IT Project Manager – Africa

About the role

GardaWorld is hiring an IT Project Manager based in Nairobi, Westlands. The role centres on leading complex enterprise-scale technology projects and programmes from initiation through implementation, change adoption, handover and closure, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality and outcomes.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Project Management or a related field from a recognised institution.
• Minimum seven years of experience in IT project management, including at least three years leading complex enterprise-scale technology projects or programmes.
• Demonstrated track record of leading projects end-to-end, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality and outcomes.
• Experience managing vendors, implementation partners and third parties, including holding suppliers accountable for deliverables, milestones and service commitments.
• Experience delivering technology initiatives such as enterprise applications, system migrations, infrastructure rollouts, network upgrades, integrations or digital transformation programmes.
• Experience working across multiple countries, business units or geographically dispersed teams is strongly advantageous.

Required skills

• Project governance, integrated planning, RAID and dependency management, financial tracking, change control, executive reporting and steering committee governance.
• Organisational change management, including stakeholder engagement, readiness, communications, training and adoption.
• Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet or Monday.com.
• Exposure to Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery frameworks, with the judgement to choose the right approach.
• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent certification strongly preferred; formal change management certification such as Prosci or APMG Change Management advantageous.