Kenya Job: Britam Job Vacancy : Project Manager – INSIS Life Assurance

Kenya Job: Britam Job Vacancy : Project Manager – INSIS Life Assurance
Britam Job Vacancy : Project Manager – INSIS Life Assurance
Responsible for managing the initiation, planning, execution and closure of the INSIS Life Assurance System implementation project for Britam Life Assurance Company Ltd.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake project initiation activities including preparing a project charter and business case for assigned projects
- Translates the project mandate into detailed concept, defining benefits, analysing interested parties, and defining deliverables
- Responsible for providing strategic project planning, including resource planning, preparing a comprehensive project schedule and project budgeting
- Mobilise project team consisting of internal business users, IT experts, business partners and third party suppliers
- Lead the project team in execution of project activities ensuring required quality standards are adhered to
- Vendor management to ensure project is delivered on time, on scope and within budget
- Project risk management including carrying out risk assessments and designing and implementing risk mitigation initiatives
- Develop and implement a communication and change management plan for the project
- Develop and implement a stakeholder management plan to ensure project success
- Updates the project plan as the project progresses, assess risk, resolves issues and reports
- Manage project CAPEX and OPEX budgets
- Provide periodic project status reports to key stakeholders
- Employ business analysis, system design and system testing methodologies to manage quality of project deliverables ensuring business requirements are fully met
- Ensure appropriate handover of the project including the documentation of lesson learned and a submission project report
- Ensure proper integration (by appropriate communication and documentation) of the deliverables into existing IT infrastructure and business processes
Competencies
- Ability to customise project management processes, tools and templates
- Expert on Microsoft Project Management Tools
- Excellent analytical and organisation skills
- Strong goal setting and task prioritisation abilities
- Effective communication skills verbal and written
- Ability to reconcile key stakeholder interests
- Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks
- Attention to detail
Knowledge, Experience And Qualifications Required
- University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent
- Project Management Expertise: Certification in Prince2 or PMP would be an added advantage
- Minimum of 4- 6 years’ experience in a similar role
- Experience in managing a Life Assurance System Implementation
- Business analysis and process design experience
Apply here: https://goo.gl/mMdv12
