JOB TITLE: Project Manager
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
Employment Type: Full – time
JOB DETAILS:
- This role is responsible for managing one or more projects within the constraints of scope, quality, time and cost, within the OML RoA project governance framework.
- The incumbent in this role is accountable for achieving results through the efforts of others.
- This individual is responsible for effective implementation of Information Technology, Business and Process improvement solutions.
Key Result Areas
Project Administration:
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- Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
- Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
- Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
- Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
- Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services
- Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
- Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
- Identify opportunities for and develop trusted business partner relationship with leadership.
- Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
Team Effectiveness:
- Plans workload vs work demand for project team members.
- Individually accountable for customer/client service delivery through efforts of others
- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
- Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
Risk Management:
- Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline
- Manage project scope changes and deviations plan
- Escalates decisions and unresolved issues.
Reporting:
- Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities.
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project and program team, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas
- Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
Quality Management:
- Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycle.
- Ensures all work is undertaken within the organization’s standards and processes.
- Delivers to specified requirements and meets customer expectations.
- Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders
- IT Service Delivery Management:
- Ensures delivery of the required product(s) for each project, phase or stage.
- Manage the people, processes and technology required to deliver solutions effectively according to the project requirements.
- Plan and manage the deployment of resources to meet project milestones.
- Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders
Budget Control:
- Applies financial management disciplines to all work, bearing in mind that ROI is an important aspect of management role.
Qualifications and Experience
- A First Degree or its equivalent.
- 3 – 5 years project management experience.
- Good Analytical and organizational skills.
- Experience in utilization of project management tools
- Accredited Project Manager qualification advantageous.
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Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Deadline: March 25, 2022
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