Project Manager

Kaplan Middle East & North Africa; Riyadh; In loco; SAR 180.000 - 260.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Kaplan Middle East & North Africa is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive end-to-end delivery for learning and development engagements. You will align with external and internal stakeholders to meet timelines, budget, and QC requirements, while mentoring coordinators to uphold PM standards.

You will coordinate with instructional designers, trainers, and operations teams to ensure client satisfaction and continuous process improvement.

Competenze

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, preferably in learning and development.
• Experience leading end-to-end projects with stakeholder collaboration.
• Proven ability to manage scope, timelines and budgets effectively.
• Fluency in English required; Arabic is preferred.

Mansioni

• Develop project plans and timelines based on client requirements.
• Create detailed schedules with dependencies, milestones and deliverables.
• Assign tasks and track progress against the plan.
• Communicate status updates and risks to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with instructional designers, trainers, and operations teams.
• Conduct client communications to ensure requirements are met and issues addressed.
• Identify risks and devise contingency plans with project directors.
• Conduct post-mortems to improve delivery processes.
• Mentor and coach project coordinators to adhere to standards.

Conoscenze

Project management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in business/management related field

Strumenti

Monday.com

Microsoft Project

Descrizione del lavoro

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery management for client engagements in the learning and development domain. You will work closely with external and internal stakeholders to execute projects within the given timelines, budgets, and QC parameters. You will also be responsible for mentoring and coaching project coordinators to ensure they adhere to the project management standards and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop project plans and timelines based on the client's requirements and expectations.
• Create detailed project schedules with clear task dependencies, milestones, and deliverables, and ensure that project tasks are completed on time and within scope.
• Assign tasks to individual project stakeholders and track progress against the project plan.
• Communicate project status updates and risks to project directors and other senior stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.
• Collaborate with the project delivery team, including instructional designers, trainers, and operations and experts to ensure that project deliverables meet the client's expectations.
• Conduct regular client communications to ensure that their requirements are being met and that any issues are addressed promptly
• Identify and manage project risks and issues and develop contingency plans with project directors to mitigate potential impacts.
• Conduct project post-mortems to identify areas of improvement and implement changes to improve project delivery processes
• Mentor and coach project coordinators to ensure that they adhere to project management standards and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, or a related field
• PMP or other relevant project management qualification
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, with experience in learning and development project management preferred.
• Proven experience as a Project Manager in a B2B learning and development environment is preferred.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate with clients, project team members, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify and manage project risks and issues.
• Experience with project management tools, such as Monday.com, Microsoft Project, etc
• Fluency in English is mandatory and fluency in Arabic is preferred.