Manager, Governance - 20004868 (CDU911)

Role Summary: 

The Governance Manager will:  

• Play a pivotal role in overseeing the committee structures that govern the Qiddiya Development Team.  

• Manage the Development Secretariat Team, ensuring best practice in committee reporting and minute-taking.  

• Have a deep understanding of all Qiddiya governance structures, frameworks and delegations of authority. 

• Provide guidance to the Qiddiya Development Team on the end-to-end governance requirements and approval flows for their projects.  

• Collaborate with all other governance and compliance-related functions within Qiddiya to ensure all Development matters are in line with Qiddiya policies and procedures.  

• Take a strategic outlook on governance implementation at Qiddiya, identifying opportunities for governance improvement, efficiency, and risk mitigation.  

• Advise on policy creation and strategic governance initiatives, enhancing organizational alignment with governance standards. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Manage the Development Secretariat Team  

• Train all team members on the Qiddiya governance structures, frameworks and delegations of authority  

• Mentor Secretariat team members on best practice in committee management, reporting and minute-taking  

• Empower team members to take a strategic outlook on committee approval requests, e.g. identifying governance compliance risks; understanding ramifications that project changes may have on approval flows.  

• Meet regularly with Committee Chairs to seek their feedback and opportunities for improvement in how committees are managed by the Development Secretariat Team.  

• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between the CDU Secretariat Team and all other Qiddiya secretariat functions, ensuring governance decisions are seamlessly submitted, approved and recorded from a business end-to-end perspective.  

Implement Development Committee Governance Framework  

• Implement the Qiddiya Development Committee Governance Framework. 

• Work with all Development Teams to ensure adherence to this framework is maintained, and flag any non-compliance to the Senior Manager, Project Coordination & Strategic Support.  

• Regularly review all Committee documents and update as needed in line with the evolving policies and processes of the business.  

Training & Awareness 

• Develop mechanism to educate all new and existing staff on the Development Committee Governance Framework and all associated documents, templates and procedures.  

• Work with the CDU Centre of Excellence (CoE) to house all training documentation on a centralized, transparent and user-friendly platform.  

• Stay updated on governance trends, sharing insights and best practices to enhance organizational effectiveness. 

• Work with CoE on the above. (to expand on) 

Compliance Monitoring & Reporting 

• Oversee adherence of Development Teams to internal governance policies and delegations of authority. 

• Conduct internal reviews of Committee structures, reporting on compliance gaps, risks, and proposed mitigation plans for these. 

• Prepare and present reports to CDU management, detailing governance metrics, risk assessments, and compliance findings. 

Stakeholder Management 

• Act as the main point of contact for all Development and Delivery governance-related matters. 

• Build and maintain relationships with all Qiddiya internal stakeholders to foster a strong governance culture within the organization. 

• Develop a mechanism to store and action stakeholder feedback in relation to Governance structures, templates and procedures.