ITC International ConsultingSenior Consultant
Jan. 2013 - Feb. 2018United Arab Emirates, Abu DhabiSenior Consultant (2016 - 2018)
Seconded HH Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan's Private Office, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Trusted advisor within high-level government and royal office environments, leading sensitive, high-impact strategic initiatives.
Managed complex, multi-stakeholder projects from problem definition through delivery at the C-suite and ministerial level.
Led strategy development, stakeholder alignment, and execution planning across education, governance, and institutional initiatives.
Recognised for discretion, judgment, and ability to operate in high-trust, high-stakes environments.
Responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient operation of his private interests while managing projects and key initiatives. Worked closely with and built relationships between internal and external stakeholders, all clients, and partners. Managed and tracked various projects regularly and provided regular updates. This position required strong initiative, discretion, good judgment, professionalism, and confidentiality, all of which were critical to the role.
Strategic and critical thinking, consulting, analytics, persuasion, problem-solving, and project management to provide leadership, facilitation, and coordination in the resolution of highly critical and sensitive issues and projects.
Senior Consultant (2013 - 2016)
Seconded to the Chairman’s Office at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Functioned in conjunction with key stakeholders, clients, and partners to lead a wide range of projects and initiatives from initial assessment to final delivery.
Defined project scope and deliverables to support business objectives in collaboration with executive management. Demonstrated sound judgment and strong decision-making to identify complex issues and provide analytics-based recommendations for on-time problem resolution: developed progress reports, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Selected Contributions:
Served as an advisor and thought partner to structure undefined issues, compile data and research findings, and work with relevant stakeholders to provide accurate information to the executive leadership for future decision-making.
Led internal planning processes and procedures associated with the development of functional area goals and priorities.