PURPOSE OF JOB

To partner with key business stakeholders to ensure a successful initiation and completion of a project. In this role, the Assistant Project Manager will plan, coordinate, and monitor medium and large-scale projects with a high degree of complexity and risk. Projects can span across multiple business units or functional areas.

PRINCIPLE ACOUNTABILITIES

2.1 RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Preparing project initiation documents
  • Preparing project baselines (i.e., cost, scope and schedule) and project management plans (resource, communication, stakeholders, risk, change, configuration management plans etc.)
  • Establishing project governance, decision rights and clearly defined escalation path.
  • Ensure success criteria defined upfront to promote alignment and actively manage to expected project outcomes.
  • Keep all stakeholders (internal & external) engaged in the project, aligned on expected outcomes and informed about what is occurring throughout project.
  • Proactively communicate the project’s progress on an on-going basis, ensuring transparency throughout project lifecycle.
  • Provide information to make effective, timely decisions.
  • Manage third party relationships involved in the overall implementation project to include scheduling activities and insuring deliverables are properly defined and completed on schedule.
  • Monitor the project closely and communicate all changes to project baselines(schedule, cost and scope) on a timely basis.
  • Work closely with Senior Project Manager to set priorities
  • Follow Standards and guidelines provided by the PMO office

2.2 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Manage project finances and ensure that project is delivered within the agreed project budget.

2.3 INDEPENDENT DECISIONS

• • Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information
  • Self-motivated and able to take responsibility
  • Flexible attitude
  • Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally

2.4 INTERACTION WITH OTHERS

Internal: Owners of the projects, Management and all other stakeholders

External: Vendors

3. QUALIFICATION

• • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Finance, Banking, Information Systems, Information Technology or related areas
  • Demonstrated experience in project management processes and methodologies, as well as, project lifecycles
  • Minimum 5 years working experience in banking, financial services, or Big 4 Consulting Firms
  • Experience in driving medium to large scale change efforts
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Project, PowerPoint etc.
  • Master’s Degree in Project Management or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an added advantage

4. QUALITIES

• • Self-driven and self-motivated individual
  • Ability to work in a team and manage team dynamics
  • Attentive to details
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Effective problem solving skills
  • Conflict management
  • Organizational skills
  • Adherence to deadlines

5. OTHER

• • Carry out work in accordance with the banks procedures.
  • Perform the assigned tasks with due diligence.
  • Eliminate waste of whatever form, suggest the use of new practice and contribute to the continuous improvement of the bank.