Consulting, Portfolio & Program Management - Manager

Description

Established in the region for ‎40 years, PwC has around ‎8,000 people in ‎12
countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates.
Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international
experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can
bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than ‎328,000 people
across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help
you find the value you are looking for.
Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Regional, State, Local and City Government
Specialism
PPM
Management Level
Manager
Job Description & Summary
In Consulting, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the best
across industry and professional functional advisory services. We focus on
helping solve client problems by offering both strategic and operational deep
industry 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. Our Consulting practice currently focuses on several core
sectors including Consumer and Industrial Products & Services, Energy,
Utilities & Mining, Financial Services, Government, Health Industries, Finance
Function, People and Organisations and Technology.

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 organisations, 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.
Responsibilities
* Manage and run a wide variety of projects including but not limited to: Transformation Projects, IT Implementations, Business Process Re-engineering, Feasibility Studies etc.
* Risk, issue and change management - maintain mechanisms to manage change control, risks and issues within specific projects
* Identify project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards
* Document any business requirements for specific initiatives/projects
* Organise the activities of specific program/project areas
* Monitor project budgets and prepare regular status reports
* 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
* 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
Preferred skills
* The ideal candidate will have the ability to manage 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 organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise work load whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines
* Experience in overseeing and reporting progress of large-scale programs
* 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 labour reforms.
* Planning and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Primavera P6
* Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic (verbal and written)
Minimum years experience required
* ‎7-‎10 years of experience in a similar role, out of which a minimum of ‎2 years of experience in a PMO preferably within the Government and Public Sector
Education
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Degrees/Field of Study required:
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications
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Required Skills
Optional Skills
Desired Languages
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Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
Yes
Job Posting End Date
Job ID: 363WD
Industry: Government and Public Services
Service: Advisory
Grade: Manager
Location: Riyadh - Kingdom Tower
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