REF 1504702
10.04.2024 | Dubai | full time
- General
- Location: Dubai
- Occupancy: full time
- Description
- The Health Foundation is currently engaged in a large change portfolio of programmes and
projects, called the Better Health Foundation, which will enable the business to be more
effective and efficient. The scope of this work will include implementing new technology,
changes to our organisational design and business processes, or organisational or
leadership development. This work is led or project managed by the Corporate Services
Team, and may involve managing or working with matrix teams with staff from the wider
organisation. All involve an element of culture and behaviour change.
This role oversees the portfolio of projects, reporting to senior management and project
sponsors on progress, risks and issues, and manages specific projects in more detail as
requested.
The Project Manager must be hands-on, with strong stakeholder management, collaboration
and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively cross-functionally, with
stakeholders at all levels. This position takes responsibility for the planning, execution and
management of projects, handling risks and issues and communicating project status at
regular intervals to senior management.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
The role is based within the Operations Team, which supports the governance and
operational processes around the Health Foundation’s work. The role will work closely with
all teams in the wider Corporate Services department, especially the IT team.
This role will use and be a champion of the Health Foundation’s project management
framework to manage the delivery of assigned projects through the complete project
management cycle.
Project and change management
• Develop and maintain project management plans with the appropriate level of detail
to ensure the tasks and milestones within the project can be accurately tracked.
• Identifying risks, issues and timeline clashes that may impact on the successful
delivery of assigned projects; resolving these in a timely fashion to ensure that
delivery remains on track, where appropriate, and escalating any risks, issues and
change requests to the project sponsor and/or senior management.
• Develop stakeholder management and communications plans; engage with internal
communications to obtain advice and guidance on project related communication
within the organisation.
• Manage all project governance and documentation, ensure meetings, actions and
decisions are managed and documented appropriately.
• Deliver all project update reports on time, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Take responsibility for reviewing and quality assuring all business requirements
documents, process maps, configuration work, testing and training of users to ensure
that a rigorous and appropriate process has taken place, escalating any proposed
workflow changes.
- Requirements
- 1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adjust
communication style to different audiences, and provide accessible information.
2. Experience of designing and delivering engaging and informative training.
3. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with people with
a learning disability.
4. Experience of managing relationships with a range of external stakeholders.
5. Experience of promoting a product or service, and creating new business
opportunities.
6. Methodical and well organized, with the ability to priorities work effectively.
- Provisions
- Salary: to be discussed
- Accommodation
- Publisher
- direct employer
- up to 50 employees