Senior Project Manager

About the role

Standard Bank Group is looking for a Senior Project Manager in Windhoek to manage major and/or strategic projects using best-practice project management skills, tools and techniques. The role involves leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable business solutions within the required scope, cost and quality.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse project scope, deliverables and timelines to assess feasibility and the impact of strategic objectives, and recommend suitable amendments early.
• Develop project dashboards and reports on progress, risks and impact to support timely decisions.
• Drive the change plan and the mechanisms for communication, training, stakeholder engagement and monitoring of change impacts.
• Engage regularly with project sponsors and senior stakeholders on scope, approach and progress.
• Identify and coordinate project resources, including business resources, external consultants, contractors and vendors, against agreed standards and timelines.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• Project Management Professional qualification (CAPM/PMP).
• 5-7 years of significant experience managing large-scale strategic projects end to end, leading and coordinating a project team.

Required skills

• Behavioural competencies: directing people, managing tasks, meeting timescales, producing output, team working.
• Technical competencies: project definition, project maintenance, project planning, project reporting, project resourcing.