Senior Manager, Strategic Projects

ABOUT THE COMPANY

KCB Bank Group is East and Central Africa’s oldest and largest commercial banking and has through its history set new records becoming the No.1 Bank in the region.

JOB SUMMARY

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)  Experience8 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

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 programManaging both the dependencies and the interfaces between projectsManaging 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 projectsWork with various teams to develop and implement learning programs and frameworks for continuous adoption of changes, improvement and innovationRegularly 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 threatsParticipate in establishing and cascading project best practices, templates, tools, processes 

REQUIRED SKILLS

Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E), Project management, Project implementation, Performance monitoring and evaluation

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree