At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Role purpose: 
To plan, supervise and control deployment of all Network Programs and Projects ensuring timely and efficient execution of such projects. The role must ensure synergies by managing all major internal and external stakeholders including vendors, suppliers and contractors throughout the project lifecycle to ensure projects are delivered on time, within approved budget limits, aligned with design & quality specifications as well as smooth handover to the user department

Key accountabilities and decision ownership 

• •Project Planning: Translate site rollout, network expansion and other technical budgetary plans into specific, realistic and executable project plans with clearly identified milestones, deliverables and timelines for all stakeholders.
• •Project Tracking: Driving, documentation and reporting the efforts and activities performed by all project stakeholders to ensure alignment with key milestones, deliverables and timelines. Entails regular supervision, audits and quality control checks at pre-identified project milestones.
• •Project Management: Apply appropriate Project Management Methodologies to scope technical projects, allocate resources, control, monitor the project lifecycle and handover technical projects with minimum possible deviation from technical specifications, financial targets and execution plan.
• •Procurement of Goods & Services: Ensure timely preparation of work scopes and placement of orders for goods & services, tracking approval of orders, delivery of goods & services, invoicing and payment for goods and services as per agreed / contractual terms and conditions
• •Property Closure: Ensure comprehensive acceptance testing, preparation of as-built documentation and transfer of CWIP to fixed Assets register    Core

Competencies, Capabilities, knowledge and experience 

• •CAPEX Budget Execution Control
• •3 years’ experience in similar role
• •Partner & Contractor Management
• •Project Management & Reporting
• •Risk Management
• •Must be able to work outside normal working hours when required to do so
• •Able to travel extensively and sometimes at short notice
• •Business acumen and awareness
• •Problem analysis and resolutions
• •Accountability, teamwork and Time management
• •Analytical skills and effective communication, Oral and writing

Must have technical/professional qualifications: 

• •University Degree in Electrical / Telecommunication / Structural Engineering
• •Project Management & Methodologies
• •Mobile telecommunications network architectures, Planning & Operations processes