Job Description

Company Description

IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count and is solely focused on the emerging markets. The Company has over 40,000 towers across its 10 markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia. For more information, please email: communications@ihstowers.com or visit: www.ihstowers.com

Purpose


The Functional Architect assures the standardization and optimization of group business processes and solutions and justifies to business when to adapt to standard solution.The role forms part of the group architecture function which work together to ensure that all group business processes and solutions align to business strategy with minimal cost and risk. Serves as permanent member of the IHS Design Control Board (and any other Programme based design authorities as they arise).

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure all work (incl. business improvement/projects/programmes) adheres to the Business Process Management Standard and all Business Process Artefacts are updated in timely fashion.
• Ensure all work is consistent with other Architecture Standards and contribute to the ongoing development of Architecture Standards and Roadmaps.
• Proactively manage Architecture risks & issues on demand and ensure Architecture Quality plans/activities are up to date, completed and adhered to.
• Build relationships with relevant business process leaders and also stays current with industry best practice and solutions to ensure IHS maximizes its investment in IT.
• Provide clear and consistent advice and analysis on the impacts of any technology change with respect to the current process architecture. Analyze costs, benefits, risks, issues, interdependencies.
• Work with other architects to develop, review and approve High Level Design (HLD) and Functional Design Documents (FDD).
• Performance management and development of all direct reports and temporary project resources aligned to IHS policies and frameworks.

Functional competencies

• Excellent consulting skills.
• Excellent client management and business literacy skills.
• Strong conflict management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results. Effectively envision, develop, and implement new strategies to address competitive, complex business issues. Manage multiple business units in multiple locations.
• Manage multiple conflicting priorities.
• Ability to understand issues domestically and internationally and communicate effectively with clients.
• Be flexible and available to interact with employees at all levels. Be self-directed and motivated.
• Take initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation

Behavioral competencies

• Motivate staff and create a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns in a transparent fashion.
• Develop productive relationships with business leaders across the organization to influence how applications can enable new sources of value
• Cooperation/Teamwork: Works harmoniously with others to get a job done; responds positively to instructions and procedures; able to work well with staff, co-workers, peers and managers; shares critical information with everyone involved in a project; works effectively on projects that cross functional lines; helps to set a tone of cooperation within the work group and across groups; coordinates own work with others; seeks opinions; values working relationships; when appropriate facilitates discussion before decision-making process is complete.
• Judgment: Makes sound decisions; bases decisions on fact rather than emotion; analyses problems skilfully; useslogic to reach solutions .
• Problem Solving: Anticipates problems; sees how a problem and its solution will affect other units; gathers informationbefore making decisions; weighs alternatives against objectives and arrives at reasonable decisions;adapts well to changing priorities, deadlines and directions; works to eliminate all processes which donot add value; is willing to take action, even under pressure, criticism or tight deadlines; takes informed risks; recognizes and accurately evaluates the signs of a problem; analyses current procedures for possible improvements; notifies supervisor of problems in a timely manner.



Qualifications Education

• Higher Technical

Experience

• 12+ years functional experience of finance, controlling/planning and asset management in multi-site manufacturing or heavy process industry.
• 5+ years' experience of ERP and /or EAM as Core/Power User (Microsoft Dynamics based ERP is preferred).
• Strong knowledge of core business process integration points of finance with procurement/production and other processes.



Additional Information Organizational Competencies

Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers' needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.

Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.

Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.

Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.

Sustainability - People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

Our Vision

IHS is committed to improving the quality and availability of telecommunications infrastructure, the lifeline for an increasingly connected world. We are dedicated to helping create a sustainable future for the communities in which we operate, and our sustainable strategy is structured around four pillars: ethics and governance, environment and climate change, education and economic growth, and our people and communities.