Elsa HDAYA
Dubai
Summary
Dynamic Public Affairs Officer with extensive experience at ENGIE, excelling in stakeholder engagement and strategic analysis. Proven ability to draft impactful position papers and prepare comprehensive country notes. Fluent in English and native French, I leverage strong analytical skills to navigate complex geopolitical landscapes and drive effective public relations strategies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Affairs Officer
ENGIE Corporate
Paris
11.2018 - Current
- Direct interface between ENGIE's COMEX or operational entities and institutional stakeholders (French administration, foreign or French embassies)
- Drafting of language elements and position papers in accordance with our strategy
- Support to the Group CEO: preparation of country notes featuring our activities, challenges and ambitions in coordination with the relevant BUs, economic and political analysis and geopolitical monitoring of the assigned geographic areas
- Participation on behalf of ENGIE to events and working groups organized by the Group's institutional stakeholders (MEDEF International, IFRI, IEA, OECD…)
Strategy Analyst
ENGIE Middle East South and Central Asia and Turkey
Dubai
03.2017 - 11.2018
- Active contribution to the development of the BU strategy (decarbonization, transformation of the energy sector, yearly ELS exercise, countries strategy)
- Provided strategic analysis to support BU COMEX decision making
- Developed in house and with third party consultants business and markets studies to assess impact of new businesses (renewables, customer solutions) on existing activities (32GW thermal portfolio)
- Monitoring the geopolitical environment, assess weak signals and define scenarios
Lead Internal Control Coordinator
ENGIE Middle East South and Central Asia and Turkey
Dubai
05.2014 - 02.2017
- Internal Control Coordinator for the South Asia/Middle East region
- Managing 20 Internal control coordinators based in power plants
- Coordinate internal control program at both SAMEA HQ and regional level - process risk assessment, recommendations, implementation of COSO controls and support to the assets on the field among others
- Business Quality coordinator: managed various projects of Business Process improvements both for SAMEA HQ and in the assets - E-travel tool implementation, SAP, various key processes
- Yearly support to the Risk Officer on the annual Risk management/contingencies report
Asset Management/Strategy role
ENGIE Middle East South and Central Asia and Turkey
Dubai
05.2012 - 05.2014
- Support Asset managers in the realization of a rotation scheme for secondees on power plants
- Strategy: risk profile analysis for several sub-Saharan countries, strategic notes drafting
Internship project manager assistant
TOTAL
Paris
04.2011 - 09.2011
- Implementation of a consistent Business Continuity Plan for 10 affiliates of the Africa/Middle East zone in association with the IT department
Education
Advanced Master - Strategy and Management of International Business
ESSEC Business School
Paris, France01.2012
Post graduate Degree (M2) - International risk management/financial and geopolitical risks
Institute of Political Studies (SciencesPo)
Bordeaux, France01.2011
Junior year - International Relations department
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA01.2008
Skills
- Fluent in English
- Excellent written Spanish
- Intermediate oral Spanish
- Native French
- Proficient in Excel
- Proficient in Word
- Proficient in Power Point
- Proficient in MS Project
- Proficient in strategic intelligence tools
- Strategic analysis
- Stakeholder engagement
- Geopolitical monitoring
- Risk assessment
- Public relations
- Presentation skills
- Government relations
- Public affairs
- PR strategy development
- Analytical skills
Hobbies and Interests
- Traveling
- Geopolitics
- Environment and energy transition
- CrossFit
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 04/05/87
Timeline
Public Affairs Officer
ENGIE Corporate
11.2018 - Current
Strategy Analyst
ENGIE Middle East South and Central Asia and Turkey
03.2017 - 11.2018
Lead Internal Control Coordinator
ENGIE Middle East South and Central Asia and Turkey
05.2014 - 02.2017
Asset Management/Strategy role
ENGIE Middle East South and Central Asia and Turkey
05.2012 - 05.2014
Internship project manager assistant
TOTAL
04.2011 - 09.2011
Advanced Master - Strategy and Management of International Business
ESSEC Business School
Post graduate Degree (M2) - International risk management/financial and geopolitical risks
Institute of Political Studies (SciencesPo)
Junior year - International Relations department
University of California Los Angeles
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