Project Development Manager

• Developing⠀expertise⠀in⠀Agriculture⠀project⠀development⠀in UAE and⠀International⠀Development⠀projects
• Partnering⠀with⠀client and⠀leadership⠀team; to⠀scope⠀projects,⠀their⠀duration⠀and the⠀high-level⠀work⠀plans
• Taking⠀leadership⠀and⠀project⠀management⠀responsibilities⠀on a range⠀of⠀engagement
• Demonstrating⠀expertise⠀in⠀tailoring⠀services⠀to⠀clients
• Establishing⠀and⠀managing⠀relationships⠀with⠀clients’⠀leaders⠀and⠀executives
• Overseeing⠀project⠀delivery⠀and making⠀day-to-day⠀project⠀and people⠀decisions
• Staffing⠀the⠀project⠀and⠀assigning⠀roles and⠀responsibilities⠀to deliver⠀the⠀required⠀results
• Ensuring⠀projects⠀are⠀delivered⠀on-time⠀and at⠀margin⠀targets
• Managing⠀scope and⠀executing⠀change⠀orders⠀when⠀needed
• Ensuring⠀the⠀coordination⠀and⠀alignment⠀of⠀deliverables⠀to⠀maximise⠀value
• Customising⠀the⠀delivery⠀approach⠀and best⠀practices⠀to meet⠀client⠀needs
• Ensuring⠀effective⠀capture of⠀project⠀intellectual⠀property⠀and⠀lessons⠀learned
• Owning⠀the⠀team’s⠀professional⠀development⠀by⠀identifying⠀opportunities⠀for growth

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Strong previous experience leading the delivery of Agriculture projects or a relevant project management experience in the international development sector
• Previous experience balancing complex problem solving, concept development, project management, and facilitation
• Hands-on experience managing project teams, clients’ engagement
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Arabic
• A Bachelor /Masters degree in Agriculture/ Engineering with strong project management experience is essential.