Planning & Development Manager

About the role

The Budget & Financial Planning Department seeks a Planning & Development Manager to lead institutional development initiatives and long‑range financial and operational planning. Based primarily on the Beirut campus, the role involves regular interaction with Byblos campus, LAUMCs, and affiliated entities.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee financial evaluation and development of new academic programs, research centers, auxiliary enterprises, and revenue‑generating ventures.
• Prepare business plans, market studies, and feasibility analyses, ensuring rigorous financial and operational scrutiny before commitment.
• Manage the pipeline of development projects from concept through approval, coordinating cross‑functional teams.
• Develop and maintain a university‑wide project portfolio dashboard tracking status, financial performance, and strategic alignment.
• Lead the creation of a 5‑10 year diversified financial plan, integrating revenue forecasts, capital requirements, and operating cost assumptions.
• Build comprehensive financial models for scenario planning, stress testing, and sensitivity analysis.
• Collaborate with the Budget and Financial Planning Office to align long‑range plans with the annual operating budget.
• Monitor macroeconomic trends, higher‑education policy developments, and peer benchmarks to refine planning assumptions.
• Coordinate capital project requests with Facilities Management, IT, and academic units, and conduct financial analysis of major capital investments.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing institutional development initiatives and long‑range financial planning.
• Ability to coordinate cross‑functional teams and align projects with strategic priorities.
• Strong analytical mindset for financial evaluation, scenario modeling, and macro‑trend monitoring.
• Experience collaborating with academic leadership, administrative divisions, and external stakeholders.

Required skills

• Financial modeling and scenario planning.
• Business case development and feasibility analysis.
• Project portfolio management.

What we offer

• Strategic impact on university growth and diversification.
• Collaboration with senior leadership across multiple campuses.
• Professional development in higher‑education finance and planning.