Project Manager at Semicolon Village Limited

Semicolon Africa is a social enterprise accelerating digital transformation in Africa. We are on a journey to transform individuals, industries and communities, by spurring them towards solving problems with a focus on talent, technology, and innovation. With the rise in the internet-based economy across the continent, individuals and businesses alike are beginning to digitally adapt to avoid the risk of going extinct. However, to successfully do that, the right talent, skills/ training, partners & advisory are needed. Semicolon Africa aims to be the partner for digital transformation and help businesses and individuals be rightly positioned and adapted while building a thriving technology sector in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time - Physical

Position Summary

• We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to manage the 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.

Primary Relationships

• Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO/COO)
• Manages: Key client projects, coordinates with team members

Requirements and Skills

• A Master's in Business Administration or a related field is desirable.
• Must have 8-10 years of project management and related experience
• Educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science, engineering, or business management with knowledge in managing technical projects; since ours is a technical project manager
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred
• 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
30th June, 2023.