Oando PLC is one of Africa's largest integrated energy solutions providers with a proud heritage. It has a primary listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on
the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.With shared values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Passion and Professionalism (TRIPP), the
Oando Group comprises six companies who are leaders in their market. At Oando, we always on the look out for highly skilled, enthusiastic and dedicated people who can contribute to our continuing success.
Oando Nigeria Limited is recruiting for the position of:
Job Title: Business Information Coordinator
Vacancy Code: BIC/FT//30532
Department: Information & Technology
Functional Area
Focus on process re-engineering, requirements analysis, and leading entity-based IT Projects to ensure they are delivered on time and within budget
Overall Purpose of Job
Will constantly engage the business as the face of IT&S with dotted line reporting to CEO’s of the entities for which he/she is responsible; to ensure maximum satisfaction of the business on all IT services. The individual will work with stakeholders to coordinate & deliver process re-engineering, process automation, and all entity-based IT projects. The individual will be accountable for leading multifunctional teams within the business to deliver strategic business improvements
Responsibilities
Operational
- Meet with business entities decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial, operations requirements and systems goals; to identify and resolve systems issues.
- Review and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems
- Perform testing activities that to ensure developed application meets documented requirements and systems goals, fulfil end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.
- Mapping out and documentation of complex processes, to streamline the process reducing complexity using tools to define and highlight roles and responsibilities – providing clarity
- Prepare and deliver reports or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in IT systems and projects across the business entity.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths
- Manage SLA with the entities to improve business alignment, increase agility, and faster project delivery
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
- To act as a Quality Assurance agent on all critical business processes, applications, products with in the entities and across the group.
- Measure and assure adherence to established QA standards for software development, application integration, and information system performance, and corresponding documentation.
- Utilize standard templates to accurately and concisely write requirement specifications.
- Implement critical success factors for enterprise performance management
- Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid business entities in making implementation decisions.
- Create and maintain an IT Project plan that communicates tasks, milestones
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
- Keeping managers and clients up to date with progress
- Carrying out operational best practice research and its application across the organization, thus including specific entity requirement for the future
Key Performance Indicators
- % of service availability within SLA negotiated
- No of Incident by category, priority and resolution types logged
- % deviation of forecasted versus actual cost of projects within defined tolerance limits
- Teamwork/ innovation
- Management of resources, sponsors and project scope
- % Conformance to set execution methods
- Risk identification and mitigating actions for all projects stakeholder management plan in place
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree from a reputable university
- Minimum a years’ experience in process re-engineering or system analysis
- At least 2 years project management experience
- Ability to document complex business processes
- Minimum of 3 years cognate work experience, 2 of which must have been in a reputable organization/institution.
Required Competencies
- Oil & Gas Industry Dynamics
- Team Leadership and Time Management
- Strong analytical, project management and business process skills
- Strong end to end experience of Project lifecycle
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Keen attention to detail
- Customer Focus/Service orientation
- Excellent Oral and Written Communication
- Strong Presentation & Report Writing Skills
- Good interpersonal skills
Application deadline 15th August, 2013
