Project Analyst

About the role

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, a 650,000 bpd refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, is hiring a Project Analyst. The analyst supports the planning, execution, monitoring and reporting of IT and business projects so they are delivered within scope, schedule, budget and quality. The role reports to the Lead, IT Project Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Support project managers in developing plans, schedules, budgets and resource plans, and help define scope, objectives, deliverables and milestones.
• Coordinate meetings, workshops and stakeholder engagements, and track project activities and progress.
• Collect and analyse performance data, prepare status reports, dashboards and management presentations, and monitor KPIs.
• Maintain project documentation and records, and support project governance reporting.
• Identify and monitor risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, help build mitigation plans and escalate critical issues.
• Track project expenditures, assist with financial reports and forecasts, and support procurement and vendor management.
• Facilitate communication between teams and stakeholders, prepare meeting minutes and action logs, and collect feedback.
• Support quality reviews, compliance checks, lessons learned sessions and process improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in project coordination, project analysis, business analysis or project management support.
• Experience supporting IT, digital transformation, ERP, infrastructure or business improvement projects.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid project management frameworks.
• Professional certifications such as CAPM, Agile Fundamentals or PRINCE2 Foundation are an advantage.

Required skills

• Project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, ServiceNow, Power BI or equivalents.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Data analysis, visualization, budget tracking and risk management.