IT Project Manager at Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Project Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Overview

• Responsible for building and leading the Project Management Office (PMO) to the highest governance standards in line with the organization’s strategic focus.
• Overseeing project management staff and providing guidance on PMO processes and policies.
• Managing the day-to-day activities of the PMO.

Key Responsibilities

• Leas the implementation and management of program and project governance frameworks and development of appropriate reporting tools which deliver value.
• Review programs and projects for deliverability including adequate resourcing.
• Ensure all governance reporting is accurate and timely, with appropriate updates on projects timeframes, budgets, scope, and benefits.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Provide metrics to evaluate project managers and other related staff on their projects.
• Provide oversight on project resourcing.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the head Program Delivery.
• Participate in all IT Planning and policy development efforts.
• Facilitate the resolution of any issues encountered.
• Oversees the production of periodic projects reports for senior management.
• Provide supportive leadership, motivating and directing staff as they work.
• Influence internal stakeholders to achieve the desired outcomes, including process improvement of the PMO.

Qualification and Experience
Mandatory:

• B.Sc in STEM
• Minimum of 10 years working experience as a project manager, preferably in a financial institution.
• Experience with iterative development project delivery.
• Competency in project management tools.

Desirable:

• Relevant professional qualifications and master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• Certifications included.
• Professional Scrum Master, Professional Product Owner, Program Management Professional (PGMP), Management, Project Management Professional, PMP, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).

Skills and Competencies:

• Proven experience as a PMO manager or other managerial position.
• Thorough understanding of project/program or other managerial position.
• Good understanding of financial services industry and the need for periodically embarking on IT enabled business change projects.
• Working knowledge of contract management, cost and budget management.
• Risk management experience in project management.
• Sound understanding of change management practices.
• Adequate knowledge of package implementation of integrated systems.
• Strong knowledge and use of project management methodologies and implementation.
• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle SDLC.
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Excellent organization of coordination skills.
• High level of accountability.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Good leadership skills.
• Detailed oriented with problem-solving.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good oral & written communication skills.
• Strong resource management experience.
• Good mentorship skills.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate should send their updated resume to: [email protected] and [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.