Project Manager

SUMMARY:
JOB PURPOSE:

To manage the organizational projects using FIC’s Project Management and associated methodologies (Business Analysis, Change Management and SDLC) to ensure successful delivery of the projects, and the achievement of FIC’s strategic and operational objectives.

POSITION INFO:
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A University Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, Informatics or ICT related.
• Postgraduate qualification in project management is an added advantage.
• PMP accreditation/certification in Project an added advantage.
• Minimum six (6) years of project management experience, of which a minimum of four (4) years is in broad-based information systems, business projects and/or ICT based business solutions implementation.
• Minimum six (6) years of experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall.
• Business analysis experience preferred.
• Strong PC skills including Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to organize, delegate and leverage resources to accomplish objectives.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Financial and accounting project management skills and experience.
• Professional development skills such as oral and written communications, personal credibility, teamwork and collaboration, work planning, and estimating.
• Strategic skills such as business diagnosis and assessment, business case development.
• Supervisory skills and the ability to leverage support from other parts of the organization.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and subcontractors. Monitor their progress and adherence to the contract.
• Ensure that the project team follows all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and transitions.

• Manage organizational projects - ensuring visibility of all project management knowledge areas, project stages, and their associated deliverables.
• Develop the business case for the project concepts identified and conduct general cost/benefit analysis.
• Develop a project charter and establish a high-level roadmap to deliver on the project vision, outputs/outcomes and benefits to be realized.
• Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services.
• Develop a detailed project plan using approved FIC project management methodologies and processes.
• Drive the performance of the project, provide active management of project components/work streams and resolve project quality and design issues.
• Manage the project constraints to ensure quality delivery on time and within budget.
• Integrate the various design components of the project (process, people, technology dimensions).
• Apply the FIC’s project, change and business analysis methodologies and practices in an appropriate manner during project delivery.
• Empower project stakeholders through project information and feedback to make judicious project decisions at Steering Committee level.
• Provide a single point of focus for all project issues, governance, escalation of risks and consideration of alternative project options.
• Monitor, control and communicate project progress using the reporting standards (status reports, etc)
• Establish mechanisms to assess the eventual realization of benefits committed to in the business case.
• Manages the project team/team leads, reviews and quality assures work of team/team leads.
• Ensure effective project management by implementation of project management knowledge areas namely, integration, scope, resources, schedules, costs, procurement, quality, risks, communications, and stakeholders and ensure that the projects pass stage quality gates in terms of processes and stage deliverables.
• Monitor project risks and establish prevention and mitigation procedures, as required.
• Perform project close out activities.
• Ensure that all aspects of a project are managed visibly including the following methodologies and deliverables: project management, change management, system development life cycle and business analysis.
• Manages, project teams, reviews and quality assures work of team/ Co-ordinates steering committee activities in consultation with Senior PM and Sponsor.
• Engages with multiple and diverse stakeholders so that expectations are managed, and the project is delivered successfully.
• Understand interdependencies between business processes, technology, operations, and business needs.
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
• Manages external service providers, monitor their progress and adherence to the contract.
• Develop, obtain approval and maintain projects budgets, ensuring that data is accurate and current.