Require a PROJECT MANAGER in Lusaka , Zambia
TestHiring Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
IT Services and IT Consulting · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Project Manager will translate management strategy into operational plans and coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve business milestones. They are responsible for monitoring KPIs, managing operational risks, and ensuring effective collaboration across departments and external partners.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have proven experience in project planning, team leadership, and managing complex stakeholder relationships. Strong analytical skills and a background in performance management and operational strategy are essential for this role.
Full description
- Translate management strategy into clear annual, quarterly and monthly operating plans.
- Coordinate the seven-person core team and the ten Customer Engagement & Onboarding Representatives.
- Develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, responsibilities and timelines.
- Monitor implementation against approved budgets, milestones and KPIs.
- Lead weekly operational meetings and ensure decisions become assigned actions.
- Coordinate operational implementation of relationships with NCC, EIZ, TEVETA, Build It International and other partners.
- Ensure formalisation referrals identified by the field team are properly assessed and progressed through the appropriate pathway.
- Work closely with the CTO to ensure Phase 2 development responds to actual business and stakeholder requirements.
- Monitor user acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention and revenue performance.
- Work with Business Development, Marketing and Customer Success to convert opportunities into measurable results.
- Monitor operational risks and implement corrective actions.
- Support recruitment, team development and performance management.
- Translate management strategy into clear annual, quarterly and monthly operating plans.
- Coordinate the seven-person core team and the ten Customer Engagement & Onboarding Representatives.
- Develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, responsibilities and timelines.
- Monitor implementation against approved budgets, milestones and KPIs.
- Lead weekly operational meetings and ensure decisions become assigned actions.
- Coordinate operational implementation of relationships with NCC, EIZ, TEVETA, Build It International and other partners.
- Ensure formalisation referrals identified by the field team are properly assessed and progressed through the appropriate pathway.
- Work closely with the CTO to ensure Phase 2 development responds to actual business and stakeholder requirements.
- Monitor user acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention and revenue performance.
- Work with Business Development, Marketing and Customer Success to convert opportunities into measurable results.
- Monitor operational risks and implement corrective actions.
- Support recruitment, team development and performance management.
- Translate management strategy into clear annual, quarterly and monthly operating plans.
- Coordinate the seven-person core team and the ten Customer Engagement & Onboarding Representatives.
- Develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, responsibilities and timelines.
- Monitor implementation against approved budgets, milestones and KPIs.
- Lead weekly operational meetings and ensure decisions become assigned actions.
- Coordinate operational implementation of relationships with NCC, EIZ, TEVETA, Build It International and other partners.
- Ensure formalisation referrals identified by the field team are properly assessed and progressed through the appropriate pathway.
- Work closely with the CTO to ensure Phase 2 development responds to actual business and stakeholder requirements.
- Monitor user acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention and revenue performance.
- Work with Business Development, Marketing and Customer Success to convert opportunities into measurable results.
- Monitor operational risks and implement corrective actions.
- Support recruitment, team development and performance management.
- Translate management strategy into clear annual, quarterly and monthly operating plans.
- Coordinate the seven-person core team and the ten Customer Engagement & Onboarding Representatives.
- Develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, responsibilities and timelines.
- Monitor implementation against approved budgets, milestones and KPIs.
- Lead weekly operational meetings and ensure decisions become assigned actions.
- Coordinate operational implementation of relationships with NCC, EIZ, TEVETA, Build It International and other partners.
- Ensure formalisation referrals identified by the field team are properly assessed and progressed through the appropriate pathway.
- Work closely with the CTO to ensure Phase 2 development responds to actual business and stakeholder requirements.
- Monitor user acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention and revenue performance.
- Work with Business Development, Marketing and Customer Success to convert opportunities into measurable results.
- Monitor operational risks and implement corrective actions.
- Support recruitment, team development and performance management.
Requirements
- Proven ability to translate abstract management strategies into concrete, step-by-step operational plans.
- Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing diverse groups of customer-facing representatives.
- Strong expertise in project planning, including the definition of milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation.
- Demonstrated skill in monitoring financial performance against budgets and KPIs to ensure fiscal responsibility.
- Proficiency in facilitating high-impact meetings that result in clear action items and accountability.
- Experience in managing complex stakeholder relationships and coordinating multi-partner operational implementations.
- Capability to assess and guide complex referral processes through appropriate organizational pathways.
- Collaborative mindset with technical leadership to align product development with market realities.
- Analytical skills to interpret data on user lifecycle stages and revenue performance.
- Track record of working effectively with cross-departmental teams to drive business growth.
- Competence in risk management and the implementation of corrective strategies.
- Background in recruitment, team building, and performance management.
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