Consulting - Manager - Government

Job description / Role

The Manager – a well-rounded professional –will work with the Senior Managers to successfully deliver consulting engagements in the Government and Public sector, leveraging PwC’s network and available consultants. As a member of this practice area, he/she will be required to provide input on the business plan and assist in delivering to it.

Responsibilities would include the development of the PMO vision, ideas and priorities, gather and analyse data relating to the current resources, capabilities and skills of PMO, work with concerned teams/ functions to design implementation plans, and provide support for developing business readiness frameworks with supporting processes (e.g. training and communication).

Key Responsibilites:
- PMO/ Project Design and Development
- Identify project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards.
- Document any business requirements for specific initiatives/ projects.
- Organise the activities of specific program/ project areas.
- Maintain mechanisms to manage change control, risks and issues within specific projects.

Program Implementation and Delivery
- Lead knowledge building and sharing, using knowledge management methodologies, techniques, and processes.
- Coordinate with others to utilise learning and development tools and techniques to analyse, identify and communicate requirements for change.

Program Evaluation
- Evaluate project outcomes in terms of quality, consistency, accuracy, overall value, completion dates and provider performance.
- Ensure that recording and maintaining a project database containing all related information, (data, documents, reports etc.) takes place.

Budget Management
- Develop project budget and take necessary actions to approve and adjust as per recommendations
- Monitor project budgets and prepare regular status reports.
- Follow up on project financial measures and report results to the PMO Director.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, 9+ years total experience with at least 2 years project management skills consulting experience. Who demonstrates business acumen and content leadership and can confidently manage PwC consultants, and clients. The preferable candidate would be able manage and run transformation projects.


Requirements:
- 7-9 years of experience
- At least 2 years working as a Project Manager preferably with the Government and Public Sector
- Experience in PM methodology and practices, as well as experience in managing a portfolio of projects.
- Lead discussions with high level government officials to identify their key requirements, interpret their mandates and facilitate the setting of their long-term strategies
- Knowledge/understanding of the Middle East Government and Public Sector including a deep understanding of global trends in the Government and Public Sector
- Strong team player who leads from the front
- Effective at multitasking

Additional requirements:
- Innovative, confident and energetic
- Ethical, honest and straightforward
- Manage projects and economics
- Be open minded and agile with change
- Communicate with impact and empathy
- Develop self and others through coaching
- Be curious: learn, share and innovate
- Build and sustain relationships
- Be passionate about client service
- Demonstrate the ability to impact top and/ or bottom line financial results for clients
- Bilingual (English & Arabic)

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.