Senior Project Manager, Lagos

Do you thrive in dynamic environments, solving complex problems, delivering exceptional client service and driving results? Do you have a strong drive for delivering value to clients within market expansion and growth in a highly international context? Would you like to work in the intersection of business and diplomacy, interacting with executives and senior politicians within Trade & Investments? Join our team in Lagos, Nigeria

Business Sweden is seeking a highly motivated and result-oriented Senior Project Manager who is eager to be part of our talented team in Lagos as part of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. As a team we advise both Large- & Mid-sized companies as well as Start-ups on how to capture the growth opportunities in Nigeria, working closely with other offices on the African continent.

Sweden's trade future is increasingly tied to the Middle East and Africa (MEA), a region that represent some of the world's fastest growing economies. There is a wealth of opportunities particularly connected to the green and digital transition, where Swedish expertise is highly sought-after. The average growth in the region is more than three percent, with several areas still dependent on foreign aid. That is why this region in many aspects will be in the center of the policy development bringing aid and development measures closer to trade promotion.

The role as Senior Project Manager includes both strategic and operational responsibilities such as:

• Drive client dialogues, and take on full sales cycle responsibility including monitoring leads, developing pipeline, and developing project scope, proposals, and cost
• Lead, manage, and develop project team members to ensure successful project deliveries and team competency development
• Design and drive analytical work, secure that insights and recommendations are well underpinned and packaged in an easy to understand and concrete manner
• Building strong client relationships, design and drive analytical work, secure that insights and recommendations are well underpinned and packaged
• Proactively find new business opportunities, drive insight selling in the region and have an active role in developing our value propositions
• Contribute to strategic, high-impact projects that make a real difference – both for Swedish companies and for broader societal development in Nigeria.

As a Senior Project Manager at Business Sweden, you interact with a wide range of stakeholders within client organizations as well as governmental agencies, academia, and Business Sweden colleagues around the world.

You will report to the Trade Commissioner and the position is based in Lagos, Nigeria, but you will be expected to work with our teams and clients globally, as required.

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

Skills & Requirements

Core competencies and collaborative skills

• Demonstrate commitment, honesty, and accountability in tasks.
• Provide support and take ownership to ensure high quality delivery on time.
• Collaborate effectively to achieve good results with a positive can-do attitude.
• Contribute to team spirit and transparent communication.
• Easily adapts to new ways of working and circumstances.
• Voice your own ideas and share opinions. Show appreciation for different perspectives.

Formal requirements

• Academic degree in Business Administration or Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience from a consultancy firm or equivalent.
• You have experience of leading and coaching consultant teams and prior experience from an international environment.
• You have a proven track record in sales and the ability to independently drive client dialogues and take on full sales cycle responsibility.
• You bring a strong consulting skill set: hypothesis-led problem solving, structuring, and communicating complex ideas, strategic thinking.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset, ability to work proactively and independently with relevant goals and tasks towards growing the region.
• You are result- and customer-oriented with a strategic mind-set and business acumen.
• Experience from living/working in other parts of the world is a merit.
• A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English is a requirement. Additional languages are meriting.
• Legally authorised to work in Nigeria.

Application

Please submit your CV and cover letter in English as soon as possible as we will be screening applications on a rolling basis. Your application will be handled confidentially.

GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Global exchanges and career opportunities

Exclusive focus on our client's growth agenda

Extensive responsibility

Diversified teams with world class colleagues

Training academy for continuous development

Entrepreneurial environment

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Diversity powering global growth

At Business Sweden we value and encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We strive for a workplace where all colleagues can explore their full potential and contribute with their unique experiences. By embracing a wide range perspective, we can better drive sustainable growth and customer-centric excellence.

About Business Sweden

Business Sweden helps Swedish companies grow global sales and international companies invest and expand in Sweden. With a unique mandate from the Swedish government and the business sector, we offer strategic advice and practical support in more than 40 markets worldwide.

Our mission is to help lay the foundation for sustainable, inclusive, and digital growth – in Sweden and around the world. We do this by providing startups, small- and medium sized companies and multinationals with tailored services, coupled with access to key stakeholders in the public and private spheres.

We help our clients build relationships, accelerate time-to-market, and comply with local standards and regulations. Visit business- for more information.

OUR VALUESOur high performance culture rests on that all our employees live our core values. We will never have guidelines for every situation we will meet, but if all of us are guided by a strong sense of our values, we will always navigate in the right direction.

RESPONSIBILITYThis is the foundation of our culture. Taking responsibility is a way to show commitment to our work. We take ownership of the relationships with our clients and stay true to our word.

COLLABORATIONAlone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Collaboration knows no geographical borders. At Business Sweden, we act as one global team to create the best possible value for our clients.

IMPACTBy monitoring the world around us and identifying possibilities , we make a difference by helping companies to seize new, sustainable business opportunities. We create impact both for our clients and for Sweden.