Looking for a Senior Manager to initiate, develop and manage the IT consulting practise.
Prior expertise in the Financial Services IT consulting area is a must.

Role

• Responsible for Customer Engagement, Program Planning, Project Management, Quality Reporting & Budget Management.
• Responsible for managing the entire project life cycle ‘Define - Analyse - Implement - Measure - Close’. 
• Establish, lead and motivate the Consulting team to carry out all project tasks and deliverables according to agreed time and cost estimates. 
• Define and document the scope, resource requirements and work plan for a project. 
• Chair and facilitate project status / design meetings including brainstorming, decision making and issue resolution. 
• Team management including prioritization, delegation and review of tasks and deliverables. 
• Communicate (written and oral) to all project stakeholders on project progress, issues and status. 
• Participate in training / developing business analysts in project management techniques and skills. 
• Assist Project Sponsor in developing a business case where the business rationale is clearly understood. 
• Incorporate benefits tracking into the project to ensure benefits are monitored correctly. 
• Ensure all project costs are budgeted, forecasted, accrued and charged appropriately and on a timely basis. 
• Perform project closure including closure of project cost accounts, storage of project files and post implementation reviews.

Requirements

• University graduate, preferably in Business, Finance, IT or related disciplines
• Extensive experience in Financial Services &/or Insurance industry required
• More than 10 years solid experience in managing / consulting large scale projects
• Excellent understanding of project management control procedures 
• Strong Change Management and Dispute Resolution skills