Senior Manager - Network Regional Coordination (Northern Region) at MTN Nigeria

Job Identification: 5708
Division: Network

Mission

• To coordinate network regional technical management to achieve regional operations alignment with business objectives.
• To manage effective quality assurance on the operational activities of Manage service Vendors, Tower Providers and other third-party service providers.

Description

• Coordinate assigned regional technical management teams for effective execution of NWG strategic objectives. 
• Overall responsibility for ensuring end of life assets is replaced/ overhauled in an efficient manner to achieve sustained availability/ quality and minimum exclusion claims by manages services Vendors.
• Coordinate the management of Manages Services Vendors in the regions by putting in place and monitoring effective quality assurance framework.
• Identify high level training requirements of team members, develop programs to address knowledge gaps and to enrich knowledge repository within the department.
• Ensure effective provision of resources for Network functions in the region to achieve set objectives.  
• Overall responsibility for National 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G availability, site routine maintenance, and site asset management
• Cascade and monitor execution of NW strategic objectives to regional operations teams
• Prepare regional operations input into annual site build and upgrade plan.
• Prepare/Own NRC annual CAPEX and OPEX budget
• Review the performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.
• Coach and train the Regional Operations team to ensure understanding of the objectives and goals of the department, awareness of set targets/requirements and regularly review their training needs.

Requirements
Education:

• First degree in Engineering or related discipline
• Master’s degree Advantageous
• Fluent in English and language of country preferable.

Experience:
9 - 17 years’ experience which includes:

• Manage track record of 5 years or more; with at least 3 years in relevant sector/ industry 
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous
• Experience in managing Telecoms Network Operations and maintenance/ Quality assurance.