Senior Project Manager
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About the Role
The Community Development Authority in Dubai is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee strategic and priority projects. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent, 7+ years of project management experience, and fluency in Arabic and English.
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Responsibilities
- Develop a complete project management methodology including procedures, policies, roles, and KPIs
- Plan strategic priority projects and oversee their execution based on approved project plans
- Develop project action plans and coordinate with stakeholders to prepare project launch documents
- Identify project risks and develop risk management plans
- Monitor project milestones and ensure adherence to approved timelines
- Review project change requests to ensure compliance with timeline and budget
- Ensure solutions for project obstacles are provided
- Ensure project documentation through to closure
- Submit periodic reports to the department manager on project progress
- Oversee preparation of strategic project budgets in coordination with stakeholders
- Ensure projects are executed within approved budget and optimal cost efficiency
- Prepare training needs plan for subordinates and oversee team performance evaluation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent
- Fluency in English and Arabic (spoken and written)
- Proficiency in project management software
- At least 7 years of experience in project management
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Job Objectives
- Oversee the follow up and implementation of strategic and priority projects.
Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities
- Strategic Affairs: Develop a complete project management methodology (including procedures, policies, roles, and KPIs).
- Plan strategic priority projects and oversee their execution based on approved project plans.
- Develop project action plans and coordinate with stakeholders to prepare project launch documents.
- Work with stakeholders to identify project risks and develop risk management plans.
- Oversee project milestones and ensure adherence to approved timeline.
- Review project change requests to ensure compliance with timeline and budget.
- Ensure solutions for project obstacles are provided.
- Ensure project documentation through to closure.
- Submit periodic reports to the department manager on project progress.
- Financial Affairs: Oversee preparation of strategic project budgets in coordination with stakeholders.
- Ensure strategic and priority projects are executed within approved budget and optimal cost efficiency.
- Development: Prepare training needs plan for subordinates and submit to department manager for approval.
Operational Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure effective communication with internal and external clients regarding project management.
- Ensure facilitation of communication channels among all internal stakeholders, external partners, and suppliers.
- Ensure compliance with the authority's project management methodology.
- Prepare a periodically updated monitoring system for strategic and priority projects including key data and completion stages.
- Oversee project milestones and ensure adherence to approved timeline.
- Develop operational KPIs and balanced scorecard for strategic and priority projects.
- Monitor implementation of all projects based on project management methodology.
- Monitor and improve project performance.
- Measure the impact and contribution of projects to the authority's strategy.
- Ensure all project closure and delivery requirements are completed within timeline and budget.
- Ensure archiving of all closed project documents.
- Comply with information security policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
- Fluency in English and Arabic (spoken and written).
- Proficiency in project management software.
- At least 7 years of experience in project management.
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