Senior Executive - Communications & Project Management

Publicis Groupe; Dubai; On-site; AED 335,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Saatchi & Saatchi in Dubai is seeking a Senior Executive, Communications & Project Management to support the account management team across creative, strategy, production, content, media, SEO, CX, and data science. You will ensure deadlines and schedules are on track and lead planning campaigns, resourcing, monitoring, and quality control from start to finish.

The role requires proven project management experience, ability to coordinate teams, and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management.
• Ability to coordinate project teams of various sizes.
• Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.
• Ability to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Budget management experience.
• Ability to develop, implement, and review policies and procedures.
• Proactively problem-solve and identify new opportunities for the groupe.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project teams of various sizes.
• Apply formal project management methodologies.
• Ensure projects are completed in a timely manner.
• Manage budgets.
• Develop, implement and review policies and procedures.
• Proactively problem-solve and identify new opportunities for the groupe.
• Work with stakeholders such as creative teams, production, clients.
• Manage stakeholders on client projects from concept approval to delivery.
• Plan ahead, identify risks and propose solutions.
• Troubleshoot issues as they arise and escalate as needed.
• Outsource and find freelancers when needed.
• Establish and execute CPS communication plans and ensure their execution.
• Monitor project progress and bypass problems.
• Prepare status reports and submit deliverables.
• Ensure quality standards.
• Facilitate change requests to inform impacts on schedule and budget.
• Enforce deadlines and maintain efficiency.
• Schedule project-related meetings.
• Allocate tasks and responsibilities to team members.
• Encourage communication among team members.
• Communicate effectively with people at all levels.
• Lead teams to maximize performance.
• Make good decisions.
• Understand project management software and related programs.
• Inspire a shared vision and adapt to changes.
• Stay cool under pressure.
• Negotiate to settle conflicts and maintain harmony.
• Problem-solving mindset.
• Self-motivated and innovative.
• Time management and efficient work.

Skills

Project management

Team coordination

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Policy development

Problem solving

Negotiation

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Company description

Nothing is Impossible

Founded in London in 1970, Saatchi & Saatchi has grown into a global creative network with 114 offices across 67 countries and more than 6,500 people. As part of Publicis Groupe, we partner with leading global brands to deliver integrated communications and unforgettable creative work.

Our belief that ‘Nothing is Impossible’ inspires us to drive positive change through creativity. With teams across the UAE and Saudi Arabia serving the wider Middle East and Africa, the agency was named #2 Network of the Year at Dubai Lynx 2024.

Our culture is what sets us apart. From collaborative ways of working to the traditions that bring our people together, we create an environment where talent can grow, ideas can thrive and outstanding work can happen.

Overview

We’re looking for a passionate, curious and organized Senior Executive - Communications & Project Management to be part of our team, delivering a multi-discipline communications scope for a game-changing brand. As a Senior Executive, Communications & Project Management, you will support the account management team in coordinating projects across a range of verticals - creative, strategy, production, content, media, SEO, CX, data science. The core responsibilities will be to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track, in addition to playing the lead role in planning campaigns, resourcing, monitoring and quality control from start to finish. This role will also be tasked with submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project plans, ensuring their effective execution throughout.

Responsibilities

Technical & Product*

• - Proven experience in project management.
• - Ability to co-ordinate project teams of various sizes
• - Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.
• - Ability to complete projects in a timely manner.
• - Budget management experience.
• - Ability to develop, implement, and review policies and procedures.
• - Ability to proactively problem-solve, and indentify new opportunities for the groupe.

Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency*

• - Working with different stakeholders such as creative teams, production, clients etc..
• - Managing stakeholders on clients projects and organizing their projects from approval of concepts till the end
• - Forward planning, idenitifing potential risks and proposing solutions
• - Troubleshooting unforeseen issues as they arise, escalating as required
• - Outsourcing and finding freelancers when needed.
• - Establishing effective project communication plans (CPS) and ensuring their execution on time
• - Following the project's progress and bypassing problems
• - Evaluating a post-project and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements by preparing status reports
• - Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards
• - Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• - Enforcing deadlines and maintains efficiency across teams.
• - Scheduling project-related meetings
• - Allocating tasks and responsibilities to team members
• - Encouraging communication among team members.

Innovative & Analytical Mindset*

• - Effective communication skills, able to connect with people at all levels.
• - Strong leadership skills: able to motivate the team and drive maximum performance
• - Good decision maker
• - Technical expertise: Since project management software and other related programs are essential in accomplishing the project goals, an effective project manager needs to have the knowledge to understand the issues that are related to the technical aspect.
• - Inspires a shared vision: A visionary person can lead people to the right direction as well as easily adapt to the changes that come along the way. They are good at empowering people to share responsibility for delivering on this vision
• - Cool under pressure.
• - Good negotiation skills: One of the qualities needed for effective project management is the ability to negotiate. In times that conflict arise due to differences in opinion, project managers need sheer negotiating skills to settle the issue and maintain harmony in the team.
• - Problem-solving mindset.
• - Self-motivated and innovative
• -Time management skills and efficient worker.

Qualifications

• -Maintaining a positive attitude even when under pressure: Above all, attitude before aptitude.
• -Bachelor's degree in marketing or other related field.
• -1-2 years of experience in a similar role.

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