Programmes Section Head JOB

Role Purpose

Manage and oversee planning and implementing programmes, events and forums that are organized, participated in or hosted by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center aiming to promote the Center as a major institution for the advancement of the Arabic language sector and a global cultural platform to attract the most important expertise and publishers at the local and international levels. Contribute in providing expertise, recommendations, and directs the team to launch various and attractive programs and workshops aiming to attract various participants, audiences and visitors. Participate in enhancing their experiences, raising awareness, and introducing the Center’s initiatives and programs in line with the goals, priorities, and specific results.

Key Responsibilities

Programmes Management & Delivery

• Monitor efforts of promoting Abu Dhabi as a global cultural platform that attracts key Arabic and international publishers, authors, researchers and other relevant segments through planning, organizing and managing diverse exhibitions, forums, programmes and events.
• Manage and direct the development of programs and events annual plans that are organized, participated in, or hosted by the Center, according to timelines and specific goals, with the aim of supporting the Arabic language and the publishing movement, and consolidating a culture of reading among members of society.
• Ensure effective collaborations with partners and Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center concerned teams to define and design the content of programs, events and cultural forums, and to identify speakers, participants, audiences, visitors and others, in accordance with the objectives of the specific programs and events.
• Manage developing and identifying any educational, cultural and community programmes, activities or workshops that contribute to enhance the experiences of participants and visitors.
• Manage and monitor the preparation of budgets and their allocation for designing and developing programmes, events and forums and allocate them according to specific requirements, needs and details.

Programmes Operations

• Manage and direct the development, programming and delivery of ALC’s book fairs, aiding to support the publishing sector and to foster reading culture within the community members.
• Provide direction and manage relationships and partnerships with specialists and stakeholders concerned with the field of Arabic language, publishing and other relevant sectors to participate in programmes, events and forums and discuss opportunities for participation in future projects and programmes.
• Manage and monitor the development, programming and delivery of ALC’s key events and forums, in close collaboration with relevant Departments, in order to support in promoting ALC’s activities and position it as a key organization in promoting Arabic language and publishing sector.
• Monitor and oversee the analysis of programmes, events and cultural forums outputs and their effectiveness in promoting the Arabic language, support the publishing movement, encourage reading and raising the public's awareness of the initiatives and programs of the Abu Dhabi Center Arabic Language in collaboration with the center's specialized teams.
• Lead and supervise collaborating with other Marketing teams in order to establish marketing plans to ensure high level of audience and participants’ satisfaction.

Shared Activity

Strategic Contribution  

• Ensure effective cascading of the functional strategy into section business plans to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing sectional strategies.  

People Management  

• Manage the effective achievement of assigned objectives through the leadership of the Section by setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff to maximize performance.  
• Lead the programmes initiatives for the assigned section, collaborating with technical/discipline experts and thereby ensure the availability of talent to fit business requirements.  
• Act as a role model and drive adherence to organizational values and ethics by employees of the assigned section to foster a value driven culture within the organization.  

Budgeting and Financial Planning  

• Manage the preparation and recommend the section budget and monitor financial performance versus the budget while ensuring all sectional activities are conducted in line with the approved guidelines.  

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures  

• Manage and ensure effective implementation of functional policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of assigned section activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service.  

Continuous Improvement 

• Lead the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.  

Reporting  

• Ensure that all section reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet DCT requirements, policies and quality standards. 

Communication and Business Relationships

Internal

• DCT Relevant Sectors / Departments

External

• Partners/ related stakeholders
• Related government, Local and international institutes  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Master Preferred) in Arabic Language, Marketing, Business Administration or any other degree within relevant industry.
• PMP Professional certification is preferred. 

Experience

• At least 6 to 8 years of experience in Events Management, Programmes Management, Project Management with at least 5 years of experience in a managerial position or any other experience within a similar role or industry

Skills

• Language:  
  • Full professional English proficiency both in speaking and writing 
  • Arabic bilingual desirable but not mandatory  

• Skilled in MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• High level of competency in relevant software applications
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to complete work in a timely manner
• Ability to quickly integrate with existing business software tools and knowledge of other relevant industry software

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - including appropriate stakeholder alignment
• Evidence of creating, implementing, and managing policies and procedures
• Ability to multi-task and to prioritize work effectively
• Ability to work under own direction and high degree of initiative
• Extensive knowledge of project management tracking systems.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of programmes management techniques.