Project Manager at BankservAfrica

PURPOSE

The main purpose of the Project Manager is to provide Project Management, according to accepted BankservAfrica policies and standards, in support of BankservAfrica business and product strategies.

You will engage with the following stakeholders

• Banks
• Regulators (SARB and PASA)
• Banking Council
• Other BankservAfrica client organisations/ Retailers
• Management and Executive Management
• Business Unit and Product Owners
• IT Managers and Staff
• All staff

Your key responsibilities include

• Contribute to and deliver on BU goals and activities aligned to strategy
• Demonstrate innovative thinking in area of expertise and translate this into business process/ solutions/ working practice improvements
• Deliver client or company specific projects in line with company standards and in agreement with line manager
• Responsible for the overall planning, management and completion of Projects and/ or Programs on a wide variety of business units, Programs and Portfolios
• Design, Develop and Monitor schedules and budgets for assigned projects/Programs
• Works with customers to develop project scope of work documents/ project and program management plans and schedules.
• Uses project management skills to manage project /Program resources, identify resource requirements, meet training needs, define project and program deliverables, provide customer satisfaction and reporting structures and ensure quality of projects and programs.
• Identifies the approach to be used on a given project /Program
• Manages the project/program and development lifecycles.
• Implementation and control of project/program change management process
• Provide input into the Project Office reporting, including updating the Project Management application
• Overall control, management  and reporting on Project/Program Status, Costs, Issues and Risks

QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE 

• Project Management qualification
• PMP certification
• Knowledge of Agile Project Development
• Required computer literacy levels in the MS Office suite and applicable Project Management Applications.

EXPERIENCE 

• Experience in ICT Application development
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Project and Program management
• Experience in  Payments and Banking industry will be an advantage