Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 17 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Description
Project Manager (1 Year Contract) – (2300004H)

Job Purpose and Key responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The role holder will support the Chief Operations Officer to drive the implementation of insurance business systems by coordinating strategic initiatives, preparing strategy analysis and updating reports to the various stakeholders across the business. Also oversee the planning and implementation of approved projects by ensuring effective task management and execution, in line with planned project specifications and timelines.

Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Project Planning:
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
• Develop a detailed project plan, including timelines, tasks, resources, and budget requirements.
• Identify project risks, assess their potential impact, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Create project schedules and allocate resources accordingly.
• Establish clear communication channels and reporting mechanisms.
2. Project Execution:
• Lead project teams, assigning tasks, and monitoring progress.
• Coordinate and manage project resources, including personnel, equipment, and materials.
• Conduct regular project meetings to track progress, discuss issues, and make necessary adjustments.
• Ensure adherence to project milestones, deadlines, and quality standards.
• Manage project budgets, monitor expenses, and control project costs.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among team members and stakeholders.
• Address conflicts or issues that arise during project execution.
3. Risk Management:
• Continuously identify, assess, and manage project risks.
• Develop contingency plans to mitigate potential risks and ensure project success.
• Monitor and evaluate project performance against predetermined metrics and KPIs.
• Implement appropriate corrective actions to keep the project on track.
4. Stakeholder Management:
• Build and maintain relationships with project stakeholders, including clients, team members, and external vendors.
• Communicate project progress, status updates, and changes to stakeholders effectively.
• Identify and address stakeholder concerns, ensuring their satisfaction with project outcomes.
• Manage expectations and negotiate priorities when conflicts arise.
5. Project Closure:
• Conduct project evaluations and post-implementation reviews to identify lessons learned.
• Document project outcomes, successes, and areas for improvement.
• Ensure proper project documentation, including project reports, final deliverables, and sign-offs.
• Conduct project closeout activities, such as transitioning deliverables to end-users and archiving project materials.
• Celebrate project achievements and recognize team members’ contributions.

Key Performance Measures:
• Time – No more than 10% schedule slippage.
• Cost – No more than 10% budget overrun.
• Quality – 90% of business requirements correctly delivered with project go-live
• Knowledge, experience and qualifications required
• Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications required:
• University degree in computer science, engineering, project management or equivalent is mandatory.
• Project Management certification e.g Prince2, PMP or equivalent
• 3-5 years experience in managing multiple projects.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and time management abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Budgeting and financial management expertise.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards and regulations.
• Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.
• Proficiency in Project management software tools

Team Leader Competency Description:
• Leading and Supervising – Provides team with a clear direction based on the overall strategy and objectives of the department; motivates and empowers others with a clear sense of purpose; creates a positive climate that fosters learning and development; acknowledges high potential talent within the team; sets and articulates the departmental strategy and organisational values through own personal behaviour.
• Adhering to Principles and Values – Upholds and encourages ethical behaviour and departmental values; demonstrates integrity; encourages team and individual responsibility towards the community and the environment; models the organisational values during every day interactions.
• Analysing – Analyses numerical data and all other sources of information, breaking them into component parts, patterns and relationships; probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem; makes rational judgements from the available information and analysis; demonstrates an understanding of how one issue in the team or department may be a part of a much larger system / issue in the organisation.
• Planning and Organising – Sets clearly defined team objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances; identifies and organises resources needed to accomplish tasks, projects and team objectives; manages time effectively; monitors team performance against deadlines and milestones.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations- Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction; sets high standards for quality and quantity; monitors and maintains quality and productivity; works in a systematic methodical and orderly way; consistently achieves project and team goals.
• Deciding and Initiating Action – Ensures team objectives are met; takes responsibility for decisions, actions, projects and people while focussing on the achievement of team results; takes initiative and works under own direction; initiates and generates activity; makes quick, clear decisions with all information available; team decisions and actions take into account possible impact on all parts of the department.
• Relating and Networking – Easily establishes, as well as assists others in building meaningful relationships with customers and staff; relates well to people at all levels in the department; builds effective networks within, as well as outside the department; facilitates the resolutions of conflict and manages disagreements within team with tact and diplomacy.
• Persuading and Influencing- Gains clear agreement and commitment from team members; promotes the departmental strategy and objectives during team conversations; promotes ideas on behalf of the team and / or department; takes care to manage the team’s impression and brand on others.
• Creating and Innovating- Produces new ideas, approaches, and insights; facilitates the creation of innovative products or designs; produces a range of solutions to problems.
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts – Works strategically to realise team goals; understands and effectively communicates the departmental strategy; translates the departmental strategy and vision into operational responsibilities; takes into consideration departmental strategy during all tasks, projects and decision-making; takes account of a wide range of issues across, and related to the team.
• Working with People – Shows respect for the views and contributions of team members; shows empathy; listens, supports and cares for others; consults others and proactively shares information and expertise with them; builds team spirit and reconciles conflict; adapts to the team and fits in well.
• Presenting and Communicating Information – Speaks fluently; expresses team objectives, opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly; responds quickly to the needs of the team and to their reactions and feedback when communicating; projects credibility.
• Primary Location: Tanzania, United Republic of-Dar es Salaam-Dar es Salaam
• Organization: Britam Insurance Tanzania Limited

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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