PMO Specialist Government Entity

The PMO Specialist is the professional PMO backbone of the partnership portfolio. The role keeps a single, accurate picture of ongoing, interdependent initiatives, designing and running the tracking, dependency, and reporting machinery.

• Builds and runs the PMO operating system:
  Designs the master tracker, data standards, reporting, and dashboards spanning all initiatives across partnerships.
• Manages dependencies and risk at portfolio level:
  Maintains the portfolio risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
• Drives the status cadence:
  Runs the recurring data call across initiative owners and partner counterparts, consolidating updates into one accurate view.
• Coordinates across the ecosystem:
  Keeps interdependent work streams aligned across units, without owning or executing any initiative.
• Services the governance secretariat:
  Prepares Board and Committee material, maintains decision and escalation logs, and drives follow-through to closure.
• Supports engagements:
  Supports bilateral committee and working-group preparation and logistics; produces Arabic-language correspondence as needed, and supports coordination of travel and meeting preparation.

• 6–10 years experience in PMO, program, or portfolio coordination, ideally including standing up or running a PMO for a large, multi-workstream program
• Portfolio-level command of dependency, risk and milestone management across many concurrent initiatives
• Designs and operates PM/portfolio tooling and reporting (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Power BI); able to build, modify, and use the system
• Proven senior stakeholder management and influence without authority across many institutions
• Strong written communication with professional fluency in English and Arabic
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., business, engineering, project/program management, public policy, international relations)