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Project Coordinator

30126
  • Negotiable
  • South Africa, South Africa
  • Permanent

We are looking for an experienced Project Coordinator to join a team that will deliver a comprehensive Tour Operator Programme for the 2026 World Cup taking place across the USA, Mexico, and Canada between June and July 2026. This initiative involves providing a fully branded (white-label) travel solution covering flights, accommodation, ground transport, and a range of potential ancillary services. This position centres on overseeing the coordination of ticket-inclusive travel packages in strict alignment with all event policies and regulations.



 



Responsibilities:



 



Project Coordination & PMO




  • Support delivery of the full tour operator program lifecycle from initiation through closure, applying PMO best practices, principles, processes, and governance.

  • Develop/ maintain supporting PMO documents as needed, including project charters, WBS, and governance documentation.

  • Manage change, quality, and control processes, maintaining applicable logs.

  • Track progress, interdependencies, and milestones across all workstreams, conducting regular health checks to ensure timely delivery.

  • Coordinate cross-functional activities between Travel Services and other functional departments

  • Monitor KPIs and operational metrics, preparing concise status reports for steering committees

  • Facilitate effective information flow, program meetings, action tracking, and follow-through

  • Coordinate program deliverables across multiple geographies and time zones, ensuring alignment with local operational requirements.



Travel Services Program Delivery




  • Leverage tour operator/ travel services expertise across flights, accommodation, and ground transport to identify operational gaps and implement solutions.

  • Support development of travel services commercial and operational procedures and workflows, in conjunctions with the head of these areas and Program Director, as needed.

  • Apply industry best practices to enhance program delivery and customer experience.

  • Support compliance monitoring and service-level adherence

  • Support operational readiness planning for event-time service delivery.



Data & Reporting




  • Build and maintain Excel-based tracking systems with automation for travel services operations

  • Create dashboards consolidating data from multiple sources

  • Maintain risk registers, KPIs, and program health metrics to support performance monitoring

  • Ensure data accuracy and consistency across all documents and reporting platforms

  • Monitor compliance with contractual obligations and Qatar Airways Holidays policies, escalating risks as necessary.



Process Enhancement




  • Review existing workflows to identify opportunities for automation, efficiency, and simplification

  • Design collaboration structures that maximise efficiency information dissemination

  • Implement SharePoint architectures and Power Automate workflows

  • Document processes for consistent execution



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