Stakeholder Manager Saudi National

About the Role

Mace Group is seeking a Stakeholder Manager - Saudi National to join their team in Riyadh. This part-time role provides dedicated stakeholder and communications support to project teams, ensuring effective engagement, clear communication, and successful project outcomes.

Project Context

Mace Group is providing strategic project management consultancy for significant new build stadiums, multiple stadium redevelopments, and broader precinct transformations in Riyadh. The project scope includes the delivery of new stadiums, increasing existing stadia capacity, delivering major mixed-use amenities, and implementing robust knowledge transfer to ensure operational excellence and long-term sustainability beyond construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the project's stakeholder engagement and communications strategy.
• Identify, map, and manage key stakeholders, including clients, government authorities, sporting bodies, utility providers, operators, and local communities.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with regulatory authorities to secure approvals, permits, and stakeholder buy-in.
• Coordinate stakeholder requirements and ensure their incorporation into project planning, design, and delivery.
• Manage stakeholder issues, conflicts, and escalations to minimize impacts on programme, cost, and project objectives.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and consultations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor stakeholder risks, maintain action trackers, and provide regular reporting to senior leadership.
• Supervise community engagement initiatives and manage public-facing communications where required.
• Support the delivery of stakeholder and communications activities, ensuring alignment with project objectives and client requirements.
• Build effective relationships with clients, stakeholders, and project teams to enable successful outcomes.
• Monitor performance, reporting, and compliance against stakeholder and communications management plans.
• Drive continuous improvement, strengthening methodologies, integration, and delivery across communications disciplines.

Company Values

Mace Group operates on a foundation of core values:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well: Championing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment, with an understanding of well-being in every team.
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise: Owning the quality of deliverables and strategic outcomes, and building long-term relationships with clients.
• Integrity - Always do the right thing: Influencing positive outcomes within the industry while aligning with compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel: Championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring people and teams to develop.

Application Information

Mace Group is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not fulfill all listed criteria, as they may still be suitable for this role or another within the organization. Discussions regarding part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options are open if suitable for the role.