Executive - Communications & Project Management

Company Description Creativity has the power to transform human behavior This is the core belief of what we call HumanKind. Its not about advertising or brand propositions or selling products. Its about people and purpose. Its an approach to marketing that serves true human needs, not the other way around. Thats why everything we do for brands at Leo Burnett MEA is designed with a human purpose in mind. A brand without purpose is one that will never be understood or embraced by people. A brand with purpose can be a true agent of change and transform the way people think, feel or act. A brand with a true HumanKind purpose can change the world. Our dream is to be the best creator of ideas that truly move people - bar none. Leo Burnett Worldwide, part of Publicis Groupe, is one of the world’s largest agency networks with 96 offices and nearly 10,000 employees. In 2012, the global network was awarded a record-breaking 55 Lions at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and was also named “Network of the Year” by YoungGuns, Dubai Lynx and MENA Cristal Awards. Leo Burnett works with some of the world’s most valuable brands including The Coca-Cola Company, Fiat, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Nintendo, P&G, Samsung and Allstate among others. To learn more about Leo Burnett Middle East and North Africa visit leoburnettmea.com, facebook.com/leoburnettmea and follow us via @LeoBurnettMEA on Twitter and Instagram. Job Description

The communications & project management executive is a junior project manager responsible for handling the companys ongoing projects. They will work closely with the communication consultants and the creative services manager. Theyre the core team for all 4 pillars (strategy, creative, content hub, production) and they work for the PMs to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track in addition to playing the lead role in planning the campaigns, resources, monitoring, and quality control until a project is closed.

Responsibilities include submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project communication plans as well as the proper execution until the end product.

Main Tasks

• Working with the creative services manager and aligning on projects timelines
• Managing the PMs and communications consultants on clients projects and organizing their projects from approval of concepts till the end.
• Troubleshooting issues that could slow down the process efficiencies and cut costs
• Outsourcing and finding freelancers when needed.
• Establishing effective project communication plans (CPS) and ensuring their execution on time
• Following the projects progress and bypassing problems
• Evaluating a post-project and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements by preparing status reports
• Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards
• Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• Enforcing deadlines and maintains efficiency across teams.
• Scheduling project-related meetings
• Allocating tasks and responsibilities to PMs, traffic
• Encouraging communication among team members

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience with project management theory and best practices
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Proven experience in project management.
• Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion.
• Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.
• Experience with project management tools (such as Asana, Monday.com, Trello, Basecamp etc.)
• Ability to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Budget management experience.
• Ability to develop, implement, and review policies and procedures.
• Ability to oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing.