Job title: Projects Manager
Reports to: Head
of Operations and Rollout
Division / Section: Projects
Location: Nairobi
Job Summary: The job holder is responsible for managing the assigned large and medium sized concurrent projects to achieve project delivery through enhanced value and benefit realization in line with the approved time, cost and quality project baselines and overall company objectives.
PMBOK describes project management
best practices that are applicable to most projects executed in the following
four phases – Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control and Closure.
Key Responsibilities
Communication and Project planning :
Key Responsibilities
Communication and Project planning :
- Liaise with Planning and pre-sales team to
manage the projects plan as per solution designs hence scheduling,
identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available
resources
- Develop project plans for implementation of
new or existing projects
- Demonstrate practical working knowledge on
established project and implementation methodology used – PIP
- Formulate and manage a detail stakeholder and
project communication plan
- Identify stakeholders and determine levels of
influence on achievement of project outcomes and have an initiation
planning session to confirm high-level project plan/schedule/charters.
- Manage a team of Project officers and
associates on different projects.
Project Execution and progress
management:
- Facilitator and moderator of project meetings
with stakeholders involved at every stage of the project to ensure ongoing
tasks risks and challenges are monitored and mitigated accordingly with
team involvement.
- Liaise with procurement department
pro-actively to take into consideration lead times for delivery of
equipment and materials for use in the projects assigned.
- Analyze project plan vulnerabilities and
develop solutions to overcome shortfalls against established plans through
regular review of potential and known risks with the development and
deployment of the corrective mitigation.
- Manage delivery teams to analyses, rationalize
and integrate the requirements of all project outcomes to determine
agreed, achievable project objectives
- Manage the internal working environment with
the various departments i.e planning, legal, commercial finance,
procurement and the external environment like Local communities, property
owners, suppliers e.t.c to ensure that the necessary project control
mechanisms are implemented and manage all project changes with impact
assessments and alignment to the revenues schedule.
- Manage detail project scope, time, cost,
quality, human resources, procurement, risk and communications with the
necessary corrective actions
- Ensure that the client’s procurement process
is followed; equipment purchase orders are placed for the correct
equipment and on time and manage the delivery of equipment on time.
Project closure:
- Ensure appropriate transition processes are in
place for successful handover from the project team to operations
management
- Project implementation weekly reports to
internal clients these include; Account Managers, management, that
outlines status on each project implemented.
Communication and reporting
- Facilitating and moderating project progress
meetings to achieve the best possible output
- Daily update to external clients on project
implementation
- Monthly report to Management on Projects
implemented against the amounts billed.
- Participates in team goal setting and problem
solving.
- Customer Activations – fiber and Radio Base
stations, PTP(Point to point) ( single site or single installation)
- Major Projects (complex AND/OR multiple site –
more than 20 individual installations linked to a single client AND/OR
high risk of business reputational loss).
- Capital Projects-capital intensive above USD
10,000
Other projects and responsibilities
may be added at the company’s discretion.
Focus areas of responsibility - % of time spent
Focus areas of responsibility - % of time spent
- All capital projects delivered on budget
- All projects delivered on schedule
- Completion Sign-off
- Project reporting weekly after meeting with
the relevant stakeholders
- Project reporting monthly for client reviews
- Effective project communication
Working Relationships
Internally
Internally
- Supervision various team every
respective project.
- Work interdependently departments
for management of implementation from planning to close i.e
planning for solution designs, finance
Externally
- Liaise with various clients vendors for
actual scope implementation i.e Fibre, Microwave Mast,
telecommunication
- Communication with internal and external
stakeholder’s i.e
clients and the commercial
teams.
Work Environment
- Works in the office for
project documentation reporting
- Works in the
field to monitor
and control project
execution process,
at the same proactively acquire
materials and any other supplies on time to make sure the delivery of the
project is not affected
- Work in liaison with the internal and external
teams to come up with project budgets and ensuring that they
are well presented and funds are
well managed.
- Works in liaison with the public stakeholders
i.e. communities and local administration
to create harmony for the success of the project(s)
Academic & Professional
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in the relevant field
- BSC degree in Comp
Science/IT/Engineering/project management planning
- Project Management Certification –
PMP/PMI/PRINCE
Experience
- 6-7 years’ experience in the industry and
related role
Additional skills
- Proactive and initiative.
- Self-motivated
- Team player
- Amiable
- Conscientious
- Decision maker
- Organized
Core Technical competencies required
for the role
- In-depth knowledge/ Understanding/knowledge of
Project Management theory;
- MS Project skills;
- Advanced project management tool skills.
- Telecommunication Background
Core Behavioral competencies
- Leading and Deciding - Takes control and
exercises leadership. Initiates action, gives direction and takes
responsibility.
- Supporting and co-operating - Supports others
and shows respect and positive regard for them in social situations. Puts
people first, working effectively with individuals and teams, clients and
staff. Behaves consistently with clear personal values which complement
those of the organization.
- Interacting and presenting - Communicates and
networks effectively. Successfully persuades and influences others.
Relates to others in a confident and relaxed manner.
- Analyzing and interpreting - Shows evidence of
clear analytical thinking. Gets to the heart of complex problems and
issues. Applies own expertise effectively. Quickly takes on new
technology. Communicates well in writing.
- Organizing and executing - Plans ahead and
works in a systematic and organized way. Follows directions and
procedures. Focuses on customer satisfaction Adapting and coping
- Adapts and responds well to change. Manages
pressure effectively and copes well with setbacks.
- Enterprising and performing - Focuses on results and achieving personal work objectives. Works best when work is related closely to results and the impact of personal efforts is obvious. Shows an understanding of business, commerce and finance. Seeks opportunities for self
All qualified candidates to send
their CVs to cvs@careerdirections.co.ke before 4th March 2016