Manager: Technology and Digital Project Management

SUMMARY:
We are recruiting for a Manager: Technology and Digital Project Management.

POSITION INFO:
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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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 company’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.

• Create project awareness throughout the Fund through various engagements with company 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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

• 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 tools.

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