Company Profile

Job Description

Summary

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with Software Group strategy, commitments and goals.
• The Project Management role is to help the process of solutions implementations in a cost-effective way by determining the requirements of a project and communicating them clearly to all stakeholders, facilitators and partners.
• The core skill of the Project manager is requirements and scope management for developing IT solutions to business problems and fulfilling business needs.
• Skilled Project manager has to drive the whole project delivery lifecycle from initiation and analysis through design, development and testing and finishing with deployment and closure.
• Position is located in Ghana and reports to the Head of PMO at company headquarters in Sofia, Bulgaria

Main responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of project within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Develop full scale project plans
• Manage project scope and budget
• Manage project resources
• Plan and schedule project timelines
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• Manage the change control procedure in collaboration with project stakeholders
• Provide direction and support to project team
• Quality management
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• Analyze and manage project risk and issues
• Project evaluations and assessment of results

Required Skills or Experience

• Master or Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Economics, Management will be advantage)
• At least 3 years of experience in Project Management in the software industry and good understanding of IT fundamentals
• Must be fluent in both French and English
• Experience in requirements development, customer interaction and compilation of multi-source information
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools
• Proven experience in people and communication management, strategic planning, risk and change management
• Proficient in working with project management software
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Highly organized
• Able to work under pressure and meet the deadlines
• Able to work with a high degree of autonomy to realize objectives
• Able to resolve conflicting situations
• Able to work with a high degree of flexibility and initiative
• Able to prioritize and analyze
• Leadership qualities
• Creative
• Self-motivated
• Good inter-personal skills
• Stress tolerance
• Requirements analysis skills