Senior Program Manager FCC/FCRMP Implementation at Standard Chartered Bank

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Program Manager FCC/FCRMP Implementation

Job ID: 490243
Location: Lagos
Job Function: General Management
Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Purpose

• The Program Manager will lead the in-country implementation of the Financial Crime Risk Mitigation Programme (FCRMP) and other FCC related projects as required by the local franchise.
• The role will coordinate local project resources across businesses and functions, manage the day to day tracking and reporting of progress, including gathering inputs from all in-country project streams in line with Group requirements.
• The manager will drive the Programme in-country, and, working with Group programme resources, support the CEO and CMG (and RMG) members in resolving issues and removing obstacles.
• The Program manager will enforce standards over reporting, tracking and communications; including day to day management of a SharePoint site, mailbox, programme documents and an integrated country plan.
• The Program Manager will manage all liaison with the Group FCRMP and internal or external monitors.

The role will specifically comprise:

• Development and execution of an integrated country plan that includes each of the in-scope change initiatives
• Establishment of an in-country working group, ensuring accountabilities are clear
• Management and reporting of progress against the plan
• Identification and tracking of risks, issues and dependencies
• Status reporting to the Country Financial Crime Risk Committee (CFCRC)
• Working with Group teams to resolve problems and to ensure country plans remain current, on-track and aligned to Group plans
• Status reporting to Group teams (e.g. to the FCRMP core team).
• Assist in the process of measuring benefits

Responsibilities
Overall Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate interpretation of Group FCRMP requirements in-country.
• Ensure accurate interpretation of FCC related remedial activity from external sources (SRP, GIA, local Regulator etc.).
• Own and maintain an integrated plan thru mid-2017 of all in-country actions and impacts arising from FCRMP, GRA, SRP CRRs, Hornbeam, GIA and CMR actions and any other regulatory-driven initiatives
• Coordinate local and Group resources to resolve problems and remove obstacles to delivery.
• Define and assist in procuring the necessary local resources to deliver the Programme locally.
• Maintain accurate and up to date programme communications.
• Maintain accurate and up to date programme Reporting Calendar and Stakeholder Grid/Distribution Lists and ensure stakeholders are given due notice of all reporting timelines and deliverables;
• Maintain up to date and accurate programme reporting documentation;
• Maintain an up to date reporting pack for ad hoc reporting/presentation needs;
• Coordination of the completion of regular project/stream reporting and compilation of such reports for programme use, on time and to the standard expected - challenging inputs as required;
• Develop and maintain a programme management plan and ensure that standards are followed across the all projects/streams;
• Maintain an up to date and complete SharePoint Programme Library and ensure the basic structure and fields within the site meet the evolving scope of the Programme and remain accurately reflective of current structure;
• Monitor any project and stream sub-sites to ensure content is up to date and work with project managers/PMO leads to support this as required;
• Lead a PMO team to support the delivery of the programme in-country
• Liaise with Group FCRMP, including all relevant workstream leads Knowledge

Development and Information Management:

• Establish the metrics to measure successful transition of initiatives into BAU.
• Stakeholders Relations
• Support regional regulatory interaction, particularly in relation to remediation requirements within the FCC function or expected by regulators
• Work with the Country CEO to identify the risks from change programmes and steps to mitigate them
• Agree with the Country CEO the release of key skilled resources to support programmes
• Work with the Country CEO to make project related work a career accelerator within FCC
• Work with the respective Accountable Executives for key change and remediation programmes across country/region

Competencies:

• The post holder will possess proven project management expertise in an area which has involved significant business and technology change, proven organisational and team work skills and be comfortable working in a dynamic project/programme environment and the ability to deliver under pressure.
• The post holder will be flexible and demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, and general knowledge of the purpose of the FCRMP and a keenness to build on that knowledge

Technical Competencies

• Category Competency Proficiency Level
• Change Management Develop Change Management strategies that clarify change scope and priorities to support the Bank's vision/strategic priorities Advanced
• Evaluate Change efforts by implementing Change Impact Analysis and/or Change Readiness Assessment Advanced
• Define clear change plans that outline the key activities, timeline, stakeholders, milestones and deliverables Advanced
• Track progress of change project implementation to anticipate any potential risks and recommend mitigating actions to relevant stakeholders Advanced
• Measure outcomes on Change initiatives to evaluate benefits realisation Advanced
• Communication Develop Communication Strategy to plan messages to the relevant stakeholders through specific communication channels Advanced
• Define clear communication plans that outline the key communication stakeholders, activities, channels and frequencies Advanced
• Change Advisory and Leadership Alignment Provide subject matter expertise on Change Management to the Business and /or project teams Advanced
• Ensure leadership alignment on change strategy and implementation Advanced
• Training Implement training needs assessment to address capability gaps Advanced
• Develop training strategy to support capability gaps Advanced
• Define clear training plans that outline the key training activities, curriculum, timeline, stakeholders, milestones and deliverables Advanced
• Change Management Methodology Continually enhance the Change Management Methodology and capabilities to support the implementation of Change Project/ Programs Advanced
• Project Management Develop project business case to get funding and approval requests Advanced
• Conduct project stakeholder analysis and identify the needs of relevant stakeholders to get buy in Advanced
• Define clear plans that outline the key activities, timeline, stakeholders, milestones and deliverables Advanced
• Identify and assess project interdependencies (dependency type, profile, specifications and timelines) to determine the critical path and control standards (owning and resolving conflicts) Advanced
• Define and execute quality compliance standards on project delivery (including defining the role of steering committee, implementing a detailed decision making matrix, issue escalation process and ensuring quality audits) Advanced
• Track and measure performance of the project against the plan (in terms of key activities, timeline, stakeholders, milestones and deliverables) to develop regular status reports Advanced
• Identify and resolve project plan execution (budget, work activities, timeline) risks Advanced
• Deliver all required key activities, get final acceptance and hand-over (if applicable) to close the project Advanced
• Portfolio/ program Management Analyse, prioritise projects and identify interdependencies to develop portfolio Advanced
• Evaluate portfolio progress and anticipate potential risks from projects (including interdependencies and alignment risks) Advanced
• Measure outcomes to evaluate post-implementation benefits realisation Advanced
• Project Method Renewal Build and implement a consistent methodology for use in managing and controlling project execution Intermediate

Application Closing Date
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