P.naba.elsaid

Bilingual, Naba is a highly accomplished executive professional with extensive experience supporting senior leaders, managing complex priorities and building trusted relationships across national, international and multicultural environments. Renowned for her discretion, exceptional organisational skills and calm judgement, she excels in coordinating demanding diaries, international travel and high-profile engagements with meticulous attention to detail. Accustomed to handling highly confidential information and engaging with diverse stakeholders, she delivers seamless, proactive support while adapting effortlessly to a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Her cultural intelligence, flexibility and commitment to delivering an exceptional level of personalised service make her ideally suited to supporting and managing the complexities of an executive's global lifestyle.

Executive adviser - City St. George's, University of London - London, United Kingdom

(2021-01)

• Awarded the Board of Council's 'Enhancement of Stakeholder Experience' Prize in recognition of delivering high-impact strategic initiatives that strengthened organisational performance, collaboration, stakeholder confidence and executive engagement.
• Managed the day-to-day coordination of national and international operations, acting as a trusted liaison with collaborators, maintaining absolute discretion whilst strengthening executive-level partnerships.
• Coordinated complex national and international travel, executive meetings and high-profile events, ensuring seamless logistics and stakeholder engagement.
• Anticipated senior leaders' requirements, proactively resolving issues, managing competing priorities and enabling effective executive decision-making.
• Represented the organisation at executive meetings, international conferences and high-profile events, engaging confidently with senior stakeholders while maintaining professionalism and discretion.
• Published quality-assured high-level strategic papers, Board submissions, business cases and executive briefings, ensuring advice was accurate, evidence-based, strategically aligned and delivered in a timely manner whilst handling confidential and sensitive matters with discretion, resilience and sound judgement.
• Provided strategic support to senior leaders by developing and securing Board approval for a requested Analytical Framework, enabling evidence-based executive decision-making across a complex organisation (7 departments, 3,954 staff and 19,975 students) and informing workforce strategy, organisational performance, EDI priorities and continuous improvement over three consecutive years.

Board advisor & Trust lead - Royal Marsden Hospital Trust - United Kingdom

(2020-01 - 2021-12)

• Utilised fluent language skills during executive meetings, with senior hospital leaders, and Gulf healthcare stakeholders, facilitating strategic discussions, strengthening partnerships and ensuring effective cross-cultural communication.
• Reviewed and disseminated leadership communication to professionals across two hospital sites, managing resources, enrolling new staff and appraising current staff performance across 2 fast-paced hospital environments.
• Coordinated complex international itineraries across multiple time zones under tight, short-notice deadlines.
• Synthesised a complex workforce policy into strategic recommendations, ensuring the Trust's workforce development strategy aligned with national standards, Board priorities and organisational objectives.
• Secured a £54,774 Pfizer 'Independent Medical Education' Grant by developing a compelling business case and successfully obtaining external funding to support strategic objectives.

Senior lecturer - Anglia Ruskin University - United Kingdom

(2016-01 - 2019-12)

• Managed multiple complex strategic initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, governance and resources to deliver high-quality outcomes while managing competing priorities and organisational risk.
• Developed executive dashboards, performance reports and strategic presentations, providing evidence-based insights that informed senior decision-making and improved organisational performance.
• Built and managed long-term relationships with universities, healthcare organisations, professional bodies and external partners, identifying opportunities to strengthen collaboration and deliver mutual value.
• Contributed to organisational governance and strategic planning through senior committee membership, influencing policy, supporting executive decisions and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Led recruitment, coaching and performance development, building high-performing teams and fostering collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Represented the organisation at executive meetings and national conferences, strengthening partnerships and expanding professional networks.
• Led the strategic development and successful launch of a new academic programme, managing the full project lifecycle from business planning and stakeholder engagement to implementation, delivering organisational objectives and sustainable growth.
• Designed and delivered innovative capability-building programmes by identifying stakeholder needs, developing tailored solutions and achieving 91% stakeholder satisfaction through a consultative, customer-focused approach.

MBA - Business administration and management - Durham University (2025-12)

MA - City, St George's, University of London (2026-12)