Overview WELCOME TO SITA At SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry. You'll find us in 95% of international airports, working closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges, and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We don't just move the world forward-we're proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® by 79% of our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here, we feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow. Are you ready to love your job? The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA. About The Role & The Team As a Project Associate, you will support the delivery of projects that help make travel easy and safe for our customers. Working in a fast-paced, global, and collaborative environment, you will assist with project planning, coordination, tracking, and reporting while gaining hands-on experience across the project lifecycle. You will work closely with project managers, customers, and cross-functional teams to help ensure project activities are completed on schedule and stakeholder expectations are met. Success in this role requires strong organisational and communication skills, attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and the ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and locations. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in stakeholder communication, project governance, risk and issue tracking, resource coordination, and customer engagement, while contributing to sustainable project outcomes that create value for both our customers and the wider community. Who You Are: This role offers a range of responsibilities and possibilities: • Managing projects :Project size will vary in scope and complexity. You manage the project throughout its life cycle - from inception through project closure. You manage change, mitigate risks, and deliver results to stakeholders and customers alike. • Working with project teams - Every project is completed through a team effort, working together with a diverse group of passionate professionals. As the Project Manager, you will regularly track project activities against planned schedules and take corrective action in case of any deviations. You will also communicate regularly and frequently with team members, management, stakeholders, and customers to ensure a continuous understanding and alignment on project progress. • Working with customers: As a Project Manager, you are committed to delivering excellent customer service. You proactively work with the customer and their teams to ensure that each project goal and objective is met with satisfaction, and that their needs and expectations are consistently exceeded. • Project Management administration - In addition to managing the project itself, you will also be responsible for project documentation. This includes developing communication strategy plans, designing resource and project plans, providing status reports, submitting and tracking change requests, tracking risks and issues, providing variance reports, and submitting Steering Committee reports and lessons learned. Your ability to write clearly and accurately is crucial to the success of the project. • Sustainability As a Project Manager, it's crucial to incorporate sustainability into the role. This involves considering the long-term impacts of project outcomes during planning, and promoting sustainable behaviours among project teams by setting goals and metrics. By taking a sustainability-focused approach, you can help to ensure that the project delivers sustainable outcomes that benefit both the organization and the environment. • Project Manager is required to collaborate and manage all customer facing projects on the SITA Project Management Tool. You are responsible to provide consistent and accurate project information, documents, and reports in compliance with established governance to meet SITA’s corporate and delivery performance objective. • Project Managers are required to drive the profitability of their projects and to work with the Project Financial Controller to manage the project P&L in accordance with the Business Case Qualifications Who are you • 1-2 years of experience in project coordination, project management, PMO, or a related role. • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field. • Understanding of project management principles and methodologies. • Strong organisational and communication skills. • Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and project management applications. • Eagerness to learn and develop project management expertise while working with diverse teams and customers. • This opportunity is only applicable for KSA nationals. What We Offer We're all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We're really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever. 🏡 Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs) ⏰ Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans. 🌎 Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world. 🌿 Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs. 🚀 Professional Development: Level up your skills with our training platforms, including LinkedIn Learning! 🙌 Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status. SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process. What We Offer We're all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We're really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever. 🏡 Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs) ⏰ Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans. 🌎 Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world. 🌿 Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a rang

Managing projects: from inception through closure, change management, risk mitigation, delivering results to stakeholders. Coordinate project teams and communicate with management, stakeholders, and customers. Deliver excellent customer service and ensure project goals are met. Develop communication strategies and plans, resource and project plans, status reports, and manage change requests, risks, issues, variance reports, Steering Committee reports, and lessons learned. Incorporate sustainability into planning and outcomes. Collaborate and manage all customer-facing projects on the SITA Project Management Tool, providing consistent project information, documents, and reports in governance compliance. Drive project profitability and work with the Project Financial Controller to manage the project P&L according to the Business Case.

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