Regulatory Project Manager at Bizmod Consulting

THE ROLE

Bizmod Consulting is looking for senior Regulatory Project Manager candidates for a contract position in a corporate, financial / insurance environment. The Snr PM will assist Liberty Corporate on a number of regulatory projects, including (but not limited to) PoPIA, AML and Data Management. Minimum 7+ years’ relevant experience is imperative.

CLIENT: Liberty Corporate

INITIAL CONTRACT: Start Jan 2021 for 6 months – extension to be reviewed towards the end of the initial contract

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 7+ years’ Project Management experience
• At least 4+ years PM experience in Regulatory projects
• Experience in PoPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) projects
• Experience in AML (Anti-Money Laundering) projects
• Data Management experience will be an added advantage
• IT/ SDLC PM experience
• SAFe Agile experience
• Focused on deliverables and not necessarily hours worked
• Strong Stakeholder management skills
• Strong team management skills
• Team coaching and mentoring

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• Core Degree in an appropriate discipline from a recognised institution
• Member of an appropriate professional institution
• PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification is highly desirable

DELIVERABLES:

Project Planning and Management

• Responsible for Initiation and Planning of the project: o Define project scope and create a project charter
• Create the project approval document
• Create, maintain and report on the project schedule, resource allocation and budget
• Ensure that the project has the required resource capability and capacity
• Manage project dependencies and critical paths
• Identify project teams, leads, responsibilities, deliverables, dependencies and timelines
• Produce a project “flight plan” and proactively monitor overall progress against this plan
• Coordinate and conduct activities with the main stakeholders to obtain information and decisions required to draw up (and maintain) the project plan
• Create and maintain the stakeholder impact assessment document
• Create, maintain and report on the RAID log
• Create and maintain the Change Impact Assessment document
• Create and maintain a repository for project documentation

Team Management

• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.
• Business Lead Support – Support the Business Lead in managing offsite development teams for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and implementing an effective project governance system.
• Manage offsite teams using tried and trusted methods to ensure understanding of the project deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

• Manage the expectations of the implementation countries in line with the delivery roadmap of the Group.
• Manage the relationship with the software vendor to ensure the delivery of the software with the required quality in the agreed timelines.
• Encourage a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team
• Facilitate the decision-making process with stakeholders and document accordingly
• Manage communication, monitoring, reporting and control activities throughout the project lifecycle to all levels of stakeholders
• Manage third-party contributions to the project

Project Execution

• Organize and lead project status; and working meetings
• Manage issues and budget
• Manage project issues and risks
• Manage scope and change control
• Manage project budget
• Track and ensure that project milestones and deliverables are met

Governance & Risk

• Work according to project governance frameworks and ensure that the programme complies with all relevant delivery standards
• Prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects; and
• Pre-empt slippages and issues and action mitigation plans to avert these
• Report progress of the project at regular intervals to the relevant programme governance forum