Project Manager

Project Governance, Planning, and Initiation.

• Establish and maintain standards and processes for project management at BUBL.

• Contribute to formulation of the Bank’s strategy and annual workplans, coordinating with departments to identify and prioritise projects for inclusion in the annual strategic plans.

Project Execution

• Lead the Women’s Economic Empowerment project and other assigned projects from requirements definition through to project implementation to benefits realisation and closure.

Products

• Participate in the development of new/refined product concepts as part of the BMGF Women’s Economic Empowerment project and other related projects.

• Participate in the implementation of Pilot Test and Rollout Protocols for new products and services and monitor progress in their implementation.

• Actively participate in training and or sensitizing the Bank staff on the new and refined financial products and services.

Change management.

• Create and implement change management plans to maximize user adoption of new projects and products.

Knowledge management

• Ensure successful post implementation reviews of projects and document findings.

• Coordinate research and learning activities for the project where applicable. Document and share lessons learnt from projects with relevant stakeholders.

People management

• Build and develop project teams to ensure optimum performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or project management or any related field).

• Post graduate training or certification in project management is an added advantage

• Minimum of at least 5 years working experience and knowledge of banking products and operations.

• A proactive problem solver with excellent analytical skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Attention to detail and ability to multitask.

• A result-oriented team player, honest, and of high integrity

• Ability to work with minimum supervision.

• Thorough knowledge of bank’s operational & credit processes.

• Understanding of banking laws and knowledge of risk management and legal issues related to banking.

• Knowledge of core banking systems and digital financial services.

• Good numerical and analytical skills.

• Proven experience as a project manager or similar role, with a successful track record of managing complex project