Change Services Project Manager at Stanbic IBTC Bank

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

The Operations division of Standard Bank is at the very centre of all the bank’s procedures, enabling and optimising our Corporate and Investment Banking activities. We develop prototype concepts into robust, reliable solutions, constantly evolving our existing product range to help the bank maintain a competitive lead with our global clients. We are also in demand as internal consultants to the business, helping to manage the Bank’s assets through effective risk management and control systems. As part of this role we now seek an experienced project professional, who will help guide our work to fulfill our ambitious growth strategy

We are recruiting to fill the above position of:

Job Title: Change Services Project Manager

Job ID: 12532
Location: Nigeria

Position Description
Designing project plans and agenda, engagement of required stakeholders, implementation of project plans and rendition of project reporting.

Key Responsibilities
Designing Project Plans

• Design scope of Project
• Describe measurement of timelines defined for delivering Project
• Engage Stakeholders regarding goals and objectives of defined Project
• Implement Project plans
• Provide adequate communication for stages of Project implementation. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

Performance Drive / Service Focus

• Coordinating different stages defined for executing Project
• Supporting Team Leads at delivering Project inputs and requirements to be used to drive implementation of Project
• Monitor executed processes and track fall-outs
• Rendition of weekly and monthly report

Sustain Project Implementation

• Organize training engagements when and where required
• Design feedback platform that would enhance continuous improvement
• Support Change Services in the implementation process improvement projects across the Group
• Identification and Analysis of Risk
• Defining control systems that would reduce or eliminate Project failure
• Manage approved control systems that would ensure all Project stages are delivered within agreed set timelines
• Create strategy to ensure change management is effectively implemented
• Proactively develop risk management dashboard to monitor, track and resolve identified risks
• Project strategy for resolving foreseeable challenges that may emanate from human resistance to change

Reporting
Provision of weekly, monthly and quarterly Reports on all activities and stages of Project implementation. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

Key Performance Measures

• Timely management of delivery on various stages of the Project
• Applicable performance metric assessment
• Provision of user friendly process documentation

Required Skills and Qualifications
Experience

• At least 5 years work experience in a Project Management role (banking experience not mandatory but an advantage)
• Proven previous experience and ability to transfer knowledge
• Must have handled at least two process improvement projects with bottom-line impact

Knowledge

• Tertiary qualification such as a business degree or similar qualification
• Advanced degree in business would be an added advantage
• Project Management certification
• Lean Six Sigma certification (minimum of Green Belt)

Required Competencies
Personal Competencies

• Good written and verbal business communication skills
• Ability to convey factual information clearly
• Assertive – able to manage conflict, stand by principles and put forward ideas despite opposition
• Resilient – able to retain optimism despite setbacks and not take criticism personally
• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure
• Methodical, accurate, pays attention to detail
• Result orientated while adhering to deadlines
• Team player – approachable, quick to establish rapport, receptive and ability to share with others
• Self-motivated and open to new ideas
• Think out of the box and improvising solutions that fits financial banking solutions
• Analytical and logical thinker – as a clear, focused and methodological decipherer to work
• Service oriented
• Stable and unquestionable integrity
• Accepts challenges and adaptable to change

Application Closing Date
12th February, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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