Project Manager (Business Insurance) at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

About the job
Introduction

Manage the successful end to end planning, execution and delivery of projects, to the required business objectives within the constraints of time, cost and quality.

Job Specification;

Project, Program and Portfolio Management :

Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved.

Ensure projects are realistically planned, organised and resourced, to deliver against requirement / project plan. Facilitate the process whereby the collection of initiatives is sensibly sorted, added to, removed from, etc based on the individual item’ cost, benefits, alignment to business and enablement objectives.

Develop and execute a formal business change management and communications plan.

Project and Program Deliverables :

Lead the planning and delivery of a wide range of information gathering and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on program and project deliverables ensuring integration across the program.

Remain deliverable focused with each unique project delivering a product service result.

Make decisions regarding the project, in context of the project boundaries, within the overall envelope of approved time, cost and scope and is accountable for the results of the project.

Ensure a clear understanding of the project goals and stakeholder expectations.

Effectively negotiate and define scope of work with all stakeholders thereby ensuring effective delivery.

Work Scheduling, Allocation and Document

Preparation Assign short-term work schedules to a team in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.

Ensure compliance of projects to EPO project governance framework and methodology.

Ensure effective and efficient project administration including project documentation, schedule planning and maintenance.

Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Office. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports.

Facilitate the process whereby new business needs are documented and communicated

Skills:

Project Management

Work independently and provide technical guidance when required on how to manage projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters.

Change/ Project Management Principles (PMbok and Prince 2)

Education:

• General Education Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential);
• 3 year Degree or Diploma and/or Professional certification in Change/Project management (Advantageous); Business Analysis qualification (Advantageous)
• Post Graduate Qualification in a relevant field (Advantageous)

Experience:

• General Experience 2 or more years’ experience in the discipline of Project/Change Management (Essential);
• Experience in Financial Services Industry (Advantageous);
• User Acceptance Testing experience (Advantageous)
• Business Analysis experience (Advantageous