CITY COMPETITIVENESS, INDUSTRIAL POLICY & SME DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE ADVISOR

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead large-scale economic competitiveness programs with multi-billion-dollar funding scopes (>USD $1B).
• Advise governments, giga-projects, and global forums on urban-scale economic strategies, SME policy frameworks, and cluster development models.
• Design and implement world-class competitiveness roadmaps, fostering innovation ecosystems and sustainable economic growth.
• Engage with B20, G20, and other global policy platforms to influence high-level economic policy and regulatory reforms.
• Support NEOM or equivalent giga-projects by providing expert strategy advisory for city-scale economic development, infrastructure investment, and sector prioritization.
• Collaborate with sovereign clients, multilaterals, and private investors to design programs that accelerate economic diversification and productivity.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with multilateral organizations, consulting networks, and government agencies globally.
• Publish thought leadership on competitiveness, urban economic transformation, SME development, and innovation policies.

QUALIFICATION

• Hold a relevant Masters degree
• Have led an economic competitiveness program with funding >USD $1B
• Have served a minimum of 8 years at the World Bank managing economic strategy or lending portfolios or equivalent multilateral insititution
• Have served a minimum of 8 years in a Tier 1 global consulting firm such as McKinsey
• Have experience advising NEOM or equivalent city-scale strategies
• Have experience working with B20/G20 taskforces
• Have advised on SME policies or cluster programs across at least three world regions
• Have prior experience advising NEOM or comparable giga-projects minimally in the last 3 years

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