Programe Director - IMPC

UAE Branches; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Dubai seeks a Programme Director responsible for executing and leading major consultancy services for the Iraq Ministry of Planning. The role involves managing multidisciplinary teams, ensuring client satisfaction, and maintaining financial oversight. Ideal candidates will possess extensive relevant experience and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum overall relevant experience: 25 years.
• Minimum relevant experience: 12 years.
• Fluency in English; Arabic speaking advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Client liaison and management.
• Develop and monitor programme and task order budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Commercial Awareness

Education

Degree and/or master's qualification

MBA

Job description

Title:

Programe Director - IMPC

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Programme Director

LOCATION

Dubai UAE

The role will be primarily Dubai office based with travel to Iraq on a visiting basis required.

THE ROLE

Based in Dubai but with regular trips to Iraq primarily Baghdad the successful candidate will be accountable for the execution and leadership of the programme to the clients satisfaction consistent with cost schedule and contractual requirements while maintaining bottom line responsibility for financial success. Delivery of expected results for financial HSE client satisfaction budget and schedule performance.

Project description

KBR have a five plus three option year contract with the Iraq Ministry of Planning for the development of economic and physical programmes with a variety of government ministries to achieve the national development objectives. KBR are providing consultancy services on a Task Order basis covering economic master plan project prioritisation feasibility technical and financial review project management ongoing project monitoring and negotiation support across a number of sectors.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIESLead and manage a large multi-disciplinary team of consultants to deliver successfully the task orders and the programme in accordance with policies procedures systems and requirements approved by the Company

• Develop implement and monitor the overall programme as well as individual task order budgets and schedules
• Health Safety and Environmental performance

• Client liaison and management
• Day to day management of KBR staff
• Project management reporting to the Client.

EXPERIENCE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Degree and/or masters qualification in an appropriate field. MBA would be considered advantageous
• Minimum overall relevant experience 25 years
• Minimum relevant experience 12 years
• Minimum Regional Experience 10 years
• Professional memberships and charterships
• Sound knowledge of all aspects of a major consultancy assignment
• Excellent report writing and communication skills
• Experience of major projects in the Middle East
• Fluency in English language both written and spoken Arabic speaking definitely advantageous.

COMPETENCIES

• Leadership
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong customer focus
• Commercial awareness
• Contract negotiation
• Planning & organising
• Accepts Responsibility
• HSE Awareness

Required Experience:

Director