Chief Representative - Canada

To manage day-to-day operations and activities of Dubai Chamber’s representative office, provide market intelligence on local market to the International Relations team and inquiring Dubai businesses, support implementation of Dubai’s key economic and International Relations sector strategic initiatives through promotional and networking events at the host country to establish and strengthen relationships with stakeholders in the host country, create awareness and promote Dubai as a leading international business hub.

Key Accountabilities :

Strategic Contribution

• Ensure effective cascading of the International Offices departmental strategy into department business plans to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing departmental strategies.

People Management

• Manage the effective achievement of assigned objectives through the leadership of the Representation Office by setting of individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff to maximize sectional performance.

Budgeting and Financial Performance

• Develop and recommend the Representation Office budget and monitor financial performance versus the budget while ensuring all Representation Office activities are conducted in line with the approved guidelines.

Representation Office Operations

• Manage representation office operations by ensuring priorities and objectives are embedded in all local activities conducted, relationships established, etc. to ensure Chamber’s presence in the host country provides the bridge between local business and Dubai’s business opportunities.
• Develop and implement a continuous engagement plan with local business and governmental stakeholders to ensure Dubai is continuously promoted in the host country in line with Chamber and Dubai Government strategic objectives and guidelines.
• Manage the consistency of operations and activities conducted in the Representative Office to ensure best practices implementation from other Representative Offices to ensure alignment to Chamber and Dubai Government strategic objectives and guidelines.

Business Interaction

• Speak in public forums in the host country, as required, and make presentations to the businesses on relevant topics, to build credibility in the country and to continuously promote Dubai as a world-class international business hub.

Administrative Activities

• Coordinate and ensure the execution of administrative activities of the host country office, including any HR, admin, legal, documentation, and other related matters, in order to ensure the representative office operates efficiently.
• Manage the identification and exploration of local business opportunities and collection of local market intelligence data to provide constant information feedback to International Relations team in Dubai and relevant Dubai businesses.

Promotional and Networking Events

• Manage the organization and execution of promotional and networking events at the host country in collaboration with other departments and local stakeholders to ensure all these initiatives and events are executed as per plan and objectives while promoting Dubai as a leading international business hub.

Advice and Guidance

• Provide advice and guidance to International Relations team on all host country relevant activities and issues, in order to ensure that all issues are resolved timely, and that Chamber is continuously promoting Dubai as an international business hub, and attracting international business to its economy.

Relationship Management

• Ensure the management and establishment of key relationships in host country to ensure that these relationships continuously serve the Chamber’s and members’ best interests and support the achievement of the departmental strategy.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Business Administration or other relevant fields
• 8 – 10 years of progressive experience in external relations in government / private organizations in that local market, with at least 4 years in a managerial level
• Bilingual (English and local language) with strong writing skills in both languages
• Strong communication skills, business etiquette and established business network / wide PR portfolio in the local market
• Excellent public speaking and interpersonal skills
• Established business knowledge and awareness on economic and political global trends