Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Regional, State, Local and City Government
Specialism
PPM
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high growth Consulting team, where you will play a key role in developing and delivering strategy based projects, to clients in the Government and Public Sectors. We focus on helping solve client problems by offering both strategic and operational expertise. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with companies and organisations, always ensuring that we are able to bring the best insights and solutions to help them tackle whatever critical issues they may face.
You will be part of PwC's Transformation Management team, interacting with industry professionals and experts whom will help you build and deploy the strong project management skills required to manage large-scale nationwide transformation initiatives. You will be exposed to the PwC proprietary methodologies and tools built from experiences from numerous prior engagements and leading practices, to enable you to efficiently and effectively deliver to our clients in a timely and reliable manner.
As part of our team, you'll help our clients with optimising their project and programme performance, while consistently aligning programmes with corporate strategy.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Be part of a wide variety of projects including but not limited to: Transformation Projects, IT Implementations, Business Process Re-engineering and Feasibility Studies etc.
Identify project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards
Document any business requirements for specific initiatives/projects
Organise the activities of specific program/project areas
Prepare regular status reports
Ensure that recording and maintaining a project database containing all related information, (data, documents, reports etc.) takes place
Coordinate with others to utilise learning and development tools and techniques to analyse, identify and communicate requirements for change
Preferred skills
The ideal candidate will have the ability to be a part of multiple projects and leadership skills to engage with diverse stakeholders
Familiarity with best practices in PMO structures and operating models
Be passionate about client service
Self-motivated, confident - a strong work ethic
Successful performance within team environments, enjoy being part of a team
Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise work load whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines
Knowledge/understanding of the Middle East Government and Public Sector including a deep understanding of global trends in the Government and Public Sector
Experience of driving large-scale change
Sector exposure and experience of different labour reforms
Planning and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Primavera P6 and G-Suite
Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic (verbal and written)
Minimum years experience required
3-5 years of experience in a similar role, out of which a minimum of 1 year of experience in a PMO preferably within the Government and Public Sector
Education(if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications(if blank, certifications not specified)
Desired Languages(If blank, desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Up to 60%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
No