Publication Officer

Job Summary

The Publication Officer will coordinate and support various publication workflows and research dissemination activities within the Research Department. This role requires close collaboration with authors, editors, designers, translators, vendors, and internal teams to ensure timely and high-quality production and distribution of research content.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate publication processes by liaising with contributors and service providers to ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage supplier and service contracts related to research publications and content delivery.
• Assist in digital publishing tasks including uploading content to websites and institutional platforms and coordinating with Communications for dissemination materials.
• Support editorial development including content creation, photo selection, layout design, printing coordination, sponsorship collaborations, and vendor management.
• Maintain organized, updated, and version-controlled departmental archives of documents, publications, data sets, correspondence, and project files.
• Perform fundamental editorial duties such as proofreading, formatting, and ensuring compliance with branding, templates, and copyright before final publication approval.
• Assist in managing intellectual property rights for all research publications produced by the organization.
• Provide administrative and operational support to maintain efficient workflows, documentation, and follow-ups within the Research Department.
• Support scheduling, internal communications, meeting organization, documentation control including agendas, minutes, and action tracking, with proper archiving.
• Collaborate with departments such as Procurement, Finance, IT, Communications, and Events to meet departmental needs including purchase processing, contract management, logistics, and event coordination.
• Help prepare departmental reports, KPI summaries, progress dashboards, and regular leadership updates.
• Support data collection, verification, and organization for research projects, surveys, and reports, including preparing basic tables, charts, and summaries.
• Assist in monitoring research output and tracking key performance indicators to help measure research impact.
• Draft and format documents such as concept notes, briefs, research requests, and project documentation in coordination with researchers and unit leaders.
• Provide logistical and coordination support for research-related activities such as policy councils, expert meetings, fieldwork arrangements, stakeholder engagement, and events.
• Work closely with the Director and researchers to ensure broad regional and international exposure and impact of research outputs.
• Support management of the Policy Research Department’s media channels including website and social media in collaboration with research leadership.
• Collect and analyze data related to research dissemination impact to enhance public policy influence locally and globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• A minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience in publication workflow support, project coordination, or administration within academic, research, or think tank environments.

Additional Information

• Employment Type: Full time, Contract, Onsite
• Nationality Requirement: UAE Nationals only
• Salary: Not specified
• Job Posting Date: 07/09/2026
• Application Deadline: 31/10/2026