Job details
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: ₦200,000 – ₦300,000 monthly
Job Summary:
House of Pope Ltd. is seeking a proactive, organised, and results-driven Project Manager on behalf of its client to oversee and coordinate projects from conception through completion, ensuring that organisational initiatives are delivered within approved timelines, budgets, and scope.
The successful candidate will work closely with senior management, departmental heads, and other stakeholders to develop project plans, coordinate resources, monitor implementation, and ensure effective project delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Development
Work with senior management to define project objectives, scope, deliverables, and expected outcomes.
Translate organisational priorities into structured project plans.
Develop project schedules, implementation roadmaps, milestones, and resource allocation plans.
Establish project budgets, cost estimates, and expenditure monitoring mechanisms.
Define project roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures.
Ensure project plans align with organisational objectives and available resources.
Project Implementation and Coordination
Coordinate project activities from initiation through execution, monitoring, and closure.
Work with cross-functional teams, departmental heads, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
Monitor project milestones, deliverables, timelines, and resource utilisation.
Coordinate meetings, progress reviews, and implementation updates.
Ensure project activities follow approved plans and specifications.
Identify implementation bottlenecks and facilitate timely resolution.
Maintain effective communication among project stakeholders.
Budget, Resource and Risk Management
Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets and identify cost variations.
Prepare budget forecasts, expenditure reports, and financial progress updates.
Ensure efficient utilisation of human, financial, and material resources.
Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Escalate significant project risks, delays, and resource constraints.
Recommend corrective actions where project delivery deviates from approved objectives.
Stakeholder Management and Reporting
Serve as the primary coordination and communication point for project updates.
Provide regular progress reports to senior management and stakeholders.
Maintain accurate records of project activities, decisions, deliverables, and outstanding actions.
Prepare project briefs, status reports, presentations, and management updates.
Coordinate stakeholder engagements and ensure agreed commitments are fulfilled.
Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Improvement
Establish project monitoring tools, performance indicators, and reporting dashboards.
Track project performance against timelines, budgets, scope, and deliverables.
Conduct project reviews and post-implementation evaluations.
Identify lessons learned, operational gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Recommend process improvements to strengthen project delivery.
Maintain organised project documentation.
Technology and Productivity
Utilise project management tools such as Jira, Asana, or equivalent platforms.
Apply Agile, Scrum, or other appropriate project management methodologies.
Use Microsoft 365 and other digital productivity tools.
Develop and maintain project trackers, dashboards, and implementation schedules.
Identify opportunities to improve project management through technology and automation.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Management Sciences, or a related discipline.
3–5 years of relevant project management or project coordination experience.
Experience in corporate consulting, construction, technology, or other structured project environments in Nigeria will be an advantage.
Demonstrable experience coordinating projects, managing timelines, tracking deliverables, and working with multiple stakeholders.
Project Management Certification is preferred but not compulsory.
Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and implementation processes.
Ability to develop project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation frameworks.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Jira, Asana, or equivalent tools.
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Strong budget monitoring, financial forecasting, and cost-control skills.
Ability to develop project reports, dashboards, and performance monitoring tools.
Strong risk identification, assessment, and mitigation capabilities.
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to the email below using Project Manager as the subject of the email.