A well-established client in the InsureTech industry who deliver insurance solutions into Africa are requiring an Intermediate to Senior Project Manager to join their organisation.
Be part of a dynamic Project Management environment that is expanding the Company footprint across the African continent, whilst contributing to ongoing product and engagement innovation to offer value and relevance to their customers. This role is responsible for ensuring successful delivery of several projects and initiatives within the Company project management governance framework, as well as within the constraints of scope, quality, time and cost for the Project. This role is accountable for achieving results, effective and efficient management of projects, inclusive through other managers and their respective teams. Service stakeholder relationships (internal & external) are important in order to enable collaboration and effective engagement towards successful project delivery.
- Manage delivery of multiple projects within the Company Business Development Programme on time, on budget and to the quality and specifications agreed.
- Develop detailed and comprehensive project plans which identify and sequence all the activities and associated timelines needed to successfully complete the project within agreed time frames.
- Create project structures and environments where the teams can be mobilised and energised to ensure close collaboration and innovation, across all our partners, vendors and multidisciplinary teams.
- Ensures all projects are resourced appropriately across all delivery streams (incl. Commercial, Product (incl. GTM), Organisation Design and IT)
- Contribute to enabling an agile cross-functional way of work while maintaining and building the Company culture
- Ensure business cases, plans and all related project documentation and reports are of highest possible standard.
- Managing the project's budget on behalf of Sponsor, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the programme progresses
- Identify risks and collaborate with stakeholders to manage the mitigation of risks.
- Facilitate channels of communication that monitor and feedback project progress and deliver reports that reflect the progress of the project.
- Ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the programme - focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the programme, and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other programmes and corporate, technical and specialist standards
- Manage the project close out and the assessment of project effectiveness in order to make recommendations to improve project impact.
- Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects
- Managing risks to the project's successful outcome
- Working with OpCo and Ops teams to transition to the new business as usual position
- Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the programme are identified or issues arise
- Contribute to operational objectives and optimisation through application of project learning and by contributing information and recommendations to partner engagement, product development and performance reviews.
Engage with all stakeholders in a professional and cooperative manner:
- Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to all stakeholders
- Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Deliver on agreements made with stakeholders in order to ensure that expectations are managed
- Make recommendations to improve stakeholder engagement
- Participate and contribute to the IT culture by living the Company values.
Self-management and teamwork:
- Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders
- Positively influence and participate in change initiatives
- Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas
- Take ownership for driving career development
Contribute to financial controls and planning:
- Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency
- Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect
- Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
- B.Sc IT or BCom, MBA or some leadership type program advantageous.
- PM certification advantageous (PMP or Prince)
Minimum experience & competencies:
- 5+ years of experience within a Project Manager role, at least 3 years on large transformation programmes – i.e. Customer Value Management, Product incl. GTM or IT Technology projects Experience in the financial services or telecommunication industry will be an advantage.
- Must have managed projects across multiple countries – Culture, Language and Time Zone.
- Decision Making & Stakeholder engagement - at Senior Management and Executive level.
- Must be willing to travel to the Rest of Africa countries.
- Strategic consideration
- Delivery Excellence
- Commercially Astute
- Customer First
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Personal Mastery
- Leading Change
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