Job at The Place, Lagos for a Program Manager


The Place - We are a fast growing, world class, and dynamic, multi-billion Nigerian conglomerates, established and managed by a team of professionals with decades of management consulting and accounting experience/ training from Arthur Andersen (now KPMG in Nigeria).
We are presently into restaurants, hotel, and nightclubbing. We are opening new outlets in Lagos and looking for high-flying individual who shares the values of hard work, commitment and integrity and places high premium on personal development and career growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Program Manager
Location:
Lagos, Nigeria
Job Description

  • Responsible for coordinating, reporting on and driving delivery of multiple projects across the Organisation to ensure projects are delivered within agreed quality, cost and deadlines
Main Responsibilities
  • Responsible for defining and implementing program/project management processes and procedures across the Company
  • Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyze and report on results);
  • Ensure optimization of project resources – people, funds, etc
  • Provide input to Management team in translating strategy into clearly defined well-scoped programs and projects.
  • Continuously identify and implement ways to improve project rollout efficiency
  • Ensure effective planning, budgeting, and execution, monitoring and reporting on project activities across the Company.
  • Report on various aspects of project progress as required by Management
  • Provide analysis contributing to standardisation, quality and project management process improvement
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (Engineering, Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning or Project Management Professional Certification will be an added advantage)
  • Strong analytical and problem solving.
  • Strong initiative and results oriented.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Excellent team playing, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Minimum of 7 years' cognate experience in a professional service firm
  • Excellent planning and organization skills

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Candidates who do not meet the above criteria need not apply