Contract: Local Project Manager / Mozambique

The client, who are an international Oil and Gas operator, are recruiting for a Local Project Manager to be based in Maputo, Africa on a 4 month initial contract basis. Rates negotiable.

 

Responsibilities

 

The Local Project Manager (affiliate User Project Manager) will be in charge of coordinating all the affiliate activities (dedicated resources + FTEs and potential sub-contractors that might be involved) with the support of the program Rollout Manager and the central teams across the different phases of the implementation project: Design, Acceptance, data gathering, training and prepare the move to production.

 

Coordination of the local project team involved (Lead / key users):

• Gap analysis: organize with SAP expert teams the necessary deep dive session on gaps identified and collect the rationales to support the requirement
• Drive the Change Management activities across the different phases of the project: organizational impact assessment, communication, End-user training organization.
• Data gathering & cleansing: Coordinates the local business teams activities under the responsibility of the affiliate such as data enrichment to cope to data standards, participate to data migration / data transfer strategy, define the corresponding data structure with the business leads /key users.
• Organize the Acceptance of the solution: mobilization of the key users, close follow-up of the activity within the planning agreed, organize the testing session logistic on-site.
• Strong involvement during Cut-over & Data reconciliation follow-up during the dry runs and production runs
• Organize the move to run locally (follow-up of the hypercare support, set-up the organization of SAP coordination, lead & key users)

 

Person Requirements

• Previous experience with the client
• Good understanding of EP Business specificities (contractual framework, field operations…)
• SAP / ERP knowledge (formal position of SAP coordinator role in affiliate organization or lead user)
• Good IT background on application area
• Strong interpersonal skills

Fluent English mandatory, Portuguese will be highly appreciated