Summary
Abu Dhabi Department of Energy is seeking a Strategy Foresight Section Head to develop and maintain its strategic foresight framework. The role involves researching energy-sector trends, assessing emerging technologies and risks, developing future scenarios, and preparing reports for stakeholders. The successful candidate will hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and have 6–8 years of relevant experience, including research and development. The position is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The posting
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Title: Strategy Foresight Section Head
Section: Strategy Foresight
Department: Strategy Development
Sector: Strategic Planning Sector/ Strategy Development
Entity: Department of Energy
Role Purpose:
The Strategic Foresight Section Head is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously reviewing a comprehensive strategy foresight management framework to ensure that it remains fit for purpose and consistent with the Department of Energy's objectives.
The Strategy Foresight Section Head is accountable for preparing research/studies to identify opportunities, challenges, and new trends in the energy.
The Strategic Foresight Section Head will identify and analyze emerging trends in the energy sector to associate it with the Department of Energy’s visions and ambitions.
The Strategic Foresight Section Head will conduct the required studies and research for future scenarios for the energy sector
Key Responsibilities:
Develop a future foresight framework.
Identify and understand the tools used in strategic foresight to engage in forecasting the future
Identify changes and new trends within the energy sector
Collaborate with expertise and institutions to conduct analytical studies of trends and arising changes
Develop a risk assessment of a variety of new technologies and ideas within the energy sector
Observe the global technological landscape within the energy sector focusing on developing technologies.
Connect and collaborate with other groups/initiatives within the energy sector, regionally and globally, to contribute developing an understanding of futuristic scenarios.
Create a scenario based on conducted observations, data gathered, and required outcome.
Create reports to explain trends arising in the energy sector
Track the new trends in the energy sector
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Energy Management, Engineering, Sciences, etc.
Core Capabilities:
- Good understanding of the trends and issues shaping the future
- An understanding of Abu Dhabi energy sector
- An understanding of scenario planning
Work closely with Service-, business- and Skill Leaders, incorporating their awareness, priorities into your work. it’s expected to build and manage external relationship and deliver foresight consulting of sectors
- Ability to keep up to date with trends within the energy sector both regionally and globally
- Ability to logically interoperate the pattern of trends in the energy sector
- Ability to understand the opportunities and challenges of emerging trends
- Ability to prepare study reports, briefs, testimonies and any other written material to keep the relevant stakeholders up to date
- Ability to work with key stakeholders (including government officials), senior management, external parties, and advisors
- Ability to scan the external environment to understand impact on the organization and the sector
- Deductive and Inductive reasoning skills
- Scenario planning skills
- Decision making and problem-solving skills
- Communication and written skills
Experience & Exposure
Minimum of 6-8 years of experience, in the field of related field, and research and development
Deductive and Inductive reasoning skills
Scenario planning skills
Decision making and problem-solving skills
Communication and written skills
Responsibilities
Develop a future foresight framework.
Identify and understand the tools used in strategic foresight to engage in forecasting the future
Identify changes and new trends within the energy sector
Collaborate with expertise and institutions to conduct analytical studies of trends and arising changes
Develop a risk assessment of a variety of new technologies and ideas within the energy sector
Observe the global technological landscape within the energy sector focusing on developing technologies.
Connect and collaborate with other groups/initiatives within the energy sector, regionally and globally, to contribute developing an understanding of futuristic scenarios.
Create a scenario based on conducted observations, data gathered, and required outcome.
Create reports to explain trends arising in the energy sector
Track the new trends in the energy sector
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Energy Management, Engineering, Sciences, etc.
Minimum of 6-8 years of experience, in the field of related field, and research and development