Technology Project Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Technology Project Manager
 

Business Area: Kenya Barclays Bank Technology
 

Number and level of direct reports: N/A
 

Language requirements: English

and Kiswahili 
 

Job Purpose: Change Delivery is the central client interface for

our client (Banking Sector) and Technology and provides the framework to

deliver significant Project and Infrastructure demand into live operation for a

Bank. 

Change Delivery compromises all

technology and business disciplines/components of the Bank portfolio. 

Main accountabilities and approximate

time split
 

Accountability:  Drive/Provide Change Delivery Services

• Implement the Africa strategy so as to align
  
  to the Vision and strategic direction of local Business and Barclays
  
  Africa


• Plan and take responsibility for the overall
  
  project objectives of own change portfolio


• Define project scope, goals and deliverables
  
  that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and
  
  stakeholders. (Agree annually and measure on a monthly basis).


• Effectively communicate project expectations
  
  to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.


• Estimate the resources and participants needed
  
  to achieve project goals.


• Develop full-scale project plans and
  
  associated communications documents.


• Keep monthly statistics and data to be
  
  provided  in MI reporting to senior management and stakeholders


• Capture/analyse and draft information into
  
  meaningful MI reports for senior management, stakeholders, team reporting
  
  and presentation purposes


• Present findings and conclusions together with
  
  recommendations to deploy new services or remediate existing services


• Business Change interface and escalation point
  
  for all project and infrastructure demand on own portfolio


• To engage collaboratively with project
  
  stakeholders to ensure appropriate prioritisation of delivery.


• Ensure Project Governance is observed.


• Ensure procurement of Commodity project and
  
  BAU related hardware/software is correct.


• Monitor Technical build, manufacture,
  
  integration and implementation of the initiatives within the Country


• Adherence to operational acceptance procedures
  
  and testing/approval process


• Ensure quality Assurance for Audit, Risk and
  
  Governance across all the projects in your portfolio.


• Guide and govern suppliers for project related
  
  activities ensuring they understand and adopt Bank agreed standards and
  
  architectures along with adhering to policy and procedures.


• To work across all in-Country functions and to
  
  act as an interface point between business and Technology

Accountability:  Build sustainable practices

• Analyse effectiveness of processes and systems
  
  in use in the Country team and make recommendations for improvements.


• Keep abreast of industry and business unit
  
  changes by attending regular training, conferences, forums, reading and
  
  engagement with subject matter experts and industry peers.


• Stay abreast of industry and operational
  
  trends and ensure that the Country Technology is well positioned to
  
  provide competitive and industry leading services.


• Take steps to capture practices, procedures
  
  and knowledge into bank databases to ensure the sustainability of the
  
  Country Technology practices, tools and learning.



• Challenge the established practices and
  
  recommend improvements to continuously enhance and improve services within
  
  the Bank.


• Alignment of current standards and practices
  
  to Barclays

Accountability:  Manage Stakeholders and Customers

• Expand and maintain networks with senior and
  
  management stakeholders and role players.


• Build and foster relationships with colleagues
  
  and business stakeholders and role players in order to improve overall
  
  effectiveness.


• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing
  
  basis.


• Present Change Delivery in workshops, training
  
  and create general awareness of the Change Delivery function as required
  
  or scheduled.


• Attend to role players, stakeholders and
  
  customer service requests, enquiries and complaints.


• Attend relevant forums where direction is
  
  taken in terms of the future development of the Country Technology in
  
  management and methodology


• Effectively communicate project expectations
  
  to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.Develop and
  
  deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and
  
  presentations to the stakeholders.

Accountability: Risk Management

• Build relationship with country Technology
  
  Risk and Compliance team and provide support wherever required.


• Ensure that processes and controls are
  
  executed in daily work and understand the reasons for the controls and the
  
  consequences for failing to adhere to prescribed processes.


• Test a sample of activities on a weekly basis
  
  by reviewing documentation and checking work completed by team members to
  
  see if control requirements are being adhered to. Coach the team members
  
  on areas for improvement and highlight major failures to the manager of
  
  the area


• Provide evidence/supporting documents to
  
  auditors or management assurance consultants during formal reviews


• Identify losses due to processing errors or
  
  internal fraud in the department. Escalate to the manager and provide all
  
  the required information to allow logging of the Risk and Loss events.
  
  Participate in the investigations


• Make team members aware of all changes to
  
  policies, processes and procedures that are being planned for the area and
  
  ensure that they are able to incorporate the changes on the effective
  
  date. Ensure that team members read circulars that are relevant to the area
  
  and answer questions they may have.


• Contribute and deliver to the improvement of
  
  the risk profile by delivering improved governance, risk management,
  
  controls and compliance requirements.


• Devise and implement an effective plan to
  
  deliver a satisfactory risk and audit profile for Operations & IT and
  
  achieve audit and assurance targets.

Accountability: People Management

• Responsible for driving own Performance
  
  Development, collating relevant documentation, preparing for and arranging
  
  reviews.


• By utilizing skills matrix, identify training
  
  and development requirements, formulating own plan to be agreed with team
  
  leader. Responsible for ensuring own plan is completed within agreed
  
  timescales.


• Undertake all necessary training in order to
  
  perform the role to the required standards, including gaining
  
  accreditation where appropriate.


• Demonstrated experience in personnel
  
  management

• Ensure that all activities and duties are
  
  carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise
  
  Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy
  
  Standards. 


• Understand and manage risks and risk events
  
  (incidents) relevant to the role.

• Deciding and initiating action


• Learning and researching


• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking


• Relating and networking


• Adapting and responding to change


• Persuading and influencing


• Creating and innovating

Education and Experience Required

• B-degree, Commerce or a relevant banking or
  
  business degree or an Matric equivalent qualification or High Level
  
  diploma


• PMP qualification or Project Management
  
  certification


• Strong familiarity with project management
  
  software – MUST be able to demonstrate competency with MS Project 2010+


• Degree level education in an analytical
  
  subject would be beneficial


• (5-8) years’ experience and exposure to the
  
  Banking/ ICT Industry


• (5) years direct work experience in a project
  
  management capacity, including all aspects of process development and
  
  execution


• Displaying a thorough understanding of
  
  technology strategic issues in the banking or financial services sector


• Good understanding of project disciplines
  
  (Prince2, PMP)


• Good understanding of ITIL processes and
  
  associated concepts.


• Strong customer liaison and relationship
  
  management skills


• Excellent communication and presentation
  
  experience;


• Must be able to work under pressure, take
  
  clear ownership of issues and projects and drive to ensure a successful
  
  closure for the customer, peers and IT Production;


• Financial management – budget preparation and
  
  managing to budget;


• Working within a Global or Regional role


• Familiarity with ITIL-style management
  
  procedures and mainstream project management styles a distinct advantage;


• Experience of financial services preferred;

Incase  you believe you career objective match this exciting position,

please forward your application and detailed c.v  stating your current

position, remuneration, contact details by 5pm on 29th  February,

2016

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