Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
To manage digital projects including planning, execution, control, and closure in order to ensure successful implementation within set requirements, plans and KPIs.
Key Activities
Project Planning:
- Contribute to the development of Digitization and Technology project management guidelines and governance framework and ensure their continuous update.
- Coordinate with Project Management Office Directorate in order to effectively communicate project management tools and forms and support in the delivery of trainings when needed.
- Develop a prioritization list of projects according to pre-set criteria and assessment of projects scope of work.
- Support in the selection of vendors when needed and participate in agreement of contractual terms and conditions in coordination with concerned departments ensuring all requirements are met.
- Plan for assigned projects (e.g. sequence of activities, budget estimate, timeline, communication schedule).
- Provide support in projects risk assessments and development of mitigation plans prior to projects launching.
Project Initiation and Execution:
- Develop a detailed schedule and project charter and communicate it to concerned stakeholders to gather their comments and recommendations.
- Develop project roadmap and plan ensuring communication across project teams.
- Develop a log to document all dependencies/constraints including responsible stakeholders for managing the dependency and all other pertinent information that facilitate work tracking.
- Facilitate project execution, evaluate project’s risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies to ensure the success of the project and proactively propose preventive actions.
- Analyze all arising issues and recommend corrective actions accordingly ensuring reporting for reference purposes.
Project Monitoring and Reporting:
- Monitor assigned projects ensuring alignment, on-time and successful delivery against set KPIs.
- Maintain relationships and communication with consultants/vendors to ensure most appropriate and efficient equipment/tools/methods/services are used with optimal cost to ensure successful delivery.
- Develop progress reports of assigned projects in an accurate and timely manner according to set reporting guidelines to provide updates on progress and facilitate decision-making for higher management.
- Ensure that assigned projects’ documents are properly coded, filed and maintained for future referencing.
- Track financial aspects of assigned projects and ensure completion within approved budget and timeline.
- Evaluate performance of projects consultants/vendors against terms and conditions.
- Analyze project KPIs measurement results, budget expenditure, resources, utilization ratios and provide recommendations to improve performance of future projects.
- Confirm project closure and prepare certificate of completion
Skills
JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge and Experience
- 3 to 6 years of relevant experience in Project Management
Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent is required
- PMP certificate
Job Details
- Job Location
- Riyadh Saudi Arabia
- Company Industry
- IT Services
- Company Type
- Employer (Private Sector)
- Job Role
- Information Technology
- Employment Type
- Full Time Employee
- Monthly Salary Range
- Unspecified
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
Preferred Candidate
- Residence Location
- Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
- Degree
- Bachelor's degree / higher diploma