Senior Strategy & PMO Officer - Education & Training

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

To support the planning and cascading of the organization strategic directions by handling the research, material development, design of tools and methodologies, and development of the required reports to support decision making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Prepare the material needed to conduct strategy formulation and cascading exercises to identify the strategic objectives, KPIs, and initiatives/ projects as per the directions of his/her superior.

2. Conduct the internal and external market research and data analysis exercises needed to support the strategic planning of the organization vision and objectives.

3. Prepare the tools and templates needed to facilitate the strategic initiatives/ projects’ scheduling and resource planning for project teams.

4. Conduct the research and activities needed to establish the dashboard reporting mechanism as per his/ her superior directions, and follow up with teams for regular update of KPI achievements.

5. Conduct regular project progress reviews through meetings, reports, etc., and escalate issues to concerned parties when needed.

6. Generate regular reports of project progress reviews and KPI dashboard, and present to concerned parties.

7. Participate in the design and application of the capacity building initiatives related to strategic planning and project management skill development.

8. Develop the PMO tools, processes, and systems meant to streamlining project management processes and methodologies, and sharing of knowledge and alignment between departments as per directions of his/her superior.

9. Develop, maintain, and handle the constant update of the PMO knowledge management system, supporting the teams to get easy access to project plans, templates, documentations, and learnings and deliverables of the past projects.

10. Develop the reports and presentations that contain the organization strategic plans and performance reviews to stakeholders and the Board of Directors, as per his/her superior directions, to support decision making.

11. Perform the activities of the Board Secretary including organization, reporting, and follow up of the board meeting decisions, plans, documentation, etc.

12. Conduct performance appraisals sessions of his direct report in due time.

13. Approve and follow up on the implementation of training and development plans of the finance team to increase team competence.

Requirements

Job Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business or relevant degree 3-5+ Years of experience in business, Projects management, reporting and/or relevant field. Proficient in MS Office particularly with Excel. Good command of English and Arabic language (written and spoken).