IT Project Manager- Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance Bachelor Degree Job

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos

Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented IT Project Manager to join a dynamic project team. The resource shall be responsible for:

Overseeing and managing the Project Based Services engagements.

Candidate must be able to proactively work to set customer expectation to assure a smooth project including project timeline, client requirements, and critical dependencies.

Candidate must possess strong financial skills with strong attention to detail.

Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibilities

Required to oversee projects. This role originates in the Plan Phase and extend 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 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

Primary function of role is translating customer IT services requirements into customer solutions/contracts that secure customer loyalty, drive acceptable profit margins and are delivered with fidelity

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

Resolving issues across project teams, individual project stakeholders, and program stakeholders & sponsors.

Coordinating resources across all project teams and allocating funds as necessary.

Managing the program's budget, monitoring expenditure and ensuring that the program realizes its financial & business benefits.

Managing risk and taking corrective measures to resolve issues

Managing communication across all stakeholders, third-party contributors and project leaders

Maintaining the program documentation, including all plans, timelines and briefs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in an IT or Telecom background (Minimum 2.2)

7 plus years of related experience in customer facing, technology deployment and support environment

5 years plus in Project Management and 3 plus in Financial Management

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

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

Ability to manage multiple programs.

Application Closing Date

10th December, 2022.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV (in MS Word and PDF) to: contact@gvapartners.com , ebenezern@gvapartners.com and faustinai@gvapartners.com using "IT PROJECT MANAGER" as the subject of the email.

Note: Candidates should be ready to resume work immediately.

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.