We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Project Associate
Job ID: 961
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Duties & Responsibilities
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- Assist in defining project scope, goals and deliverables of assigned strategic initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Participate in identification and validation of key business requirements.
- Support development of clear business case/impact assessment for the project.
- Collection and analysis of business requirements for projects.
- Evaluation of data through task analysis, business process analysis, surveys etc.
- Monitor progress of assigned workstreams, and ensure timeliness and desired quality of deliverable.
- Identify, document, and build up costs in an as-is environment. Forecast and predict cost break-downs in proposals or future-stated environments.
- Design and develop technical reference documentation for project work plans, guidelines, standards, procedures, and processes that meet the needs of the Business/Project Sponsor.
- Lead sub-project teams as required.
- Ensure that project deliverables meet the requirements of the Business and quality standards.
- Ensure that project team works according to project scope and timelines.
- Overseeing data collection and research and analysis conducted by Project Analysts
- Communicating effectively with external and internal customers to deliver projects’ functional requirements.
- Deliver presentations to internal or external stakeholders on aspects of the project.
- Represent the project at meetings or other fora.
- Support delivery assurance practices by participating in periodic project reviews and audits and maintaining accurate and timely project reporting.
- Anticipate and communicate project risks.
- Interface with representatives of the Business and become a trusted advisor or confidant.
Job Requirements
Education:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, with a minimum grade of 2.2.
Experience:
- Three to five years relevant working experience.
- Experience with transformation, change management or other strategic projects.
Qualities:
- Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.
- Ability to manage relationships with internal and external customers.
- Ability to prioritize independently, multiple requests to meet the organizational goals.
- Excellent interaction skills, collaborative work style, and strong interpersonal and team skills.
- Ability to effectively plan and lead the correct processes to reach conclusions/consensus in a facilitated meeting and positively handle disruptive or hostile participants.
- Knowledge of the various levels of listening, ability to choose the right level depending on the situation.
- Ability to objectively restate the opinions of others.
- Ability to select and use appropriate tools for the job and perform technical research as required to supplement and support methodologies in delivering solutions to the Business.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio) to accomplish daily business activities and facilitate communications.
- Ability to identify key issues, analyze data, and make recommendations to address problems.
- Outstanding integrity and the ability to always seek to do the right thing for the client and the Firm.
- Ability to think globally and discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues.
- Ability to respect and appreciate different personality styles, thinking, backgrounds, and cultures.
Application Closing Date
18th December, 2023.
Deadline: December 18, 2023
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