2071, The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE, Dubai Future Accelerators, One Million Arab Coders, Dubai Future Academy, Dubai Future Solutions, Dubai Future Labs, Dubai Future Forum, and others.DFF’s efforts to share knowledge, adopt innovation, support entrepreneurs and innovative startups, build capacity, and promote forward-thinking and foresight principles contribute to Dubai’s ambitions to be a role model for the cities of the future through the power of unlimited imagination, innovation, foresight, and a disruptive mindset.For more information on the initiatives, projects, and programmes of Dubai Future Foundation, please visit www.dubaifuture.ae.WHERE DOES THIS ROLE FIT INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE?The Transformation & Partnership Office leads the Foundation’s organisational transformation agenda and builds the strategic partnerships that extend DFF’s reach and impact.The office drives Foundation-wide change and excellence initiatives, shapes and manages relationships with government entities, private sector organisations, and international institutions, and ensures these efforts remain aligned with the Foundation’s strategic priorities.It acts as a key interface between DFF leadership, internal departments, and the Foundation’s local and global partners.ABOUT THE ROLEAs the Executive Assistant to the Chief of Transformation & Partnership at Dubai Future Foundation, you will be the trusted right hand to the Chief and the primary point of contact for all internal and external engagements with the office.You will manage the Chief’s time, priorities, and communications, ensuring the office operates in a professional, efficient, and well-organised manner so that the Chief can focus on leading the Foundation’s transformation and partnership agenda.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1. Executive Support• You will proactively manage the Chief’s calendar, prioritising meetings and commitments, resolving conflicts, and ensuring time is allocated to the most critical transformation and partnership priorities.• You will act as the primary point of contact and gatekeeper for the Chief, triaging incoming requests, directing them appropriately, and following up to ensure timely responses.• You will prepare the Chief for every engagement by compiling briefing packs, background notes, partner profiles, agendas, and pre-reads in advance.• You will coordinate leadership meetings, workshops, and steering committees, including logistics, attendee management, minute-taking, and tracking decisions and action items through to closure.• You will draft, review, and edit correspondence, reports, presentations, and briefing documents on behalf of the Chief, ensuring accuracy and professionalism in all written communications.• You will arrange the Chief’s local and international travel, including itineraries, visas, accommodation, and supporting documentation for official visits.• You will ensure the confidentiality of the office by managing sensitive transformation plans, partnership agreements, communications, and meetings with the highest l

Executive support to the Chief of Transformation & Partnership: proactively manage the Chief’s calendar, prioritising meetings and commitments, resolving conflicts, and allocating time to critical transformation and partnership priorities; act as the primary point of contact and gatekeeper for the Chief, triaging requests, directing them appropriately, and ensuring timely responses; prepare the Chief for engagements by compiling briefing packs, background notes, partner profiles, agendas, and pre-reads; coordinate leadership meetings, workshops, and steering committees, including logistics, attendee management, minute-taking, and tracking decisions and actions to closure; draft, review, and edit correspondence, reports, presentations, and briefing documents on behalf of the Chief; arrange local and international travel, including itineraries, visas, accommodation, and supporting documentation for official visits; ensure confidentiality of the office by managing sensitive transformation plans, partnership agreements, communications, and meetings.