DIRECTOR OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SECTOR

We are hiring a Director of the Project Management Sector

Job Description:

• organization, management, coordination, and supervision of work within the Sector
• implementation of the Company's business policy, decisions, and conclusions of the Management for the entire Sector
• ensuring timely, lawful, and high-quality execution of tasks and duties within the business processes for whose organization they are responsible
• assessment of risks within their scope of work and proposing measures for their reduction or removal
• proposing activities for the purpose of improving work and increasing business efficiency
• delegating tasks and duties from the Sector's area of work and monitoring and supervising their execution
• proposing the allocation of resources and the dynamics of their use within the Sector's area of work
• organizing the monitoring of business processes and achieved results within the Sector's area of work and maintaining all necessary records
• providing support to the Company's management and providing proposals for solving tasks within the Sector's area of work, as well as independent planning and implementation of activities within the Sector's competence
• proposing strategic guidelines, multi-year and annual plans, and programs of work and business of the Company within the Sector's area of work
• participating in the selection of external collaborators and consultants and proposing the conclusion of cooperation agreements
• preparation of periodic and project reports within the Sector's area of work
• participating in the preparation of projects and programs for obtaining funds
• approving financial transactions related to the Sector's scope of work
• responsible for the timely execution of the Company's work and business plan and program within the Sector's area of work
• responsible for the development, improvement, and management of business processes and proposing measures to ensure work efficiency within the Sector's area of work

Duration of Need:

the selected candidate will perform the function of sector director for a mandate period of four years.

Professional Qualification (ECTS credits) and Title:

graduate university study or integrated undergraduate and graduate university study or specialist graduate professional study or an equivalent study of the appropriate field (Level VII of professional education; at least 300 ECTS credits)

Work Experience:

at least seven years of work experience, of which at least three years of work experience in management positions

Additional Required Knowledge, Skills, and Qualities:

• desirable experience working in project organizations on complex investment, infrastructure, or transformation projects
• desirable experience in participating in the establishment, organization, or development of project organizations, project management offices (PMO), or project management systems
• desirable experience in managing a project portfolio and aligning project priorities with the organization's strategic goals
• advanced knowledge of computer work (MS Office package)
• advanced knowledge of processes in various functional areas for the purpose of implementing an integrated process
• planning at strategic and operational levels
• knowledge of the English language in speaking and writing
• highly developed analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
• high level of ability in planning, organizing, managing, and decision-making on the most complex professional and managerial issues
• self-initiative and proactivity in work

Evidence to be submitted with applications:

• curriculum vitae with a detailed description of previous work
• proof of the appropriate level of education in accordance with the requirements of the public tender (copy of the diploma, or the decision on the recognition of a foreign professional qualification issued by the competent authority)
• proof of work experience (electronic record/certificate of years of service from the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute– e-radna knjižica)
• certificate that no criminal proceedings are being conducted against the candidate (not older than 15 days)
• confirmations/recommendations/statements/articles or other documents that confirm the facts in the curriculum vitae

Method and Deadlines for Submission:

The deadline for submission of applications is up to and including September 17, 2026, and applications are submitted in a sealed envelope to the registry office or by registered mail to the address: Zagrebački holding d.o.o. Sektor za upravljanje ljudskim potencijalima Ulica grada Vukovara 41, Zagreb with the notation „Prijava za radno mjesto direktor/ica Sektora za upravljanje projektima”

Other Notes

A regular application is considered an application that contains all the data and attachments specified in the public tender. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.

Persons who, according to special regulations, exercise the right of priority in employment are invited to refer to that right in their application, whereby they must attach the prescribed evidence of their status, based on the Law on Croatian Veterans of the Homeland War and their family members („Narodne novine“ no. 121/17, 98/19, 84/21 and 156/23), the Law on Civil Victims of the Homeland War („Narodne novine“ no. 84/21) and the Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities („Narodne novine“ no. 157/13, 152/14, 39/18 and 32/20).

More about the evidence required to exercise the right of priority in employment in accordance with the Law on Croatian Veterans of the Homeland War and their family members can be found on the pages of the Ministry of Croatian Veterans: https://lnkd.in/dsWM-j_p

More about the evidence required to exercise the right of priority in employment in accordance with the Law on Civil Victims of the Homeland War can be found on the pages of the Ministry of Croatian Veterans: https://lnkd.in/dJWqVe24

Zagrebački holding d.o.o. reserves the right to cancel the tender and not to accept any submitted application. Tender documentation is not returned.

More about the business of Zagrebački holding d.o.o. can be found on the official website https://www.zgh.hr/.