Corporate Excellence Lead

About the role

The Corporate Excellence Lead will drive organisational excellence across DCT entities by overseeing maturity assessments, coordinating improvement initiatives and supporting the Abu Dhabi Excellence Award process. This role promotes a culture of continuous improvement and aligns business practices with national standards and DCT strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise the execution of excellence maturity assessments, ensuring accurate data collection and actionable insights.
• Oversee preparation and submission of documentation for the Abu Dhabi Excellence Award, ensuring compliance with award criteria.
• Facilitate organisational excellence awareness and training programmes, meeting participation targets and learning objectives.
• Monitor and analyse Abu Dhabi competitiveness indicators, producing detailed reports and recommendations for executive decision‑making.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to align business excellence initiatives with DCT’s strategic objectives.
• Identify and evaluate process‑improvement opportunities in collaboration with departmental leads.
• Support development and periodic review of excellence‑related policies, procedures and tools.
• Track and resolve improvement actions arising from assessments, ensuring timely closure and documentation.

Required profile

• Experience supervising maturity assessments and driving continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross‑departmental initiatives and align them with strategic goals.
• Familiarity with Abu Dhabi competitiveness indicators and the Abu Dhabi Excellence Award framework.
• Strong analytical skills for reporting and recommending performance enhancements.

Required skills