Job description
This role involves managing of projects in Kenya to meet strategic business objectives. The project manager is responsible for planning, executing and evaluating projects according to predetermined timelines and budgets. Building and managing project teams, reporting to the Senior Project Manager and ensuring quality control throughout project life cycles are central to this position.
1. Allied Ethos & Business Practices
1.1. Follow Allied Mobile fundamental values and serve as a role model to staff and customers.
1.2. Ensure business and personal practices are within the law and consistent with policies and procedures.
2. Project Management
2.1. The implementation of Allied Mobile projects and associated activities.
2.2. Perform thorough business impact analysis in order to comply and/or facilitate the compilation of project specifications.
2.3. Collaborate with all relevant internal and external parties to develop solutions to comply with required project specification.
2.4. Ensure efficient end to end implementation of approved projects according the project management process.
2.5. Manage delivery schedules for a range of projects to ensure timeous implementation and compliance with the requirements are defined.
2.6. Effective management of project management teams from different departments/ areas of specialization.
2.7. Performs, planning project start-up, risk planning and mitigation, process project delivery development and documentation.
3. Project Administration
3.1. Workshops/Meetings organization and facilitation.
3.2. Accurate, regular and adhoc project reporting to involved departments and senior project manager.
3.3. Ensure that all project contracts are reviewed and approved.
3.4. Ensuring that all project documentation is stored for future reference.
3.5. Verify final invoices and get the necessary approvals.
3.6. Document control in line with ISO standards.
4. Forecasting & Scheduling
4.1. Timelines / Weekly forecasting of projects
4.2. Create a budget plan with all expenses to be approved by the CEO for Africa and Board.
4.3. The Project manager will liaise with business to allocate the required resources to execute projects.
4.4. Provide the business with a project schedule to identify when each project will be completed.
4.5. Prioritising of projects based on urgency, value and resource capacity.
4.6. Ensure that all projects are ready for implementations.
4.7. Track forecast vs actual project results.
5. Conflict management.
5.1. Drawing up and managing project plans and project schedules.
5.2. Manage change control procedures to ensure key scope changes are escalated and accepted.
5.3. Effective management of project deliverables, action items, risks, issues and concerns accompanied by escalations when required.
6. Miscellaneous
Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time-to-time by the senior project manager.
Education and Job Experience:
1. Matric or equivalent
2. Preferred a qualification in project management.
3. 3 – 5 years project management especially in the areas of Retail Stores, Distribution, Supply Chain Management and Operations.
4. Computer Applications, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Project Management Tools.
Required Skills:
5. Business processes
6. Business Analytics
7. Telecoms commercial and customer experience knowledge
8. Project Management Processes methodology
9. General Telecommunications knowledge (ADV)
10. Process Mapping skills
11. Service Level Agreement and Contract Level Agreements
12. Budgeting
13. Financial Management
14. Change / Conflict Management
15. Impact Analysis
16. Decision Making
17. Problem Solving
18. Strong Communication skills
19. Planning and Organising
20. Strong networking ability
21. Presentation skills
22. Facilitation skills
23. People Management
24. Strong Leadership Qualities
