Solitaire - Operation Head - Projects

Title: Operations Head (Projects)

Objective: Successfully deliver projects by planning, coordinating & auditing all tasks and processes of consultants, contractors & internal departments.

Required Skills:

- Management Skills: Excellent leadership and influencing skills; Effective mentoring and motivational skills; Problem-solving orientation;

- Work Values: Fair with impeccable integrity; Attention to and consistent achievement of deadlines; Willingness to put in extra working hours, as necessary;

- Interpersonal Skills: Team player; Open to cultural change; Highly committed and motivated; Believer in right-based approach;

- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

a) Plan: Define the scope of the project along with senior management and supplementary departments

- Set up a detailed budget and estimation exercise and approve it from senior management

- Make a detailed project schedule approved by senior management

- Make a detailed list and schedule of expected deliverables

b) Implement: Execute the project according to the project plan

- Staff the project

- Ensure all consultants are on board in time and are on the same page

- Ensure all project plans are being followed

- Ensure processes are being followed to document the project progress

- Coordinate with all supplementary departments to ensure no road blocks are encountered

- Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project

c) Control: Monitor and track projects on time, cost quality

- Monitor cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to senior management on a regular basis

- Ensure quality audits are implemented and and enforced while payment of vendors and contractors

- Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project

Key Result Areas:

- Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality

Qualification AND Experience:

Qualifications:

- Any graduation with an MBA from a reputed university

Experience:

Minimum 3 years experience in:

- Operations or project management

- Handling, coordinating with multiple departments