Assistant General Manager, Business IT & Projects Management at Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant General Manager, Business IT & Projects Management

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Business IT & Projects Management to join our dynamic team.
• As the Head of Business IT & Projects Management, you will be responsible for overseeing the company's IT infrastructure and managing various projects to support the achievement of our business goals.

Tasks
As a member of our team, your primary responsibilities will be to:

• Conduct market research to identify current industry trends and opportunities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative marketing strategies
• Create and manage marketing campaigns across various channels, including social media, email, and online advertising
• Analyze campaign data and metrics to measure effectiveness and optimize performance
• Monitor competitor activities and identify potential threats or areas for improvement
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in digital marketing
• Communicate and present marketing strategies and results to internal stakeholders
• Supervise the activities/tasks performed by Business Process/ Project Analysts.
• Coordinate or perform the elicitation and documentation of business requirements.
• Elicit requirements through various means such as interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis (BA) techniques, and workflow analysis.
• Critically evaluate information collected from multiple sources, resolve conflicts, and break down high-level information into concise briefs or reports.
• Collaborate with assigned Heads of Business Functions to modify existing processes or develop new requirements across the function, including the design and implementation phases.
• Liaise with vendor partners to design optimal solutions.
• Create, maintain, and implement processes for continuously monitoring data quality and integrity in platform applications.
• Document changes made to the design and implementation of applications.
• Manage IT projects and provide BA support.
• Create training materials for application users and organize training sessions for new end users of related applications.
• Monitor user adoption rates and take appropriate actions as needed (e.g., additional training sessions, communication, system modifications, etc.)
• Collaborate with the business to transform and develop new initiatives into applications, design solutions, and implement changes.
• Coordinate the planning, scheduling, and monitoring of assigned IT-related projects.
• Track project timelines, milestones, budgets, and deliverables using suitable tools to ensure the delivery of quality outputs.
• Provide progress reports, documentation, and presentations to stakeholders and management.
• Coordinate project management activities, including postmortems/process evaluation, for assigned projects and review recommendations to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Provide weekly status reports to the Group Head of IT.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Group Head of IT.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Proven minimum of 15 years experience in leading IT teams and managing projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure.
• Experience with strategic planning and budgeting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, ITIL, or other relevant certifications.
• Experience in the manufacturing industry is a plus.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.