Equity Bank Kenya Project Manager Jobs
Equity Bank Kenya Project Manager Jobs
DescriptionThe Project Manager will be expected to deliver technology solutions by managing projects throughout their full life cycle; they will lead projects related at enterprise-level. In this role, the PM will be responsible for gathering resources, generating schedules, establishing teams to fulfil initiatives; they will interface with project members, vendors, managers, executives, and stakeholders to manage risk and ensure projects are completed to a high quality, on time and within budget.
The Project Manager will also be responsible for managing the work of consultants, allocating and utilizing resources in an efficient manner and maintaining a co-operative, motivated and successful project team.
Responsibilities
Managing co-ordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work
Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.
Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.
Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary.
Monitoring project progress and performance.
Providing status reports to the project sponsor.
Managing project training within the defined budget.
Liaison with, and updates progress to, project steering/senior management.
Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs.
Identifying user training needs and devising and managing user training programmes.
Direct the coordination of all implementation tasks involving third party vendors
Coach, mentor and lead personnel within a technical team environment.
Driving the project acceptance from the various internal customers
Advising the management and the projects team on issues of project governance.
Risk Management activities - work with the risk leadership, 3rd party vendors, cybersecurity staff, and other external stakeholders
to identify, assess, and mitigate risks.
Required Skills/Experience
Demonstrated successful mastery of major components of the Project Lifecycle Development in the context of major systems implementations.
Demonstrated mastery on project scheduling on MS Project is a must.
Ability to organize and direct quality time-bound work efforts in a matrixed environment.
Experience with financial services systems preferred.
Demonstrated high level of analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage teams; identify and secure needed resources; escalate conflicting priorities; influence team members and business leaders to successfully execute
Ability to negotiate agreements and/or reach consensus with all levels and positions within the organization
Ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms.
Demonstrated ability to drive crucial conversations across stakeholders of varying seniority.
Ability to manage multiple projects.
Strong leadership skills with demonstrated competencies in championing customer focus.
Qualifications
An undergraduate degree in a business/ICT/Project Management or any other related field.
Project Management professional qualifications in PMP/PRINCE2 or similar qualifications.
An MBA/business related Master’s degree will be an added advantage
Must demonstrate an understanding of financial services.
5+ years of professional project management experience
For more information and application details see;Equity Bank Kenya Project Manager Jobs
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