Project Manager Job at SENCE Limited

Started by Jobrib, Oct 10, 2013, 07:31 AM

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Job Title: Project Manager

Job opening ID: 17      

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Type: Full time

Recruiter: Skill Enhancement Centre (SENCE) Limited / SENCE World

Roles and responsibilities: The Project Manager is responsible for the overall life cycle from planning, execution, controlling to completion phases of the projects on a wide range of business structures and programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.   Provides team leadership on individual projects basis.

2.   Works with appropriate customers to identify and coordinate new IT system developments and/or enhancements.

3.   Works with appropriate customers to develop project scope of work documents and project plans that include an analysis of benefit, cost, work schedule and any related risks.

4.   Assigns, schedules, trains, reviews, and monitors project work to ensure that progress is within expected guidelines and is completed on time and within budget.

5.   Mentors and provides expertise to other project team members.

6.   Works with appropriate customers to identify the roles of project team members, project reporting structures and frequency of interaction and any training requirements that may be needed for a team member to complete an IT project.

7.   Defines the responsibilities of parties involved in the project including customers, management, IT management, project team, vendors and others affected by the project.

8.   Identifies, tracks, monitors and communicates project-related issues, scope changes, variances and contingencies that may arise during the implementation of IT projects. Facilitates amicable solutions with the appropriate customer(s).

9.   Maintains effective communication and working relationships with customers and project team members.

10.   Identifies the technical approach to be used on a given IT project and manages the system development process including the development of a strategic plan, systems analysis, technical design, coding, testing and acceptance of an IT system and/or application.

11.   Develops IT system review schedules, audits and acceptance tests for each phase of a project.

12.   Identifies IT system design alternatives, researches existing IT systems in the marketplace and recommends viable IT solutions.

13.   Develops Requests for Proposals (RFP), evaluates responses, and leads IT system selection teams.

14.   Identifies and documents opportunities to integrate IT systems and resources to fulfill project requirements.

15.   Prepares and presents oral and/or written technical reports and project presentations.

16.   Organizes and conducts project team meetings.

17.   Utilizes current, county-wide and/or department specific software to complete assignments.

Skill set:

1.   Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or any closely related field.

2.   Considerable ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and customer representatives.

3.   Reasonable knowledge of current hardware and software technologies and uses.

4.   Very good writing proficiency and visual design skills.

5.   Very good oral presentation skills.

6.   Well knowledgeable in problem solving and decision-making skills.

7.   Formal training in Project Management and tools like Clarity and Microsoft Project.

8.   Formal Project Management Certification (PMP).

Work experience: 2 – 3 years

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