About Barclays UK:
Barclays is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London. It is a universal bank with operations in retail, wholesale and investment banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit cards. It has operations in over 50 countries and territories and has around 48 million customers. As of 31 December 2011, Barclays had total assets of US$2.42 trillion, the seventh-largest of any bank worldwide.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Project Governance and Reporting (40%): The incumbent will be responsible for tracking of progress on projects, co-coordinating delivery dates, and maintaining financial controls and systems including budgeting for all project expenditure.
Keenly track and monitor progress on all projects to ensure on time delivery
Technically support all projects administration
Actively facilitate closure of project and complete benefit analysis at the end of the project
Responsible for tracking performance against new SLA’s, to ensure there are no delays of orders of infrastructure for critical work-streams
Maintain and update Project Office policies and procedures
Continue to update and suggest improvements to project methodologies
Send a weekly performance report and monthly Project Status report
Regularly review, collate, maintain and highlight changes to project plans
Maintain financial controls and systems for recording, monitoring, forecasting and budgeting of all project expenditure
Monitor and track performance on CBB and CSI Budgets with a view to managing cost for COO and the business at large
Deputizes the Change Governance Manager (NPA Champion) on the Country NPA forum as Secretary
2. Benefits Realisation (40%): The role’s early objective is to work with the Change Governance Manager and the Head of Projects and Change to establish supporting policies, processes, structures, environment and reporting arrangements that will facilitate tracking of benefits realization on all projects. They will proactively contribute to the business change process within Barclays by identifying, planning, measuring, costing, tracking and subsequently achieving the realisation of business benefits within each project.
Ensuring benefits included within business cases are comprehensive, robust and measurable
Establishing the Benefits tracking, reporting and realization process
Reporting to Project Managers and stakeholders on business changes and benefits.
Works closely with the Change Governance Manager to develop a Benefits Model, Plan and Register which includes attributes, measurement, ownership, risks, dependencies and links to stakeholders that supports benefits tracking Ensure that benefits associated with various change initiatives have not been overlooked or double counted and that responsibilities and authorities are correctly assigned.
Ensure that any assumptions associated with benefits are managed and reported to the Change Governance Manager
Assist the Change Governance Manager to critically review the benefits element of various Business Cases and supporting documentation to ensure alignment to overall business objective
3. Communication (20%):
Responsible for managing the demanding governance requirements of all projects in the Projects and Change portfolio
Keeping the Project Managers regularly informed of their governance position for their initiatives and remediation areas if any
Reviewing the governance exceptions with the Change and Governance Manager to ensure remediation of the same and closing off gaps to avoid repeat exceptions
4. Strategic Initiatives Financial Monitoring: S/he will also work with the respective Project Managers to ensure that budgets for all projects are managed and monitored in line with financial regulations and established procedures and to provide Project Financial MI and drive the COO cost management agenda for new initiatives.
The jobholder will have key influence with Project Managers and other Business project stakeholders (including Procurement and Finance) to affect the timely delivery and appropriate quality of the portfolio which will represent local as well as Barclays change initiatives.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The Barclays Project Management Officer should hold a degree or equivalent in Financial Management or related discipline
Experience and exposure to structured programme and project management techniques e.g. PMP or Prince II
Significant previous experience in a role encompassing service improvement/re-design, programme or project management or other organizational change.
Past experience in a governance environment is highly preferred
MSP/PMW Planning Tools with ability to train/coach others is an added advantage
Possession of Project Management Practitioner (PMP) preferred
Working knowledge of the bank products, services and policies is highly desired
Quantitative and qualitative data to identify and understand underlying patterns/messages from information, drawing out conclusions as the basis for decision making by self and others;
Possess excellent numerical and verbal critical reasoning ability where the ability to think strategically, logically and clearly and to take rational decisions and decisive action
Possess the ability to demonstrate the following Competencies
Expert knowledge of the Barclays Africa change governance and policy framework is essential
Working knowledge project management practices
Financial Management knowledge
Good knowledge and understanding of the NPA Policy and Processes
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
Barclays is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on 0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 25th February, 2015