Senior Project / Solutions Delivery Manager

Mackenzie Jones

UAE

Ref: HP279-3170

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The Project / Delivery Manager is responsible for managing custom curriculum and technology based Programs / Projects from initiation and development to execution and implementation for high profile clients within the Middle East Hub.

Specific job duties may include creating a project plan and schedule, accurately estimating time and resources required to complete the project, organizing and communicating information to key stakeholders, and assigning resources to each phase

Duties:
- Direct and manage the business solutions to the end customers from initiation to closure.
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an on-going basis.
- Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
- Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyse results, and troubleshoot problem areas..
- Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
- Manage and report project budgets through appropriate and required systems and tools, including resource allocation, invoicing, and coordination with Accounts Payable to pay contractors and freelance resources in a timely manner.
- This position will require occasional weekend / evening work to coordinate project activities with team members across the ME Hub and across other LOBs within
- Oversee delivery of Services related to high-value and/or high-complexity contracts and scopes-of-work
- Ability to travel 40 50% of the time to client or company locations

Requirements

- 8 - 10 + years Project Management and/ or Delivery experience in Education
- MBA or Post Graduate Degree preferred
- Large client engagement experience
- Proven ability to manage budgets in excess of 1M with strong financial acumen and the ability to track and maintain P&L, with a drive to delivery profitability to the business.
- Fluent in Arabic and English.
- Experience with working with the dynamics of team members spread across multiple international locations and time zones. Global work experience.
- Knowledge of PM industry standards such as PMBOK and/or Prince 2
- Experience in creating and maintaining complex Project schedules
- Excellent management and leadership skills with the ability to coach and further develop staff successfully
- Ability to lead and motivate large and complex teams spanning various geographies.
- Able to negotiate effectively with both internal and external clients.
- Experience with large integrators/consultants (i.e. IBM, Accenture, Deloitte)
- A team player with excellent communication (oral & written) and presentation skills
- Principles and practices of Information Technology an asset
- Experience with working and dealing with senior levels of Management.
- Experience in Education either k-12 or Higher Ed.
- Ability to travel extensively > 50%
- Computer software, including MS Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project, and Visio

About the Company

Mackenzie Jones Middle East has decades of recruitment expertise in various industry sectors. Along with a deep understanding of key market sectors and regions, we never forget to treat clients, companies and candidates as individuals who have unique needs.

So we always listen, constantly learn, occasionally challenge and frequently advise. Its all part of a service renowned for its courtesy, consideration and dedication. Based in Dubai since 2006, our office covers the GCC and Levant countries and with the right regional expertise, we are the leading specialists.

Were growing rapidly because people appreciate our honesty, commitment and results.

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