Job Name : ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER

Details :

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

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

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

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.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your application to hrrecruit@eximbank.co.tz