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Provide high quality project office support to the Manager.
Prepare information and supporting documents for the meetings, presentations, and reports.
Develop and maintain proper records through filling, retrieval, retention, storage, and destruction.
Supports project leaders by overseeing administrative tasks.
Develop detailed monitoring and evaluations plans for the full life cycle of research projects, including timelines, quality standards, milestones, communications, and resource allocation.
Assist with the identification of project risks and monitor the implementation of mitigation strategies.
Facilitate communication between stakeholders, project teams, and management.
Monitor and track project progress (deliverables, finances and communications) in collaboration with project leaders, and report regularly to management.
Maintain project documentation, including contracts, plans, budget, schedules, reports and invoices.
Prepare and present detailed project status reports and performance metrics to management.
Monitor and track reporting performance against set targets for the research group.
Set up systems to co-ordinate the flow of correspondence to and from the office.
Develop good customer relations.
Provide other general administrative support requested by the manager.
Compile all project budget control sheets, e. Keep Financial Department informed regarding the allocation of project funding and budgets negotiated with external customers, f. Interact with external customers.
Requirements
Bachelors Degree or Advance Diploma in Project Management.
3 years experience in project office management as well as experience in coordinating projects and contracts, liaising with clients and stakeholders and doing management reports.
Good communication skills (verbal and written).
Good Interpersonal relation.
High degree of integrity and tact to handle sensitive and classified information.
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills (written and verbal).
Excellent organisational skills, including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
Ability to work positively with a wide range of individuals involved in a project.
Proficiency in the MS Office suite and others relevant to Project management.
Ability to present/communicate the project status to all stakeholders, including management level.
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