Senior Projects Manager at Telkom Kenya

Reporting to: Head of Enterprise Operations

Band: 4.1

Department: Enterprise

Role Purpose: We are seeking an individual who is dynamic by nature and passionate with a track record of delivering results to join our Enterprise Team. This role responsible for overseeing the conceptualization, planning, development and implementation of assigned Enterprise client’s projects.

In addition he/she will be the project management champion in the projects team, providing coaching and mentorship to the team as a senior projects expert.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the assigned team follows the defined project management standards in the planning and execution of the projects management processes (cost, schedule, quality, communication, stakeholder, risk, closure)
• Follow up on the delivered products and solutions on an agreed regular basis with the customer to keep informed about the life cycle of the implemented customer solution.
• Carry out project planning for assigned projects with a clearly documented plan involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Manage the relationships with the customers during the implementations phase, until hand-over phase.
• Validate and oversee the realization of the consolidated project cost optimization plans from the assigned project managers.
• Identify project risks and/or issues and implement necessary action plans to manage them so as to avoid potential delays and scope creep.
• Manage the project budget, monitoring the expenditures and costs against delivered and realised milestones as the project progresses

Academic / Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Telecommunications
• 5 years’ experience in project management

Professional Skills:

• Strong Leadership, Internal & External Stakeholder Management Skills
• Track record in developing self and others
• Personal effectiveness and credibility
• Process discipline and quality orientation
• Efficient and results oriented
• Assertiveness
• Strong organization, presentation and communication skills