JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Consulting, Portfolio & Program Management - Senior Consultant
Line of Service: Advisory
Industry/Sector: Regional, State, Local and City Government
Specialism: PPM
Management Level: Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high growth Consulting team, where you will play a key role in developing and delivering strategy based projects, to clients in the Government and Public Sector in Saudi Arabia. We focus on helping solve client problems by offering both strategic and operational expertise. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with companies and organizations, always ensuring that we are able to bring the best insights and solutions to help them tackle whatever critical issues they may face.
You will be part of PwC's Programme and Project Management team, interacting with industry professionals and experts whom will help you build and deploy the strong project management skills required to manage large-scale nationwide transformation initiatives. You will be exposed to the PwC proprietary methodologies and tools built from experiences from numerous prior engagements and leading practices, to enable you to efficiently and effectively deliver to our clients in a timely and reliable manner.
As part of our team, you'll help our clients with optimizing their project and programme performance, while consistently aligning programs with corporate strategy.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Be part of a wide variety of projects including but not limited to: Transformation Projects, IT Implementations, Business Process Re-engineering and Feasibility Studies etc.
• Identify project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards
• Document any business requirements for specific initiatives/projects
• Organize the activities of specific program/project areas
• Prepare regular status reports
• Ensure that recording and maintaining a project database containing all related information, (data, documents, reports etc.) takes place
• Coordinate with others to utilize learning and development tools and techniques to analyze, identify and communicate requirements for change
REQUIREMENTS
Preferred Skills
• The ideal candidate will have the ability to be a part of multiple projects and leadership skills to engage with diverse stakeholders
• Familiarity with best practices in PMO structures and operating models
• Be passionate about client service
• Self-motivated, confident - a strong work ethic
• Successful performance within team environments, enjoy being part of a team
• Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize work load whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines
• Knowledge/understanding of the Middle East Government and Public Sector including a deep understanding of global trends in the Government and Public Sector
• Experience of driving large-scale change
• Sector exposure and experience of different labor reforms
• Planning and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Primavera P6 and G-Suite
• Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic (verbal and written)
Minimum Years Experience Required
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role, out of which a minimum of 1 year of experience in a PMO preferably within the Government and Public Sector
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes
Government Clearance Required? Yes
Job Posting End Date: March 31, 2019
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.
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