Job Purpose

• Develop, implement and enhance edotco Group’s Program Management methodology and tools for use across the Group
• Monitor and report on high value and high impact projects across edotco Group to Senior Management on a timely basis, ensuring effective issue escalation and resolution towards the achievement of program/project objectives
• Manage dependencies, risks, and any changes to project scope, and partner with all relevant divisions to ensure successful completion of project deliverables.
• Define and manage Integration project activities, including developing and implementing detailed project plans with cross-functional team(s), 100-day plan initiatives and post-transaction transition programme management.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and implement Program Management methodology and tools.
• Track status of programme deliverables and milestones, including managing information distribution
• Coordination of programme level risk and issues 
• Monitoring status of project transitioning into normal service
• Coordination of project and programme level reporting cycle
• Support acquisition integration by developing detailed project plans, change management procedures for projects and drive integration project plans
• Support in all integration related processes, including due diligence, migration of operations processes, tools and key integration activities e.g. Operations and HR
• Ad-hoc strategic projects, including developing project management framework, design project management improvement processes and design training and awareness programs for skill set improvement in operating countries

Qualifications, Skills & Knowledge

• Degree in Business, Engineering, IT-related field or equivalent 
• 10 years of experience managing complex, multi-group, multi-disciplinary projects
• At least 7 years of experience managing projects related to Mergers and Acquisitions Integration
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams
• Prior exposure in telecommunication industry is an added advantage

Skills and Knowledge:

• Good knowledge of project management and ability to specify the solution set in detail to vendors
• Good working relationships with working teams
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse workforce 
• Sound presentation skills to project stakeholders i.e. leadership team

Working Relationship

Internal

• Project Directors/Heads for tracking and reporting of status and outcomes of project activities
• Cross-functional working teams, workstream leads and members
• Project stakeholders 

External

• Project consultants for tracking and reporting of status and outcomes of project activities
• Customers 
• External vendors