Senior Manager - Corporate Services & Outreach
Role Overview
Leads Corporate Services, comprising Finance, People Resources, Procurement, Facilities, and Information Technology.
Provides management oversight and coordination for Communications, the Emirates Soil Museum, and Knowledge Transfer.
Corporate Services is the role’s primary operational and technical accountability; outreach functions retain specialist delivery.
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Role overview
Leads Corporate Services, comprising Finance, People Resources, Procurement, Facilities, and Information Technology.
Provides management oversight and coordination for Communications, the Emirates Soil Museum, and Knowledge Transfer.
Corporate Services is the role’s primary operational and technical accountability; outreach functions retain specialist delivery.
Corporate Services
- Lead and oversee Finance, People Resources, Procurement, Facilities, and IT.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, internal controls, donor compliance, cost recovery, liquidity, reserves, audit follow-up, and financial sustainability.
- Oversee procurement planning, tendering, due diligence, vendor management, contract governance, compliance, and value for money.
- Set plans, service standards, KPIs, controls, and accountability for People Resources and IT while enabling teams’ technical delivery.
- Coordinate policies, annual plans, budgets, risk management, business continuity, and continuous improvement.
- Advise the Director General and Management Committee on significant financial, procurement, operational, and institutional matters.
- Lead corporate-services teams, improve coordination, address bottlenecks, and ensure timely delivery.
Outreach oversight
- Align Communications, the Emirates Soil Museum, and Knowledge Transfer with ICBA strategy and institutional priorities.
- Ensure outreach functions have annual plans, budgets, objectives, KPIs, and accountabilities, and monitor performance.
- Coordinate outreach, research, and partnerships to strengthen visibility, stakeholder engagement, knowledge sharing, capacity development, and implementation of ICBA solutions.
- Empower managers and technical teams to lead specialist content and day-to-day delivery while providing direction and accountability.
Essential qualifications and experience
- At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience, including at least five years in management or leadership in corporate services or related enabling functions.
- Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, management, public administration, or another relevant discipline.
- Senior-level financial management and procurement experience, including budgeting, reporting, internal controls, cost recovery, procurement governance, tendering, contracting, and compliance.
- Technical depth to supervise and challenge Finance and Procurement work and advise senior management.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and overseeing functions such as People Resources and IT.
- Experience in governance, institutional risk management, business continuity, policy development, and compliance.
- Experience with senior management and governing bodies, translating decisions into accountable implementation.
- Strong analytical, management, communication, interpersonal, and cross-cultural leadership skills; excellent written and verbal English.
Desirable experience
- A professional finance or accounting qualification is an advantage.
- Experience in international, nonprofit, research-for-development, or donor-funded organizations is desirable.
- Experience in donor-funded project finance, full-cost recovery, and institutional financial sustainability is desirable.
- Arabic is desirable.
- Outreach oversight or digital transformation experience is desirable; technical specialization in outreach is not required.
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