PURPOSE:
Reporting to the Project Manager, the role holder will provide essential support to projects through working closely with the Project Manager and in collaboration with other team members, to achieve project success. This role administratively assists Project Managers with the development and implementation of projects, including project plans, policies and solutions, and contributes to issue resolution and escalation, tracking project Risks, actions, issues and dependencies, basic investigations, analysis activities and planning and monitoring activities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Facilitate the Onboarding of new project/ programme resources including access to project templates and required IT assets.
- Track all contracts and project payment plan to ensure effective vendor onboarding, delivery, commercial disbursements and exit management. This includes removing system accesses, end dating employee records, retrieval of issued assets etc.
- Identify and track all the different project meetings/ sessions and pro-actively communicate/co-ordinate for their preparation by creating, maintaining and adhering to governance calendar, and distribution lists, determine the nature and requirements for the meeting (size, connectivity, duration, attendance needed) and co-ordinate the most suitable time between all required.
- Accurately update project plans and relevant project documentation/reports following project meetings and decisions.
- Maintain an effective project documentation repository adhering to Project and security governances.
- Administer procurement orders and payments and Monitor project budgets, expenses, and financial records.
- Assist the project manager in implementing corrective actions to mitigate risks.
- Manage project management tools and system and by ensure accurate data entry and tracking in relevant systems
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Academic and Professional Requirements
Experience Required:
Essential Knowledge/Skills and Experience Required:
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Special Position Requirements (Optional section: any travel, security, hazard or related special conditions which apply to the position) | |||||||||||||
· The role holder may be required to travel to distant branches or wherever the Company has any interest.
· Role holder may be required to work extended working hours to ensure jobs are completed on schedule and to specification. |
- If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through: https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/ clearly indicating the position being applied for.
- The application should reach us by close of business on 9th July, 2025. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 31st July, 2025 consider your application unsuccessful.
- N/B: This job advert is open to both internal and external candidates.