Programme Manager at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Manager

Job ID: 509122
Location: Lagos
Regular/Temporary: Permanent
Full/Part Time: Full time
Report to: Senior Programme Manager

Purpose

• The Programme Manager will support the Senior Programme Manager in 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 Programme 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 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

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate interpretation of Group FCRMP requirements in-country.
• 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;
• 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 Senior Programme Manager to identify the risks from change programmes and steps to mitigate them
• Work with the Senior Programme Manager 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

Qualifications and Skills
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.

A.) Category: Change Management

Competencies:

• Develop Change Management strategies that clarify change scope and priorities to support the Bank's vision/strategic priorities
• Evaluate Change efforts by implementing Change Impact Analysis and/or Change Readiness Assessment
• Define clear change plans that outline the key activities, timeline, stakeholders, milestones and deliverables
• Track progress of change project implementation to anticipate any potential risks and recommend mitigating actions to relevant stakeholders
• Measure outcomes on Change initiatives to evaluate benefits realisation

Proficiency Level: Advance

B.) Category: Communication

Competencies:

• Develop Communication Strategy to plan messages to the relevant stakeholders through specific communication channels
• Define clear communication plans that outline the key communication stakeholders, activities, channels and frequencies

Proficiency Level: Advance

C.) Category: Change Advisory and Leadership Alignment

Competencies:

• Provide subject matter expertise on Change Management to the Business and /or project teams
• Ensure leadership alignment on change strategy and implementation

Proficiency Level: Advance

D.) Category: Training

Competencies:

• Implement training needs assessment to address capability gaps
• Develop training strategy to support capability gaps
• Define clear training plans that outline the key training activities, curriculum, timeline, stakeholders, milestones and deliverables

Proficiency Level: Advance

E.) Category: Change Management Methodology

Competencies:

• Continually enhance the Change Management Methodology and capabilities to support the implementation of Change Project/ Programs
• Develop project business case to get funding and approval requests
• Conduct project stakeholder analysis and identify the needs of relevant stakeholders  to get buy in
• Define clear plans that outline the key activities, timeline, stakeholders, milestones and deliverables
• Identify and assess project interdependencies (dependency type, profile, specifications and timelines) to determine the critical path and control standards

Proficiency Level: Advance.

F.) Category: Project Management

Competencies:

• 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)
• 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
• Identify and resolve project plan execution (budget, work activities, timeline)  risks
• Deliver all required key activities, get final acceptance and hand-over (if applicable) to close the project
• Analyse, prioritise projects and identify  interdependencies  to develop portfolio

Proficiency Level: Advance.

G.) Category: Portfolio/ program  Management

Competency:

• Evaluate portfolio progress and anticipate potential risks from projects (including interdependencies and alignment risks)

Proficiency Level: Advance.

H.) Category: Project Method Renewal

Competencies:

• Measure outcomes to evaluate post-implementation benefits realisation 
• Build and implement a consistent  methodology for use in managing and controlling project execution

Proficient: Intermediate

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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