Senior Manager, Strategic Projects

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Industry: Banking
Description: Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya - incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 - and all KCB's regional units in Uganda,… Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya - incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 - and all KCB's regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It also owns KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital, KCB Foundation and all associate companies. The holding company was set up to among other things to enhance the Group's capacity to access unrestricted capital and also enable investment in new ventures outside banking regulations, achieve operational and strategic autonomy for the Group's operating entities and enhance corporate governance across the Group and oversight in management of subsidiaries. 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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Planning and designing the program, defining the program’s governance arrangements 
  • Facilitating resourcing to project teams in the program whilst ensuring there is allocation of common resources and skills within the program’s individual projects 
  • Managing the program’s budget on behalf of the Program Executive, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realized benefits as the program progresses 
  • Managing third party contributions to the program
  • Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects
  • Managing risks to the Program’s successful outcome 
  • Proactively monitoring program progress and impact, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action to facilitate program delivery within defined constraints 
  • Reporting program at regular intervals to the Program Executive 
  • Develop mechanisms for anticipating, responding to and activating change ensuring continued relevance and effectiveness for the business 
  • Develop and activate most viable change management strategies and frameworks for successful implementation of projects
  • Work with various teams to develop and implement learning programs and frameworks for continuous adoption of changes, improvement and innovation
  • Regularly conduct project health checks touching on among other things; strategy alignment, people, processes, and technologies and evaluating how well equipped they are in responding to emerging opportunities and threats
  • Participate in establishing and cascading project best practices, templates, tools, processes

Academic Qualifications 

  • Bachelors (Business, Engineering or related) 
  • Project Management (PRINCE2, MSP, SCRUM)
  • Business Analysis (CBAP, Six Sigma)
  • Change Management (Change Management Practitioner, Change Management Foundation Certification, CMS, CCMF, CCMP)
  • MBA or Equivalent (Added Advantage) 

Experience

  • 8 years in Project Delivery (Program & Project Management Skills including prioritization and ability to multi-task, resource management, cost management) of which 5 years should be in managing large scale projects. 
  • Relationship Management (Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Presentation and facilitation skills) 
  • Strong People management capability 
  • Demonstrated Critical thinking, Problem-Solving, Decision-Making skills 
  • Change Management Principles, Best Practices and achievements in large scale projects
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