Manager Projects

Lead the delivery of long term technical projects/programs to ensure objectives are met according to plan, schedule, and budget to meet business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Analyse operational, customer and business performance data to identify trends, risks, issues and opportunities for improvement.

• Conduct root cause analysis and develop actionable recommendations to support business performance and operational excellence. 

• Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards and performance insights to support effective decision making. 

• Maintain oversight of a portfolio of operations and customer-related projects, ensuring progress, risks, issues and dependencies are effectively monitored and managed.

• Work closely with business stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities and support the delivery of sustainable change. 

• Lead selected cross-functional projects end-to-end, from problem identification and analysis through planning, governance, delivery and benefits realisation.

• Support the development of business cases and cost-benefit assessments to evaluate proposed initiatives and investment opportunities. 

• Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement frameworks for assigned initiatives.

• Communicate key insights, project updates, risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders to support timely decision making. 

• Monitor project and portfolio performance to ensure milestones, deliverables and objectives are achieved in line with agreed expectations. 

• Support the implementation of change initiatives to ensure successful adoption and realisation of intended outcomes. 

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project governance, reporting standards and business improvement methodologies.

• Minimum Bachelor Degree or anything above (i.e. vocational certificate / Bachelor Degree / Master degree)

• Project management qualification (e.g. PMP, APM, or PMI membership) or proven knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile Project Management) is preferred

• Minimum of 5 years experience in relevant field of which 3 years in a managerial position, preferably in airline operations.

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