Project Management Office

Project Management Office Lead

Responsibilities

Oversee project costs, progress, allocations and ensure all aspects are well managed with no overlapping or conflicts
Ensure the successful implementation of the PMO’s strategy, responsibilities, services, and deliverables.
Monitor reporting and assist the project managers in reporting to Senior Management.
Establish frameworks and standards for Project Management.
Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking service across all projects, resources, and roles.
Ensure cross-project dependencies are managed, and the project managers accurately maintain the dependency log.
Manage PMO staff (Project managers, Business Analysts, Trainers, and projects teams)
Provide Project planning, Milestone management, Scope management, Resource forecasting;
Prepare regular status reporting to all levels of the business
Make sure all milestones are met, calculate, analyze and define risks, proactive decision making

This position is for candidates available in Doha and not for remote candidates

Qualifications & Experience

At least 5 years’ experience of managing a PMO office
Professional language skills (Arabic and English)
Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision
Experience in managing the complete lifecycle of a project with project teams of 2 to 15 people
Medium to large-sized projects
Strong skills in creating and maintaining project plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies
Highly efficient in resource planning and tasks assignment
Knowledge of benefits and dependency mapping, risk management, and resource planning
Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and content services technology
Line management experience
Excellent written/oral communication skills for reports and presentations
Diplomatic ability to influence others at all levels of the business
Strong and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders
Ability to competently mediate disagreements and negotiate agreeable resolutions
Training and coaching of Project Managers and PMO staff
Knowledgeable and experienced in efficient Change Management methods
Certifications are highly desirable (PMP, Prince2, etc..)

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