Company Profile

MainOne is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses, and Government institutions across West Africa. 

Job Description

The Head, Network Ghana will be responsible for all technical activities for this growing infrastructure based telecom operator. Responsibilities will include, network planning, managing technical solutions and delivery for customers, engineering and implementation/build-out, operations management, network and service performance assurance in line with business requirements, overall support of business development activities within the region.

Responsibilities 
Specifically, the Head, Network Ghana will; 

• Oversee all technology aspects of the company within the region.
• Direct the teams in new product and service development, network planning, engineering and implementation, including infrastructure build-out to new Francophone regions and service delivery to customer locations. 
• Oversee solutions development to address a growing set of telecom service needs.
• Supervise technical sales support and global network operations including managing the delivery of end-to-end services over Main One’s international network, terrestrial networks in the region, IP/MPLS footprint and partner networks with technology from leading global OEMs.

Required Skills or Experience

• Electrical or Electronics Engineering degree including a Masters’ degree in Business, Engineering or Management
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the Telecommunications industry with at least 8 years with infrastructure based service provider
• Minimum of 5 years’ management experience
• Experience with the design, deployment and operations of physical network infrastructure including DWDM networks, preferably both terrestrial and submarine systems, optical network solutions and microwave technologies
• Experience deploying and managing services delivered via network solutions using SDH, IP, Ethernet and MPLS Technologies
• Experienced manager with ability to develop middle level technical management
• Strong technical, network engineering and operations skills
• Extensive experience of Business & Operational Support Systems (BSS/OSS) and IT Applications (CRM/ERP)
• Proven experience of managing CAPEX and OPEX budgets against specific commercial objectives
• Ability to deliver network features and enhancements on time and on budget
• Ability to effectively communicate, inspire and motivate all levels of staff to achieve business objectives.