Role purpose:
The position holder will work with the various teams in IT to provide program leadership in the Pursuit and Delivery of Complex Information, Communications and Technology solutions for company’s programs & projects. This role will be responsible for partnership with assigned delivery unit to ensure realization of business outcomes through kick off, execution, control and closure of programs and projects
Key responsibilities:
· To develop a formal and comprehensive program delivery plan by integrating and documenting project deliverables, acceptance criteria, processes, procedures, risks, and tasks to facilitate project executing, controlling, and closing processes.
· To ensure tool and metrics utilization to track and improve project performance - EPM, MS Project, Share point, Project Initiation Documents (Statement of works, Governance Structure, Communication plan, Risk Management Plan,
· To manage program progress by ensuring that activities are executed as planned in order to achieve the project objectives.
· To enforce quality gates during the implementation of projects. This will involve stakeholder engagement and communication management through the project life cycle until closure;
· To manage and escalate risks and issues appropriately through the project life cycle;
· To ensure timely CAPEX Utilization & Receipting for all projects within your domain
· To ensure timely preparation and dissemination of project reports and updates, governance meeting presentations
· To contribute to the project management knowledge base by sharing lessons learned, best practices, research, appropriately in order to improve the quality of project management services, build the capabilities of colleagues, and advance the profession.
· To facilitate cooperation within our teams and with stakeholders in order to realize shared goals by encouraging collaborative problem solving, open communication, and teamwork;
· To provide leadership support for direct reports which will include but is not limited to interaction at all/senior levels and accountability/oversight/management;
· To conduct performance appraisal, motivate and train staff in the section;
Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
· In association with project manager and stakeholders, refine project requirements, assumptions and constraints through communication with stakeholders and/or by reviewing project documents to baseline the scope of work and enable development of the execution plan.
· Develop the resource management plan (Human Resource), by identifying resource requirements and obtaining commitments from internal, external, and procured sources to complete all project activities.
· Refine project estimates in order to determine and define project baseline, schedule.
· Establish project controls by defining the required correct processes, measures, and controls to manage project change, communications, procurement, risk, quality, and human resources to facilitate project executing and controlling processes, and to ensure compliance with generally accepted industry standards.
· Develop a formal and comprehensive project plan by integrating and documenting project deliverables, acceptance criteria, processes, procedures, risks, and tasks to facilitate project executing, controlling, and closing processes.
· Obtain project plan approval by reviewing the plan with the client and other required stakeholders to confirm project baselines prior to proceeding with project executing processes.
· In liaison with project manager & stakeholders, commit project resources in accordance with the project plan to ensure that all activities are performed.
· Implement the project plan by ensuring the execution of project activities and tasks to produce project deliverables.
· Manage project progress by ensuring that activities are executed as planned in order to achieve the project objectives.
· Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate project status and decision support information to stakeholders.
· Implement quality assurance procedures by performing project control activities to meet project objectives.
· Measure project performance continually by comparing results to the baseline in order to identify project trends and variances.
· Take timely corrective action by addressing the root causes in the problem areas in order to eliminate or minimize negative impact.
· Evaluate the effectiveness of the corrective actions by measuring subsequent performance in order to determine the need further actions.
· Ensure compliance with the change management plan by monitoring response to change initiatives in order to manage scope.
· Reassess project control plans by scheduling periodic reviews in order to ensure their effectiveness and accuracy.
· Respond to risk event triggers in accordance with the risk management plan in order to properly manage project outcomes.
· Monitor project activity by performing periodic inspections to ensure that authorized approaches and processes are followed or to identify the need for corrective action.
· Obtain final acceptance of deliverables by obtaining formal approval from appropriate stakeholders to achieve closeout.
· Document lessons learned by surveying project team members and other relevant stakeholders to use for the benefit of future projects.
· Facilitate administrative closure in accordance with the project plan in order to comply with organization and stakeholder requirements.
· Preserve essential project records for future use to adhere to legal and other requirements.
· Release project resources by following appropriate organizational procedures in order to optimize resource utilization.
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
· Degree in ICT/Business Related field
· Program and Project management expertise: Certified in PMP or PRINCE 2 and Agile certification
· At least 4 years’ experience in managing IT programs and projects
· Demonstrate strong knowledge and background of Waterfall and Agile concepts in project delivery
· Ability to motivate teams to achieve business outcome
How To Apply
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the career portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your resume.
The closing date for receiving applications is Friday, 16th May 2025, 5:30 pm.