Project Director Required Urgently

On behalf of our client, one of the global leaders in the logistics and shipping industry, we are looking for 5 entrepreneurial, enthusiast and responsible Project Directors.

Come join a global integrated network where you will have the chance to make a difference in complex projects and the support to develop your career in a company that invests in its talent.

Mission

Activity area

• Project manager of information system implementation working closely with local project managers on the site. 

Objectives

Management and control

• Organises and trains local operational committees
• Takes part in main projects of operational committees
• Sets-up meetings/ launching reunions
• Involves in validation of prerequisites: Go/NoGo

Project management

• Leads the portfolio projects that are attributed to him/her by the program director.
• Leads, manages and conducts implementation projects; responsible for delays, quality, area, tasks.
• Monitors key phases of each implementation project (pre-visit, analysis differences, impact analysis, parameterisation, training, simulation, assistance at launching, support).
• Ensures putting to practice of agents’ infrastructures and its conformity.
• Leads the pre-visit/visit before launching/ with the local project manager (analysis differences, study impact, data collection).
• Performs the specific parameterisation of the technical solution on the server.
• Takes part in the functioning/not functioning simulation and ensures the meeting of requirements.
• Monitors the GO-Live phases of the agents and offers support.
• Responsible for compliance with methodology of the projects implied by the program (regarding implementation kit)

Change management

• Performs an impact organizational study regarding the use of the implementation kit.
• Centralizes and validates the preparing documents made and forwarded by the local project managers.
• Ensures a good development of preparations.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of the implementation kit.
• Responsible for user support after implementation.

Activity supervision and reporting

• Monitors the organising of the pre-visit of the local project manager (the logistics for the participant teams, meeting room, agenda)
• Monitors the implementation planning type
• Tracks the project indicators
• Measures the prerequisites completeness at launching
• Tracks key tasks
• Reviewing incidents, risk identification.
• Activating in the local operational committee.
• Weekly report, Flash report.
• Action plan validation after the agency directors’ first visit. 

PROFILE 

Education:

• Master degree in Commerce or engineering domain; or equivalent professional experience.

Competencies:

• Project management skills: leadership abilities, initiative, ability to lead local teams.
• Good Microsoft Office knowledge (Excel, Power Point)
• Adaptability to change, availability for travelling to Africa.
• Detail oriented quality analysis for managing reports.
• Communication skills, good verbal skills, team worker and able to solve functional problems.
• Initiative, reactive, proactive.
• Work autonomy
• Fluent English language skills
• Good IT skills and good understanding of information systems

Experience:

• 2 to 5 years experience in operational environment projects or in consultancy.
• Shipping/transportation knowledge and related work processes knowledge is considered an advantage.

Interested? Do you need more information?

Send us an updated CV at [email protected] or apply online at www.africalogisticsjobs.com

Recruitment process timeline

Applications are welcome until March 19^th.

Selection is taking place between March 25^th and April 30^th.