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Project Manager - Scrum Master

Old Mutual

Expires: 16 Sep 2025

Full Time

Harare

Executive

job Description

This role is responsible for managing projects across businesses and functions, in order to meet strategic business objectives. This role is responsible for developing, in conjunction with the Project Sponsor, project definitions in a Waterfall, Hybrid or Agile approach.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Result Areas
Project Scoping
Engages with the project sponsor to agree parameters that define the technical and business scope of the project.
Rigorously manages the project to the agreed scope, ensuring that change control is applied to any potential changes in scope.
Change request and change control
Manages the integrated change control process.
Project planning and integration
Facilitates initiation engagements and agreements with SME’s/business owners surrounding how the business case translates into a project in terms of the project components, approach, key stakeholders etc.
Establishes the target plans across multiple projects.
Undertakes required analysis to formulate and sign-off the project schedule.

Quality Management
-Confirms and adheres to the set approach to achieving quality including quality standards, controls and governances, processes and measures and builds these into the project plan.
-Executes on quality components throughout the duration of the project. Corrects and/or escalates non-compliance to quality components timeously.
Project expense and benefits management
Risk, Opportunity and Issue Management
Stakeholder engagement
Procurement and contract management
Team effectiveness

Qualifications and Experience

Qualification Information and Experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred.
Certified Project Manager and Scrum Master certification will be an added advantage
3+ years of experience as a Project Manager/ Scrum master or in a similar role.
Working knowledge of both traditional and agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, to deliver solutions.
Leadership and management experience.
Excellent people and project management skills.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Applications are open until midnight on Tuesday, 16 September 2025.

Skills
Budget Control, Change Controls, Customer-Focused, Innovation, Leading with Influence, Personal Mastery, Project Management, Project Planning, Requirements Gathering, Risk Assessments, Scrum, Strategy Development

Competencies
Business Insight
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Cultivates Innovation
Decision Quality
Directs Work
Drives Engagement
Drives Results

Education
Bachelors Degree (B): Business, Bachelors Degree (B): Information Technology

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Job overview

  • Location

    Harare

  • Job Type

    Full Time

  • Expiry Date

    16 Sep 2025

  • Date Posted

    12 Sep 2025