123920 - Tshego Semenya
Closing Date: 16th February 2023
Cluster
Group Risk
Job Family
Project, Process and Product
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose
To manage and deliver medium sized projects from commencement to completion within the scope; budget and time agreed. Projects could be associated with a variety of focusses and are required to be managed in parallel, ranging from Climate Risk business unit and cluster level initiatives, Climate-related committee coordination, report coordination and consolidation, and special projects within the cluster, division, and business unit.
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver projects on target within due date, budget and according to scope and project governance.
- Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout lifecycle of the project and escalate any deviations.
- Ensure management of scope including coverage of client requirements and based on estimations.
- Manage delivery of project against agreed schedule.
- Meet requirements by providing advice to clients on the most appropriate Project Management approach.
- Identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles, and define the level of participation in the project, map their communication needs and manage stakeholder engagement strategies through the project plan.
- Manage each stakeholder group actively through the change cycle.
- Conduct business change management across process, systems, and roles according to the change management plan.
- Manage the stakeholders by ensuring an understanding of the behaviours and operations and by defining strategies in project schedule.
- Keep clients and management informed.
- Ensure engagements are managed according to the required governance.
- Fulfill secretariat requirements when assigned as the secretary of a committee/s.
- Ensure the change management process is led and supported together with the client.
- Ensure client needs are accurately captured in scope and signed off by stakeholders.
- Support post implementation review / coordinated assurance.
- Ensure effective dependency management for early identification and communication of resource requirements.
- Manage delivery of medium sized projects according to prevailing Project Management methodology.
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
- NQF level 7 qualification or Honours degree in Project Management or Business management
- Relevant certification in PM practices or methodology (PRINCE/ PMBOK ETC)
- 5 - 8 years working experience in a project environment of a financial institution of which 5 years in a PM or equivalent role
- Climate Risk/ Sustainability/ ESG experience will be advantageous.
- Regulatory and Board level reporting experience
Built a high-performance culture.
- Maintain high performance.
- Ensure co-operation of stakeholders by communicating Nedbank vision, strategy, and values.
- Establish relationships with stakeholders by providing guidance, oversight and/or training on project requirements.
- Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders by establishing partnerships in managing Climate risk.
- Engage with stakeholders formally through determining scope of work, understanding and identifying client needs.
- Ensure that stakeholder relationships are effectively managed by meeting with clients regularly and engaging with stakeholders on a formal and informal basis.
- Promote and facilitate cross cluster engagement.
- Manage and improve business efficiencies by participating as member and invitee of various Climate-related committees.
- Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
- Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.
- Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
- Meet deadlines and targets through prioritizing effectively, planning and communicating.
- Maintain high standards of analysis and reporting within defined timeframes by planning, organising, and monitoring workflow.
- Achieve business objectives within a specific timeframe by scheduling and coordinating activities and dependency management to identify and effectively communicate the resource requirements to perform these activities.
- Optimize efficiency and embed correct values by ensuring you understand Nedbanks vision, values, and strategy.
- Identify relevant development needs by assessing own performance and behaviour through formal and informal feedback.
- Drive to execute own planned development by attending learning, seeking coaching or other industry or technical learning events and opportunities.
- Contribute to building depth of skills and knowledge in the team by sharing knowledge and insight with fellow team members, providing, and receiving mentoring and coaching.
- Ensure continuous improvement goals are achieved by creating an environment whereby self, stakeholders and fellow team members are encouraged to challenge the status quo by initiating constructive debates about work practices and areas for improvement.
- Improve productivity and reduce costs by improving work processes through offering innovative ideas and input and soliciting input from stakeholders.
- Climate Risk developments
- Relevant software and systems knowledge
- Financial Industry knowledge
- Principles of Project Management
- Communication Strategies
- Decision-making processes
- Governance, Risk and Controls
- High-Impact Communication - Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations; communicating in a focused and compelling way that drives others thoughts and actions.
- Initiating - prompt action to accomplish work goals; taking action to achieve results beyond what is required; being proactive.
- Building partnerships - Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills - Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; leveraging expert knowledge to accomplish results.
- Influencing - Using effective involvement and persuasion strategies to gain acceptance of ideas and commitment to actions that support specific work outcomes.
- Decision Making - Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analysing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating, and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.
