Head of Enterprise Project Management Office - (579) at BankservAfrica

You will engage with the following stakeholders:

• Bank and corporate clients
• Regulatory bodies
• Shareholders and Board Members
• Auditors and consultants
• Bank and Service Provider Project managers, business analysts and Test Managers
• IT contractors and vendors
• Management and Executive Management
• Business Unit and Product Owners
• IT managers and staff
• All staff

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Assessing current project management methodologies and provide recommendations on areas of improvement. Collect, consolidate and analyse program and project data to support effective decision making
• Establish, review and maintain a standard set of practices, processes, procedures, policies and templates for managing the EPMO and projects consistently and efficiently to reduce project-related risk and costs.
• Supporting the ongoing development and implementation of best practices within the EPMO in order to achieve corporate objectives. Monitor and report on compliance with established standards to ensure the organisation adheres to agreed policies and standards
• Ensure alignment between customer and business requirements in terms of successful project delivery.
• Develop and deliver EPMO services and support BankservAfrica project and program management capability across the organisation to reduce project related risk.

Technical Competencies

• Ability to work effectively in high pressure situations
• Ability to identify and resolve problems
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Communicate Effectively
• Good financial acumen
• High level of negotiation skills
• Ability to affect change management through the organisation

QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE 

• Project Management qualification
• PMP or PGMP certification
• Required computer literacy levels in the MS Office suite and applicable Project Management Applications.
• Six Sigma or Lean designation is considered an asset

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in ICT Application development
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in PMO Management, Project and Program or senior management
• Experience in  Payments and Banking industry will be an advantage
• Experience in leading a project management team
• Experience in budget management
• Experience in facilitating meetings and consultations with internal and external stakeholders at various levels