Vacancy title:
Project Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Banking, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
NMB Bank

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, July 9 2025

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Purpose:

Responsible for overseeing significant projects and programs under the portfolio of business (i.e. wholesale banking, retail banking, and treasury). The assigned initiatives shall support delivery of the bank’s strategic objectives, enhance customer and user experience, reduce reliance on manual processes and improve efficiency.

Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, vendors/suppliers, regulators, and other stakeholders to successfully deliver the assigned projects and programs.
• Organize and facilitate workshops with the objectives of determining and implementing projects objectives, scope, requirements, business case, implementation approach, risk controls, and governance framework.
• Develop project plans with a comprehensive list of all envisaged activities, milestones, deliverables, and their corresponding ownership.
• Estimate allocation and motivation of resources, budget and participants required to achieve the projects goals.
• Structure logical projects, work streams, assign and track ownership to relevant teams.
• Support projects in other portfolios whenever required to ensure they are delivered within the approved project baselines.
• Regularly communicate with stakeholders to provide updates on projects status, gather and implement feedback in line with the project objectives.
• Ensure that delivered solutions comply with relevant regulations and industry standards.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices to enhance project delivery.
• Establish relevant projects’ governance and communication structures for all designated projects.
• Serve diligently as a secretary of the project working committee (PWC) and the project steering committee (PSC).
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions by ensuring early identification, and clear ownership of risk events with timely escalation to appropriate level of management.
• Monitor progress against the baselines and institute corrective measures in the event of any deviations.
• Manage changes to the approved baselines in line with the agreed process.
• Facilitate development and execution of the testing strategy and test plans for assigned projects.
• Onboard and manage training of the testing team for assigned projects.
• Organize for availability of relevant testing resources e.g., testing environment, facilities, etc.
• Oversee the execution of system integration, user acceptance testing and other quality assurance tests.
• Facilitate closure workshops for completed projects and ensure lessons learned are documented for use in future practices.
• Develop and agree with relevant stakeholders on an appropriate project benefits management framework and subsequently oversee a smooth handover of the framework to the designated benefits manager.
• Ensure an effective maintenance and support model is established and handed over for operation.
• Produce the projects’ closure report and secure its approval from relevant executives.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Understanding of banking processes and specifically under business portfolio (wholesale banking, retail banking and treasury).
• Experienced in scaled agile implementations.
• Experienced in managing process automations.
• Knowledge of workflow tools and technologies.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations, industry standards, and best practices in banking and digital solutions.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A proven self-starter with ability to work under high pressure environment.
• Good verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Excellent planning, organization, and multitasking skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• People management skills.
• Team building and coaching skills.
• Talent Management skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong customer service skills.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Finance, or related fields.
• Certification in one of the recognized project management methodologies e.g., PMP®, Price 2, etc is a must.
• Certification in one of the recognized Agile Frameworks e.g., SAFe®, Professional Scrum Master™, etc. is an added advantage.
• Certification in Business Process Reengineering methodologies e.g., Lean Six Sigma, etc is an added advantage.
• Sound Project Management background and practical application in a busy large corporate setting with at least 4 years’ experience.
• Experience in banking or financial services, with a focus on workflow automation

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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