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Job Title: Director PMO
Organisation: Telecommunications Company
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Future Options:
Future
Options is a leading HR recruitment and consultancy company in Uganda which
boosts of a wide array of clients and services ranging from head hunting,
training, hr outsourcing, job advertisement, executive recruitment and
performance management. Future options seek to recruit on behalf of their
client a telecommunications company. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The
    Director PMO shall manage our internal Projects Team in an active key
    capacity through the implementation of a new mobile network, identify and
    address all key issues affecting services in line with the targeted
    methodology and procedures.
  • Mentoring,
    training and raising project management competence of the projects team
  • Delivering
    network deployment projects for fixed line, wireless and ISP Business
  • Defining
    and producing project management methods and procedures to be utilized in
    the company
  • In charge
    of Mobile Network stabilization and improvement
  • Responsible
    for Fixed Network Upgrade
  • Deployment
    of the new Mobile Money platform
  • Plan for
    swap of complete core and mobile network
  • Identify
    and deploy the project management database tool
  • Effective
    management of the department’s OPEX budget
  • Deployment
    of a complete network transformation project
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    applicant should possess a relevant Bachelor’s Degree in
    Telecommunications or Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications but
    candidates with other qualifications but with suitable experience will
    also be considered
  • Additional
    Qualification in Project Management from an internationally recognized
    Project Management body
  • The
    Director PMO should possess at least ten years’ experience in deploying
    large scale network projects and managing PM teams in international
    telecommunications companies and/or telecommunications hardware vendors;
    and effective management of budgets.
  • Detailed
    knowledge and understanding of structured project principles &
    methodology; e.g. Scheduling, Risk Management, Resource Planning and
    Management.
  • Excellent
    negotiation skills and demonstrated experience in dealing with
    sub-contractors.
  • All
    candidates should have experience in at least 4 major network deployments
    for major vendors or telecom operators;
  • Significant
    experience in rolling out of mobile network technologies including WIMAX,
    GSM/EDGE, 3G/HSPA/UMTS, GPRS, WLL, SDH
  • Possess
    the ability to manage Mobile Core Swap Projects including but not limited
    to MSC Servers, NGN Switches and Media Gateways.
  • Prior
    experience in VAS & IN, Core Network with relevant competence in SMSC
    platforms in a large telecom.
  • A good
    track record of planning and successful implementation of Fibre and OSP
    Project to Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) Networks, FTTH, and OPGW0.
  • Broad
    knowledge & experience in working with Alcatel-Lucent, ZTE and Huawei
    systems.
  • Possess
    the ability to work in a rapidly expanding and changing environment.
  • Exceptional
    Leadership skills
  • Excellent
    Interpersonal skills
  • Good
    negotiation & Organisational skills
  • High team
    ethic
  • Excellent
    communication skills
  • High degree
    of integrity
  • Strong
    analytical skills & Computer proficiency
  • High
    level of commercial awareness
  • Advanced
    Power Point presentation skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested
candidates are invited to send their applications attaching updated curriculum
vitae and copies of academic certificates along with the names and contacts of
three referees. Female candidate are strongly encouraged to apply. The
applications should be sent by either by post, courier, hand delivery or e-mail
to the following address: The Director, Future Options Consulting Ltd,
4thFloor, Diamond Trust Building, Kampala Road, P.O. Box: 34934, Kampala,
Uganda. Phone: 031 2265028/9, 0414-231204/206
Email:hr@futureoptionsug.com
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Deadline: 5th February, 2014


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