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Ref: NP551-32
Job description / Role
• Lead and drive economic initiatives, working under the Executive Director of the Strategic Development & Assurance Department.
• Conduct economic impact studies to assess the macro and microeconomic benefits of a large-scale event.
• Assess the intangible benefits of hosting a major event, including legacy benefits, reputational enhancement, wider cultural impacts, indirect and multiplier impacts.
• Conduct sectoral impact analyses, including environmental, social and health.
• Develop and coordinate the implementation of sector-specific strategic economic plans for creation of new industries; business development; addressing barriers to economic growth and job creation; and increasing local and international economic opportunities.
• Evaluate past and present economic issues and trends, and make recommendations on how a large-scale event can play a catalytic role in economic diversification and job creation.
• Identify and report market needs and new opportunities to senior management.
• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for mutual collaboration and benefit, and tackle current challenges hindering the growth of the private sector.
• Support the development of business clusters, from concept stage to implementation.
Requirements
• Experience working on economic impact analyses for infrastructure mega-projects.
• Experience in private sector/economic development, cluster development and stakeholder management.
• A substantial history of successfully delivering large and diverse private sector and Small and Medium Enterprise (EMS) projects.
• Experience working on previous large-scale events is a plus.
• MA/MS in Economics, Econometrics or relevant discipline from an accredited top-tier institution is preferred. PhD in a related field is preferred.
About the Company
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) ensures that all preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ align with Qatar’s other development imperatives, as described in the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2011-2016. Along with its stakeholders, the SC is tasked with delivering stadiums and other infrastructure for an amazing 2022 FIFA World Cup™ that leaves a lasting legacy for Qatar, the region and the world.
The delivery goals of the SC include exceptional programme and stakeholder management to ensure the timely delivery of infrastructure and competition and non-competition venues; integrating Qatari culture into all hosting plans, to provide the best possible image of the Middle East when the world arrives in Qatar in 2022; and adopting high environmental standards on all projects, contributing to the delivery of a carbon neutral tournament.
In addition to delivering infrastructure in line with Qatar’s long-term development plans, legacy goals of the SC include nurturing exceptional local and international talent and incubating the Josoor Institute, a centre of excellence for the sports and events industries in the Middle East; fostering the development of Qatar’s private sector and streamlining regulatory frameworks; and making Qatari football more competitive and increasing participation in sports in Qatar, the region and globally.
The investments that the SC is making today will pay dividends for generations to come, in line with Qatar’s vision of a healthy and prosperous global future.
Joining the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy means becoming an integral part of delivering the first ever FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East. It means shaping the future of football in Qatar and the region. It means joining a team of creative and innovative professionals, from 45 countries and counting.