Vacancy For Project Manager at Clickatell

⏲ Jul 31, 2018, 6:37 PM
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Clickatell - Founded in 2000, Clickatell is a leader in global mobile messaging, helping businesses connect and interact with their customers. Clickatell is composed of two core businesses - Clickatell Messaging and Clickatell Mobile Transaction Solutions (MTS). Clickatell Messaging helps businesses with mobile customer engagement using SMS. Clickatell MTS offers simplified mobile transactions for services such as pre-paid mobile top-ups. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Project Manager Location: Lagos, Nigeria Division: Clickatell Transact Job Description

We're looking for a solutions-oriented, tech-savvy Project Manager, who is eager to manage outsourced professional services solutions and other strategic MTS projects within the mobile landscape in Africa and beyond.
The MTS Project Manager will ensure the delivery of outstanding mobile applications for our financial services industry customers.

Requirements The Role of our Champion:

Plan and manage projects from brief, through budgeting, planning and delivery
Manage the day-to-day client liaison through meetings and written correspondence, hold weekly project status meetings ensuring all relevant decisions and discussions are documented
Involve the Programme Manager on all relevant issues: status of business, brand health, projects, timings etc.
Facilitate the creation and maintenance of project documentation, plans and reports. Produce consolidated reporting to the business and/or client, including milestone summary, key issues, risks, benefits, summary of costs incurred.
Project reconciliation (budget versus actual and billing versus cost) and profitability where applicable
Review project activities for compliance with procedures and standards.
Perform adhoc project administration duties and responsibilities as assigned and required by the Programme Manager
Develop, in conjunction with the Project Sponsor, a definition of the project. As the Project Manager ensure that the project is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standards (within agreed specifications).
Manage relationships with a wide range of groups (including internal and external stakeholders/contributors) in a hybrid project management methodology environment. At times this may involve managing the work of consultants and or vendors to reach our objectives.
Produce project artefacts (i.e. Project Charters, Comprehensive reports, etc.).
Facilitate the management of the Project Repository and any applicable project meetings.
Manage projects from initiation through to closure of the project
Provide other administrative support as required
Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes to project scope, schedule and costs
Report and escalate to management as needed
Attend and/or facilitate weekly progress meetings with project team and other key stakeholders
Create appropriate weekly & monthly project status reports
Perform risk management to minimise project risks
Work with customer professional services needs in partnership with technology vendors, software engineers and project stakeholders.
Have a deep understanding of all projects in your portfolio through identifying and managing cross-project dependencies internally and externally

The Capabilities of our Champion:

Live up to our values: Be the Champion! Be Curious, Be Collaborative, Be Courageous, Be Creative.
Excellent communication: Strong written and oral communication skills which can be adapted to a range of audiences
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work reliably and responsibly with internal and external colleagues
Analytical and organised
Ability to think creatively and take an innovative and flexible approach to problem-solving in a fast-changing technology driven company
Ability to prioritise tasks
Willingness to assist with or perform tasks outside of own job description and function as required
Ability to take on responsibility, ownership and be accountable for results and actions take

Our Champion's Journey so far:

At least 2 years' experience in managing large-scale projects
Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (project management related qualification essential)
Excellent skills in building and maintaining client relationships
Excellent administration, organisation and communication skills
Ability to write and understand business requirement specification documentation
Computer Literate
MS Office proficiency - MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, MS OneNote and general IT Systems
MS Project Online, MS SharePoint, Confluence & JIRA experience will be advantageous
Experience in an Agile & Scrum development environment advantageous
Telecoms experience an advantage as well as experience in managing African projects remotely