Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Digital

The Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Digital plays a central leadership role in advancing AGF’s institutional positioning in the UAE and across the region. The role ensures that communications, marketing, and digital strategy operate as integrated strategic levers that reinforce AGF’s authority, credibility, and influence while supporting programme participation, ecosystem engagement, and partnership development.

Operating across politically and culturally sensitive environments, the Vice President safeguards institutional trust while ensuring AGF’s external presence reflects clarity, credibility, and strategic discipline. The role also ensures that AGF’s executive visibility, institutional narrative, and digital platforms function as coordinated institutional assets that strengthen the Foundation’s long-term influence. The Vice President advises senior leadership on institutional positioning and reputation while maintaining full accountability for execution across AGF’s communications, marketing, and digital ecosystem.

What you will do

• AGF’s institutional positioning in the UAE remains strong, credible, and future-facing.
• Regional visibility reinforces, not dilutes, the Foundation’s UAE-rooted identity.
• Marketing strategy supports programme reach, partnership development, and ecosystem confidence.
• Digital platforms function as structured institutional infrastructure supporting engagement, insight, and participation.
• Reputation risks are anticipated and actively managed across all external touchpoints.
• Executive visibility reinforces AGF’s authority in regional and global education and workforce development conversations.
• External insights, stakeholder intelligence, and reputation signals are translated into strategic guidance that informs AGF’s leadership decision-making.
• Establish clear team structure, accountability frameworks, and execution standards.
• Provide coaching, performance management, and structured development pathways.
• Foster a culture of discipline, credibility, and high-quality external execution.
• Institutionalize regional communications governance standards and approval workflows.
• Develop standardized brand review, escalation, and quality assurance mechanisms.
• Strengthen digital performance tracking and sentiment monitoring systems.

What you will bring

• A Master’s degree in communications, public policy, international relations, marketing, digital strategy, or a related discipline (Preferred)
• 15+ years of senior leadership experience in communications, digital strategy, marketing, or institutional affairs.
• Demonstrated ability to strengthen institutional positioning in multi-stakeholder environments where reputation directly influences partnership confidence and programme credibility.
• Strong expertise in digital transformation, audience analytics, and performance-driven marketing.
• Experience operating across multi-country, government-facing contexts within the GCC or wider Arab region
• Experience in philanthropy, education, development, or mission-driven institutions preferred.
• Native-level fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).