Project Management Officer at Primera Africa Finance Group

General Roles

• To manage the delivery of strategic transformation projects that will increase efficiency via the transformation of resources (organizational/people change, development, training) processes and/or information technology.
• Ensure adherence to set standards in the execution of all ongoing projects within the Bank within set budget, time and allocated resources.
• Monitor the entire project management life cycle by developing plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, evaluating and reporting accomplishments

Job Description
Strategic:

• Recommend new techniques and technologies to achieve business goals
• Determine business roadmap and provide support in future business planning
• Develop action plans to overcome business challenges
• Recommend business improvements based on market and competitive trends
• Perform project management and reporting for assigned projects
• Build positive and trustful working relationships with internal/external customers
• Maintain clear and complete knowledge of programme management, business operations and procedures
• Drive execution of strategic projects that align with the corporate goals of the bank

Programme Management:

• Lead the end-to-end planning, delivery and control of projects or programs of the Bank.
• Manages all aspects of the project e.g. delivery, resource forecasts, and project administration which includes financial and progress reporting.
• Ensure alignment with defined reporting standards and procedures for project and portfolio management.
• Develop strong relationships with all project stakeholders and prospective internal clients.
• Organize assigned progress meetings and steering committees with senior management to influence decision-making.
• Conduct risk analysis by proactively identifying and raising control deficiencies and driving diligent risk remediation for all projects within the Bank.
• Monitor the progress of all projects against agreed and documented time and budget targets while ensuring appropriate quality standards are maintained.
• Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach.
• Acts as the gatekeeper of the program’s documents to ensure that key documents are available and accessible.
• Results delivery for critical projects and initiatives in line with set project management standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2nd class upper in the First Degree (MBA, MSc, MA, ML and/or Professional Qualifications is an added advantage)
• 3 - 5 years of working experience in project management
• General banking experience especially in Operations and Technology service units is preferable

Required Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE II Certification
• ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
• Agile Project and Delivery Management
• Scrum Master.

Additional Information:
Required Skills & Competencies:

• Critical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Negotiating
• Organize information
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Pay attention to details
• Team player
• Honest, proactive and hardworking
• Ability to adapt to changes
• Conversant with Microsoft office tools and project scheduling computer applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, and to meet short- and long-term deadlines.