About the Role

Support the development, coordination and monitoring of business plans to ensure alignment with the strategic direction. The role is responsible to play a key role in providing analytical insights and structured planning to enable strategic and operational decision-making. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to generate planning outputs that enhance value and performance. Work closely with the airport development function (master planning), and finance, to contribute to the timely creation of integrated business plans. Provide planning support to the Executive Team, delivers insights on organizational performance, and contributes to initiatives that enhance MATARs competitive positioning and operational effectiveness through strong business acumen, ability to synthesize complex information into actionable plans, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic

• Develop and implement business planning frameworks to support long-term airport objectives by aligning business plans with corporate strategy and finance.
• Conduct SWOT and industry trend analyses to inform executive-level strategic decision-making.
• Lead annual and mid-term strategic reviews to ensure ongoing alignment across business units with evolving spanet dynamics.
• Manage long-term strategic planning processes by incorporating feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify global growth opportunities to strengthen the airport’s competitive position by tracking spanet trends and stakeholder needs.
• Assess strategic risks and recommend mitigations by evaluating potential threats to business continuity and performance.
• Foster collaboration with key stakeholders to support alignment with strategic objectives and enhance cross-functional cooperation. Provide guidance and mentorship to future leaders to support long-term talent development and organizational resilience.

Operational

• Oversee development of annual business plans, budgets, and forecasts to ensure consistency and alignment across operational units.
• Ensure alignment of business plans with regulatory requirements and global best practices by integrating internal governance inputs.
• Coordinate development of strategic initiatives to align with Hamad International Airport’s vision and goals by facilitating planning cycles with senior leaders.
• Conduct scenario planning and identify opportunities/risks to provide actionable strategic insights by analyzing internal and external factors affecting airport performance.
• Help define and cascade strategic priorities to ensure enterprise-wide focus and clarity on direction.
• Work with line manager in providing Support MATAR executive management through strategic planning, performance reviews, and governance support.
• Analyze organizational structures and processes to recommend efficiency improvements aligned with strategic goals.
• Analyze performance data to track achievement of business objectives and recommend course corrections as needed.
• Collaborate with departments and managers to support implementation and monitoring of approved business plans by identifying execution challenges and recommending solutions.
• Provide regular updates to the Head of Corporate Strategy on progress of planning activities to enable leadership visibility.
• Coordinate quarterly strategy execution reviews by compiling updates on strategic projects, performance and improvement initiatives.
• Support Heads of Department and their teams to build and prioritize advisory initiatives from their project portfolios.
• Design and deliver internal workshops to promote planning capabilities and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Conduct ad hoc analysis and support tasks as directed by the Head of Corporate Strategy to contribute to efficient strategy execution
• Perform other department duties related to his / her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

Additional Accountabilities:
Stakeholder Management & Finance

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including Corporate PMO and Corporate Performance teams to drive aligned planning and execution.
• Engage with external stakeholders (e.g., regulators, government agencies) to incorporate their input into business plans.
• Facilitate stakeholder collaboration by fostering effective communication, trust, and transparency to enhance mutual outcomes.
• Develop advisory relationships with key stakeholders to address project delivery challenges and improve department-level success.
• Help develop and monitor budgets for strategic initiatives to ensure optimal allocation of resources.
• Assess financial performance of initiatives against strategic objectives and recommend adjustments when necessary.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency gains while preserving service standards.
• Oversee the development of financial models and forecasts to support planning accuracy and resource optimization. Ensure initiatives are financially viable by aligning planning outputs with airport financial goals.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters degree or equivalent professional qualification in Management, Business Administration, Finance,
  Engineering or similar with Minimum 8 years of job-related experience
• Experienced in business planning and strategy, with a track record of successfully leading and delivering business change initiatives
• Experienced in working in a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills including making presentations, running workshops, conducting training sessions etc.
• Great team player with the ability to work across functions to deliver change
• Ability to plan, manage and prioritize multiple projects. Ability to deliver and enforce governance & control without causing disruption
• Ability to coach and train others to successfully use new methods and tools
• Business acumen and the ability to manage expectations through highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture
• Ability and confidence to present to all levels of the organization, including executive management
• Advanced research, analysis and reporting skills, especially using Microsoft Office and PPM tools
• Is able to translate strategic objectives into clear KPIs and Scorecards to monitor, measure and report performance
• High level of integrity, ethical conduct, and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information

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