Head, Project Management Office at KCB Bank Kenya

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the Program Management Team.
• Develop project prioritization recommendations for business and management consideration.
• Develop project management plans and budgets.
• Provide project management oversight and reporting during the project life cycle.
• Ensure enforcement of the use and application of project management methods and standards in line with Bank policies and standards.
• Relationship management of project stakeholders: Businesses, End users, Vendors, System Owners, System end users, project managers.
• Manage post implementation review and quality assurance of projects and system change requests for all systems.
• Responsible for working with and supporting Project Managers to ensure that new capability is embedded within the business line.
• Responsible for managing and resolving all program level risks and issues as appropriate.
• Responsible for the development and embedding of change management best practice models to optimise the delivery and governance of change.
• Responsible for adherence to Quality Control of all processes & procedures undertaken by IT PMO.
• Responsible for providing financial information & support to IT division

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

• University Degree preferably in Engineering or a Business related field from an institution recognized by Commission of Higher Education is required.
• Professional qualification in Project Management is required. Masters’ degree in a Business related field is an added advantage.
• 8 years’ experience in Project Management having had at least 5 years’ experience in:
• Project Management Lead
• Financial Planning, Budgeting & Reporting
• Relationship Management of Project Stakeholders
• General Banking Operations experience
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with the ability to develop strong business relations.
• Advanced leadership skills with demonstrated competencies in championing high performance management.
• Advanced understanding of Risk, Compliance policies and procedures in Banking.