Vacancy At First Point Group

First Point Group (FPG) is a specialist technology and telecommunications recruitment company with a network of 10 global offices. Our multi-lingual staff speak 20 different languages and work across over 160 countries worldwide; giving FPG a truly global reach.

Job Title: Head of Network Services

Job description

Our client is looking for Head of Network, It is permanent opening the position is based in Nigeria

LOCAL resource only (Nigerians only )

Competence level: 60% management / Technical 40%

Very experienced profiles required - director level, VP ( experience from telecommunication operators)

1. Job Purpose

Lead Core Network Design & Planning ensuring coordination, execution, control and implementation of specific core network projects for CS & PS domain including statistics, ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and business objectives

2. Key Accountabilities:

1. Core Network Strategy and Architecture

• Alignment and implementation of the core network strategy and architecture as well as implantation of new technologies and trends in short, medium and long term

• Design and planning of Core Network Architecture to ensure scalability, Inter operate-ability and reliability – include all areas of core network i.e. CS, PS, MPLS, IN & VAS

2. Capacity Planning of Core Nodes ( Circuit Switching, Packet Core, MPLS N/W, IN & VAS

• Monitoring capacity utilization on weekly & monthly basis and taking action for expansion

3. Budget Planning and Execution to meet Business needs

• Considering forecast & traffic growth as per AOP (Annual Operating Plan) guidelines, plan core nodes deployment and expansion well in advance

• Solution finalization and BoQ assessment and validations

• Ensuring the ordering of equipment well in advance

• Interacting across internal and external functions – marketing, supply chain, finance, IT, Regulatory, partners & external customers.

4. Interconnect & Roaming

• Monitoring the utilization, KPIs and increasing the roaming interconnects as per business requirement

• Based on the utilization threshold of circuits, initiating the process of expansion to ensure timely expansion completion as per AOP guidelines.

5. Optimization and Performance Improvement of Core Network

• Monitoring the performance KPIs of all core nodes on daily, weekly and monthly basis.

• Analyzing the reasons for degradation of a particular KPI and taking corrective action to improve the degraded KPI as required based on the analysis

• Closely work with the performance team

6. Service migration & operational support

• Detailed analysis of Change requests – implementation, impact analysis and backup plan in case of failures

• Seamless migration planning of services from live nodes to new nodes

7. New Products / Tools/Vendor Introduction

• Framing specifications and writing RFPs for core equipment procurements

• Evaluation of RFP, conducting POC & finally giving recommendations based on technical aspects

8. Regulatory Compliance

• Adhering to regulatory requirements as per government guidelines of Nigeria

• Submitting the reports on timely basis as per the regulatory requirements

• Attending meetings with the regulatory departments as & when called for

9. Management & Partner Governance

• Motivate people and team for synergy and timely results

• Guiding team to help them develop technical & managerial skills

• Maintain database and inventory of whole core network elements effectively

• MIS (Measure Informative System) report generation and circulation on weekly and monthly basis as required by the management

• Tracking the performance of partners on regular basis through the checklist of deliverables, AOP guidelines, minutes of the meetings and responsiveness

• Holding regular – weekly & monthly operational & governance meetings with the partners & other stack-holders.

How to Apply

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Good Luck!!!