Overview

Owens and Xley is a business consulting and advisory company. We offer strategic services in the areas of business advisory, business development, and planning to small businesses that would otherwise not have access to the technical competencies available to bigger companies.

We know the role good planning plays in any business and its associated costs, and the initial capital challenges faced by small a business, which is why we have developed solutions that ensure that the small business owners still have access to the technical skill but at a fraction of the cost. We aim to help entrepreneurs and small business owners get better business results with less cost.

  • Job Position: Project Manager
  • Job Location: Lekki, Lagos

Job Summary

  • In this role, you are responsible for reviewing business operations from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial, and technological risks and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.

Job Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate up-to-date expertise in process improvement and apply this to the development and execution of process improvement plans
  • Elicit and clearly document business and systems requirements ensuring that requirement statements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable
  • Develop wireframes, workflows, use case diagrams, flowcharts, and other analysis-type documentation.
  • Complete and document any process mapping and process improvement requirements and documentation accordingly.
  • Understand and negotiate the needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders
  • Meet with project team regularly to review project deliverables and deadlines
  • Keep an updated schedule and status of all projects
  • Recommend and provide insight into the best techniques in delivering solutions
  • Prepare business reports, PowerPoint presentations, executive updates, task lists, etc.
  • Lead and facilitate project meetings and presentations for diverse audiences
  • Provide leadership to team members and peers by collaborating with others; articulating ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers, and others.
  • Identify and initiate projects, manage resources, driving the resolution of issues, and hold self and team accountable for results
  • Create and maintain project schedules by developing project plans and specifications, estimating time and resources, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases of the project lifecycle, providing timely reporting of issues that impact project progress, coordinating actions, and resolving conflicts
  • Bring inconsistencies and problems to the attention of management
  • Outline and administer requisite training (internal and external) when needed
  • Ensure a smooth transition from Project to Support with the necessary documentation
  • Participate in the problem resolution
  • Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible new ideas to management
  • Perform other tasks to support the organization

Job Requirements

  • B.Sc. degree in Project Management, Statistics, Marketing, Business Management, or any related discipline

Experience:

  • 3 years experience in Project Management.
  • Certification in project management, six sigma, or business analysis isa plus.
  • Candidates should preferably live along the Lekki-Ajah axis

Job Requirements:

  • Must exhibit good knowledge of business operations
  • Must be able to lead self and others to meet deliverables
  • Must be process-oriented with sound judgment, attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through including the flexibility to perform in an ever-changing work environment.
  • Must have strong project management, relationship building, and communication skills
  • Strong understanding of indices, fundamentals, business frameworks, and analytical data, etc.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times
  • Must have strong business analysis skills
  • Ability to create detailed spreadsheets, charts, and presentations
  • Advanced knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office and Visio
  • Able to prepare reports using MS PowerPoint and Publisher

Salary
N150,000 / Month.

Closing Date
1st April 2021.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment@owensxley.com using the position as subject of the e-mail.

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