Specialist - IT Program & Portfolio Management at Etisalat Nigeria

Job Summary                   
Provide support to project delivery organizations and oversee the successful completion of initiatives through planning, execution and monitoring of projects.  Primarily focused on timely and cost-effective delivery of business benefits.

Principal Functions                       

•     Support project delivery organization in managing time, quality and scope of IT implementations to ensure there are no deviations from plan and ensure efforts are focused on delivering the agreed objectives;
•     Establish and maintain relationships and communication with key internal and external stakeholders across the organization;
•     Provide adequate feedback system on process improvement initiatives which are outcomes of program oversight function;
•     Directly supervise the planning and execution of all IT projects to ensure delivery of business benefits;
•     Influence resource allocation from all Etisalat stakeholders to achieve efficient & timely delivery of project output;
•     Support the coordination of the IT Program board meetings and follow through with agreed actions.  Ratify status reports for projects in-flight.  Provide oversight function for all governance reporting;
•     Responsible for preparing and generating reports to Etisalat corporate PMO, group and other aspect of business;
•     Identify and respond to risks / escalated problems from vendor organizations during implementation;
•     Enforce compliance for all project changes.
•     Influence Etisalat and project delivery organization stakeholders  by creating positive relationships through the appropriate channels to manage expectations and agreed objectives
•     Promote quality of project delivery process by ensuring compliance to Etisalat quality and test standards;
•     Manage inter-functional relations to ensure synergy across the various departmental functions to deliver strategic projects;
•     Maintain a central record system and ensure knowledge base for all implementations are maintained for audit and reference purposes;
•     Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager, Program and Portfolio Management

Educational Requirements                                   

•     First degree from a recognised university
•     Project management qualification (eg. Prince2 , PMP)

Experience,Skills & Competencies                        

•     Three (3) to Five (5) years relevant work experience particularly in a project driven organization.
•     Experience in a telecomms environment would be an advantage.
•     Good Communication & Presentation skills
•     Problem Solving skills & Good Analytical skills