Advisor, Stakeholder Management

About the role

ADNOC is looking for an Advisor, Stakeholder Management in Abu Dhabi, working externally. The role provides strategic advisory and end-to-end stakeholder management support to the Upstream CEO and ADNOC leadership, covering internal, government, shareholder, partner and international stakeholders. It leads stakeholder strategies, executive engagements, business councils (Germany-UAE and Canada-UAE) and business-diplomacy initiatives, and turns complex operational, commercial, financial, geopolitical and market information into clear recommendations and briefings.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the formulation, implementation and review of the Upstream stakeholder strategy, engagement framework and stakeholder mapping, and advise the Upstream CEO on strategic stakeholder matters.
• Prepare and quality-assure executive briefing packs, talking points, meeting scripts, briefing notes and post-engagement summaries, and synthesize complex information into decision-ready submissions.
• Plan and coordinate high-level meetings, state visits, delegations and conferences, including agenda, protocol and executive readiness.
• Oversee assigned bilateral business councils (GUBC and CUBC), including membership, governance, budgets and annual plans, and represent ADNOC at council meetings and international forums.
• Identify and progress G2G and B2B opportunities with international energy companies, investors and governments, and facilitate partnerships and joint ventures.
• Manage stakeholder information, governance of executive materials and reporting to leadership.
• Lead the CEO's participation in key events and advise on positioning, messaging and media coordination.
• Use digital tools and AI-enabled workflows to improve intelligence, briefing and action tracking, and coach team members.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, International Relations, Economics, Finance or a related field; Master's or MBA preferred.
• 7 years of experience in stakeholder management, executive office support, business development, government relations or international relations, preferably in the energy industry.
• Experience advising senior executives and engaging C-suite, government and international stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of oil and gas, global energy issues, geopolitics, corporate governance and business councils.
• Discretion, cultural awareness, protocol sensitivity and professional integrity.

Required skills

• Executive communication, writing, briefing, analytical, advocacy and influencing skills.
• Project, event and delegation management, and use of digital productivity and reporting tools.
• Preferred: project management, stakeholder engagement or international relations accreditation.