Plan, Direct and Control the delivery of Network Strategy by ensuring Technical plans are Converted from Business Objectives to deliver best quality at lower cost and innovative Capex/OPEX productivity. This role ensures Airtel is the lowest cost producer and delivers +1 network experience continually.
Main Responsibility Areas:
Provide strategic inputs to group planning and Airtel Malawi Networks Director towards the formulation of Optimal network roadmaps that encompass Airtel Malawi requirements and subsequently develop Airtel Malawi roadmap
- Analyze Business Objectives and Convert them into Technical plans.
- Provide recommendations to Networks Director and group planning on solutions best suited to Airtel Malawi that will improve capex productivity and provide a best in class network.
- Define Airtel Malawi network evolution roadmap in line with group guidelines and local business strategy in a manner best suited to meet current and future business requirements
- Co-ordinate across functions - Sales, Marketing, CSD, IT, SCM and Regulatory to understand business and regulatory needs to ensure delivery of best in class and efficient solutions to business users and customers by our partners
- Effective use of business intelligence data on network usage patterns to enable informed decision making in the short, medium and long term with respect to network evolution and expansion
- Direct achievement of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) targets by analyzing value proposition of requirements demanded by business, conduct cost -benefit/ feasibility analysis to ensure Cost innovation and optimization of CAPEX
- Monitor the implementation of Network deployment plans and projects and direct compliance to budget
- Co-ordinate the validation of network capex plans from partners / vendors to ensure quality and cost effective plans only are validated
- Ensure compliance to applicable regulations and monitor availability of all relevant documentation, across relevant touch points to meet compliance requirements
Scalability/ Interoperability
- Ensure all Vendor Network Equipments on the network can interoperate with one another without glitch.
- Ensure all Vendor Network equipments can be enhanced for current and future business needs
- Engage with business teams to understand functional needs/ business problems, concerns and come up with possible plans / solutions to address their needs
- Support the business teams in translating their functional needs to network specifications and convert these to network designs for development of plans and solutions by partners
- Engage with business teams to inform them of various network capabilities that can be harnessed to provide various business products and services
- Direct proactive network expansion to cater for increasing traffic requirements
- Collaborate with user departments to develop and design specifications for new requirements
- Provide specifications to SCM and evaluate specifications provided by Vendors.
- Define SLA’s for internal processes and partners, monitor achievement of defined objectives to ensure an effective and efficient interface to all touch points
- Recruit the right talent in consultation with function head, as per defined recruitment guidelines
- Develop and motivate team members through structured training and on the job coaching
- Establish performance expectations and regularly review individual performance
- Recommend appropriate rewards and recognition
Desired Skills & Experience
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills
Experience
Key Competencies:
To apply go to:Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills
- Bachelor of Engineering degree (Electrical & Electronics, or related fields )
- Sound knowledge of Mobile Network Planning, Optimization and O&M
- Analytical and Presentation skills
- Negotiation skills
Experience
- Minimum 8-12 years of varied experience in planning, implementation, operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry
- 5 years managerial experience in a GSM/mobile company with at least 3 years senior management experience in an area of network Planning
Key Competencies:
- Ability to innovate and deliver value to business
- Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to deliver business solution
- Ability to motivate and lead
- Integrity
- Can do attitude
- Committed
- Thinking out of the box
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