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Job requisition id: R-15969183
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Job Summary
The project manager is responsible for delivering the new capability on behalf of the Accountable Executive within agreed timelines, budget, and scope.
Job Description
Project Definition and Planning (30%)
Creation of stakeholder register.
Evaluate business need for change and assist in creation of business case.
Drive clear definition of scope, objectives, outcomes, and benefits and manage delivery.
Articulate critical success factors to ensure benefits can be realized and monitor on a regular basis.
Prepare and agree detailed project/sub project responsibility.
Project Management (50%)
Prepare and agree detailed project plans to meet project objectives on time and within budget.
Timeously escalate concerns in this regard to appropriate forums.
Ensure implementation and delivery of projects meet quality, time, and budget requirements, in accordance with the project plan.
Ensure a clearly articulated change risk culture is embedded.
Define and recommend change risk tolerances, monitor and report to appropriate forums.
Identify, manage, and ensure remediation of all execution risks and issues.
Report to appropriate oversight and governance committees.
Define and monitor constraints and dependencies.
Resolve planning conflicts and business prioritization deadlocks.
Ensure business benefits are owned and tracked by the project owner or appointed.
Logistical Coordination and Administration (20%)
Maintain stakeholder register.
Arrange team logistics, including venues and onboarding of new team members.
Schedule project meetings as requested by team leads.
Get progress feedback from team leads and prepare progress report.
Set up and maintain project logs and distribute for action.
File and monitor sign-offs and approvals.
Store all project documentation as per our policy.
Schedule team debriefing and document lessons learned upon close-out.
Education
National Diplomas and Advanced Certificates: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
About Us Truly African We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management, and insurance.
Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 41,000 employees.
We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda, and Zambia.
We also have offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, a Technology Hub in Prague, and insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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