Quotations are hereby invited for the appointment of a service provider to provide a resource for the secondment of the IT project manager for the period of twelve (12) months at Ithala Soc Limited Head Office. The responsibilities of the successful candidate will be to: - Manages project throughout the project lifecycle including planning, analysis, design, development, deployment, and closure; - Manage IT projects of the financial institution ensuring that the projects are delivered with their scope, budget, and highest level of quality standards; - Develops and maintains key project deliverables, project plans, communication plans and status reports; - Manage requirements gathering, customizations, Data Migration, testing, training and deployment for projects; - Plan for and oversee preparation of documentation of each project phase (business requirements, functional specification, project plan, test strategy, test plan, etc), training and support in new/modified systems; - Work with stakeholders to determine and prioritize project objectives, critical success factors and project risks; - Coordinate with vendors to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget; - Manage Project teams effectively; - Establish healthy working relations and partnerships with Business, vendor and peers; - Work closely with PMO office and to set priorities; - Follow standards and guidelines provided by the PMO office; - Prepare project feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis and proposals and obtain required approvals from appropriate IT management and project sponsors; - Establish project plans, resources, budgets and timeframes, and assign tasks; - Identify, track and communicate project progress, milestones, deliverables changes and dependencies within the schedule, costs, issues and risks. The total period of the contract will be twelve (12) months, the awarded bidder will be expected to sign an SLA with Ithala SOC Limited. (Tender №87106801)