Objective:
To manage and coordinate large-scale capability development initiatives aimed at enhancing financial management excellence across Abu Dhabi government entities, specifically in taxation, performance-based budgeting and fiscal policy areas. The role involves overseeing project planning, stakeholder alignment across DoF and other entities, oversee cohort operations (intake, calendars, examinations/certifications, learner support), vendor coordination, budgeting, and end-to-end implementation of specialized training and development programs for senior financial professionals.
Essential Duties:
Project Planning and Coordination
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and workstreams for finance capability initiatives.
- Coordinate all project phases from strategy design and curriculum development to program rollout and evaluation.
- Track milestones, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure timely delivery of outcomes.
- Prepare and present project dashboards, progress updates, and management reports.
- Maintain approved project charter, structure, and milestone acceptance criteria; operate a live RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) log and formal change control.
- Run weekly checkpoints and governance cadence (PMO/SteerCo) with variance reporting and recovery actions.
Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the main coordination point between internal departments, consultants, and partner institutions.
- Facilitate alignment meetings, track action items, and ensure decisions are executed on time.
- Liaise with government entities to identify skill gaps, nominate participants, and monitor engagement levels.
- Support governance documentation, approval workflows, and project communication.
Vendor and Consultant Management
- Coordinate with consultants, training providers, and academic partners engaged in capability development initiatives.
- Monitor deliverables, track performance, and ensure contractual compliance.
- Review outputs such as frameworks, curriculum content, and reports for alignment with project objectives.
- Review vendor invoices and maintain financial tracking sheets.
Program Coordination
- Support in designing and implementing specialized training programs for financial professionals.
- Manage program logistics including scheduling, enrolment, faculty coordination, and participant communication.
- Track attendance, feedback, and post-program evaluations to ensure quality and impact.
- Maintain an updated repository of training materials, assessments, and outcomes.
- Define admissions/selection criteria and publish term calendars; oversee onboarding, attendance, assessment integrity, and certification issuance with timely learner communications.
Technology and Learning Systems
- Coordinate with IT and learning technology vendors to ensure seamless implementation of digital learning platforms.
- Manage system onboarding, data accuracy, and user support.
- Configure LMS dashboards to monitor enrollment, retention, completion, and satisfaction; run Voice of Learner surveys and close improvement actions with documented impact.
- Produce analytical reports using dashboards and learner analytics tools.
Communication and Outreach
- Support communication campaigns and outreach to entities to encourage participation in programs.
- Prepare briefs, presentations, and promotional materials for internal and external use.
- Manage event coordination efforts, launches, and success-story documentation.
Financial and Administrative Management
- Prepare and monitor budgets for capability programs.
- Track expenditures, process payments, and prepare periodic financial summaries.
- Ensure adherence to governance, procurement, and audit requirements.
- Track benefits realization against agreed KPIs and document diversified engagement models (e.g., sponsored cohorts, micro credentials, fee for service) to support long term sustainability.
Reporting and Documentation
- Maintain accurate project documentation including plans, reports, and closure summaries.
- Provide regular updates to leadership on progress, challenges, and recommendations.
- Ensure all activities are documented and auditable.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Business Administration, Economics, or Project Management. Certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2) preferred.
- Preferably 6 to 8 years of experience in a similar field/position.
