Vacancy title:
Project Lead -Technology

Jobs at:
Fanisi

Deadline of this Job:
August 10th 2018.

Duty Station:
Kenya

JOB DETAILS:

Job Location: Nairobi
Salary: (150K)
Our client is a technological company in the gaming and sport betting business. They seek to hire a top performing project lead to manage the daily operations of the company as well as manage all the software developers.
Overall Purpose of Position: Required to be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.
Responsibilities for the Project Lead -Technology Job

Your responsibilities will include;

• Lead the planning and implementation of all projects including, providing estimates of software development tasks and resource requirements.
• Provide direction and support by preparing clear tasks and delegating such to the development team.
• Develop full scale project plans including assembling and coordinating software developers.
• Set appropriate standards for software development, quality, and customer orientation to ensure requirements are met.
• Carry our performance-based reviews and set KPI’s across the team
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
• Manage project budget and resource allocation.
• Plan and schedule project timelines including tracking project deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Quality assurance- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Project evaluations and assessment of results.

Project Lead -Technology Job Qualifications

• BA or BS degree (IT, telecommunication, engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business Administration or Commerce) or related fields
• PRINCE 2 or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent is a plus.
• Knowledge of project management software or project management techniques and tools
• Must have direct work experience in project management, people management and strategic planning.
• Prior experience supervising the use of SQL or front-end technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS etc will be considered an asset.
• Knowledge of the technology or sports betting industry will be an added advantage.

Who we are looking for

• You are very passionate about technology and have a good understanding of software development or project management.
• You have proven ability to manage both technical and non-technical teams, plan and monitor tasks.
• Track record of working in a high pressure environment and adhering to strict delivery timelines.
• You are an excellent communicator able to dialogue effectively with a wide range of audiences.
• Up to date and grasp current affairs in terms of new technology and project management best practices.
• You have strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• You are a natural planner and enjoy organizing teams.
• You thrive in decision-making, influencing and leading teams.
• Your negotiation and conflict management skills are superb.

Job application procedure
If you meet the above qualifications, please apply by filling the form on this link https://goo.gl/MCtfgc
Once you submit the form, email us your (recent/updated CV and cover letter as a (SINGLE) document) quoting the job title (Project Lead -Technology) in the email subject to jobs@fanisi.net on or before August 10th 2018.
Kindly DO NOT attach any other certificates/scanned documents to your application.
Only those shortlisted will be contacted.