Job Opportunity Project Manager Commercial Bank of Africa Deadline 4th February 2017

PROJECT MANAGER - COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA

Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Limited was established in 1962; offering a wide spectrum of banking products and services. Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) promotes equal employment opportunity and provides a conducive and challenging work environment for existing and potential employees to fully realize their potential. CBA is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies:


DESIGNATION: PROJECT MANAGER
DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS & SERVICE DELIVERY DEPARTMENT
REPORTING TO: HEAD OF OPERATIONS & SERVICE DELIVERY

Job Purpose:
This role is designed to facilitate the management of the Bank projects and ensuring that key deliverables are met and ensuring successfully and timely implementation of projects. The role shall also own Projects for all products to ensure a synergistic and coordinated approach to the achievement of project objectives is obtained.

Key Responsibilities:
Provide end-to-end project management support.
Provide a quality assurance role ensuring that projects are well managed and adhering to appropriate standards and good practice.
Ensure that Project management adheres to strict governance and management principles in line with set standards.
Manage and coordinate the project to ensure that key deliverables are being met:- timelines, budget, reporting, quality and risk management.
Ensure that the project initiative is aligned to the strategic direction of the organization.
Liaise with Product owner and other business units across the bank to ensure 'a synergistic and 'coordinated approach to the achievement of project objectives.
Conduct regular meetings with project team to discuss and obtain feedback on projects in order to monitor progress and ensure successful and timely implementation.
Mentor the project team and ensure external contractors working on the projects understand project life cycle and QA requirements.
Facilitate and manage project issues and risks through to appropriate resolution.
Ensure benefits are assessed at the start of the project so that the benefits case is managed and that benefit realization is monitored in the line.

Qualifications ,Competency Required:
Degree holder in Business, IT or Operations from a recognized University. Professional qualification in Project Management OR Master's degree would be an added advantage.
Must have an in-depth knowledge of PMP or Prince II.
Minimum of 4 years' experience in delivering large scale high budget projects or programmes within the Financial sector with a minimum of 2 years as a project manager Proficiency in use of MS Office applications
Application Instructions

Your application should include an application letter, up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, copies of-relevant certificates and names and contact details of three work related referees. Application should reach the undersigned by 1600 hours on 4th February 2017. Please send your application to:
Head of Human Resources Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Limited,
 P.O.Box 9640,
 Dar es Salaam,

Source Daily news,27th Jan 2017