Job Purpose

To ensure successful completion of IT projects within set time and monetary budgets, within the right level of agreed quality and establish best practices, and implement service and technology enhancements

Key Accountabilities

• Own the project results and reporting of the project progress to the senior management, PMO and other executives.
• Ensure achievement of project timelines, efficient use of resources and productivity to meet the project objectives.
• Document project requirements in a business case and/or project brief and maintain it according to the IT methodology in order to facilitate ongoing support and maintenance.
• Revise and monitor project management standards and procedures and propose recommendations for improvement to ensure projects are managed effectively.
• Ensure smooth transition of projects to IT services at the project completion stage.
• Work closely with stakeholders to float the requisite RFPs and select vendors to implement various solutions for the company.
• Ensure the Execution of projects is done in accordance with the IT Enterprise Architecture and all applicable policies.
• Manage vendors during the implementation process of the selected solutions.
• Ensure that vendors deliver as per the standards set by the company and TAQA.
• Monitor the vendor performance throughout the implementation and report any issues (if they arise) during the implementation.
• Develop and manage the SLAs for the various implementations.
• Manage the delivery of these SLAs and ensure that these SLAs are being met by the implementation vendor.
• Plan the activities of the solution implementation team and monitors the solution implementation plan.
• Attend PMO meetings and present project progress and related issues and risks.
• Manage projects team members.
• Assess the project team involved in the projects (including the internal team as well as vendor’s team) and report performance to IT management and the PMO.
• Ensure smooth transfer of all projects into production and sustenance.

Minimum Requirements:

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Result Orientation.
• Knowledge sharing
• Analytical thinking
• Client Orientation
• Champion change & innovation
• Industry and global perspective

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor/Masters degree in Computer engineering or Computer Science equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in a large and active service organization, out of which at least 6 years in relevant Project Management position
• Excellent knowledge of HRMS and human resource processes
• Excellent knowledge of personnel management
• Proven process automation skills
• Change management experience
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Technology deployment experience
• Good project management skills to develop and direct Ability to initiate and direct technical projects
• Good administration and office management skills, public relations ability, and audit    reporting
• Follow up and planning abilities, time management, problem solving, business innovation, and customer service orientation