• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Project Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 5 years


• Location Nigeria


• Job Field Project Management 
  

Responsibilities

• Managing the strategic aspects of large Project engagements


• Developing and managing all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues


• Overseeing senior Project Managers and Project Managers working on client engagements


• Managing a portfolio of projects that span one or multiple lines of business


• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery including full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously


• Establishing best practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and improve these capabilities for the organization


• Managing the day-to-day project activities and resources and leading project management team meetings


• Monitoring staff performance and completing performance reviews


• Providing status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues


• Understanding interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs


• Driving feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders


• Setting and continually managing project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders


• Delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including management and key stakeholders


• Defining success criteria and disseminating them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycles


• Delivering appropriate and effective executive level communication


• Coaching, mentoring, motivating and supervising the project and program teams

You’d be a good fit if you have:

• Technical competence with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and Microsoft Projects


• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Computer Science or other related fields.


• A Master’s degree will be an added advantage


• Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification


• At least 5 years of experience on a similar role


• Expert-level knowledge of project, change management and associated methodologies, techniques, processes and approaches (e.g. Project and Portfolio Management Methodology – PPM, PMO Management experience etc.)


• Budget, cost and profitability management skills


• Knowledge of resource management tools


• Credibility as a senior-level project leader


• Strategic thinking: ability to juggle multiple goals and deadlines in the context of the big picture


• Team leadership & development: ability to mentor, coach and effectively transfer expertise to others


• Proven success in providing on site leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones


• Facilitation, negotiation & problem resolution skills: ability to build a strong network and relationships at executive levels with technology and solutions, customers and vendor groups