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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers — we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world.

If you want to grow your career whilst finding the right balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunity to help you belong and make a real impact.

Role Purpose

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers — we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world.

Network Strategy and Engineering provide International connectivity, voice, data and messaging services to support local markets, enterprise and wholesale carrier customers, delivering 1.500+ projects per year to fulfil the needs of 140 million customers using our Mobile, Fixed, TV and International Connectivity Services. The team are responsible for all Engineering activities including the architecture, planning, design, testing, delivery, and lifecycle management of the associated Network infrastructure.

The Network Planning and Business Partnership (NPBP) team is responsible for shaping the Network Evolution Plan, prepare and manage the Network 1-3-year budget submission ensuring alignment with Group and Local market requirements.

We are looking for someone with a financial & planning mind-set to drive the budget for Ireland market network investments ensuring plans are efficiently submitted on time. This role requires a candidate with business acumen and knowledge of the overall telecoms market, who is passionate about technology, and ideally experienced in budget planning (capex & opex).

The candidate will support the preparation and approval of the annual DB/LRP and in-year plan changes across the Engineering Domains. He/She will cooperate with the team in the prioritization of the budget plan to meet the financial envelope, ensuring all cross-domain dependencies are properly captured and priorities are validated against the Network Strategy and market demand.

The candidate will be responsible of managing the NSE budget mobilisation through the Ireland approval governance process, together with budget execution and reporting.

If you want to grow your career whilst finding the right balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunity to help you belong and make a real impact.

Who you are

Technical / Professional Experience

• Technical understanding of Mobile & Fixed Networks and supporting architecture.

• Strong numerical ability, an excellent capacity to analyse data and numbers (both technical KPIs and Financial/Budgetary information).

• Network Planning Background including experience of creation of both short range and long range Network Investment Plans and Cost Modelling

• Excellent presentation, communication, collaboration and influence skills with ability to engage Senior Leaders.

• Experience of being well organized, self-motivated, adaptive/flexible and able to perform under pressure in a highly dynamic organization.

What you’ll do:

Key Accountabilities:

• Support the Network Strategy execution through planning and steering of priorities and budget (e.g. 5G Advanced, Satellite, Network Cloud).

• Lead the Network Evolution Plan (NEP) and Detailed Budget Submission for the Ireland NSE Portfolio. Ensure All dependencies are captured cross-functionally considering both Vodafone strategic and Ireland Market Priorities.

• Support the consolidation of the e2e Ireland Network CAPEX plan in conjunction with Planning/Governance and Finance teams. Prepare executive material to enable the budget prioritisation and Investment Plan Approval with CNO/CEO and Group Financial Submissions.

• Manage In-Year NSE Budget Re-Prioritisation and change control through the Rolling Forecast Process.

• Support the mobilisation and tracking of NSE & Network CAPEX spend including Cash Profile/Phasing, Risks and Q4 closure.

• Support P * Q Analysis and validation of GST Service Charges for VF-IE

• Support the submission of Engineering KPIs and Benchmarking Excercises. Analyse the relationship between KPI and budget and support VF-Group Analysis.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background.

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply — you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What’s in it for you?

The flexibility to work how you perform best, with hybrid ways of working and real focus on work-life balance

A competitive package including salary, bonus and a strong pension to support you now and long-term

‘’Generous’’ flexible benefits allowance, plus access to comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Access to our on-site wellness centre and gym, alongside a wider wellbeing programme

Free mobile plan, device offers and exclusive discounts for you, your family and friends

Market-leading family policies and flexibility to support you at every stage of life

Real opportunities for career growth through learning, development and internal progression

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people’s lives and the world around us.

Through our technology, we empower people — connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live — and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn’t a concept; it’s lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You’ll be part of a global and diverse community with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures.

We’re committed to increasing diversity, ensuring equal representation, and making Vodafone a place where everyone feels safe, valued and included.

Vodafone is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments, please let us know.

Together we can.

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