Senior Project Manager at SUMMIT Africa Recruitment

About the job
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
PASSIONATE / OPTIMISTIC / INFORMED / UNCOMPLICATED
Main Purpose

•  To successfully introduce change into the business from project initiation through to projectclosure, by applying our companies Strategic Project Office methodology. Reporting into a programme Manager within the Strategic Project
•  Office, the incumbent will be responsible for leading the delivery of the Insurance Project which is a key strategic initiative in our company’s 5-year strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Coordinating Project to accomplish the Project objectives by ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, as per requirements and the Project Sponsor’s and Business Owner’s expectations
•  Facilitating the delivery of the Project by following the Strategic Project Office methodology through the following phases:
•  Preliminary – support Sponsor and Business Owner in the validation of the Business
• Case and key success criteria
•  Preparation – define the Project and complete the Project Definition Document, complete necessary governance, Stakeholder Analysis and Risk Assessment and prepare for
• Project Kick off.
•  Elaboration - Project Kick-off, facilitate Solution Design and validation, construct detailed Project Plan, Resource Plan, Budget (as well as financial validation) and set up project structure
•  Construction – co-ordinate both business and technical work-streams towards delivering Project requirements to scope, time, cost and quality objectives.
•  Transition – execute detailed Transition and Implementation Plan including Post Implementation Testing and validation.
•  Supporting Business Transition Management by ensuring that business change as a result of the relevant Project(s) is managed in such a way that the disruption to the business is kept to a minimum.

Key Competencies:

•  Business acumen and commercial awareness
•  Ability to work across multiple complex work streams simultaneously and deliver under pressure
•  Excellent presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to drive decision making
•  Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage expectations, risks and issues in a pro-active manner
•  Disciplined prioritisation with excellent planning and organisational skills
•  Analytical, conceptual and creative problem-solving skills
•  Excellent communication and negotiation skills
•  Ability to adapt easily to changing circumstances
•  Ability to assimilate new information (both technical and process) to understand the requirement
•  Sound organisational skills with strong documentation and reporting abilities
•  Ability to consider the bigger picture and get involved in the detail where required
•  Strong leader and team player
•  Systematic and integrated thinking
•  Sound judgment and decision making

Minimum Requirements:

•  Relevant and applicable Bachelors’ Degree or higher with a Project Management
• Certification
•  A minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering large complex projects simultaneously
•  Financial Services and/or Retail experience
•  Broad knowledge of business and financial products
•  Experience of implementing Insurance products (beneficial)
•  Knowledge and thorough understanding of best practice Project Management methodologies
•  A practical understanding of the system development lifecycle and product life cycle, database and system design
•  Understanding of ICT functional areas such as development, infrastructure and service management
•  Business Analysis Diploma or exposure – advantageous
•  Experience within an Agile environment – advantageous