Projects Manager at Britam

Job description

• Undertake project initiation activities including preparing a project charter and business case for assigned projects
• Translate the project mandate into a detailed concept document, defining benefits, analysing interested parties, and defining deliverables
• Responsible for providing strategic project planning, including resource planning, preparing a comprehensive project schedule and project budgeting
• Mobilise project team consisting of internal business users, IT experts, business partners and third party suppliers
• Lead the project team in execution of project activities ensuring required quality standards are adhered to. Coach and mentor respective project team members to ensure delivery as and when required.
• Vendor management to ensure project is delivered on time, on scope and within budget.
• Project risk management including carrying out risk assessments and designing and implementing risk mitigation strategies
• Develop and execute a communication and change management plan for the project
• Develop and execute a stakeholder management plan to ensure project success
• Update the project plan and other project governance artefacts as the project progresses, assess risk, resolves issues and reports/escalates accordingly to project stakeholders
• Manage project CAPEX and OPEX budgets
• Provide periodic project status reports to project stakeholders
• Employ business analysis, system design and system testing methodologies to manage quality of project deliverables ensuring business requirements are fully met
• Ensures appropriate handover of the project to the business & IT support teams including the documentation of lesson learned and a project close-out report
• Ensures proper integration (by appropriate communication and documentation) of the deliverables into existing IT infrastructure and business processes

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent
• Project Management Expertise: Certification in AGILE, PRINCE2 or PMP would be an added advantage
• Minimum of 4- 6 years’ experience in a similar role
• Strong skills in Process Mapping and Business Process Reengineering
• Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to extensively analyse business processes and workflows
• Strong business/client engagement skills