Description

An author and speaker, Dr. Jamal Nassar is an international leadership development coach and executive programme facilitator with over 20 years of experience, having delivered more than 1,000 programmes across 16 countries. He has worked with central banks, governments, and development agencies, including UNDP, and supported senior leaders in global organisations such as Jaguar Land Rover, Unilever, GSK, FrieslandCampina, and BAT. He brings deep expertise in post-merger and acquisition cultural integration, helping organisations align leadership, systems, and behaviours following complex cross-border transactions. Holding a PhD in Finance, an MBA in Strategic Management, and postgraduate qualifications in educational leadership, he combines academic depth with hands-on execution in high-stakes, multicultural environments.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Manchester (up to 50km)

UKMC
Lecturer – Innovation Enterprise
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Manchester, United Kingdom
• • Design and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate content on digital business and leadership.
• • Supervise student projects and support their development.
Designing Training Programs Leadership Coaching Cultural Intelligence
Nufiniti Ltd. (UK)
Managing Director
November 2023 - Today (2 years and 7 months)
• • Lead the development of leadership and entrepreneurship programs for global learners.
• • Facilitate workshops across UK, Asia, and Africa.
Workshops Facilitation Leadership Coaching delivering high impact leadership workshops advisory services Mentoring Startups
UNDP Asia-Pacific
Digital Finance Specialist
January 2024 - December 2024 (11 months)
• Advise governments and institutions on digital onboarding and enterprise innovation.
• Design policy frameworks for MSME digitisation in emerging markets.

Engaged with UNDP regional offices in South East Asia and contributed to several initiatives in digital finance
One project was tackling a challenge with the Bhutan central bank related to digital finance infrastructure.
Designed a digital knowledge product for UNDP Afghanistan.
Co-facilitated leadership workshop for UNDP Maldiv