Collaboration & Partnership Analyst

Saudi Air Navigation Services - SANS

Key Accountability Areas

Key Activities

Collaboration & Partnership Development

• Identify and engage with internal departments and external partners (academic institutions, industry leaders, and funding agencies) to develop joint projects and explore funding opportunities.
• Build and maintain a robust network of collaborators to enhance R&D capabilities, enabling access to cutting-edge knowledge, technology, and resources.
• Foster relationships with senior leadership, external stakeholders, and internal departments to ensure sustained support and alignment with R&D goals.
• Proactively explore and establish cross-sector collaborations to support the industrialisation of R&D outputs.

Governance and Compliance

• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, ensuring clarity of objectives, roles, and mutual benefits for all parties.
• Address intellectual property (IP) considerations to safeguard organisational assets while promoting fair and transparent knowledge sharing.
• Monitor compliance with partnership terms, including regulatory standards, data sharing policies, and ethical guidelines.
• Conduct regular audits of partnership deliverables to ensure adherence to agreed milestones and objectives.

Strategic Planning

• Develop scalable frameworks to manage multiple collaborations, allocating resources and personnel effectively across diverse partnerships.
• Contribute to long-term planning by identifying and defining roles for internal collaboration managers and external partnership leads.
• Support the alignment of partnership opportunities with organisational priorities and future R&D initiatives.
• Provide recommendations for evolving partnership strategies based on insights from external market trends and internal resource assessments.

Relationship Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for partners, ensuring open and effective communication to address challenges and leverage opportunities.
• Monitor the progress and outcomes of joint initiatives, ensuring alignment with agreed objectives and maximising the value delivered by each collaboration.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, joint problem-solving sessions, and innovation workshops to strengthen partnerships and mutual benefits.
• Engage with stakeholders to manage expectations, resolve issues, and ensure partnerships remain productive and aligned with R&D objectives.

Policies, Processes and Procedures

• Support monitoring day-to-day activities to ensure compliance with stipulated policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems and processes considering leading practices, changes in business environment, cost reduction and productivity improvement