PMO Trainee: Launch Your Project Management Career

Smart

Jeddah

On-site

SAR 72,540 - 100,440

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Smart in Jeddah invites fresh graduates in Business Administration or Project Management to join the PMO team as a junior coordinator. You will assist in drafting project charters, tracking milestones, and maintaining baselines while supporting governance and reporting efforts.

Fluency in Arabic and English is preferred, with a strong eye for detail and cross-department collaboration. You will gain exposure to PMO processes, KPI monitoring, and dashboard creation, with opportunities to learn

Qualifications

Fresh graduate or final-year student in Business Administration, Project Management, MIS, Engineering, or related field.
Basic understanding of project management principles and the project life cycle.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to prepare reports, organize data, and track deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and document-control skills.
Good communication and follow-up skills.
Ability to work with different departments and manage several tasks.
Good command of Arabic and English.
Interest in project governance, performance measurement, and process improvement.
Willingness to learn project management systems and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Support the preparation and review of project charters, plans, schedules, and baselines.
Track project progress, milestones, deadlines, and completion rates.
Update project data, documents, risk registers, issue logs, and change requests.
Assist in monitoring project KPIs, costs, working hours, and resource utilization.
Compare actual project performance against approved plans.
Prepare project status reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
Organize project files, approvals, templates, and lessons learned.
Follow up with project managers and team members on pending actions.
Support project meetings by preparing agendas, recording minutes, and tracking action items.
Help ensure projects follow approved PMO policies, procedures, and templates.
Assist in reviewing new project requests and collecting the required information.
Support the improvement and automation of PMO processes and reports.