MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.
We are recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- Support the IS Project Manager in project execution.
- Responsible for project execution (where applicable)
- Notify team members and all affected parties of changes in project schedule.
- Maintain project financial records (if required)
- Maintain intermediate knowledge and awareness on Industry evolution - ICT/Digital
- Apply industry knowledge in managing projects
- Assist in compiling project charter including projecting project scope, problem statement and goal statement.
- Assist with project delivery within budget (time and financial) and within defined quality criteria.
- Assist with project-planning in line with recommended tool sets.
- Track project activities and compliance with planning guidelines and project plans.
- Co-ordinate input and maintains plans throughout project life cycle.
- Provide Project Manager with up-to-date financial position on all projects.
- Gather project status and assist in providing with up to date information on all projects (where applicable) to Project Manager.
- Track and monitor identified risks and proactively escalate risks in accordance with related escalation rules (where applicable) and procedures.
- Measure progress per work stream and team members against weekly targets and deliverables.
- Schedule and track quality assurance reviews and assist with formal project success reviews.
- Assist with negotiating and administering supplier contracts and service level agreements and build good working and professional relationship with suppliers and subcontractors.
- Organise and facilitate project meetings, sessions and workshops and document minutes of project meetings, weekly reports or any other reports identified as relevant to the project.
- Provide insight into essential project metrics, monitor and execute SLAs.
- Prepare and circulate project status update reports.
- Keep abreast of business process changes and communicate these to team members
Job Condition
- Normal MTNN working conditions
- May be required to work extended hours
- Working in an open plan office
- Working 5 days per week with some late/early and weekend work
- A valid driver’s license
Qualification and Experience
- Candidates should possess minimum of B.Sc.
- 4 yrs project management experience preferably in a telecommunications business environment/customer care & billing systems (CC&BS)/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems environment
- Knowledge of measurement processes / methods for assessing progress toward goals and project outcomes
- An understanding of project management methods and practices, including methods of preparing designs, plans, specifications, estimates, reports and recommendations
- Awareness of the Digital evolution and Industry best practices
Training:
- Project Management – PMP
- ITIL foundation
- Project planning and control
- Microsoft Project
- Visio
- Business writing skills
- General management skills
- Presentation skills
- Report writing skills
- Effective time management
- Process mapping
Application Closing Date
31st March, 2015
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online