Academy Ecosystem & Offerings Delivery Manager

Accenture; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Academy Ecosystem & Offerings Delivery Manager to enhance the effectiveness of its learning programs. This role involves leading project management initiatives, ensuring compliance with various guidelines, and collaborating with stakeholders to improve operational processes. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experts, utilizing state-of-the-art technology while contributing to community impact. With a focus on career progression and flexible work arrangements, this position offers a dynamic environment for professional growth and innovation.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive rewards

Continuous coaching

Access to state-of-the-art technology

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and stakeholder engagement is essential.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required for effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management of academy activities and ensure compliance with guidelines.
• Supervise cohort management and collaborate with stakeholders for training requirements.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Process Improvement

Compliance Oversight

Event Management

Financial Coordination

Marketing and Communications

Strategic Partnerships

Education

Undergraduate degree in related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Title: Academy Ecosystem & Offerings Delivery Manager

Work Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Who we are

Accenture Academy is a learning program dedicated to school and university students, graduates, and experienced workers. We equip people with the skills that address future needs, from Cloud, AI, Metaverse, Security, Digital Engineering & Manufacturing to Finance, Sales & Customer Operations, HR, and Procurement. Through our study programs, workshops, research and internship programs, we support everyone to stay relevant by building the knowledge and skills required to perform their role in this rapidly evolving environment.

About the Role

Academy Delivery Manager is responsible for creating the necessary efforts to improve Academy effectiveness and providing processes, tools, methods, practices, and training while verifying that work is consistently and effectively performed and deliverables are created.

Key responsibilities:

1. Project Management: Lead overall project management of academy activities, including quarterly planning and publication of activities.
2. Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for Practice Leads, Controllership, Legal, Procurement, and handle escalations effectively.
3. Process Improvement: Implement initiatives aimed at enhancing operational processes to achieve academy excellence.
4. Compliance Oversight: Ensure adherence to evolving HRDF, Tawteen, and TVTC guidelines, maintaining high compliance standards.
5. Cohort Management: Supervise the current cohort and prepare for the next to ensure a seamless training cycle.
6. Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with the Academy Lead and HR Business Partner to gather training requirements from practice leads for upcoming cohorts.
7. Engagement Plan Conformity: Ensure strict adherence to the engagement plan throughout all stages: pre-recruitment, recruitment, onboarding, classroom training, and on-the-job training, which is critical for long-term success.
8. Event Management: Plan and oversee events involving regulators, clients, Accenture leadership, and SMEs during their visits to the academy.
9. Learning Center Mobilization: Coordinate with the Learning Center of Excellence (CoE) for each training topic, managing interactions between the Learning CoE and Middle Practice leads. This includes establishing agreements on training approaches, curriculum, certification, trainers, and program schedules.
10. Financial Coordination: Collaborate with Controllership to ensure proper booking of receivables and expenditures under the correct categories.
11. Legal Collaboration: Work with Legal and Labor Law teams to leverage guidance for business perspectives, ensuring compliance and risk management.
12. Marketing and Communications: Co-create and oversee the execution of the academy’s marketing and communications plan.
13. Strategic Partnerships: Assist in executing strategic partnerships with universities and academies to enhance training delivery and strengthen academy branding.

Key qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in any related field
• Prior relevant experience in project management, programs or any related field
• Mastery of English and Arabic languages (oral and written)

Why join us?

We offer a transparent, fast-paced approach to career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues.

You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools.

Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards.

You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends.

You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live.

Next Steps

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