MANAGER: TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Purpose of the Job:

Reporting to the Senior Manager: Technology and Digital Project Management, the successful incumbent will be working across a range of small and medium projects, and with cross-function team members and external service providers. The candidate will prepare governance documents in line with the prescribed methodology of the Technology and Digital Project Management plan to execute and finalize projects according to strict and within budget while managing a complex scope.

Key Performance Areas

Project Management

• Define project plan and scope.
• Develop full-scale project plans.
• Manage project budgets.
• Maintain project artefacts.
• Proactively manage changes.
• Define and manage all project communication.
• Plan and set priorities for all elements of the project.
• Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions.

Compliance and Risk Management

• Plan proactively to mitigate project risks and report on all issues and risks.
• Compliance with policies and procedures.
• Develop and Maintain project documents in a systematic manner.

Management Oversight

• Direct and manage project teams, including performance
• Manage Stakeholder Relations.
• Facilitate project meeting and steering committees.
• Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans.

Policy Review and Implementation

• Oversee the development and implementation of policy, standards & procedures, and processes.
• Provide advice and guidance to the Policy department on legislative compliance, emerging issues, risks and the implementation of changes required on policy matters.

Reporting

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/ or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall organization’s strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

• Create project awareness throughout the Fund through various engagements with the company’s employees.
• Engage with relevant internal stakeholders during programme delivery.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholders.
• Maintain proactive and progressive relationships with key stakeholders incl. organised labour and attorneys etc.
• Delegate enquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.

People Management

• Ensure sourcing, development and retention of a high-performing team.
• Ensure the motivation, cohesiveness, and alignment of the organization’s team members.
• Manage staff and monitor performance of the team and implement corrective actions for poor performance.

Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required

• Strategic capability.
• Business and financial acumen.
• Compliance and Governance.
• Client service orientation.
• Change management.
• Critical and innovative thinking.
• Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
• Stakeholder development and management.
• Reporting
• Strong analytical skills (quantitative and qualitative).
• Customer focused and work well under pressure and tight deadlines.
• High degree of self-awareness.
• Familiarity with enterprise Project Management tool.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Project Management/ ICT related qualification.
• Postgraduate in Project Management/ ICT related qualification will be advantageous.
• Certification in project methodology: Prince 2 Practitioner level advantageous, PMBok experience.

Experience

• Relevant 6 – 8 years’ experience in Business Analysis or Process Analysis of which 2 years must have been on a supervisory level/ management level// area of expertise.
• Experience in Managing Transversal Projects. 
• Experience in Insurance or Financial Services.
• Experience in managing change within a programme is essential.
• Evidence of experience in turning projects that are struggling around required. project turn-around experience.