Assistant General Manager, Business IT & Projects Management at Dangote

At Dangote Group, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Business IT & Projects Management to join our dynamic team.

As the Head of Business IT & Projects Management, you will be responsible for overseeing the company's IT infrastructure and managing various projects to support the achievement of our business goals.

Tasks:

As a member of our team, your primary responsibilities will be to:

• Conduct market research to identify current industry trends and opportunities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative marketing strategies
• Create and manage marketing campaigns across various channels, including social media, email, and online advertising
• Analyze campaign data and metrics to measure effectiveness and optimize performance
• Monitor competitor activities and identify potential threats or areas for improvement
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in digital marketing
• Communicate and present marketing strategies and results to internal stakeholders
• Supervise the activities/tasks performed by Business Process/ Project Analysts.
• Coordinate or perform the elicitation and documentation of business requirements.
• Elicit requirements through various means such as interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis (BA) techniques, and workflow analysis.
• Critically evaluate information collected from multiple sources, resolve conflicts, and break down high-level information into concise briefs or reports.
• Collaborate with assigned Heads of Business Functions to modify existing processes or develop new requirements across the function, including the design and implementation phases.
• Liaise with vendor partners to design optimal solutions.
• Create, maintain, and implement processes for continuously monitoring data quality and integrity in platform applications.
• Document changes made to the design and implementation of applications.
• Manage IT projects and provide BA support.
• Create training materials for application users and organize training sessions for new end users of related applications.
• Monitor user adoption rates and take appropriate actions as needed (e.g., additional training sessions, communication, system modifications, etc.)
• Collaborate with the business to transform and develop new initiatives into applications, design solutions, and implement changes.
• Coordinate the planning, scheduling, and monitoring of assigned IT-related projects.
• Track project timelines, milestones, budgets, and deliverables using suitable tools to ensure the delivery of quality outputs.
• Provide progress reports, documentation, and presentations to stakeholders and management.
• Coordinate project management activities, including postmortems/process evaluation, for assigned projects and review recommendations to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Provide weekly status reports to the Group Head of IT.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Group Head of IT.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Proven minimum of 15 years experience in leading IT teams and managing projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure.
• Experience with strategic planning and budgeting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, ITIL, or other relevant certifications.
• Experience in the manufacturing industry is a plus.