The primary job of a Project Management Office (PMO) Manager is to ensure that WATAN’s standards are upheld and clearly defined throughout the entire process of each project’s development and execution. PMO Manager is responsible for overseeing the work of all project management office personnel, and thus must take ownership of the resulting quality of each project.

Project Management Office Manager Skills:

Successful PMO Manager display strong analytical and problem-solving. He /She should be detail-oriented team leaders who can consistently meet deadlines and possess the ability to work independently as needed. Computer and interpersonal skills are necessary.

 PMO Manager must be able to multi-task and demonstrate the ability to work with a diverse work groups/ project. In addition to these skills, it is important that PMO Manager display the following capabilities:

• Typically, a solid project / program manager.
• Real experience of project delivery.
• Pragmatic.
• Trustworthy / honest.
• Very good stakeholder skills.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Strong leadership.
• Ability to perform under pressure.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Child Protection Policy

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to WATAN, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. WATAN is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

Discrimination, Abuse and Harassment Policy

WATAN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status.

WATAN employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside WATAN.

Applications are strongly encouraged from female candidate.

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis. WATAN reserves the right to close this advert before the confirmed closing date when we are in receipt of sufficient applications.

Any published closing dates are estimated.  WATAN has right to close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Oversee, identify plan deviations and recommend resolution for project manager.
• Create and execute internal controls and offer Internal Auditor services to assure controls.
• Recommend and execute corrective actions to handle project compliance.
• Make sure that all processes related to a project’s completion are carried out in the most efficient and effective manner while simultaneously upholding a given set of standards.
• Improve new and pre-existing processes, continually reevaluate whether each project is meeting the applicable standards .
• Ensure the accurate completion of projects documents.
• Ensure alignment to strategy.
• Create working relationships with programs and projects managers.
• Overall risk management to identify themes.