Description
An international service provider of telecommunication services to leading MNOs and Equipment Vendors in West Africa offering services ranging from design & planning to implementation & optimization of fixed and wireless networks requires a Head of Division, Programme Management. The role is a group function supporting international operations.
The Head of Division, Programme Management is responsible for managing and improving on processes for managing multiple projects in the organization to ensure business goals are realized. He/She will provide leadership in the documentation and maintenance of all work processes and have overall responsibility for all project budget, schedule, quality management and mentorship of project team members. He/She will provide oversight support to purpose and status of project- level activities to ensure overall program goals are likely to be met by providing the kind of decision-making that can’t be met at the project level.
Skills/Competencies
• Consultative and analytical management style, creative thinking with a pragmatic approach
• Able to set up and manage project systems that is agile and adaptable to the business environment and improve company capability in project management as a core competence and differentiator from competition.
• Some level of subject matter knowledge of the telecommunication services life cycle management in African business environment
• Strategic planning and goal setting, Creating budgets and schedules.
• Project coordination, cost benefit analysis, return of investment comparisons and project evaluation, selection based on economic models.
• Experienced working collaboratively with executive management team and internal and external project stakeholders
• Possess excellent communication skills and demonstrates proven capability to develop/manage relationships at all levels with internal and external project stakeholders
• Project human resource management including championing human capacity development skills in collaboration with internal stakeholder and departments to improve subject master expertise assigned to projects.
• Proven record of setting up pragmatic project controls and record management systems.
• Results oriented and highly organized.
Qualifications /Experience
• Bsc Degree in Electrical/ Electronic or Computer Engineering
• MBA degree is an added advantage
• 8 years progressive project and programme management work experience including at least 2 years in program management role in a telecommunications business environment.
• Experience in knowledge management projects will be an added advantage
• Excellent knowledge of the B2B project stakeholder management is a mandatory requirement for this role.
• 3 years qualification as a PRINCE II practitioner or PMP is an added advantage
Direct Reports: Project Delivery Organisation
Travel Possibility of significant national and international travel especially during pre sales and project life cycle.
The Position’s base is flexible international in the West African sub region
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