Corporate Strategy Manager
Elan Qatar
Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months
Understand the intent and outcome of firmwide strategy and develop executable road maps across the organization for achievement
• Monitor and manage the execution of the groups 5 year strategic plan to reach IPO by 2017.
• Drive the implementation and compliance of defined guidelines, tools, and techniques employed for the execution of the 5 year strategic plan.
• Coordinate with the assigned project managers and coordinators to obtain complete and regular updates on projects status across the organization.
• Maintain issues/risks log with mitigation plans during the execution phase of projects to meet desired objectives.
• Be fully aware and document all projects/initiatives being conducted across the organization to ensure defined guidelines for project management are adhered to.
• Ensure the body of knowledge for project management is in line with leading practices as defined by leading institutions in project management.
• Ensure the standardization of tools, techniques and templates to ensure efficient and effective execution and monitoring of projects across the organization.
• Track, follow-up and update the status of current projects through MS Project Professional 2013.
• Use MS Project 2013 to create dashboards for top management reporting.
•Maintain proper documentation of deliverables, project charters, business plans.
• Coordinating and completing activities related to the program and project management disciplines.
• Disseminating project information to project stakeholders, monitoring the achievement of project activities on behalf of the project manager, following up, developing and maintaining project deliverables under the direction of the project director.
• Arranging logistics for meetings, conferences, trainings, and other project-related events.
• Organizing project committee meetings, minutes of meetings and preparing the necessary materials, including reports, presentations, agendas and other meeting collaterals.
• Maintaining accurate record of key decisions and action items resulting from meetings.
• Tracking and following up with tasks and deadlines for relevant departments/entities.
• Assisting the department in developing a strategy, monthly reporting formats for all reporting entities.
• Respond to enquiries and help resolve problems arising in projects as and when possible.
• Advise management on matters requiring attention and implement management decisions.
• Liaising closely with the several departments including finance, legal, procurement and top management regarding, finalizing agreements and contracts, budgeting, payment approvals etc.
• Gathering monthly and quarterly high-level reports including financials in order to prepare presentations.
• Carrying out administrative duties as and when required.
• Reporting directly to the Chief Officer of the department.
• Assisting the chief officer in developing a strategy, reporting formats for all reporting entities.
• Providing preliminary review and analysis of all incoming contracts, agreements, engagement letters, invoices etc to the chief officer.
• Creating and communicating circulars and internal memos to relevant departments.
• Drafting and circulating minutes of meetings, agendas.
• Updating and maintaining contacts database to facilitate internal and external communications.
• Acting as project coordinator/administrator tracking tasks and deadlines for relevant departments/entities. This is done through Microsoft Projects software.
• Participating in top management meetings, client meetings and negotiations.
• Customer-oriented approach in interacting with internal and external customers.
• Liaising closely with the events department regarding event planning, finalizing agreements and contracts, budgeting, payment approvals etc.
• Assisting the chief officer in preparing presentations for top management.
• Interacting with employees on all levels from top management to middle management regarding projects and assignments.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ensuring all incoming communications and emails are processed and responded to.
• Performing other general day-to-day clerical and administration duties.