Initiatives Lead
2 weeks ago
Majid Al Futtaim invites you to join us in our quest to create great moments for everyone, everyday We are the leading shopping mall, residential communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, serving over 560 million visitors a year. For the past two decades, we have shaped the consumer landscape across the region, transforming the way people shop, live and play, while maintaining a strong sustainability track record and the largest mall in the world to attain LEED Gold EBOM Certification. We have over 40,000 team members in 15 international markets representing over 100 nationalities - all keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do. If you enjoy being BOLD, PASSIONATE and TOGETHER, then Majid Al Futtaim is the destination for you.
**Division/Department**:_Initiatives Lead_
**Role archetype**:_Individual Contributor_
**Location**:_Majid Al Futtaim Retail Corporate Head Office, Dubai_
**Role Purpose**:
The Initiatives Lead is responsible to support the Head of the Transformation Office in driving, managing and executing high business impact initiatives, and act as an independent strategic enabler. The role holder is also responsible for project identification, planning, project monitoring, project execution, and project control and project closure.
**Role Details - Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:
**Project Identification**
- Research best practices within the industry, within the organization and elsewhere that could be of benefit to the organization
- Identify proactively potential opportunities to engage in, based on the business impact and strategic relevance
- Drive problem solving discussions with different stakeholders and executives to propose potential solutions
**Project Planning**
- Monitor and direct the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards where applicable for the assigned initiative
- Comply with all applicable local regulations
- Create project plans and revise them as appropriate to meet organizational changing needs and requirements
- Monitor and stay abreast of technological, legal and operational changes that affect the activities and work processes of the project and make recommendations for improvements and highlight innovations and requirement of bringing up initiatives from within
- Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities
**Project Monitoring**
- Maintain a cost control system throughout the project, providing regular financial updates to the Head of the Transformation Office
- Develop governance framework to assure the progress of long-term projects
- Review information related to operational projects and preparation of reports and dashboards on progress, achievements and project performance metrics
- Monitor progress and minimize actual and potential delays to the project
- Creating ad-hoc reports and presentations for management periodically and projects progress
**Project Delivery**
- Ensure that appropriate contracts and other documents are prepared and executed
- Ensure that the project quality meets the requirements of MAF Retail
- Ensure that interim and final reports are prepared and regular as per the agreed project guidelines
- Manage the interaction with internal departments
- Liaise with vendors and related 3rd parties that may be involved with the project delivery
- Identify and manage key project risks and oversee the resolution
- Taking ownership of projects in collaborations with other key stakeholders
**Project Closure**
- Conclude final account negotiations with all parties
- Ensure lessons learnt workshops and documentation are prepared and made available for the benefit of future projects
**Human Capital Responsibilities**
- Proactively identify and seek professional development opportunities to improve leadership and technical skills pertaining to the direct line of work
- Provide training and feedback to direct reportees when required
**_Disclaimer: This role description reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal responsibilities of the role identified and shall not be construed as an exhaustive description of all the work requirements inherent to success in the role._**
**Personal Characteristics and Required Background**:
**Minimum Qualifications/education**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or relevant to the role
- Master’s Degree in in Business Administration is preferred
**Minimum experience**
- Minimum 6 years working experience, preferably in consultancy
- Minimum 2 years in the related managerial function
- Preferably 2+ years in the retail business or closely related industry
**Skills**
- Stakeholder management
- Strategic thinking
- Business acumen
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Project Management skills
- Written and verbal communication skills (e.g. storytelling)
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