Project Management Officer at Caritas MFB

JOB PURPOSE

To successfully initiate, design, plan, control, execute, monitor, and close projects approved by the management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Plan and take responsibility for the overall project objectives- provide project management and direction to ensure overall success of assigned initiatives by developing the project implementation plan including the scope of project, project goals, scheduling, and project deliverables
2. Guide and govern suppliers for project related activities ensuring they understand and adopt Bank agreed standards and architectures along with adhering to policy and procedures
3. Ensure quality assurance for Audit, Risk and Governance
4. Engage collaboratively with project stakeholders to ensure appropriate prioritization of delivery
5. Ensure project Governance is observed including adherence to defined operational acceptance procedures and testing/approval process
6. Facilitate the definition of scope; service levels and user requirements in addition to coordinating partners, vendors and consultants engaged in the project work.
7. Identify key stakeholders to the project and their roles and value while coordinating activities across different internal and external functions
8. Manage project budget and resource allocation as well as constantly checking on project progress towards meeting its objectives, determining the cause of deviations from the plan if any and take corrective actions to address deviations.
9. Ensure proper alignment with ICT Manager in all aspects of project issues/concerns/actions
10. Act as the Business Change interface and escalation point for all project issues/concerns/actions
11. Prepare presentation and briefing material, status reports for the Senior Management Team and other stakeholder groups.
12. Draft and revise business cases, project plans, statements of works and vendor provided artefacts, highlighting potential issues and dependencies and recommend ways for ensuring success
13. Organize and ensure proper and adequate testing phases within projects.
14. Oversee and manage all aspects of ICT project phases including proactive management of project risks and issues.
15. Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
16. Develop processes and procedures to support the achievement of the project goals.
17. Convene regular Project Steering Committee meetings that include Senior Management and other stakeholders
18. Proactively manage full cycle of assigned initiatives, including overall project plan, scope, change control, risks, issues, impacts and reporting through standardization and best practice project implementation
19. To perform any other duty as assigned in line with the organization goals and objectives

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Business information Technology, IT, Computer Science, or any other IT Related Degree.
2. PMP qualification or other Project Management certification will be an added advantage
3. Minimum 3 years’ experience and exposure working in a busy ICT environment. Direct work experience in a project management capacity including all aspects of process development and execution preferred
4. Thorough understanding of project management lifecycle, phases, techniques, and tools with strong and tested project management skills, including risk management.
5. Must be able to work under pressure, take clear ownership of projects and drive to ensure a successful closure for the customer and stakeholders
6. Ability to scope projects, interact with people at all levels and across the entire institution, and hold others accountable for deliverables
7. Outstanding grasp of information technology concepts and processes.
8. Strong Interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
9. Demonstrated soft skills in critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.
10. Working knowledge of banking products and technology innovations will be an added advantage
11. Experience in business process analysis preferably in a multi discipline environment.
12. Highly developed analytical skills with an ability to remain focused on outputs and to adjust delivery mechanisms to meet deadlines and client needs.
13. Experience in projects management in banking environment will be an added advantage
14. Self-empowerment, self-driven, team player and leadership skills