Museum Exhibition Project Manager

Job Req ID: ‎8498
Description:
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the
world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest
upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to
maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a
commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the
world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the
future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the
Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to
deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom,
but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely
on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst
the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

The Project Manager manages and coordinates all aspects of project management
functions related to the organization, development, and implementation of
temporary in-house exhibitions, permanent gallery rotations, traveling
exhibitions, and other related projects.
This includes responsibility for drafting schedules, developing and tracking
budgets, writing agendas, leading meetings, and facilitating communication
between cross-functional teams at all levels. This position will also be
called upon to assist with other institutional project management needs. The
Project Manager is essential and is relied upon to be an advocate for their
successful completion.
The role will require an individual with a great sense of independence, yet
being able to lead a wide range of stakeholders through the project.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Museum 's mission and vision, with a focus on visitor experience
and community engagement
Contribute to and support Ithra's strategic plan, annual priorities, as well
as programs and initiatives.
Contribute to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, a
spirit of collegiality, cooperation, and openness to many perspectives.
Manage all aspects of project management functions related to the
organization, development, implementation, and archiving of temporary in-house
exhibitions, permanent gallery rotations, traveling exhibitions, and other
related projects.
Good leadership and people management skills; able to lead and motivate teams
during exhibition installation and de-installation.
Develop and oversee project budgets and work schedules in consultation with
relevant personnel; monitor project expenditures and report against targets;
track and continually revise schedules and timelines
Demonstrable project management skills with the ability to manage several
projects concurrently, maintaining a flexible approach when working under
pressure.
Review, create, manage, and disseminate contracts with independent contractors
related to projects assigned
Plan, lead and facilitate core and cross-functional team meetings; foster
productive relationships and mutual understanding between project team members
and stakeholders
Ability to display the competencies of strategic thinking, development of self
and others and ability to deploy and align organizational strategies and
objectives
Ensure essential information is communicated consistently and in a timely
manner with key partners
Assist in the annual budgeting process
Continually strive to improve project management processes across the
institution
Provide guidance to project coordinators in the development and management of
production budgets, schedules, workflow and processes for cross functional
teams
Previous experience of line-managing staff.
Manage the selection of contractors for exhibitions, factoring in suitability
and cost efficiency for the project.
Manage the Exhibitions team members including Coordinators and Gallery
Technicians as directed, offering support and guidance, carrying out annual
reviews.

Minimum Requirements

Ability to deliver results, facilitate and influence others and problem solve
beyond temporary solutions
‎6+ years of related experience. Proven experience in project management
English and Arabic language proficiency in both spoken and written form
Experience and knowledge of the process of exhibition development and
installation
Experience with working with curators, designers, programmers
Strong communication and written skills; ability to draft business plans to
determine the feasibility of undertaking new projects and create detailed
reports
High proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
A degree in History of Art, Design or in Museum Studies is desirable.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding
professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are
remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by
investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a
global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's
biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily
in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many
decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-
specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs
- one of the largest in the world.

Country/Region: SA