Assurance - PwC Academy - Project Manager

Job description / Role

Line of Service
Assurance

Specialism
Assurance

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary
PwC's Academy is looking for a candidate who is highly organized, with very strong project administration and management experience.

The candidate will also need to be knowledgeable about learning and development processes and systems, preferably within the context of executive education and development. We are looking for someone who takes ownership of the projects they are working on and uses their own initiative, drive and flexibility to make the project a success.

Planning and organizing
-  Acknowledge the receipt of hand over from the BD team and ensure that all necessary steps is completed before the delivery of the engagement (e.g. R&Q completed, engagement letter/contract signed, etc.)
-  Initiate the set-up of client in the PwC internal systems/database (job codes, enrolment to client's portal.
-  Organise and conduct a kick-off meeting with the relevant stakeholders
-  Engagement and of internal and external SMEs in the planning phase
-  Project planning - scheduling, SME resourcing, initiation of SME's contracts, logistics for training delivery and for the SME 
-  Trainer briefing
- Setting up a communication plan

Manage the content development phase
-     Communicating the expectation from various stakeholders in terms of content, quality, timeline, etc 

Manage the delivery phase
-     Making sure that the delivery is as per plan - performing quality check during the delivery of the course.
  
Quality control
-  Quality control on material, delivery  and other client deliverables
-   Analysing and managing project risks  
-   Analyzing client and participant feedback for improvements 
-   Trainer performance analysis and overall trainer management

Managing project economics/reporting
-     Review and update of PTs upon handover from the BD team.
-     Monthly updating course manager dashaboard
-     Updating revenue forecast every week and to keep the internal stakeholders up to date
-     Client billing and debtor management
-     Third party supplier/contractor's invoices
-     Updating the project hub update

Client communications and management
-     Client management and obtaining client feedback
-     Review and submission of post course reports
-     Organising periodic update meeting with client to discuss overall status of the project
 
Account accelerators
-     Maintain and develop strong relationships with client key contact
-     Actively develop new relationships to widen network within the same client
-     Identify any other training opportunities in the client.

Requirements

Requirements
- University Level qualification, e.g. BA or BSc
- Desirable - Project Management Certification, e.g. PMP
- Learning and Development Certification, e.g. CIPD
- At least 5 years work experience
- Desirable - Professional services
- Desirable - Middle East Experience
- High level of technical proficiency and computer literacy particularly with Excel, Word, MS Project and PowerPoint
- Expertise in management of the full systems approach to training, including, design, development, delivery and evaluation of training.
- Experienced project manager, particularly in the field of learning and organizational development

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.