Manager-Education Outreach
sidra
Total years of experience :23 years, 3 months
Develops and oversees the implementation of education outreach programs in primary and secondary schools for creating a world class Sidra Brand in order to attract top National talent
• Monitors and evaluates efficacy and efficiency of education outreach and initiates modifications when necessary
• Utilizes reports and analyses to present the progress of the education outreach initiatives and to make informed recommendations to the Department leadership
• Makes recommendations to the Director - National Development for the improvement of existing departmental policies and processes
• Collaborates with the Communications Department for the planning of joint schools outreach plans to promote the Sidra Brand
• Builds strong, long-term contacts and relationships with Qatar universities, secondary and primary private and independent schools to promote the Organization’s outreach programs
• Develops and infuses a long term vision of recruiting graduates into Sidra as a direct or indirect result of the school programs
• Implements and monitors the education outreach budget, ensuring sufficient resources are provided to attain target goals, and monitors variances against budget
• Plans procedures for monitoring the effectiveness of outreach programs, analyses results and suggests strategies to improve their effectiveness when required
• Benchmarks with other organizations locally and regionally to ensure Sidra’s outreach initiatives are best in class and serve to attract Qatari trainees.
• Is responsible for the development and performance management of the section’s staff
• Creates and manages a safe working environment that is culturally competent, fosters individual and team based learning, development and growth and, appreciates and respects different and diverse perspectives.
• Adheres to Sidra’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
Responsible for the comprehensive management of Sidra’s newly developed International scholarship program, inclusive of Planning, developing, budgeting, supporting, and management of all aspects of the program
In collaboration with Sidra’s Human Resources Department developed Sidra’s workforce strategy inclusive of identifying and projecting the number and categories of academic majors needed for Sidra’s comprehensive international scholarship program in relation to projected manpower needs
Conduct policy analysis of human resource policies to insure that both policy and procedure align with Sidra’s new International Scholarship Program
Develop and maintain local as well as international relationships with universities based in Qatar and overseas
In collaboration with the corporate governance strategy develop and monitor expenditures, inclusive of accounts payable and receivable for the Scholarship Office’s annual budget
Development and initiation of all Financial Guarantee Letters for both local as well as international universities
Through an effective team strategy, annually initiate a results oriented student recruitment strategy inclusive of: On campus student recruitment, selection, admission, and placement of students in either local or international universities
Perform contract management processes to ensure that all contracts are accurate, complete, conform to Sidra policy, Qatar Law, fully understood by all scholarship students
Communication of all scholarship offers to successful scholarship candidates and their parents
Develop and implement the annual Student Awards and Recognition Program for scholarship students and their parents.
Ensure implementation of relevant contractual amendments financial allocations on the basis of a student’s academic performance and academic status
Serve as the arbitrator toward resolution of all student and parent issues/complaints regarding scholarship contracts, policies and procedures
Conduct Quality Assurance Visits to overseas universities to ensure that students studying overseas are academically progressing in accordance with established educational plans; and, to ensure that student accommodations are appropriately situated.
•In consultation with Sidra’s Human Resources Department set Sidra’s workforce strategy and implementation to identify which majors are required for a potential Scholarship Programme.
•Under the directions of the project director, corporate governance strategy. develop and maintain the Scholarship Office’s annual budget
•Support RAND policy and research teams in conducting research and analyzing policy issues in economics, education, social institutions, health, science and technology policy, or foreign policy
•Participate as a team member in research projects, including team discussions, data collection, interviews, analysis, writing, preparing slides, reviewing and revising written work, and communications
•Collect data from multiple sources; tabulation and summarization of data for publication and presentation; and review of relevant literature based on Arabic- and English-language sources
•Conduct simple statistical and quantitative analyses
•Translate short documents from Arabic to English
•As part of RQPI interview teams, conduct portions of interviews and provide Arabic interpretation as needed