Valiant Integrated Services

Security Clearance

N/A

Regular/Temporary

Regular

Position Description

The Project Manager oversees and manages projects, and is responsible for planning, monitoring projects. The PM is responsible for co-ordination and completion of the projects and will perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring, and summarizing progress of the projects, setting, and following budgets, making HR decisions, and other project management-related tasks. The PM will be based in Africa with travel to various remote training sites throughout the region.

Position Requirements

• Ten plus years of experience managing military training programs in geographically diverse locations. Programs should exceed $ 5 million per project.
• Managing projects shall be defined as the candidate serving as the senior-most in-country management official at the project level.
• The PM shall also demonstrate at least 8 years direct experience conducting work professionally in sub-Saharan Africa or other post conflict countries, as well as highlight experiences operating in areas with limited life cycle support and under hardship conditions.
• The PM should be a retired US Military Officer that held the rank of 04 and above.
• Candidate should have curriculum development experience.
• Candidate must have the ability to analyze complex financial data and extract and define relevant information.
• Candidate must have excellent supervisory, organizational, and training skills, skill in project development and execution, skill in coordinating activities, evaluating data, and establishing priorities.
• Excellent communication in both written and verbal English is necessary, and must be proficient in Word, MS Office suite of programs.
• Candidate must be able to analyze problems and make well-reasoned, sound decisions.
• Candidate must be highly capable of interacting confidently with senior management and customers.
• Candidate should have management experience with and a demonstrated history of managing direct reports within a large organization.