Project Manager at Safaricom Kenya

Brief Description

Reporting to the Program Manager, the position holder will coordinate and manage the delivery of complex engineering & ICT solutions for Safaricom projects. The role is fixed term contract (2 years). This role will be responsible for kick off, execution and control of strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Develops formal and comprehensive project plan by integrating and documenting project deliverables, acceptance criteria, processes, procedures, risks, and tasks to facilitate project execution, controlling, and closing processes.
• Utilizes tools and metrics to track and improve project performance - MS Project, PWA, SharePoint, Project Initiation Documents (Statement of works, Governance Structure, Communication plan, Risk Management Plan.
• Enforces quality gates during the implementation of projects. This will involve stakeholder engagement and communication management tool through the project life cycle until closure;
• Works efficiently and effectively to meet deadlines.
• Manages and escalates risks & issues appropriately throughout the project life cycle.
• Implements changes to triple constraints in line with the defined change management process. 
• Ensures timely CAPEX Utilization & receipting for all assigned projects.
• Produces clear status reports, communicates candidly and tactfully, makes others aware of any issues with the project, and is a generous listener. 
• Contribute to the project management knowledge base by sharing lessons learned, best practices, research, appropriately to improve the quality of project management services, build the capabilities of colleagues, and advance the profession.
• Facilitate cooperation within our teams and stakeholders to realize shared goals by encouraging collaborative problem solving, open communication, and teamwork.
• Supervise and motivate assigned project resources.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering| ICT |Business Related field
• PMP Certificate in project planning/project management is mandatory.  
• Experience as a project team member in a large project.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge and background of Waterfall and Agile concepts in project delivery
• Ability to motivate teams to achieve business outcome