Chief Specialist - Public Private Partnership

Job Purpose

Strategy

• Conduct detailed studies on commercial and investment opportunities suitable for implementation through public-private partnerships, ensuring alignment with the Authority’s
• strategic and financial objectives.
• Prepare and update comprehensive market and feasibility studies for PPP projects,
• recommend optimal business and financing models, and ensure integration with the
• Authority’s investment strategy.
• Analyze and identify various financing alternatives and structuring mechanisms for
• infrastructure projects; recommend the most viable options based on project nature, investor
• appetite, and market dynamics.
• Develop and implement detailed program plans for PPP projects in coordination with
• concerned departments to enhance financial sustainability and optimize project delivery
• outcomes.

Operations

• Manage and follow up on the bidding process for PPP projects, including the preparation and
• evaluation of technical and financial offers, negotiation with investors, and coordination with
• procurement and legal teams until contract finalization.
• Oversee the implementation and performance of partnership contracts with private entities,
• track KPIs, identify risks, and propose corrective action plans for affected or delayed projects.
• Review and draft Requests for Proposals (RFPs), partnership contracts, and annexures to
• ensure alignment with PPP standards, legal requirements, and the Authority’s governance
• frameworks.
• Evaluate commercial and investment clauses within PPP contracts and ensure full compliance
• with relevant legislation, policies, and accreditation requirements from Dubai’s concerned
• authorities.
• Prepare detailed financial evaluations of investment opportunities and partnership models
• based on approved policies, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and consistency with
• established methodologies.
• Prepare presentations and analytical summaries for senior management, committees, and
• boards; ensure follow-up on decisions and directives to support timely project
• implementation.

Product / Process Improvement

• Identify and assess challenges, risks, or gaps in existing PPP frameworks and propose
• improvements to enhance efficiency, transparency, and investor attractiveness.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members on PPP financial modelling,
• contract structuring, and project management to build departmental capacity and improve
• execution standards.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to ensure all PPP documentation, procedures, and
• evaluations are maintained according to approved standards and international best practices.

Physical Working Conditions

• Conduct periodic site and field visits during PPP project preparation, construction, and
• operation phases to verify compliance with contractual requirements, operational readiness,
• and performance obligations.

Qualifications