Background

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Old Mutual Uganda is seeking a highly driven Project Management Officer (PMO) to plan, coordinate, and deliver transformational projects.

The role is responsible for managing projects from initiation to completion, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and delivery oversight across cross-functional teams and external partners. The position ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, while supporting business objectives, operational readiness, stakeholder engagement, and long-term commercial value through effective project execution and communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and oversee projects of varying complexity, priority, scale, and risk to ensure successful delivery within agreed timelines, scope, quality standards, and budget.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with project sponsors, senior management, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic business priorities.
• Develop, maintain, and manage comprehensive project charters, project plans, schedules, and governance documentation in collaboration with cross-functional and cross-organisational teams.
• Work closely with project sponsors, change managers, and business leaders to establish measurable project objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and benefit realisation metrics to evaluate project success post-implementation.
• Create and manage detailed project designs, work plans, timelines, resource allocation plans, and budgets, ensuring optimal utilisation of financial, technical, and human resources throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and monitor day-to-day project activities, deliverables, dependencies, and milestones to ensure timely execution and achievement of identified business benefits and operational outcomes.
• Continuously review project progress and proactively revise schedules, resource plans, and delivery approaches in consultation with senior management and project teams to address changing priorities or emerging risks.
• Develop and maintain appropriate project documentation, templates, forms, reports, and records to ensure accurate tracking, governance, audit readiness, and compliance with organisational standards.
• Establish and maintain secure and well-organised project filing systems to ensure all project information, documentation, approvals, and communications are appropriately stored, accessible, and protected.
• In collaboration with Communication, Change Management, and Human Resource teams, develop and implement stakeholder communication and engagement plans to provide timely updates on project progress, impacts, risks, and organisational changes.
• Engage and collaborate effectively with internal business units, subject matter experts, vendors, technical partners, and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality, sustainable, and business-aligned solutions.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports to sponsors, steering committees, and key stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, issues, budget utilisation, dependencies, and mitigation actions.
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies by maintaining up-to-date risk and issue logs, implementing mitigation plans, and escalating critical concerns where necessary.
• Support organisational change management and operational readiness activities to ensure successful implementation, user adoption, and transition of project deliverables into business operations.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and project management best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying lessons learned, recommending process enhancements, and contributing to the development of project management standards, tools, and methodologies.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) EXPECTATION

The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring adherence to, implementation of, and adoption of Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Sanctions-related policies, procedures, and process requirements within Old Mutual and its subsidiaries. This includes execution of customer due diligence processes, ensuring compliance with Know-Your-Customer (KYC) standards, conducting ongoing and enhanced due diligence, and maintaining data quality. Additionally, the role involves identifying and monitoring potential AML, Sanctions, or Compliance breaches and unusual activities, and escalating these concerns to the Risk and Compliance Office for further action.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and / or Masters degree in Project Management or related fields
• Project Management qualifications: Agile PM, PMP, Prince 2, P3O, MSP, SAFe or other

Experience

• At least 3-years' experience with a bias in successful systems implementations

Competencies

• Balances Stakeholders
• Communicates Effectively
• Cultivates Innovation
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Develops Talent
• Drives Results
• Ensures Accountability

• Plan, manage, and oversee projects of varying complexity, priority, scale, and risk to ensure successful delivery within agreed timelines, scope, quality standards, and budget.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with project sponsors, senior management, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic business priorities.
• Develop, maintain, and manage comprehensive project charters, project plans, schedules, and governance documentation in collaboration with cross-functional and cross-organisational teams.
• Work closely with project sponsors, change managers, and business leaders to establish measurable project objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and benefit realisation metrics to evaluate project success post-implementation.
• Create and manage detailed project designs, work plans, timelines, resource allocation plans, and budgets, ensuring optimal utilisation of financial, technical, and human resources throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and monitor day-to-day project activities, deliverables, dependencies, and milestones to ensure timely execution and achievement of identified business benefits and operational outcomes.
• Continuously review project progress and proactively revise schedules, resource plans, and delivery approaches in consultation with senior management and project teams to address changing priorities or emerging risks.
• Develop and maintain appropriate project documentation, templates, forms, reports, and records to ensure accurate tracking, governance, audit readiness, and compliance with organisational standards.
• Establish and maintain secure and well-organised project filing systems to ensure all project information, documentation, approvals, and communications are appropriately stored, accessible, and protected.
• In collaboration with Communication, Change Management, and Human Resource teams, develop and implement stakeholder communication and engagement plans to provide timely updates on project progress, impacts, risks, and organisational changes.
• Engage and collaborate effectively with internal business units, subject matter experts, vendors, technical partners, and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality, sustainable, and business-aligned solutions.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports to sponsors, steering committees, and key stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, issues, budget utilisation, dependencies, and mitigation actions.
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies by maintaining up-to-date risk and issue logs, implementing mitigation plans, and escalating critical concerns where necessary.
• Support organisational change management and operational readiness activities to ensure successful implementation, user adoption, and transition of project deliverables into business operations.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and project management best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying lessons learned, recommending process enhancements, and contributing to the development of project management standards, tools, and methodologies.
• The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring adherence to, implementation of, and adoption of Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Sanctions-related policies, procedures, and process requirements within Old Mutual and its subsidiaries. This includes execution of customer due diligence processes, ensuring compliance with Know-Your-Customer (KYC) standards, conducting ongoing and enhanced due diligence, and maintaining data quality. Additionally, the role involves identifying and monitoring potential AML, Sanctions, or Compliance breaches and unusual activities, and escalating these concerns to the Risk and Compliance Office for further action.

• Agile Project Management
• Change Management
• Mitigation Planning
• Project Communications Management
• Project Deliverables
• Project Management Governance
• Project Planning
• Project Quality Assurance
• Project Risks
• Stakeholder Communications

• Bachelors and / or Masters degree in Project Management or related fields
• Project Management qualifications: Agile PM, PMP, Prince 2, P3O, MSP, SAFe or other