Casers Group was established in 1987, the Casers Group is a strategic marketing communication and media investment company. The Group is committed to achieving its growth aspirations by continually identifying, investing in and nurturing high potential communications and media properties across sectors and geographies. Today, the Casers Group is present in 9 West African markets (Nigeria, Cameroun, Cote devoire, Congo Brazzaville, Benin, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Liberia and Ghana). This makes the Casers Group a unique and
strategic partner for any brand that desires to make an impact in the West & Central African market. This alignment ensures better synergies, across the creative and media disciplines, between all markets, and specifically and currently for MTN, the common client across the group.
Job Title- Project Manager
Employment Type- Full Time
Location-Lagos
Role summary
Responsible for leading a highly critical project to implement the Workamajig software across all business locations in Nigeria and West and Central Africa. Although the project is already under way with some training completed for some team members, the project manager must demonstrate strong skills around translation of complex business requirements into formal processes and ensure that the software is fully optimised for business needs. The project manager is also responsible for establishing specific solutions to user problems, applications or processes which ultimately culminate in user acceptance of the results. Leadership of the process will be critical to the project’s success.
Role requirements
· Manages communications and engagements with cross functional teams and all users and stakeholders of the system by way of workshops and meetings;
· Provide project leadership and assistance across planning and deployment, finance and risk management, operations transformation, systems integration, and program development;
· Coordinates with the IT consultant to ensure that PMO standard toolkits and methodologies are being adopted and maintained;
· Create and maintain program milestones, interdependencies, training and communication plans;
· Lead meeting presentations with stakeholders to move forward key tasks and escalate significant process bottlenecks, anticipated delays and critical path analysis;
· Develop documented business requirements, functional
requirements/specifications, interface requirements, data conversion requirements, implementation requirements, use cases, and design documentation
· Manages reporting and resolution of issues, risks and dependencies, proactively identifying potential planning gaps, suggesting mitigations to risks, actions to close issues or complete open items;
· Develop documented business requirements, functional requirements/specifications, interface requirements, data conversion requirements, implementation requirements, use cases, and design documentation;
· Evaluates organizational readiness in advance of transition events;
· Assist in managing the approach, tools and processes that will be used to support transition events;
· Execute key activities within each integration phase.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
Experience
Essential
· Minimum of 5-7 years of project management experience.
· Demonstrated experience in leading, coordinating large-scale change management initiatives
· Ability to discuss and champion the business case for change to a business audience, and then plan and execute solutions that are of recognizable value to the business.
Experience with the development of all aspects of the ERP system implementation including, but not limited to, fathering requirements, designing the future state solution, and the development objects related to their process scope, as well as supporting testing and post implementation support;
Experience of the advertising/marketing communications industry
Education
Essential
· Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable university
· Must be Prince 2 certified
Desirable
· Post-Graduate degree in Project Management
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
Basic understanding of the fundamentals of project management
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
· Highly proficient in project management
· Great organizational and planning skills
· Ability to work well with multiple teams
· Excellent communication and facilitation skills to build relationships and foster trust at all organizational levels.
· Self-starter and exhibits an entrepreneurial mindset.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Strong executive presence and ability to interact with C-Suite level.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified persons should click here to apply.
Good Luck!!!
strategic partner for any brand that desires to make an impact in the West & Central African market. This alignment ensures better synergies, across the creative and media disciplines, between all markets, and specifically and currently for MTN, the common client across the group.
Job Title- Project Manager
Employment Type- Full Time
Location-Lagos
Role summary
Responsible for leading a highly critical project to implement the Workamajig software across all business locations in Nigeria and West and Central Africa. Although the project is already under way with some training completed for some team members, the project manager must demonstrate strong skills around translation of complex business requirements into formal processes and ensure that the software is fully optimised for business needs. The project manager is also responsible for establishing specific solutions to user problems, applications or processes which ultimately culminate in user acceptance of the results. Leadership of the process will be critical to the project’s success.
Role requirements
· Manages communications and engagements with cross functional teams and all users and stakeholders of the system by way of workshops and meetings;
· Provide project leadership and assistance across planning and deployment, finance and risk management, operations transformation, systems integration, and program development;
· Coordinates with the IT consultant to ensure that PMO standard toolkits and methodologies are being adopted and maintained;
· Create and maintain program milestones, interdependencies, training and communication plans;
· Lead meeting presentations with stakeholders to move forward key tasks and escalate significant process bottlenecks, anticipated delays and critical path analysis;
· Develop documented business requirements, functional
requirements/specifications, interface requirements, data conversion requirements, implementation requirements, use cases, and design documentation
· Manages reporting and resolution of issues, risks and dependencies, proactively identifying potential planning gaps, suggesting mitigations to risks, actions to close issues or complete open items;
· Develop documented business requirements, functional requirements/specifications, interface requirements, data conversion requirements, implementation requirements, use cases, and design documentation;
· Evaluates organizational readiness in advance of transition events;
· Assist in managing the approach, tools and processes that will be used to support transition events;
· Execute key activities within each integration phase.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
Experience
Essential
· Minimum of 5-7 years of project management experience.
· Demonstrated experience in leading, coordinating large-scale change management initiatives
· Ability to discuss and champion the business case for change to a business audience, and then plan and execute solutions that are of recognizable value to the business.
Experience with the development of all aspects of the ERP system implementation including, but not limited to, fathering requirements, designing the future state solution, and the development objects related to their process scope, as well as supporting testing and post implementation support;
Experience of the advertising/marketing communications industry
Education
Essential
· Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable university
· Must be Prince 2 certified
Desirable
· Post-Graduate degree in Project Management
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
Basic understanding of the fundamentals of project management
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
· Highly proficient in project management
· Great organizational and planning skills
· Ability to work well with multiple teams
· Excellent communication and facilitation skills to build relationships and foster trust at all organizational levels.
· Self-starter and exhibits an entrepreneurial mindset.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Strong executive presence and ability to interact with C-Suite level.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified persons should click here to apply.
Good Luck!!!
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