Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning, implementation, and delivery activities.
• Develop and manage project work plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Monitor project timelines, deliverables, risks, and dependencies.
• Ensure effective project governance and compliance with project management methodologies.
• Manage project budgets, procurement coordination, and resource utilization.
• Conduct project meetings, progress reviews, and status reporting.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of project issues and risks.
• Oversee quality assurance and ensure deliverables meet client requirements and standards.
• Coordinate system implementation, deployment, testing, training, and commissioning activities.
• Serve as the primary liaison between clients, technical teams, and management.
• Coordinate stakeholder consultations, workshops, and project review sessions.
• Prepare project progress reports, presentations, and executive briefings.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure adherence to cybersecurity, data protection, and operational standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, ISO21500, or equivalent project management certification is required.
• Minimum of 7+ years proven experience managing enterprise ICT or digital transformation projects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing tax administration, public sector, or enterprise systems projects.
• Experience managing multi-vendor and multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, Agile, and waterfall methodologies.
• Knowledge of Somali language or ability to coordinate translation services is mandatory.
• The successful candidate must be from Somaliland.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a brief cover letter to the Farsight HR email with the job title as the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Submit to: jobs@farsightafrica.com