Organisation: Barclays Bank UK
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Barclays is a British multinational banking and financial services
company headquartered in London. It is a universal bank with operations in
retail, wholesale and investment banking, as well as wealth management,
mortgage lending and credit cards. It has operations in over 50 countries and
territories and has around 48 million customers.
Job
Summary: The Change/Project Manager will take
full responsibility for the successful delivery of business/technical solutions
in support of the strategic and operational objectives of Barclays Africa of: a
major work stream of a large and complex project, and three smaller, less complex,
projects. In the delivery of programmes or projects will follow and apply
Barclays Africa & Middle East project practices, standards and
methodologies as defined from time to time.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Project Definition and Planning – 30%
- Define
business requirements to meet their strategic objectives, including the
development or assist in the development of Stage 1 and Stage 2 business cases
for the related projects. - Define
scope and plan the project and agree structure and deliverables. - Obtain
sign-off of business case from Project Sponsor and Project Board. - The
incumbent will be in charge of preparing and agreeing detailed project/sub
project responsibilities. - Ensure
all such investment is well funded and that the senior management are
aware of their responsibilities in achieving the successful delivery of
the associated projects - Agree
and secure resource requirements for the Project.
2. Project Management-50%
- Oversee
large scale Project Management, leading small to medium teams of
part-time, dedicated team members and BAU resources to deliver change in
one country or across several countries. - Establish
and maintain the correct structures to control and monitor the initiation,
progress and delivery of the project or comply with the correct structures
set up by the Head of Change, Programme Manager or Senior Project Manager
to control and monitor the initiation, progress and delivery of the
project. - Actively
participate in all phases and activities of the project and provide
specialist guidance to the project team, particularly in project
definition, requirements analysis, business and technical design and
change control activities. - Control/co-ordinate
the work of the project team, allocating tasks, monitoring progress,
ensuring awareness of responsibilities and securing commitment to
successful project delivery. - The
incumbent should comply with the appropriate structures established and
maintained by the Programme Manager, to ensure the delivery of projects. - Prepare
current and accurate forecast of costs, cashflow, timescales and resource
requirements and agree with the Project Steering Committee - Identify
and manage all programme/project issues and risks including their
appropriate escalation and contingency management - Identify
all products and tasks associated with their completion. Prepare and maintain detailed and
accurate project and resource plans, with current estimates for activity
completion. - Actively
monitor and control the use of resources and funds against the original
budget or, where appropriate the latest allocation. Gain agreement for all changes to the
project as necessary. - Send
regular and accurate progress reports and updated plans on a monthly basis
to the Head of Change and if appropriate the Programme Manager/Project
Board. - Ensure
that both Barclays Africa & Middle East and operational support staff,
where appropriate, are adequately trained and prepared for implementation
of the solution, that the operational handover is well planned and
managed, without any adverse effect on existing systems and processes, and
that all SLA commitments are fully achievable. - Establish
the correct structures to control the ongoing operational service, through
the establishment of Service Management Groups and Service Level
Agreements. - Within
the context of a Programme, confirm any plans for the external procurement
of resource and services with the Programme Manager. - Manage
the process of procuring the external supply of resource and services, and
lead the negotiation of major contracts with external suppliers. - Ensure
that all service contracts include a clear specification of the supplier’s
responsibilities regarding scope and quality of the deliverables, as well
as costs and timescales. - Establish
an agreed audit plan to monitor progress on a regular basis and to audit
quality, as and when appropriate, throughout the life of the contract. - Prepare
a quality plan for each project that outlines the overall approach to
quality, identifies the standards to be employed and/or developed in the
preparation of all products and plans for the process of quality
assurance, review and control. - Ensure
that all tasks are carried out comply with departmental procedures,
mandatory quality standards and agreed architectural framework. - Manage
the full lifecycle of development from full business case, the hand over
of project deliverables, completion of the project to post-project review
ensuring quality deliverables throughout. - Manage
compliance with Barclays Africa & Middle East project practices and
methodologies while being proactive with any resourcing and financial
constraints. - Define
controls for resource, schedule and quality to ensure compliance
implementing self health-checks and improvements to ensure effective control
is maintained at all times.
3. Staff Management – 20%
- Agree
resource plans with the Programme Manager (programme) or Senior Project
Manager and manage the recruitment of staff, contractors and external
consultants, as appropriate. - Manage
and lead project team, provide assistance to less experienced staff by
giving guidance and supporting on the job training, as appropriate. - Serves
as task manager for Implementation Managers in country as appropriate. - Regular
review of individual and team performance targets. - Delegates
effectively, allowing team members to take responsibility for performance. - Proactively
and creatively develops team’s skills encouraging learning and knowledge
transfer and recognising achievements. - Identify
any training needed to support project implementation planning delivery of
training within project timescales. - Contribute
to the performance assessment of staff undertaking sub-project work.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
- The
incumbent must also be educated to degree or MBA level with the ability to
meet the intellectual demands of the job, or can demonstrate equivalent
experience - The
ideal candidate for the Barclays Bank Project Manager job placement should
have at least two to five years business change experience or experience
leading a team through a period of rapid change - PRINCE2
Practitioner (candidates not possessing this would be expected to achieve
Practitioner status within 12 months) will be preferred - Excellent
track record of successful delivery of one or more business change
projects (not necessarily in the finance sector) - Past
project Management experience gained in a complex Financial Service
environment is desired - Proven
Project Management or Change Management skills and expertise - Exhaustive
background and experience in an Operational or other role in a financial
services or other consumer industry organisation - Prior
experience of employing change management best practices and disciplines - Past
exposure and experience in managing activity across the whole of a project
lifecycle, using current technology, structured methods and a quality
process - Exposure
to governance, control and risk management - Working
knowledge of the Barclays Africa & Middle East Change Governance
Framework - Good
knowledge and understanding of value based management principles - Past
exposure and experience of appropriate change/programme management
software - Demonstrated
ability to effectively work across teams at all levels - Ability
to negotiate/influence at senior level
- Proven
change/programme management skills including tracking and benefits realization - Planning
– strong skill in producing, monitoring and delivering on project plans. - Innovative
problem solving – ability to challenge the status quo and drive beneficial
change. - Value-based
business perspective – appreciation of the Barclays Bank of Kenya and
Barclays Africa & Middle East strategy and of commercial consequences
of change/programme management decisions. - Managing
resources – mobilises and manages corporate resources against a
value-based agenda. - Commercial
/ Entrepreneurial - Drive
for results - Relationship
/Partnership approach - Technical
skills/knowledge - Team
building/player - People
and capability - The
job holder must deliver consistent high quality risk solutions in a high
volume environment
If you feel challenged by any
of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as
outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and
photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
Barclays is an equal
opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and
rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on 0417122453
or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 19th June, 2015
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