Project Manager

Project Manager

As leading outsourcing partners, we are hiring Project manager to work on a project for our client, which is the largest provider of telecoms and mobile money services in 14 countries spanning Sub-Saharan, Central, and Western Africa.
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Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

The Project & CR delivery Manager is responsible for

• Determine and define project scope and objectives.

• Maintain complete authority over the IT initiatives to meet business needs.

• Adherence to agreed delivery SLA & KPI

• Provides coaching and leadership to partner teams.

• Regularly works with senior leadership/Partners to implement Change Management, Project planning,

resource allocation & utilisation, Support in Steering Committee meetings and Partner SLA/KPI and

Performance management.

• Controls project/CR scope and risk management.

• Communicate projects needs regularly and effectively to direct reports and project sponsors.

• Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner.

• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work Plan.

• Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution.

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Competencies

Change Request(CR) & Project delivery Manager must have knowledge of:

• Delivery manager must have a track record of IT project implementation or IT OPERATIONS experience

and a solid understanding of software development methodologies.

• Delivery manager must have strong familiarity with project management tools, methodologies & best

practices. He/She also need proven ability to deliver projects according to agreed scope, timeline & budget

• Structured approach to work, with the ability to plan, and organize larger Projects/Programs

• Business & commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder management skills are essential

• Analytical skills are necessary in order to correctly identify risks and solve any problems which may arise

throughout the project

• Be a good team player and an effective leader who is able to motivate their delivery team

• Have a deep understanding of the IT telecom business applications

• Have a solid background in understanding and translating business demand to IT Solution design and

applying multiple technical solutions to business problems.