Commercial PMO & Budget Director - KSA

Overall supervise all main Commercial projects and Commercial budget activities for the Commercial Department within the constraints of scope, resources, deliverables, quality, time, and cost. Ensure that deliverables are tracked, reported, risk identified and mitigated.

1. Set the projects execution plans, track, monitor and lead to completion.
2. Establish and update deliverables execution plan with actuals and forecasts maintaining a standard predefined procedure.
3. Ensure deliverable documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
4. Set the contractors Scope of Work and Material Specifications.
5. Supervise that the deliverables are managed within scope, resources, deliverables, quality, time, and cost constraints.
6. Responsible for Project plan tracking, updates and task review with outsource vendor and internal projects.
7. Supervise the project documentation and records.
8. Supervise projects reporting and progress updates.
9. Facilitate communication as appropriate to all involved and maintain contact with stakeholders to ascertain project requirements and/or level of satisfaction with progress and performance.
10. Participate in issue management and resolution process.
11. Identify and track contractual responsibilities.
12. Supervise the implementation projects execution internally and externally through contractors.
13. Identify, quantify and follow up issues likely to cause risk or delays to deliverables.
14. Ensure that upper management is informed on all critical issues pertaining to the area responsible for.
15. Escalate decisions and any unresolved issues to CCO and make recommendations.
16. Assist CCO in developing and implementing procedures and standards that will provide effective workflows.
17. Prepare an end of deliverable report.
18. Close all deliverable documentation and archive appropriate records.
19. Establish and participate in industry and other professional networks to ensure awareness of social, economic and other trends that may affect the business.

About The Company

Zain is a leading mobile telecommunications provider in the Middle East & North Africa.

We began life in 1983 in Kuwait, as Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC), the region’s first mobile operator, & commencing with the initiation of our expansion strategy in 2003, we grew rapidly in both the Middle East & Africa through the acquisition of several mobile operators across the region.

In September 2007, MTC rebranded to Zain in order to better reflect our growing status as a leading multi-national mobile service provider with global aspirations. Zain was thus adopted as the Group’s corporate master brand.

In 2008 we became the 4th largest mobile operator in the world in terms of geographical presence, with operations in 15 African countries & 7 in the Middle East.

We continued on our journey of growth & development, & in March 2009, entered into a 50/50 partnership with Al Ajial Investment Fund Holding to acquire a 31% stake in Inwi, the third mobile telecom operator in Morocco.

By 2010, Zain had taken the strategic decision to focus on its highly cash generative Middle East & North Africa operations, investing in new growth opportunities in these markets. This decision led to the sale of 100% of Zain Africa BV (‘Zain Africa’) to Bharti Airtel Limited in June 2010 for the total consideration of USD 10.7 billion on an enterprise value basis.

Having exited Africa, Zain Group re-defined itself as a leading mobile & data services operator in the Middle East & North Africa, with a commercial footprint in 8 countries in the region. Today over 6,000 employees provide a comprehensive range of market-leading mobile voice & data services to a base of over 41.4 million active customers as of 30 June, 2012.

We operate as Zain in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, South Sudan; & in Lebanon as touch (under a management contract).