Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited, a recruitment and consulting Company is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: IT Project Manager
Location: Lagos
Job Details
- An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented IT Project Manager to join a dynamic project team.
Responsibilities
- The resource shall be responsible for:
- Overseeing and managing the Project-Based Services engagements.
- The candidate must be able to proactively work to set customer expectations to assure a smooth project including project timeline, client requirements, and critical dependencies.
- The candidate must possess strong financial skills with strong attention to detail.
Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibility:
Required to Oversee Projects:
- This role originates in the Plan Phase and extends through the Deployment Phase of the Project management governance Process; Oversight of Project from Concept Phase through Deployment via other Project Managers
- Decompose projects into time-phased elements and prioritize key deliverables; Assumes full accountability for the overall success of a project through deployment.
- Define project goals and objectives; Identify customer requirements; Identify resource requirements; Develop project budget; Track incurred and projected expenses against program plan and report to management.
- Prioritize resource allocation; Assist with resource negotiation; Manage cost/schedule/resource variances
- Produce project documentation; Establish/maintain project information system; Monitor and control project
- Develop and be accountable for the overall project plan; Ensure resources are committed and engaged for all project phases
- The primary function of the role is translating customer IT services requirements into customer solutions/contracts that secure customer loyalty, drive acceptable profit margins, and are delivered with fidelity
- The role requires strong project management skills and leadership in a dynamic and deadline-driven environment
- Required to qualify and develop a solution that is mutually acceptable to the client and the company
- Liaise closely with pricing analysts to ensure operational commitments are translated accurately into cost assumptions
- Provide sales team with technical and service presales support; Prepare and deliver services presentations to current and prospective customers
- Negotiates directly with customers and contractors
- Certifications and proficiency in Technology and Telecom fields of knowledge. Cisco wireless certifications are an asset.
- Ensures the program meet established time, cost, technical and customer objectives
Qualifications
- 10 years of related experience in customer-facing, technology deployment, and support environment
- 7 years in Project Management and strong experience in working with a Financial Institution
- Bachelor’s degree in any field (Minimum 2:2)
- Ability to work under tight timelines in a demanding environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to work closely with the Business Leaders, IT Partners, and peers for the project, the customer, and the development/implementation team within a Project Team environment – both internal to NCR and external with the customer.
- Interface with multiple business functions and organizations, as well as multiple specialists, in defining, producing, and managing plans for successful project delivery
- Ability to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost, and quality constraints
- Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change
Application Closing Date
20th May, 2021.
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