Jobs at IT Company in Uganda- Project Officer

Job Title:

Project Management Officer

About this job

Our client is an IT Company seeking to recruit result driven and motivated individuals for the Vacancy above;

Objective:

To oversee overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

    Identifying, tracking, managing and resolving project issues
    Pro-actively disseminating project information to all stakeholders
    Ensuring that the solution is of acceptable quality
    Proactively managing scope to ensure that only what was agreed to is delivered unless changes are approved through scope management.
    Defining and collecting metrics to give a sense of how the project is progressing and whether the deliverable produced are acceptable.
    Managing the overall schedule to ensure work is assigned and completed on time and within budget
    Carrying out Site Audits and reporting thereafter
    Writing Service proposals
    Formulating project plans
    Gathering resources for the Projects
    Supervising all project human resource i.e. Engineers, sub- contractors
    Writing highlight, exception, completion, etc. reports as and when required about the project status
    Working with contractors to purchase materials for projects
    Working with Suppliers
    Quality Control Management
    Helping the sales team with Technical Information needed to make the sale
    Meeting with Clients to discuss their needs
    Any other responsibilities not covered above but reasonably expected to be performed by the Project Manager.

Competences:

    Excellent
    Very important
    IT Knowledge very Essential
    Preparing and organizing the project plans – in MS Project
    critical thinking and problem solving skills
    planning and organizing
    decision-making
    communication skills
    influencing and leading
    delegation
    team work
    negotiation
    conflict management
    adaptability
    stress tolerance

Qualifications:

    Qualification in project management or equivalent (Prince2 / ITIL /PMP)
    knowledge of ICT products and services
    knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
    knowledge of project management techniques and tools
    proven experience in strategic planning
    proven experience in risk management
    1 -2 years direct work experience in project management capacity

How to Apply:

Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.

1. Send an Application letter and CV/Resume.

2. Merge these two documents into one document in either word or pdf format.

3. Do not attach or send any scanned documents, these are sometimes too large for our inbox.

4. Include the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email address   and send your application by email to tsjobs@nftconsult.com

5. Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.


Deadline: 18th July 2012