Program Manager

1 week ago

Riyadh, Ar Riyāḑ, Saudi Arabia Misk Foundation Full time

Job Purpose

To manage the development and execution of a Portfolio of Projects in different stages of development within one distinct Program Area in order to support Misk achieve one of its key objectives:

  • Identify, develop and nurture KSA's top leaders.
  • Develop professional talent in emerging sectors.
  • Enable the launch and growth of youth-led Saudi start-ups.
  • Foster youth-focused organizations and connect KSA youth with the world.

Duties and Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Program Manager include, but are not limited to:

1. Strategy

  • Develops the program strategy by translating the program area's strategy into a coherent plan with identified key results and cascading it across the different projects.
  • Works with Project Managers to define projects that best support business strategy and targets.
  • Works with Project Managers and Partnership Manager to identify implementation partners.
  • Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization
  • Managing the organziation long-term goals.

2. Budget

  • Prepares and recommends the budget for his/her portfolio in alignment to the annual business plan.
  • Manages annual budgets of up to SAR 50M and respective revenues.
  • Monitors the performance of his/her portfolio against budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory results are identified and rectified promptly, and potential results improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.

2. Program Management

  • Suggests new ideas and projects that Project Managers may manage.
  • Oversees the development and building of roadmap and work plan for each project in order to understand the activities, timeline, stakeholders involved etc.
  • Ensures proper collaboration between relevant Managers and internal/external partnerships as well as other service providers, in order to ensure effective integration and alignment while implementing the initiatives.
  • Ensures there are proper processes for effective communication both internally and externally, regarding issues, objectives, initiatives, performances etc. in order to ensure information sharing and alignment with the plans and goals of initiatives.
  • Monitors and evaluates the status of initiatives to identify discrepancies to agreed-upon plans, budgets, timelines etc.
  • Leads risk identification, evaluation and development of mitigation plans as appropriate to ensure adequate execution of initiatives.
  • Acts as an escalation point to resolve issues and overcome challenges on initiatives
  • Monitors the performance of the contractors/suppliers to ensure compliance with the agreed contractual terms and conditions.
  • During peak time, supports project delivery as needed.
  • Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders

3. Collaborations

  • Closely collaborates with Business Development team to identify suitable partners to support the delivery of the agreed-upon initiatives.
  • Monitors the performance and effectiveness of partners and accordingly suggests new and or / removal of partners from the network.

4. Marketing

  • Collaborates with Marketing and Communication to ensure the initiatives receive the right level of communication and branding.
  • Supports in drafting key messages to various marketing and communication campaigns to ensure the messages are customized to suit different stakeholder groups involved.

5. Measuring and Reporting

  • Tracks KPIs to measure the portfolio's performance and impact.
  • Suggests ways to adapt programs to improve performance, where needed.
  • Supervises the preparation of timely and accurate reports, such as project progress and impact, partnerships, etc. to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards.

6. People Management

  • Builds and leads a motivated, engaged and competent workforce throughout the section, by setting priorities and objectives, managing performance, and providing ongoing feedback to meet Innovation's challenges and goals.

7. Policies, Processes & Procedures

  • Recommends improvements to policies and directs the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective output.
  • Contributes to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices.

Performs other related duties or assignments as directed.

Stakeholder Engagement

Internal: Business Development Managers, Ops and BE Managers, Planning and Impact Program Manager, Research and Innovation Program Manager, MarCom Managers.

External: Delivery partners (e.g. Ministries of Education, Culture, etc, other youth related entities), initiative partners (e.g WEF, G20, etc).

Qualifications

  • Education
    • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Education or any related field.
    • Master's degree in a relevant field is preferable.
  • Language: English and Arabic language skills.

Experience

  • 10-14 years in Project Management including at least 5 years in positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities.
  • Experience in respective program area is a plus
  • Experience with managing a portfolio of projects

Competencies and Skills

Job Specific Skills:

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Instructional design and quality assurance
  • Leading teams
  • Problem Solving
  • Experience in programs content development
  • Vendor Management
  • Budgeting and spending

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