Manager - Data Governance at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group, Africa\'s leading cellular telecommunications company. On May 16, 2001, MTN became the first GSM network to make a call following the globally lauded Nigerian GSM auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission earlier in the year. Thereafter the company launched full commercial operations beginning with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. MTN paid $285m for one of four GSM licenses in Nigeria in January 2001. To date, in excess of US$1.8 billion has been invested building mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Nigeria. Since launch in August 2001, MTN has steadily deployed its services across Nigeria. It now provides services in 223 cities and towns, more than 10,000 villages and communities and a growing number of highways across the country, spanning the 36 states of the Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Many of these villages and communities are being connected to the world of telecommunications for the first time ever. The company\'s digital microwave transmission backbone, the 3,400 Kilometre Y\'elloBahn was commissioned by President Olusegun Obasanjo in January 2003 and is reputed to be the most extensive digital microwave transmission infrastructure in all of Africa. The Y\'elloBahn has significantly helped to enhance call quality on MTN network.

Reports To: Senior Manager -Data Governance

Division: Marketing 

Mission:

• Manage MTN wide enterprise efforts to develop, publish and maintain master data definitions and to launch a master data management effort for the long run.
• Manage the Business rules of the organization to ensure standardization and implementation of approved business rules.

Description:

• Ensures BI information meets all quality, governance & legal requirements.
• Ensure data quality through master data management.
• Ensure the integrity of enterprise financial information by applying correct business rules and ensuring they are adhered to.
• Building and managing Data Governance framework across the commercial team.
• Review business needs and translate into functional requirements and manage the entire lifecycle for IT deliverables. 
• Ensure the integrity of enterprise reporting by applying correct business rules and ensuring they are adhered to.
• Develop and maintain project plans and coordinate cross-functional activities for tasked projects. Duties include maintaining schedules to ensure timely completion of projects while meeting deadlines and budgetary constraints. 
• Communicate with business managers regarding the status of specific projects.  
• Partner with internal stakeholders (IS, NWG & Commercial functions) to deliver business value through establishing process and data policy.

Education:

• First degree in business/information systems management or related field, and appropriate relevant professional experience required.
• Masters of Business Administration highly desirable.
• Fluent in English

Experience:

6 - 13 years’ experience which includes:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialisation; with experience in supervising/managing others
• Experience working in a medium to large organization
• Minimum of 2-3 years in Information Systems and/or analytical business systems
• Relevant experience as a project manager and business process analyst
• Proven experience with SAS, Business Objects, product selection/ proof of concept; data warehousing
• Product and marketing management experience very desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Business Intelligence products, best practices, and implementation approaches required. 

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