Champs Group - Project Manager - Social Impact

Project Manager - Social Impact

Responsibilities of the role :

- Required to have a broad view of program objectives

- Ensure program goals and objectives are and remain aligned to the overall strategic objectives of the organization

- Set up the program and then managing it ensuring that it is performing according to the plan

- Program management throughout the program life cycle by planning the overall program and monitoring the progress on a daily basis

- Define the program governance (controls) and then management and oversight of the program's interactions with the program governance function

- Familiarity with organizational cultures and their processes

- Familiarity with project and program management methodology and techniques

- Engage all stakeholders

- Manage communication across all stakeholders

- Manage the program's budget

- Manage risks and issues and taking corrective measurements

- Align the deliverables (outputs) to the program's outcome

- Manage all program documentation

- Ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems or issues, systematically and effectively during the course of the program overseeing requirements and configuration management across components

Skills and attributes required :

- The program manager must have strong practical experience in managing large and complex projects. He or she must have the following :

- Must possess strong leadership and management skills

- Must possess strong communication skills to interact effectively with various stakeholders such as customers, sponsors, senior management, project managers, project team members, vendors, suppliers, and other program stakeholders

- Developing a program communications management plan to address the stakeholders needs and expectations and also to provide key information in a timely manner in the format designed by the requestor

- Must have an experience working as a project manager

- Must be strong in managing program's scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk, procurements, and integration aspects

- Must also be strong in establishing program governance and program financial management i.e, budget management

- Ability to work with the wide range of individuals involved in program management to help them successfully complete their work and also to integrate the components deliverables into the program's end product, service and results with benefits

- Identification of stakeholders, getting an understanding of their needs and expectations, developing a stakeholder engagement strategy to support these stakeholders so that the stakeholder's expectations can be aligned with the program objectives and ultimately improve the overall acceptance of the program objectives.

- Passion and dedication are two key virtues when one works in the Social Sector.

- Willingness to work smart and get one's hands dirty when needed and most certainly go the extra mile must have.

If you fit the above requirements, do apply and we can discuss everything else!

- Compensation will be commensurate with your profile and will meet prevalent market rates.