Overview
Programme Manager; Governance in Family Firms Jobs in Sharjah, UAE/Dubai at Pearl Initiative
Position: Programme Manager (Governance in Family Firms)
The Programme Manager will lead the design, development, and execution of Pearl Initiative’s (PI) Governance in Family Firms Programme. This role will build Pearl Initiative’s thought leadership and impact in strengthening and enabling the family businesses sector, including supporting next-generation leaders, in the GCC Region. Programming will especially focus on building the long-term success and resilience of family enterprises by advancing corporate governance, ethical, strategic, and accountable decision-making;
transparency and disclosure; and innovation. They will lead the business development, revenue generation, and fundraising initiatives of the programme, ensuring high-impact and compliant delivery of all projects and contracts.
Success in this role requires a strategic, detail-oriented, and relationship-driven leader who can design and implement high-impact programming. This includes managing a strategic regional working group, delivering targeted interventions and projects, producing research and thought leadership that address the evolving needs of the sector, and hosting convenings and dedicated trainings.
Key responsibilities
Programmatic development and innovation
- Lead the design, development, and execution of the Governance in Family Firms programme, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and strategic objectives.
- Continuously innovate and enhance the programme offering, identifying opportunities for improvement and greater impact in family firm governance.
- Develop and implement programme strategies that address emerging trends and challenges faced by family businesses, ensuring relevance and long-term sustainability.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts, external consultants, and partners to co-create high-quality programme content and deliverables.
- Identify synergies between the programme and other organisational initiatives to drive greater impact across multiple sectors.
- Co-create a strategic communications strategy, including priority social media channels and email campaigning, for the programme.
Business development, community enablement, and financial sustainability
- Develop and execute a business development and market stakeholders’ engagement strategy by identifying key target markets, potential funding sources, and partnership opportunities.
- Co-define funding targets to cover programmatic costs and work towards reserving longer-term working capital to ensure the financial sustainability of the programme.
- Explore and develop new revenue streams for the programme to diversify funding and enhance financial sustainability.
- Develop and lead community-building initiatives, such as workshops, convenings, online forums, and networking events, to facilitate knowledge sharing, collaboration, and relationship development.
- Represent the organisation by actively participating in relevant events, building new relationships with potential partners and collaborators, and promoting the organisation’s programmes.
- Lead the development of compelling proposals that effectively communicate the value proposition of programmes to potential funders and partners, highlighting impact, sustainability, and strategic alignment with their objectives.
- Negotiate and finalise funding agreements and partnership contracts.
Projects management and contracts compliance
- Manage the design, execution, and timely high-quality delivery of collaborative needs-based projects and flagship initiatives, focused on research, executive education, capacity-building, and convenings.
- Adopt best practices in project management across all projects and initiatives, defining clear project scopes, developing detailed project plans, assigning roles and responsibilities, and implementing robust tracking and reporting.
- Manage programme teams and insourced third parties to ensure high accountability, strong performance, and preemptive risk management.
- Oversee the successful execution and delivery of all projects in line with contractual obligations, project timelines, and quality standards.
- Run projects and initiatives with careful cost control and resource allocation to support efforts to achieve financial sustainability with…
Title: Programme Manager; Governance in Family Firms
Company: Pearl Initiative
Location: Sharjah, UAE/Dubai
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