Project Specialist – Dnata Careers


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Position Summary:

Responsible for a dynamic portfolio of projects across Emirates Group from inception to successful implementation and adoption. Manage internal and external stakeholders including customers and vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Inspires team to remain focused despite challenges and setbacks.
  • Understands the role of a project in the greater business context and reflects this in their day-to-day project management
  • Acts as an SME and support, coach and develop others across the company
  • Proactively manages project risks and ensure associated mitigation strategies are designed, agreed and implemented with respective stakeholders
  • Champions relationships across team members and wider stakeholders to help drive business value
  • Leads, inspires and motivates diverse and cross-functional team members, assesses performance, and coaches / supports them
  • Manages a number of strategic business projects across Emirates Group in compliance with practices, standards and processes defined by departmental and corporate PMO guidelines
  • Resolves differences across the different stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery
  • Reviews strategic project portfolio providing insights on progress and performance to enable management decisions
  • Shapes our strategy through insightful and innovative recommendations
  • Responsible for a dynamic portfolio of projects across Emirates Group from inception to successful implementation and adoption. Manage internal and external stakeholders including customers and vendors.
  • Provides insight in the project area and pulls together best practices and SMEs to help drive solutions to problems
  • Assesses the impact of change, risks and interdependencies and develops change management plan to ensure successful delivery
  • Commits to ensuring project deliverables are met and recognises when alternatives need to be considered and changes approach when necessary
  • Organises multiple projects/ priorities by breaking down into project plan assessing how much effort a particular task or project is going to take and assigns resources accordingly
  • Identifying, supporting and delivering business process improvement opportunities and facilitating subsequent change management activities

Required Education & Experience:

  • Strong ability to facilitate dialogue and influence a range of stakeholders, including senior executives
  • Knowledge Proficient Writing Skills
  • Advanced Planning and Organizing Skills Advanced
  • Proficient Budget, business case and Cost Control
  • Degree in quantitative discipline such as business administrations / IT /engineering / economics / sciences (preferred)
  • Communication Skills Advanced Data Collection and Analysis Skills
  • Practitioner preferred Certification in Lean and/or Six Sigma a plus
  • Professional experience: 6-8 years in project management, business improvement or productivity, management consultancy, or technology
  • Certification in CAPM and/or PMP and/or PRINCE 2
  • Knowledge/skills: Ability to quickly grasp new business concepts, understand organizational issues and challenges and understand dependencies across businesses