Manager, Project, PMO at 9mobile Nigeria

9mobile is a Nigerian private limited liability company. EMTS acquired a Unified Access Service License from the Nigerian Communications Commission in 2007. The License enables EMTS provide Fixed Telephony (wired or wireless), Digital Mobile Services, International Gateway Services and National/Regional Long Distance Services in addition to spectrum assignments in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, Project, PMO

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Summary

Drive the execution and maintenance of project management processes & discipline in the areas of: project schedule, quality management; communications management; cost management; procurement management; risk/issue management; change management.

Principal Functions

Plan, execute and finalize project implementation within time, budget and quality constraints ensuring project is aligned with strategic business objectives, and oversees quality control throughout the Project.
Apply best practice management tools/techniques in leading the Project throughout the whole life cycle in a cross-functional, integrated manner
Drive the understanding of the value proposition across internal development teams(IT and Engineering,) and external vendors to ensure requirements are delivered.
Guide and facilitate the Project organization through the Project life cycle in line with accepted Corporate quality & excellence principles.
Manage the planning and implementation of commercial related projects, in close cooperation with internal and external stakeholders, driving best practice to time, cost and quality and also developing project business cases with emphasis on NPV, IRR & ROI
Identification and analysis of risks, dependencies, constraints, and assumptions
Escalation reporting, issues, and conflict resolution
Responsible for gathering, compiling and distributing information to designated parties regarding assigned Project deliverables
Appoint team members jointly with sponsor and functional managers taking into consideration resource and skill demands.
Facilitate core team and vendor meeting, identify and resolve cross-functional dependencies that may impact critical Project deliverables and milestones
Manage internal and external stakeholders as well as change management process for all projects handled
Prepare reports and communicate updates on all on-going projects to all stakeholders.

Educational Requirements

First Degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university.
Certification in PMP or Prince 2 as an advantage.
Six(6) to Eight (8) year work experience, with three (3) in a supervisory role as an advantage.

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