Key Responsibilities
- Lead planning, coordination and delivery of multiple strategic and enterprise-wide projects.
- Translate the Bank’s strategy, including digital transformation and regional expansion into executable project initiatives.
- Apply Agile/SCRUM and traditional project management methodologies to ensure timely, quality delivery.
- Monitor project progress, manage risks, and provide clear status updates to leadership.
- Drive stakeholder engagement and change management to support adoption of new systems and processes.
- Ensure project compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Develop scalable frameworks and processes that support the group’s growth across Africa and beyond.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
1. Qualifications
- A Degree in Business Management, Finance, IT, Engineering, or related field.
- Postgraduate qualification (MBA/MSc/Project Management) is an added advantage.
- Professional Project Management Certification: PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, or equivalent.
- SCRUM Master (CSM/PSM) Certification is required.
2. Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience leading and delivering multiple complex projects concurrently within banking or a related industry.
- Demonstrated experience in strategy execution, enterprise transformation initiatives, or regional expansion programmes.
- Exposure to projects in digital innovation, operational scalability, or market-entry initiatives is highly desirable.
- Experience collaborating with multi-country or cross-border teams is an added advantage.
3. Technical Competencies
- Strong mastery of project management methodologies (Agile/SCRUM, Waterfall, Hybrid).
- Ability to structure and manage multi-stream, multi-country projects.
- Strong analytical and strategic planning skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Trello, Asana, etc.).
- Understanding of digital transformation, operational scalability, and emerging regional market trends.
- Financial modelling, budgeting, and cost-benefit analysis capabilities.
4. Behavioural Competencies
· Strategic thinking and forward-looking mindset.
· Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
· High adaptability, agility and resilience in fast-paced environments.
· Results-driven with strong execution discipline.
· Innovation-oriented and comfortable with emerging technologies.