Employment Policy Specialist

Our⠀government⠀client in⠀Abu Dhabi⠀is hiring⠀a Labour⠀and⠀Employment⠀Policy⠀Specialist⠀to promote⠀full and⠀productive⠀employment⠀for⠀Emiratis⠀by⠀developing⠀key⠀insights⠀on⠀integrated⠀employment,⠀development,⠀and skills⠀policies.⠀He or she⠀would be⠀responsible⠀for⠀developing⠀reports⠀about UAE⠀labor⠀market⠀issues⠀pertaining⠀to the⠀Emiratization⠀agenda and⠀facilitating⠀labor and⠀employment-related⠀research⠀initiatives⠀with key⠀partners.

Key Accountabilities:

• Propose⠀key⠀reports⠀that will⠀provide⠀foresight⠀and⠀guidance⠀for the⠀overall⠀ecosystem,⠀focusing⠀on labour⠀and⠀employment⠀policy and⠀human⠀capital⠀development
• Conduct⠀high-quality,⠀targeted⠀labour and⠀employment⠀policy-based⠀research
• Effectively⠀design and⠀implement⠀innovative⠀tools to⠀evaluate⠀the impact⠀of⠀employment⠀policy⠀interventions⠀to address⠀Emirati⠀employment⠀constraints⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀policies⠀and⠀programming⠀guidelines
• Assist⠀in the⠀development⠀of reports⠀to support⠀workforce⠀planning⠀and⠀downstream⠀education⠀for labour⠀alignment⠀initiatives⠀Assist⠀senior⠀leadership⠀with⠀publication⠀of⠀periodic⠀reports on⠀the⠀overall⠀impact of⠀the⠀programmes⠀for⠀Emiratization⠀and distil⠀best-practices
• Provide⠀policy⠀advice and⠀assist on⠀policy-based⠀research⠀and⠀analysis⠀in the⠀areas of⠀labour⠀market⠀requirements,⠀skills⠀agenda and⠀other⠀high-priority⠀labour⠀policy⠀issues

Research and Benchmarking

• Assist⠀partners⠀to develop⠀specific⠀research⠀and⠀studies to⠀guide the⠀Emiratization⠀Competitiveness⠀Ecosystem.
• Conduct⠀benchmarking⠀and⠀communicate⠀with key⠀international⠀and⠀regional⠀entities⠀with⠀similar⠀mandates⠀to share⠀ideas and⠀innovations⠀that can⠀be⠀customised⠀for UAE⠀market

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• A minimum⠀of⠀bachelor's⠀degree in⠀economics,⠀labour⠀studies,⠀public⠀policy or⠀any other⠀related⠀field,⠀preferably⠀with a⠀relevant⠀postgraduate⠀degree
• 3-7⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀Economics,⠀labor⠀Market⠀Analysis,⠀Social⠀Sector⠀Policies,⠀Employment⠀Creation⠀and labor⠀Market⠀Indicators
• Ability⠀to⠀compile,⠀analyze,⠀and report⠀data to⠀explain⠀labour⠀market⠀phenomena⠀and⠀forecast⠀labour⠀market⠀trends
• Ability⠀to use⠀innovative⠀data⠀analytics⠀and data⠀gathering⠀methodologies
• Design,⠀develop⠀and⠀appraise⠀policy⠀interventions⠀and run⠀multi-criteria⠀analysis⠀for policy⠀prioritisation
• Strong⠀international⠀or⠀regional⠀knowledge⠀is⠀desirable,⠀especially⠀regarding⠀the Middle⠀East
• Demonstrated⠀capability⠀and track⠀record in⠀the⠀practice⠀of⠀planning⠀and⠀performance⠀management⠀that has⠀progressed⠀to a⠀leadership⠀role
• Must⠀have the⠀proven⠀ability to⠀handle⠀complex,⠀unstructured⠀problems⠀in a⠀rigorous,⠀analytical⠀fashion