• Application Deadline:
• Position: Project Management Specialist


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Not specified


• Job Field Project Management 
  

The Job

• The Project Manager in the PMO office will work closely with relevant stakeholders and a small team to partner with one or more business units to facilitate the implementation and smooth running of an effective and lean project management framework in such a Business unit.


• Provide governance, oversight, and support to projects managed by various business units


• May assume full responsibility to manage certain projects that are not directly managed by business units


• Support various change management programmes and, in general, act as an agent of change


• Support project/programme planning, execution, and tracking of FMN’s portfolio.


• Coach and train BU project owners/managers on best practices and project management methodologies (e.g.: cost management, tracking, etc).


• Assist in the definition of project scope and project charter, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.


• Help Business units project managers to better coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors to ensure flawless execution of assigned projects.


• Apply a system to monitor, track progress, manage changes to the project scope, schedule and cost.


• Measure and report project performance and escalate proactively to management and/or project owners as needed.


• Perform risk management to minimize project risks


• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation and database (digitally)


• Support and facilitate the adoption of breakthrough business practices and technologies such as Continuous Improvement, Process Automation, AI, Service Delivery Excellence, etc to boost productivity and competitiveness.


• Coach and mentor project managers at the Business unit level on lean and efficient project management methodologies and practices; provide the necessary toolkits, and recommend training.


• Participate actively in and is instrumental to the development of FMN’s strategy with regards to project pipeline development, evaluation and selection, and prioritization.

 Qualifications

• First Degree preferably in the fields of Engineering, Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Operations Research, Organisational Behaviour, Mathematics or Finance.


• A Master’s Degree in any of the above or related fields and/or an MBA would be a plus.


• Project management qualifications would be a plus


• Advanced finance competency and numeracy are expected. Some understanding of basic accounting would be a plus.


• Some familiarity with ERPs would be a plus.  

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with a major manufacturing player or a top-notch management or technology consultancy firm and continuous improvement of the project. 

The Person Must:

• Ensure percent deviation in projects approved outside the FMN project management framework.


• Ensure the percentage of a completed project. 


• Ensure the percentage of completed projects on time.


• Ensure the percentage of completed projects on budget.


• Ensure the percentage of completed projects on specs.


• Process approving, monitoring, and reporting standardization in a business impactful fashion.


• Rolling training plans.