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Specialist Vacancy - Project Manager
JOB SPECIFICATION
Expectations & Responsibilities include:
TYPICAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIREMENT
Qualification: Bachelors Degree and / or PMP or equivalent. Masters degree is a plus.
Language Proficiency: Have an excellent command of the English language; Proficiency in Arabic is an advantage.
Experience & Skills:
- Minimum eight (8) years proven experience in managing projects.
- Excellent analytical & organisational skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment and manage multiple projects (over time).
- Facilitative planning, collaborative and sound platform/presentation skills.
- A global perspective with the ability to understand and work effectively in a culturally diverse organisation.
- The proven ability to manage key stakeholder interests in an ambivalent culture while at the same time managing conflicting priorities and business interests.
- De
- monstrated leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution.
- Ability to communicate (verbally and written) effectively with clients, stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Ability to organise & work effectively with project staff from various divisions & clients.
- Travel, both domestically and internationally, may be required to meet our client’s needs.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Tactful and intuitive communication skills.
POSITION DETAILS – Project Manager
Location: Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Client: Confidential
Industry: e-Commerce & Information Services
Contract Length: To be Confirmed
Remuneration: Dependant on Experience
CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Specialised Management Group’s Dubai-based office via the following contact details for more information regarding this position:
SMG Division: Specialist Staffing
Contact Tel: +971 4 369 3452
Email: info@smg-me.com (Ref: PMJ-PMST072010)
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Vacancy: Sales Executive (KSA)
Mandate: Sales and New Business Development Executive is to start up and keep constant the flow of New Business into the Specialised Management Group - KSA. The main purpose of NBD Executive is to maintain a constant stream of new business into the company. This stream of new business is to create demand to which the operations in the form of the SMG service offering will ensure supply. Supply will be driven through SMG Head Office assistance in the initial stages where after local staffing capacity will be sought.
The outline of the role, as a general standard is as follows:
Applicant has high integrity and is creditable/presentable in the markets required and has great sales skills to the private and public sectors.
Can articulate, without extensive orientation, understand and enjoy the type of services and products offered by SMG.
Can place the SMG products and services by matching the needs of the prospective client in terms of NEW Business.
Is well-organised and methodical.
Is creative in terms of the ability to create new opportunity angles.
Ability to be flexible in the creation of presentation materials and approaches to suit various circumstances.
Is dynamic and has an approachable - a clients person with good CRM and account management skills.
Can relate to the key levels that require selling to.
Is able to travel extensively and has own transport.
Is self-motivated, able to set/achieve goals and can operate with the minimum of supervision.
Is diligent in relation to attending NBD meetings and tracking own progress.
Is fully versed in the ability to identify tender opportunities and to participate in taking advantage of these opportunities.
Is computer literate.
Is a resident of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (working/residential visa)
All applicants must have previous experience in the Management Consulting/Training & Development fields in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Project and/or Process Management experience is preferable.
Fluency in Arabic and English is essential.
Interviews will take place in Riyadh (KSA). Dates to be confirmed. Failure to attend an interview session will result in disqualification from the application process.
Please send your updated CV with contact details to info@smg-me.com or Amir.h@smg-me.com
Only applicants who meet the desired outcomes will be called in for interviews.
PMJUNCTION
SMG launch UAE’s first women-only project
management courses
From September this year, SMG will run courses for women by
women. This initiative is in response to the growing interest in women working
in projects and their desire to learn in a non-mixed environment.
Courses will range from basic to advanced
project management and will include preparation courses for certification as a
project management professional. The
courses will be tailored to suit the female project management professional and
will be adapted to relate directly to the industries in which female attendees
work.
“The interactive nature of our courses means
that all attendees will be able to get involved in activities while still
adhering to cultural sensitivities,” said James Norbury, executive director of SMG.
“Women are natural multi-taskers and the
very nature of projects requires this skill. There is a need for more qualified
women to work in projects as managers and project team members”.
In the UAE, local
literacy rates of women currently match those of men, and there are now more
women at University than men. Women are accountable for an increasing portion
of the national workforce and occupy jobs ranging from teaching and healthcare,
to engineering and banking. Many women have secured senior roles and work in
varying positions within an organisation.
The recognition of the value and skills of women in a modern Arabic and
Islamic society has given rise to women making their presence felt in the
workplace.
Research has indicated that female managers
outshine their male counterparts in nearly every measure. Female project
managers are often more organised, dependable and amicable and their
communications skills are much more highly developed.
“Ninety percent of a project manager’s job
is taken up in communication and, as women are naturally adept communicators,
it makes sense that women should be working in project management positions,” states
Norbury.
“Mixed
project management classes can sometimes deter ladies from attending courses
which could be very beneficial to their learning and their place of employment.
We feel that women are missing the opportunity to learn these needed skills and
so we have designed courses specifically targeted at females only. Even the
trainers, as project managers, are women. We hope this will give ladies the chance
to finally engage in project management training in a comfortable environment
which is productive to their learning”.
While
project management began as a technical and engineering function, it has now
spread to the industrialised world and even accelerated growth in developing
nations. The widespread adoption of project management practice means education
in the skills needed to manage projects effectively for a successful result has
become even more necessary.
