Project Manager Job Safaricom

Brief Description

Reporting to the Program Manager, the position holder will lead projects that matter—delivering technology solutions that improve lives, while building the skills to lead enterprise-wide transformations. We’re looking for someone who’s not just certified—but curious, collaborative, and ready to lead.  

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans by integrating and documenting project deliverables, acceptance criteria, processes, procedures, risks, and tasks to facilitate project execution, controlling, and closing processes.
• Utilizes tools and metrics to track and improve project performance – MS Project, PWA, SharePoint, Project Initiation Documents (Statement of works, Governance Structure, Communication plan, Risk Management Plan.
• Contribute to PMO maturity and governance evolution. Enforces quality gates during the implementation of projects. This will involve stakeholder engagement and a communication management tool through the project life cycle until closure.
• Works efficiently and effectively to meet deadlines.
• Influence senior stakeholders to champion project outcomes. Effective risks & issues management.  
• Implements changes to triple constraints in line with the defined change management process.  
• Ensures timely CAPEX Utilization & receipting for all assigned projects.
• Produces clear status reports, communicates candidly and tactfully, makes others aware of any issues with the project, and is a generous listener.  
• Contribute to the project management knowledge base by sharing lessons learned, best practices, research, appropriately to improve the quality of project management services, build the capabilities of colleagues, and advance the profession.
• Drive strategic alignment across programs.
• Facilitate cooperation within our teams and stakeholders to realize shared goals by encouraging collaborative problem solving, open communication, and teamwork.
• Supervise and motivate assigned project resources.  
• Contribute to PMO maturity and governance evolution

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering| ICT |Business Related field
• Certificate in project management is mandatory (PMP, Scrum Master, SAFe).  
• Experience in leading successful initiatives as a project manager.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge, background, and mindset of Waterfall and Agile delivery methodology.  
• Ability to motivate teams to achieve business outcomes.

How to Apply

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