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Group Technology Fibre Lead
Job Location:
Job Location:
Midrand - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
10 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our client in the Network Services sector is seeking a Group Technology Fibre Lead on a contract duration of 6 months.
Role purpose and scope:
Role purpose and scope:
- Support creation & development of infrastructure joint venture Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) across clients markets focussing on Fibre (FTTH/B FTTS Metro NLD)
- SPV Technology Strategy Architecture and Operating model design for the SPVs
- Source drive and negotiate strategic partnerships vendors investors and customers
- Support the resourcing of Group and in-market SPV teams (headcount resources)
- Alignment with Group technology strategy and supply chain processes
- Drive infrastructure sharing co-build initiatives across ALL market within the Group in partnership with other MNOs OTT players Hyperscalers e.g. (Google Meta Microsoft AWS) or any other 3rd party equity investors
- Overlay demand network plans and finalise costing
- Support the Programme Management Office Group SCM and Group Commercial teams for infrastructure development and sharing across ALL fibre asset classes
- Engage with Vodacom Group and market stakeholders e.g. Group Chief Network Office (CNO) and market Chief Technical Officers (CTOs) and/or relevant technical personnel to drive all fibre infrastructure development sharing and JV initiatives across the markets
- Role Deliverables:
- FibreCo Set-up & Strategy
- End-to-End Network Planning
- IT OSS/BSS & Cybersecurity
- Programme & Delivery Management
- Stakeholder & Regulatory Engagement
- Execution
- Legal and Regulatory
- Governance
- Market Scope
- Phase 1
- Tanzania
- Mozambique
- DRC
- Lesotho
- Phase 2
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Egypt
- Must have technical / professional qualifications:
- Education:
- Bachelors degree in Telecommunications Engineering Electrical Engineering Geomatics or related technical discipline.
- Experience:
- Minimum 10 years experience in network strategy RF planning fibre network planning or integrated network design within telecoms environments
- Proven experience in end-to-end network planning (RAN fibre/FTTx backhaul and core interconnects)
- Demonstrated experience in large-scale network rollout planning due diligence and business case development
- Exposure to multi-market or group-level planning environments is advantageous
About Company
With 15 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Financial Services industry in Africa and the Middle East, we are experts at supporting our clients through their digital transformation journeys. We believe in blending traditional methods with cutting-edge strategies to drive ... View more
