Job Description
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager to join our team. The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation, and evaluation of various projects. This role requires strong organizational skills, effective communication abilities, and a passion for making a difference.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Build the team working on the project
- Ensure that the team is working together efficiently to successfully achieve its strategic aims
- Manage the project annual budget
- Supervise the implementation of the project to guarantee their relevance, success and cost-effectiveness
- Oversee the daily operations of the project and provide executive direction and guidance
- Devise remedial actions for any identified issues and conduct crisis management when necessary
- Develop a monitoring and evaluation system for the project
- Monitor the project’s activities, outputs and progress towards anticipated results
- Ensure reporting requirements for the donor are met and reports are completed to deadlines
Qualifications:
- Master’s in Business Administration/IT or related field
- 8 to 10 years of experience in program management and NGOs, preferably with experience with international donors
- Roles in education related project is a plus
- Experience with Design thinking and agile approaches is a plus
- Understanding Tech is a plus
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Fluent in English and Arabic
Skills:
- Flexible and able to multitask in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment
- Strategic thinking, problem-solving and results-driven mindset
- Business acumen
- Outstanding interpersonal and leadership abilities
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
- Effective report writing, presentation, and documentation skills
- Strong team management skills
Company Profile
Forward Mena is a non for profit organization aiming to develop the skillset of people from all backgrounds to fulfill the digital jobs of today and tomorrow. It has partnered with the World Bank Group to design and implement the Skilling Up Mashreq (SUM) initiative across Lebanon. It supports the new generation of educational programs in testing and developing their curriculum, sourcing participants and scaling. The BDD Academy is an incubator of educational programs at the intersection of design, technology and leadership targeting Kids, University Students and Continuous Learners