Group Operations Director -based Dubai

Location:            United Arab Emirates

Job Code:          722

# of Openings:  1

                             

Description

Group Operations Director -based Dubai

• Newly created Executive Role
• Unique career opportunity
• Pivotal to our future growth

GRM International, Futures Group and Effective Development Group comprise the GRM Futures Group of global development solutions providers, which have a joint focus on partnering with institutions, governments, and businesses worldwide to improve people’s lives. Our group's continued success is based on insight drawn from our combined decades of experience managing successful development projects worldwide, tenacity with an unwavering focus on results, and partnerships with people and institutions who are critical for sustainable change.

 Our continued growth has created an outstanding career opportunity for a Group Operations Director.

This newly created role will report to the Group Managing Director, whilst working closely with the Futures Group CEO, the EMEA and APAC RegionalDirectors to ensure that all projects are delivered efficiently, innovatively, on time, within budget, with high quality, and to client satisfaction.

Purpose of Position

The strategy for this role is to provide strategic direction and management of the Operations Group of GRM Futures.  The role is also expected to oversee the operational compliance and risk management, Security and Duty of Care across the Group.  The Director of Operations will report to the Managing Director but will work closely with the business unit heads to ensure that all projects are delivered efficiently, innovatively, on time, within budget with high quality and client satisfaction.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Your primary responsibilities will revolve around Operations, being the point of contact for support for all projects across GRM Futures to enable more effective and efficient operations, compliance and risk management and safety and duty of care.  In particular you will be expected to:

• Provide strategic direction to the Operations Group across GRM Futures ensuring that all projects apply a consistent approach to cost effective, timely and specification-compliant project delivery;
• Ensure projects are well integrated into the business;
• Provide direct management to Futures Group, APAC and EMEA Operations to ensure that all company projects are fully functional, while adhering to client’s specifications and the company’s standard operating procedures and requirements;
• Lead the implementation of effective project start-up processes and procedures including standardising project kick-off system;
• ensure that feedback and action points from the Internal Project Review meetings are implemented; 
• Security and Duty of care
• Operational compliance and risk management and
• Development and Corporate Support Functions in a matrix organization;
• Provide Business Development support as and when required;

Minimum education and experience required

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree; MBA, relevant Master’s degree an advantage
• Total minimum 12 years relevant work experience
• Minimum 6 years of people management experience including setting clear performance objectives, managing for results, giving and receiving feedback, performance evaluation and mentoring and coaching consultants/employees

Key competencies and professional expertise required

• Knowledge and/or previous experience in introducing ISO standards and ERP system will be an advantage
• Formal Project Management training and expertise
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership, management and people handling skills
• Proven experience in executing contract mechanisms (e.g. subcontracts, purchase orders, grants, consultant agreements, etc.)
• Financial acumen and the ability to develop budgets, interpret and analyse financial reports
• Sound problem solving and decision making skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successful outcomes in challenging situations
• This position will be based in Dubai, UAE and will require significant amount of travel

To apply, please e mail your CV to diane.marker@grminternational.com

Applications close: 17^th January 2014