Project Manager at Semicolon Village Limited

Semicolon Village Limited is a social enterprise creating employment and economic opportunities by training software engineers and techpreneurs. Technology has the power to transform entire industries and the lives of everyday Nigerians. However, companies and entrepreneurs seeking to develop innovative solutions are faced with the same issue: they struggle to find employees with the skills required to design and develop their technology. Across industries, from finance to agriculture to education, companies are searching for Nigerians skilled in software engineering, design, and project management, and too often are not able to find what they need. We are addressing this gap and building a thriving technology sector in Nigeria by developing talent and fostering innovation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time, Physical
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Manages: Key client projects, coordinates with team members

Position Summary

• We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to manage organization of key client projects. The Project Manager will be in charge of ensuring our teams complete all projects on time and within budget.
• He or she will prevent scope creep while also managing individual tasks for their respective teams with keen attention to detail to avoid any unpleasant surprises.
• As our project manager, your job will be to coordinate people and processes to ensure that our projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results. You will be the go-to person for everything involving a project’s organization and timeline.

Responsibilities
Monitoring & Coordination:

• Coordinate internal resources (cross-discipline team members) and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within the stipulated scope and budget
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Report and escalate to management as and when needed

Strategic:

• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop and manage a detailed project plan/schedule and track the work plan/progress of the project
• Use appropriate verification techniques and industry best practices to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs throughout the entire project execution.
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress

Risk Management:

• Identifying and mitigating potential risks.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements

Customer Centric:

• Identifying and developing new opportunities with clients.
• Obtaining customer acceptance of project deliverables.
• Managing customer satisfaction within the project transition period
• Manage the relationship with the clients and all stakeholders
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Oversee all the technical aspects of the project
• Identify the technical resources needed for the project and coordinate with key stakeholders to have those resources in place.
• Assign and monitor the work of technical personnel
• Maintain technical alignment with key stakeholders
• Ensure all technical devices or platforms used by the team are in their top shape at all times
• Measure project performance using appropriate project management systems, tools, and techniques to identify areas of improvement.

Requirements and Skills

• A Master's in Business Administration or a related field is desirable.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred
• 5-8 years of project management and related experience
• Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science, engineering, or business management since ours is a technical project manager
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• Proven working experience as a project administrator/manager in the information technology sector preferably
• Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• A team player and have a problem-solving aptitude
• A background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis is important.

Salary
Competitive and Negotiable.

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2023.