MANAGER PROJECTS
The successful candidate will manage and facilitate the acquisition and development of effective solutions and applications that meet I&M Group requirements. This is through identifying, planning, and coordinating project, systems and technical requirements and variables. Providing direction in resolving technical/operational problems and ensuring project objectives are linked to the bank’s strategy.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The job holder will report to General Manager -Projects and will be responsible for:
Coordinating between project stake holders to ensure that the project is delivered successfully in time
Gathering business, technical and information security requirements for new projects and preparing Requests for Proposal (RFP)
Coordinating vendor evaluation and selection processes and assisting the steering committee in negotiations with the Vendors
Defining and documenting project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
Effectively setting, communicating and managing project expectations with project team members and stakeholders
Estimating and managing resources needed to achieve project goals
Ensuring that the scope of work, SLA and legal requirements are taken into account in the contract with the Vendor.
Planning and managing hardware, software, and integration requirements in coordination with the Vendor & ICT
Developing project communications protocol
Developing full-scale project plans and associated project documents
Identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path
Developing project work plans and scheduling project activities and milestones in coordination with the Vendor and other project stakeholders
Ensuring that the vendor employees are on boarded and provided with secure connections to the desired systems
Ensuring installation of the required operating system, database and application software
Responsible for developing the quality management process and for ensuring that all the deliverables as in line with the scope
Guiding the development of test cases for user acceptance testing (UAT) and monitoring the UAT process
Coordinating with ICT and getting the production system ready for go-live
Arranging trainings for the business and technical users as per the approved training plan
Coordinating mock runs, document findings and resolving issues in coordination with users and vendor
Planning and monitoring the go-live preparations including migration of data, user access and hand-holding support by the vendor
Monitoring project work plans and milestones to ensure they are on schedule and are revised, where necessary, to meet the changed needs
Developing and maintaining project documents and ensuring that they are complete, current, and properly stored
Planning and monitoring the go-live preparations including migration of data, user access and hand-holding support by the vendor
Preparing project status reports and escalating issues requiring intervention of project stakeholders
Maintaining the project RAID log on an ongoing basis, and implementing risk mitigation plans as approved by Steering Committee
Ensuring payment of the project costs as per agreed payment terms, monitoring project expenditure and advising the stakeholders
projects risk assessment on an ongoing basis, and implementation risk mitigation plans
Ensuring that security controls recommended by the ISOs are implemented before handing over the systems to ICT
Developing and delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
Implementing hybrid project management methodologies
Supporting business owners to ensure benefits realization
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in Business/ Computer Science/ Information Technology from a recognized institution
Master’s in project management will be an added advantage
5+ years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
Strong familiarity with project management software
Have qualifications in Project management PMP, PRINCE 2 or training in Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban)
Skills and Attributes
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong planning and organization skills
Ability to write complex reports
Good understanding of banking processes
Closing Date : 30th March 2022.
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