Senior Executive Permits

About Dubai Media Council

The Dubai Media Council is the government authority responsible for regulating and developing Dubai’s media sector, strengthening the emirate’s position as a leading regional and global media hub through progressive policies, innovation, and talent development.

Senior Executive Permits

Media Regulation Sector

Permits

Head of Permits

The Senior Executive Permits is responsible for managing higher-complexity permit applications, supervising daily permit operations, and supporting the Section Head Permits in delivering an efficient, compliant, and business-friendly permits function for media-related activities in Dubai. The role holder oversees complex, urgent, and priority permit requests relating to filming, production, events, and special media activities, while ensuring service levels, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction are achieved.

He/she acts as the senior operational team member within the Permits section, guiding junior staff, resolving escalations, improving workflows, and supporting coordination with government entities and strategic stakeholders. The role holder is expected to demonstrate strong teamwork skills and carry out his/her duties in accordance with the relevant business policies and procedures.

• Implement the operational requirements for Permits, in line with the overall Permits strategy, vision and goals.
• Work collaboratively with the Permits team, to ensure smooth and on-time delivery of services to applicants.
• Provide metrics and supporting documents to the Head of Permits, to support with the monthly KPI reports.

• Manage high-value, urgent, sensitive, or complex permit applications requiring senior review so that strategic projects and time-sensitive requests are processed efficiently and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Review permit submissions for filming, production, events, drone activity, and special media activities to ensure all documentation, approvals, and eligibility criteria are satisfied prior to issuance.
• Resolve escalated applications involving incomplete submissions, conflicting requirements, or compressed timelines so that avoidable delays are minimized and stakeholder confidence is maintained.
• Recommend approval pathways, conditions, or risk mitigation measures for non-standard applications to ensure sound decisions are made while enabling business activity where appropriate.
• Ensure priority and executive-level requests are progressed within agreed timelines so that the department delivers a responsive and enabling service model.

• Support oversight of daily permit queues, workloads, service levels, and turnaround times so that operational performance targets are consistently achieved.
• Guide Chief Executive and Executive team members on priorities, technical matters, and workflow issues to ensure consistent decision-making and quality service delivery.
• Monitor peak demand periods and recommend resource allocation adjustments so that service continuity is maintained during high-volume periods.
• Review completed work for quality, accuracy, and compliance to reduce rework, applicant frustration, and operational inefficiencies.
• Escalate recurring process issues or bottlenecks to the Section Head Permits with recommendations so that corrective improvements can be implemented quickly.

• Coordinate with municipalities, police, aviation authorities, free zones, and other entities so that linked approvals are secured efficiently for permit issuance.
• Support fast-track approvals for strategic productions, VIP projects, and urgent requests so that Dubai remains an attractive destination for major media activity.
• Ensure external conditions or requirements are captured and communicated clearly to applicants to avoid confusion, non-compliance, or permit delays.
• Build effective working relationships with partner authorities so that collaboration becomes faster, smoother, and more predictable…