Project Manager

Key Performance Areas:

1. Manage the full lifecycle of the projects from receiving projects mandate, hand-over of project deliverables, and completion of the projects to post-project review.
2. Manage the projects by planning, monitoring, controlling, managing and escalating issues, risks and dependencies with the projects and their impact to Retail Expansion.
3. Control/co-ordinate all work, allocating tasks, monitoring progress, ensuring awareness of responsibilities and securing commitment to successful project delivery.
4. Prepare current and accurate forecast of costs, cash-flow, timescales and resource requirements and agree with Programme Manager.
5. Monitor and control the use of resources and funds against budget.
6. Establish and maintain project dashboards, and provide accurate progress reports and updated plans at pre-defined intervals to the relevant stakeholders.
7. Identify and analyse risks and determine mitigation strategies for risks.
8. Convert project statistics and facts into presentable formats. 
9. Balance business drivers and project requirements to ensure project success for both the business sponsors and the various project stakeholders. 
10. Prepare and document project documentation – ready for sign off.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills & competencies:

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma is essential.
• Prince2 certification or a Project Management qualification is essential.
• 5-8 years’ experience in a similar role/environment is essential.
• 5-8 years’ proven experience in Project Management is essential.
• 5-8 years’ proven experience in the management of large projects with regard to project team sizes, budget and complexity is essential.
• 5-8 years’ experience in implementing transformational initiatives across people, process, structure and technology is essential.
• 3-5 years’ managing projects, preferably within a Retail Banking / Expansion Environment or Retail is essential.
• 5-8 years’ experience in a complex, matrix corporate environment is essential.
• 3-5 years’ practical knowledge and application of project /programmes management e.g. PRINCE2 and Managing Successful Programmes is essential.

• 3- 5 years’ proven management experience with responsibility for delivering projects in a structured environment is essential.
• Knowledge of other Finance/Service Industry best practices (e.g. ITIL) is desirable.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills & competencies continued:

• Knowledge of and experience in Business Process Management practices is desirable.
• Involvement in strategic initiatives from conceptualization to roll out is essential.
• Understanding of banking practices, products and systems is essential.
• Good application and working knowledge of project schedule software such as Microsoft Project and MS Visio is essential.
• MS Office literacy in Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook (task management) is essential.
• High degree of confidentiality and integrity is essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team player are essential.
• Excellent communication skills: verbal and writing skills in English.
• Ability to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.
• A high-energy, creative, self-starter with a can-do attitude.
• The willingness and ability to adapt to changes in procedures, responsibilities, and assignments.
• Great attention to detail, accurate, and thorough, regardless of how big or small the task.
• Analytical thinker and problem solving skills is essential.
• Process and systems thinking skills are essential.
• Must be proactive and work autonomously.
• Multi-task effectively with superior planning and organizational skills.
• Persuasive with strong negotiation skills.
• Able to work independently but function cohesively in a team.
• Innovative thinker – with exceptional logic and problem solving skills.
• Facilitation skills are essential.