Regional Project Coordinator Tigo Dar es Salaam
Job Type: Full-Time
Closing Date: 30th October 2023
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Job Description: 

·        Manage, develop and control multiple projects in parallel from initiation to closure

·        Create project charters for all Commercial projects assigned to him/her in coordination with all stakeholders

·        Clearly communicates tasks  and expected deliverables to team members and stakeholders

·        Collaborate in drafting and negotiate contracts/agreements/exhibits in collaboration with procurement team

·        Develop and create project plan through Microsoft Projects professional and track their KPI through Enterprise Project Management tool (EPM)

·        Lead project meetings, conference calls, and other communications, both internal and external, including weekly update calls and high-level project management committee meetings.

·        Ensure and conduct unit testing, integration testing, stress testing and user acceptance testing.

·        Effectively manage project scope by ensuring any changes to scope are documented and approved by pertinent staff with appropriate documentation system

·        Track and report on time contributions of commercial project

·        Coordinate budget documentation to all projects assigned to him/her

·        Resolve any issues and solve problems throughout project life cycle

·        Develop tools and best practices for project management and execution

·        Monitor project expenditures against proposed budget and schedule/deliverables

·        Provide support for projects and products after project launch on need basis

The Project Manager will report to the Category Development Manager.

Targets/KPIs

·        Timely delivery of commercial projects

·        Timely update of progress of projects in EPM

·        Delivery of projects within budgeted costs

Expected knowledge and competencies

·        Microsoft Project and other Project Management tools (i.e. EPM) (Advance level required)

·        Communication and people skills: experience in managing small teams and good communication both downwards and upwards within the organization (Advanced level required)

·        Quality Assurance: experience in designing test plans of products  (Basic level required)

·        Financial modeling: good understanding of modeling of costs and revenues associated with offers, and comparison of the target groups with control groups (Intermediate level required)

·        Mobile telecoms: good understanding of the mobile business, the main products and services, revenue streams, tariffs and offers, etc. (Intermediate level required)

·        Positive and proactive attitude

·        Problem solving

·        English (fluent)

 

Qualification

  • Desirable experience: 3-5 years’ experience in Project Management (or commercial experience, 1+ years in telecoms, with a strong interest in the commercial side of the business
  •   Desirable education: university degree in Project Management, Mathematics, Physics (or alternatively Engineering or Business Administration with the aforementioned business experience)  
  • PMP Certification is a plus 

 

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