Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

End-to-End Programme Management:

• Lead projects from initial brief and planning through execution, evaluation, and closeout.
• Translate programme objectives into clear project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and responsibilities.
• Develop detailed workback schedules and project trackers.
• Establish project governance, reporting structures, and communication protocols.
• Ensure all workstreams remain aligned to the approved scope and objectives.
• Monitor project progress and proactively resolve delays and dependencies.

Oaken Elevate Programmes:

Manage the successful delivery of:

• MICE training programmes.
• ATINUDA.
• Curated conferences and summits.
• Executive education and professional development programmes.
• Masterclasses and workshops.
• Industry roundtables and forums.
• Corporate learning programmes.
• Other curated learning and convening experiences.

Speaker, Facilitator & Stakeholder Management:

• Coordinate speakers, facilitators, trainers, moderators, partners, sponsors, and other programme stakeholders.
• Manage invitations, confirmations, briefing documents, schedules, requirements, and deliverables.
• Ensure all stakeholders are properly briefed and prepared ahead of programmes.
• Maintain strong relationships while ensuring accountability to agreed commitments.

Project Budget & Commercial Management:

• Develop and manage project budgets.
• Track project expenditure against approved budgets.
• Coordinate procurement and vendor requirements.
• Monitor project profitability and cost efficiency.
• Identify potential commercial opportunities within programmes.
• Ensure scope changes are properly documented and approved.

Partnership & Sponsor Deliverables:

• Identify, secure, engage & coordinate the fulfilment of partner and sponsor obligations.
• Track branding, visibility, speaking, engagement, hospitality, and other agreed deliverables.
• Ensure partner commitments are executed professionally and on schedule.
• Support reporting and post-programme engagement with partners.

Reporting & Evaluation:

• Provide regular project updates to management.
• Track project performance against scope, timeline, budget, and objectives.
• Coordinate participant feedback and programme evaluation.
• Prepare post-programme reports covering outcomes, financial performance, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Event Management, Hospitality, Communications, or related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant project/programme management experience.
• Demonstrable experience managing conferences, training programmes, executive programmes, professional events, or complex stakeholder-driven projects.
• Experience securing partnerships, managing budgets, vendors, speakers, partners, and project teams.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification is an advantage.