Project Lead – Enterprise GRC (Team Lead)

About the role

The Project Lead leads the consultant team in sustaining, improving and auditing KAHRAMAA's Enterprise GRC framework in line with the OCEG GRC Capability Model. The role is onsite and full-time in Doha, Qatar, for a 4-year duration, with direct reports covering three Project Support positions in Governance, Risk and Compliance. It acts as the single point of accountability to the PQ / ERM unit and represents the team at the GRC Executive Team chaired by the President.

Key responsibilities

• Plan the 4-year project schedule within the first month, including risks and mitigations, and submit weekly progress reports
• Review annually all GRC framework documents and approve new policies, procedures and templates
• Design and present integrated GRC reporting and dashboards to the President and Directors
• Lead the annual eGRC audit, Control Effectiveness Testing and the Year 3 maturity assessment
• Set the bi-annual training programme and approve the annual awareness plan
• Advise on GRC tool requirements and compare tools against ISMS and BCMS integration needs
• Own the knowledge transfer plan so Qatari employees can sustain GRC operations after the contract ends

Required profile

• Mandatory: graduate degree; preferred: master's in Risk, Governance, Business or related field
• Mandatory: OCEG GRCP or GRCAP certification; preferred: CRMA, CIA, CFE, ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager, ISO 37301 Lead Implementer
• Mandatory: 7-8 years of GRC implementation experience; preferred: 10+ years total, GCC government or utility clients, prior OCEG maturity assessments
• Fluent English; Arabic preferred

Required skills

• Data analysis and presentation skills
• Leadership-level interaction and executive presence
• Preferred: programme management (PMP / PRINCE2)