Junior Project Manager (HR/Business Consulting). at Owens and Xley

Location:  Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.

Salary: N80,000 with other benefits.

We are currently looking to hire an experienced and qualified Junior Project Manager for our organization.

In this role, you will be responsible for;

• Liaising/Brainstorming with the Lead Consultant and the team on project stategies
• Seating at client consultations and drafting consultation reports
• Creating project schedules with the company standard timelines
• Briefing the team on the history of clients brands and purpose of the project
• Assigning project deliverables to the members of the team
• Following up with team members on the status of project deliverables
• Providing information about the specification of the project/deliverable
• Sending periodic update on the status of the project to the client
• Ensuring that the project deliverables are delivered at the given timelines
• Sending periodic project report to the Lead Consultant.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management or any relevant field.
• 2 - 3 years relevant experience in Project Management  or similar role
• Excellent Leadership/Managerial skills
• Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication and team management skills
• Independent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize work and perform well under pressure.
• Possesses superior writing, presentation, and organizational skills as well as track record of timely completion of tasks
• Demonstrates high personal work standards and sense of urgency about results
•  Persists in face of challenges
• Demonstrates initiative particularly in ambiguous situations
• Demonstrates interest in and proven record of management and cultivating direct reports
• Possesses excellent time management skills
• Capable of prioritizing among multiple requests from multiple individuals and able to change direction in response to fluctuating work environment
• Skilled in identifying opportunities to improve efficiency of research processes and procedures and subsequently execute improvements
• Proficiency with standard office software (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as Internet applications) is required
• Experience working as a team; cultural sensitivity and experience working with people from different cultures