Coordinator, Project (Supervisory) at MTN Nigeria

Employment status: Permanent
Department: Information Systems - Special Projects

Job Description

• To provide comprehensive assistance in project initiation, planning, execution, control and closure to facilitate IS project related activities
• Assist with project delivery within budget (time and financial) and within defined quality criteria.
• Provide Project Manager with up-to-date financial position on all projects.
• Assist in compiling project charter including projecting project scope, problem statement and goal statement.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Prepare and circulate project status update reports.
• Assist with negotiating and administering supplier contracts and service level agreements and build good working and professional relationship with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Provide insight into essential project metrics, monitor and execute SLAs to stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of business process changes and communicate these to team members.
• Continuously seek self-professional development to sharpen skills and capabilities in a versatile and evolving digital landscape.
• Foster active collaboration and relationships with employees across all levels and divisions in line with MTN’s VB and values.
• Provide professional inputs and advice to the ES Project Manager in developing a project management strategy and plan.
• Deliver project of enterprise solutions to strategic, corporate and SME accounts to meet targets for profitability and revenues, as agreed with the ES Project Manager.
• Apply best-in-class processes and procedures for effective day-to-day sales project management in support of enterprise solutions sales to strategic, corporate and SME customers.
• Work with the account manager to identify the project management requirements to support enterprise solutions sales to specific corporate and SME customers.
• Agree a set of performance project management KPI targets and measures; measure and report on sales project management performance against agreed targets.
• Ensure full integration of quality management processes within the Project Management Group and their effective deployment on a day-to-day basis.
• Ensure full compliance with telecommunications licence provisions, sector regulations and competition laws.
• Develop reports as required by the IS Project Manager
• Build and maintain relationships within and outside IS
• Support the IS Project Manager in project execution.

Job Condition    

• Normal MTNN working conditions
• May be required to work extended hours
• Open plan office

Requirements, Experience & Training

• First  degree in any related discipline
• Fluent in English

Experience:

• 3- 7 years’ experience in an area of specialisation; with experience with working with others
• Experience working in a medium  organization

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.

Minimum Qualification

• BA, B.Ed, B.Eng, B.Tech, B.Sc or HND.