PMO Delivery Lead

Company Details
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Description: Turnkey Africa is a leading Pan-African insurance technology and services provider. We develop, supply and manage end-to-end insurance business software solutions and services for the insurance industry. Turnkey’s flagship product, TurnQuest Insurance Suite, is one of the most dynamic products in th… Turnkey Africa is a leading Pan-African insurance technology and services provider. We develop, supply and manage end-to-end insurance business software solutions and services for the insurance industry. Turnkey’s flagship product, TurnQuest Insurance Suite, is one of the most dynamic products in the market providing a comprehensive and integrated set of applications built on a common platform, that covers the entire insurance lifecycle. TurnQuest is further augmented by data and analytics capability that gives the insurer a 360-degree view of their business. Turnkey has a reputation of the highest standards in engineering excellence and we invest heavily in R & D to ensure a future-proof product in an industry that is constantly evolving and changing. Our uncompromising attention to detail has enabled us to achieve a distinctive 100% success rate in implementation of insurance and bancassurance solutions across Africa. As a Pan-African organisation, delivering real value to our clients is core to our DNA. This culture is manifested in the makeup of our company through a combination of experience and energy that ensures our team is in the unique position of being able to provide both thought leadership and innovative advice to our clients. With a dedicated team of over 100 professionals with extensive industry knowledge and expertise, we are getting the job done! View more View less
Job Details
Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
Qualification: Diploma
Job Experience: Mandatory
Job Location: Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Salary: Undisclosed
Other Pay: Benefits
Job Category: Project Management
Job Description

Core responsibilities

  • Own the delivery office: master tracker (critical path), dependencies, RAG status, and weekly action chasing
  • Maintain pipelines and forecasts for Speakers, Sponsors, and Registrations; keep next actions explicit
  • Maintain decision and risk logs; escalate early with options and recommendations
  • Run the weekly execution cadence: steering pack, minutes, and action closure discipline
  • Support program execution: speaker operations (confirmations, packs, deadlines, rehearsal scheduling)
  • Coordinate readiness across operations, marketing, commercial, technical programs, and finance; maintain run-of-show and day-of playbook
  • Coordinate event-week “war-room” rhythm: issue triage, escalation, and rapid resolution
  • Coordinate post-event close-out and reporting pack

Working relationships (high level)

You will work closely with: the Convener & Program Owner, a Commercial Lead (sponsorships/registrations/collections), Marketing & Communications leadership, Event Operations leadership (venue and vendors), a Technical Programs lead (workshops/challenge/case study), and a Finance/Admin lead (budget, invoicing/receipts, approvals).

Candidate profile

Required

  • 5+ years PMO / program delivery / operations experience (events or multi-stakeholder delivery)
  • Demonstrated cadence discipline: trackers, weekly reporting, action chasing, escalation and decisioning
  • Strong stakeholder management; comfortable coordinating senior leaders and vendors
  • Crisp written communication and high attention to detail; calm under pressure
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