About this role
Job Description: ------------------ - Ignite funds startups and innovative projects that utilize fourth industrial wave tech to solve local problems and target global opportunities in health, energy, agriculture, telecom, finance and other verticals. - GM Projects being head of the department is responsible for planning and managing all Ignite’s initiatives related to incubation, startups and their funding. - To manage existing and new initiatives and programs administered by the Fund. - To facilitate the Fund, define the framework of new initiatives and programs besides overseeing essential parameters for evaluation, financial budgeting, execution, audit, monitoring and metrics of success for all the projects. Education: ------------ - Master’s Degree in Engineering and/ or Management from an HEC recognized university. - PMP® Certification, demonstrable project management experience, and a degree in an ICT discipline would be preferred. Experience: ------------- - A minimum of ten years hands-on experience in project management of technical and/or human resource development projects is required. - Provide leadership support and direction to project teams. - Proactive engagement with all internal and external stakeholders. - Ensuring project goals related to timelines, costs, delivery KPI’s are met. - Knowledge of MS Project or other similar project management software tools is required. - Expertise in designing project plans, scope, allocation of resources, monitoring and execution would be the hallmark of this assignment.