The Project Officer provides essential support to a project, working with the Project Manager and other team members to achieve project success. Exact responsibilities will vary by project, but key components of a Project Officers’ roles include planning, coordinating, organizing and reporting skills.

COMPETENCIES:

• Strong time management skills; e.g. planning, prioritizing and monitoring skills
• Excellent understanding of project governance and its application
• Financial acumen; e.g. financial planning and building a business case
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to direct and support others appropriately
• Good analytical skills as requirements gathering and analysis
• Strong competency in Microsoft applications and project management systems

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBIITIES

• Responsible for production of draft project planning assignments.
• Ensures all project governance documents are completed accurately and accordingly.
• Keeps track of all phases of the project lifecycle and monitors milestone completion
• Develop and maintain project documents, e.g. project brief, project initiation, project planning, change requests, etc.
• Supports project stakeholders in reviews, analysis and documentation of systems, processes and procedures impacted by the project, including workflows, process maps, work instructions etc.
• Keeps track of project implementation timelines.
• Coordinates interaction and communication among project stakeholders, e.g. Business, Operations, IT etc.
• Identifies project delivery issues and ensures quick response among the affected stakeholders or team members
• Prepares and presents project update reports to key stakeholders in periodic meetings
• Works with Global Project Management Office in management of subsidiary projects

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Project management. Additional qualifications in Banking and Finance or Information Technology is an added advantage
• A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience in project implementation monitoring, evaluation and reporting