National Tech Officer Tomoh Apprenticeship

Program start date: January 2027

About: Tomoh Program is Microsofts program for Emiritization aiming to accelerate Emiratis employability and create market impact through Early-in-Profession recruitment and skilling programs.

Program overview: Microsoft Tomoh Apprenticeship is a paid six-month training program that offers globally recognized technical and professional certifications & skills and on-the-job training to include mentoring coaching job shadowing and real-life scenario assignments.

Program Details:The 6 months program is divided into two key phases (Phase 1 - Onboarding & Skilling Phase 2 - On The Job Training)
Phase one:Onboarding & Skilling Bootcamp (1 month)

• Onboarding and introduction to Microsofts mission culture strategy & structure.
• Technical skilling to obtain globally recognized Microsoft technical certifications.
• Professional and soft skilling courses including project management change management effective interpersonal skills creativity and innovation and time management.
  
  
  

Phase two:On-the-job training (5 months)

• Joining as a National Technology Officer for on-the-job shadowing and training.
• Mentorship and coaching sessions.
• Supporting Microsoft teams in digital transformation projects.
• Advanced technology trainings including AI Machine Learning & Cloud Computing.

Responsibilities:

• Support market development and technology initiatives across public sector regulated industries and strategic national programs.
• Conduct research on technology trends AI cybersecurity cloud computing digital transformation and regulatory developments.
• Assist with stakeholder engagement activities involving customers government entities industry organizations and ecosystem partners.
• Help identify and analyze policy regulatory and market opportunities that support Microsofts strategic priorities.
• Support internal teams by gathering insights preparing presentations and coordinating strategic projects.
• Contribute to initiatives that remove technology adoption barriers and accelerate digital transformation outcomes across industries.
• Collaborate with Microsofts National Technology Office community to share insights best practices and lessons learned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Emirati National holding UAE Family Book
• Emirati nationality
• Legally authorized to work in UAE (Legally authorized Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)
• Fluency in English
• Currently completed a Bachelors/ Masters Degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Public Policy International Relations Economics Business Administration or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for technology and customer impact.
• Strong analytical research and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work effectively across diverse teams and functions.
• Arabic language skills are a plus.
• Experience with data analysis public policy research technology strategy or government engagement through academic or extracurricular activities.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.

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