Major Responsibilities
• Assist the department manager in planning activities to ensure project deliverables and project tasks are delivered on time.
• Regularly produce updated project plans and reports according to internal project governance standards.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and all levels within PHCC, build relationships, gain commitment, and embrace change.
• Follow up on the activities of the department, ensuring that the team works cohesively and effectively, and that each member understands the project plan, key deliverables and roles and responsibilities.
• Monitor the progress of projects deliverable against agreed targets, highlighting any untoward issues and contributing to the adjustment of plans to ensure delivery on time and to specified quality.
• Produce business cases, project plans and financial plans to support the delivery of projects and assists in preparing ad hoc reports.
Builds cross-directorate relationships in an effort to control project/support objectives, timelines, implementation of strategy and assignment of resources.
• Coordinate with all the departments and gather, analyze and summarize data for the preparation of internal and external reports.
• Gather and prepare material to feed into management reports.
• Maintain project databases and files and contribute towards planning/administration of various meetings.
• Assist in reviewing various aspects of projects including implementation, resource allocation and finances to ensure that projects are viable and will be delivered on time.
• Whilst the post holder will not have direct responsibility for managing staff, they will however need to support the department staff at all levels to ensure projects are delivered within the given timescales.
• Carry out any other work as may be required from time to time, to satisfy the requirements of the team
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in business administration
- Certification in PMP or equivalent training i.e., LEAN, Six Sigma or similar methods is highly desirable
- Minimum 5 years of experience in managing and delivering project (within healthcare sector is preferred)
- Computer skills including proficiency in common word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation programmes.
- Fluency in written and spoken Arabic is preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Work and communicate with other disciplines with confidence. Ability to manage overlapping priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to identify and resolve day-to-day project risks and issues.
- Ability to track and monitor project status against project plan, including tracking actual costs to budget.
- Demonstrates good judgment and knowledge of the project team's capabilities to absorb and adjust to scope changes