Project Implementation Auditor Job in Kenya

Project Implementation Auditor 

 Job Purpose

• The role will focus on Quality Assurance on the processes
  utilized in the project efficiently to generate desired deliverables. The
  project implementation auditor will assess project activities,
  documentation(s) and processes, to help enforce project standards,
  compliance to policies and procedures and enhancing project work
  in eliminating project failures.


• This role focuses on supporting the processes teams use to
  maintain standards and produce quality deliverables; will oversee the
  activity of the quality assurance together
  
  with the
  Internal Audit team.
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains quality in systems and products,
  assurance on policies, procedures, and success criteria across the Britam
  Group.


• Ensures that value processes are in place, maintained
  throughout the IT systems implementation and software development life
  cycles and reviewed/revisited periodically to ensure all standard
  operating procedures reflect the most up-to-date, internationally accepted
  practices.


• Enforces compliance with evolving innovations, and supports
  responsiveness to new technologies as they become available.


• Verify documentation and review of existing project
  implementation, administrative and internal control systems and make the
  appropriate recommendations for improvement. This calls for a
  thorough understanding of all Company operations.


• Evaluates and enforces the Test Strategy / Test Plan defining
  the quality approach, timeline, entry/exit criteria for all assigned
  projects.


• Actively contributes to project estimation and planning, risk
  assessment, contingency planning, tracking and management of progress,
  issues, risk and resources.


• Provides effective and timely communication of project
  status, progress, issues and risks to the Project Manager and Project
  Owner.


• Prepare and present reports to the projects’ Steering
  Committee and the Board Audit & Risk Committee (when required)
  clearly describing the key gaps and practical recommendations for
  improvement.


• Attend and participate in Management meetings to enhance
  understanding of Britam’s strategy.


• Identifies and analyzes issues gaps, and other problems,
  particularly when such gaps recur in multiple projects; recommends and
  facilitates solutions to these issues.


• Formulates timely reports on project quality status and
  documentation to track progress in assigned projects.


• Identify training requirements with project teams. Conduct
  user training on quality assurance i.e. policies, standards and best
  practices.


• Communicates quality standards and parameters to Project
  Team, Internal Audit team, product development team, IT and other
  appropriate staff.


• Demonstrates subject matter expertise in all assigned
  projects and tasks.


• Maintain documentation of internal audits and quality
  assurance activities

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Understanding of project life cycle methodologies
  (particularly Agile).


• Ability to remain consistent and steadfast with tasks
  assigned.


• Proven work experience as a project auditor/Assurance
  Specialist or a similar role.


• Working knowledge of tools, methods and concepts of quality
  assurance.


• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.


• Excellent data collection and analysis skills.


• Strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Operations
  or related fields.


• Project Assurance qualifications, Licenses or certifications
  which may include ISO 9000, PMP, PMI, CIA etc.


• Previous Experience (3 to 5 years) in Project audit/ Quality
  Assurance, preferably within financial institutions / environment(s).


• Knowledge of the ISO 9001 standard is a good to have.


• Problem Solving and root cause analysis skills =Experience in
  working within international and complex environment.

How
to Apply

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