Senior Project Manager

Sharjah Education Academy; Sharjah; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharjah Education Academy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of complex Continuing Professional Learning and Professional Development initiatives. The role works with department heads, project teams, and external partners to define scope, timelines and resources, ensuring delivery within budgets and governance standards.

The successful candidate will manage multi-stakeholder relationships, develop detailed project plans, monitor progress,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; PMP/Prince2 helpful.
• 7+ years of project management experience, preferably in education or public sector.
• Experience leading complex programs with budgets and governance.
• PM certifications preferred (PMP/Prince2).

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of CP(L&D) projects.
• Define scope, deliverables, timelines, and budgets with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans and schedules.
• Coordinate project teams and provide guidance to coordinators.
• Monitor progress, budgets, risks, and quality standards.
• Communicate status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Budgeting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing the planning execution monitoring and evaluation of complex Continuing Professional Learning and Professional Development projects and initiatives. The role works closely with department heads project teams stakeholders external partners and clients to define project scope objectives deliverables timelines resources and expected outcomes. The Senior Project Manager ensures projects are effectively planned and delivered within agreed timelines budgets quality requirements and governance standards while maintaining alignment with the Academy s strategic priorities and client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the planning implementation monitoring and evaluation of complex Continuing Professional Learning and Professional Development projects and initiatives
• Define project scope objectives deliverables timelines resources budgets and expected outcomes in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Develop maintain and regularly update comprehensive project plans schedules milestones implementation timelines and delivery plans
• Lead and coordinate project teams and provide guidance direction and support to Project Coordinators and other project team members
• Monitor project progress against agreed plans timelines budgets deliverables quality standards and performance expectations
• Identify assess and manage project risks issues dependencies constraints and opportunities and implement appropriate mitigation and corrective actions
• Coordinate project resources logistics communications suppliers and operational requirements to support effective and timely project delivery
• Work closely with department heads internal stakeholders external partners clients service providers and other relevant parties to ensure effective project coordination and delivery
• Provide regular project status performance financial risk and progress updates to relevant stakeholders and management
• Ensure effective communication stakeholder engagement and information flow throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage the delivery of project-related workshops training activities learning opportunities events and other professional development initiatives as required
• Monitor project outcomes and gather relevant feedback data and evidence to support evaluation learning and continuous improvement
• Support the development monitoring and reporting of project performance measures outcomes and evaluation requirements
• Ensure projects remain aligned with the Academy s strategic objectives organizational capacity approved resources and agreed client requirements
• Support the development of project proposals bids business cases RFP responses and other submissions for external opportunities
• Monitor relevant funded project opportunities and contribute to the development and maintenance of strong relationships with external entities partners clients and potential clients
• Ensure project activities are conducted in accordance with applicable organizational policies procedures governance requirements contractual obligations and relevant regulations
• Maintain accurate and complete project records plans reports approvals risk registers decisions correspondence and supporting documentation
• Monitor project budgets and resource utilization and coordinate with relevant functions to ensure effective financial and resource management
• Promote effective project management practices accountability collaboration knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across assigned projects
• Support project closure activities including final reporting evaluation lessons learned documentation and outstanding actions
• Perform other related duties within the scope of the position as assigned by the line manager

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Education , or a related field.
• A Master's degree in a relevant discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant project management experience , including experience managing complex projects and initiatives.
• Recognized professional project management certification such as PMP (Project Management Professional PMI), PRINCE2, or an equivalent internationally recognized certification is highly preferred.
• Additional professional certification or training in Agile, Scrum, programme management, risk management , or related project management disciplines would be an advantage.
• Proven experience developing and managing comprehensive project plans, timelines, resources, budgets, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating project teams and providing guidance and support to project team members.
• Experience in project monitoring, risk identification, mitigation planning, performance reporting, quality management, and project evaluation.
• Experience managing multiple projects, programmes, or workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders, partners, clients, suppliers, and service providers.
• Experience supporting project proposals, bids, RFP responses, business cases, or externally funded initiatives would be an advantage.
• Experience working within a higher education institution or government/public-sector organization is preferred.

Competencies

• Project Management
• Project Planning and Execution
• Project Governance
• Risk and Issue Management
• Budget and Resource Management
• Project Monitoring and Evaluation
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership and Coordination
• Strategic Alignment
• Planning and Organization
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• Communication and Presentation Skills
• Negotiation and Influencing
• Client and Partner Management
• Decision-Making
• Results Orientation
• Attention to Detail and Accuracy
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Integrity and Professionalism