100000006218.Senior Program Specialist

Qatar Foundation; Qatar; On-site; QAR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Foundation seeks a senior program manager to drive strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with organizational strategy through project-based work.

You will lead KPI tracking, data analysis, and development of business cases to realize cost savings, revenue growth, and synergies across assets. A cross-functional governance approach and effective stakeholder communications are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 6–8 years of relevant full-time work experience.
• Practical experience in project management and quantitative and qualitative research/evaluation.
• Strong understanding of corporate performance conceptual frameworks.
• Excellent data analysis with ability to identify underlying principles, reasons or facts.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the delivery of strategic initiatives through project-based work.
• Understand the organizational strategy, track KPIs, and conduct in-depth data analysis to identify initiatives with maximum impact.
• Conduct new opportunity assessments and develop business cases for programs targeting cost savings and revenue augmentation.
• Develop and implement project management approaches for efficient governance and stakeholder communications.
• Track, monitor and report on program performance and budgets on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports and attend planning meetings; collaborate with shared services and contracted teams for successful implementation.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Strategic planning

Performance management

Communication

Arabic proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Facilitate the delivery of strategic initiatives through project-based work.

Understand the organization strategy, track key performance indicators (KPIs), conduct in depth data analysis (trend analysis etc.) to identify and recommend strategic initiatives with maximum impact.

Conduct new opportunity assessment, evaluation, and development of business cases for programs or initiatives targeting cost savings, revenue augmentation, and integration within assets, streamlining of delivery models, and implementing synergies in offerings, etc.

Develop and implement a project management approach to enable the efficient governance and administration of strategic initiatives.

Develop and implement an effective approach to project management that involves all necessary stakeholders and provides effective communications and feedback processes.

Develop, track, monitor and report measures and performance of assigned programs in weekly/monthly basis on programs status and budget status; evaluate all initiatives and programs from technical and financial aspects.

Carry out other similar or related duties such as prepare a variety of ad-hoc reports, attend various planning and other meetings, answer queries on progress of programs.

Support development of project charters and plans of programs and initiatives, on scope, performance expectations, integration, accountability, and overall strategic and business planning.

Work in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation shared services teams (communication, HR, finance, IT, procurement etc.) and contracted teams for the successful implementation of programs.

Implement policies, guidelines and standards associated with programs and strategic initiatives.

Maintain quality management processes and documentation for performance evaluation processes.

Other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field & 6-8 years of relevant full-time work experience

Practical experience in project management, and quantitative and qualitative research/evaluation

Strong understanding of conceptual frameworks of corporate performance

Excellent data analysis skills with the ability to identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information

Administration and management skills with knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, performance management and coordination of people and resources

Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to draft / edit a variety of written reports and communications and articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is preferred

Proficiency in MS Office applications.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3373