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
Interested persons should click here to apply
Good Luck!!!
