Program Manager; UAE

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Program Manager is a key team member of Amideast/UAE and is responsible for the day-to-day management of all grant-funded and sponsored education, training, and professional development programs and activities featured in the program portfolio. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all technical, financial, and administrative aspects of each program is handled in a timely manner including the provision of quality training, the engagement of competent subject matter expert trainers, and the development and implementation of quality curricula.

S/he is also responsible for ensuring that a solid M&E system is in place for each program to assess knowledge gains, to capture participant feedback, etc. In addition, s/he is responsible for ensuring that all required technical and financial reports are submitted to the client and to HQ in a timely manner.

The Program Manager requires occasional in-country travel to Amideast's branch offices and to project sites to monitor programs that are implemented across UAE.

• Manage all grant-funded programs and activities in a high-quality and timely manner
• Develop all activities related to training courses in various topics in coordination with the Country Director
• Support the Country Director in drafting and/or editing technical proposals and budgets
• Ensure the development and implementation of quality curricula in coordination with the Country Director
• provide quality training, the engagement of competent subject matter expert trainers
• Serve on selection panels for scholarship and exchange programs, as required
• Develop the Request for Proposal (RFP) responses structure and secure Country Director approval
• Create program budgets and narratives for all RFP responses
• Re-write/edit proposal responses typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, technical/product teams, training as required, and delivering completed written proposal responses against agreed RFP deadlines, escalating issues as required
• Lead sessions with bid/proposal team members and key stakeholders

• Develop systems to track, monitor, and evaluate all grant-funded programs and activities
• Conduct meetings with each team to monitor progress, budget adherence, and coordinate activities for the coming month
• Create a monitoring program budgets to ensure that all programs and activities are implemented within approved budgets in coordination with finance team

• Adhere to approved & budgeted work plans
• Comply with procurement and other grant-specific terms and conditions
• Comply to deadlines by timely submission of programs reports
• Ensure proper and thorough documentation of activities
• Ensure that all required technical and financial reports are submitted to the client and to HQ in a timely manner

• Provide coaching and identifies professional development needs for all team members to ensure annual goals are met
• Supervise program teams, workforce development, and cultural programming
• Develop and manage a network of subject matter experts proactively

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Education, or a related field
• A minimum of 5 years of professional work experience in the fields of education and training
• Demonstrated experience in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of academic readiness and workforce development
• Demonstrated work experience in the United Arab Emirates and/or the GCC
• Excellent professional communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent command of MS, especially Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Exemplary organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and to work both as a member of a team and on an independent basis
• Demonstrated business development experience, including writing technical proposals, preparing budgets and designing results-oriented training solutions
• Ability to work under pressure
• Detail-oriented
• An advanced level of proficiency in both written and spoken English and Arabic

• Master's degree in International Development, Education, or a related field
• English Language…