Project Manager at NBC Bank Tanzania

NBC is the oldest serving bank in Tanzania with over five decades of experience. We offer a range of retail, business, corporate and investment banking, wealth management products and services.

Job Summary

Overall accountability for managing the entire portfolio of projects within the business unit throughout the entire business development lifecycle, including pre-design, design, tendering and contract and implementation and post implementation phases. Responsible with delivery for BAU Technology and CRES projects Ensure compliance to internal governances and external regulatory landscape by monitoring and reporting on project governance, control, allocation of financial resourcing and capacity

Job Description

Accountability: Project and Portfolio Management

Project Portfolio and Project Management 40%

Outputs To Deliver This Accountability

• Overall accountability for overseeing concept, design, tendering and implementation phases of projects
• Capacity Management and implementation planning and budget control.
• Manage project governance and controls.
• Monitor, manage and report on strategic portfolio and project budgets allocated to property projects
• Accountable for rigorous cost management within assigned projects through budgeting, monitoring and reporting process and instilling discipline within the team around cost control and cost savings.
• Provide input into the categorisation of projects for streamlined implementation
• Manage stakeholder engagement by way of a stakeholder map by providing project status, conformance to governance, methodology and points of discussion.
• Manage all elements of project execution namely timelines, actions, status reporting, status meetings, deliverables, risks and issues, expenditures, forecast of costs, cash flow, timescales and resource requirements etc.
• Manage the activities of the project team members, as well as line role players and subject matter experts assigned to the project.
• Coordinate the work of the project team by allocating tasks, monitoring progress, ensuring awareness of responsibilities and securing commitment to successful project delivery.
• Comply with the appropriate structures established to ensure the delivery of projects.
• Write presentations and reports for various stakeholders to keep them informed of progress and status of the project i.e. Steering Committee, Management meetings,
• Regular status reporting, and present them to the relative audience as may be required.
• Manage relationships with line role players, business sponsors and business owners.
• Manage and run project meetings i.e. team, vendor, testers, to ensure agendas are adhered to, actions agreed, owners assigned and thereafter recorded in project plans, reports and minutes.
• Develop financial business cases to secure the project funding.
• Identify and manage all programme/project issues and risks including their mitigating actions, owners, appropriate escalation and contingency management.
• Monitor and control the use of resources and funds against the original budget or, where appropriate, the latest allocation.
• Gain agreement from project sponsor and/or the steering committee for all changes to the project as necessary.
• Within the context of a programme, confirm any plans for the external procurement of any resource/s and services in order to gain approval for the use thereof.
• Manage the process of procuring the external supply of resources and services, and the negotiation of major contracts with external suppliers.
• Ensure that all service contracts include a clear specification of the supplier's responsibilities regarding scope and quality of the deliverables, as well as costs and timescales.
  

Accountability: Project Governance and Compliance

• Provide a consolidated view of achievement of projects and programmes against the intent of the change landscape.
• Provide consolidated benefits reporting and analysis on projects
• Review and escalate risks and issues as required, of projects and their interdependencies and escalate these to Project Steerco forum.
• Understand the sectors and the BUs’ strategies and medium term plans (MTP) in order to plan for the initiative CAPEX spend for the upcoming year.
• Ensure all project role players (external and internal) contribute their project status reports on deadline; and review and ensure the quality and accuracy of these reports.
  

Accountability: Team/Unit Management

• Agree resource plans with the Change Enablement Lead or Programme Manager (programme) and manage the recruitment of staff, contractors and external consultants, as appropriate.
• Manage and lead project team, provide assistance to less experienced staff by giving guidance and supporting on the job training, as appropriate.
• Regular review of individual and team performance targets.
• Delegates effectively, allowing team members to take responsibility for performance.
• Proactively and creatively develops team’s skills encouraging learning and knowledge transfer and recognising achievements.
• Identify any training needed to support project implementation planning delivery of training within project timescales.
• Contribute to the performance assessment of staff undertaking project works in the team
  

Education And Experience Required

• Bachelor degree in (Engineering, Construction, Project Management )
• Relevant Masters Degree to be able to meet the intellectual demand of the job, or can demonstrate equivalent experience
• Minimum 3-5 years technical/managerial experience in projects
• Demonstrable track record of successful delivery of building fitout projects (not necessarily in the finance sector)
• Professional registration in relevant Professional Registration Body
• Project Management experience gained in a complex Financial Service environment
• A proven leadership background, including negotiation and delivering results
  

Knowledge & Skills: (Maximum of 6)Competencies: (Maximum of 8 competencies)

• Deciding and initiating action
• Learning and researching
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
• Relating and networking
• Adapting and responding to change
• Persuading and influencing
• Creating and innovating
  

Qualifications

Administration (Meets all of the requirements), Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas - Business, Commerce and Management Studies, Customer Excellence - Service Delivery (Meets all of the requirements), Digital familiarity (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development), Enabling team success (Meets all of the requirements), Experience in a similar environment at junior management level, Leading people - Team level (Meets all of the requirements), Openness to change (Meets some of the requirements and would need further development), Planning and organising (Meets all of the requirements)