Job Description
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Role Summary
The Senior Manager, Expansion & Strategic Projects plays a central role in steering Penda Health’s strategic growth by ensuring disciplined, efficient, and on-time delivery of key projects, particularly Medical Centre expansion initiatives.
This role turns strategic ideas into executable plans, ensuring clarity of responsibility, well-coordinated timelines, and smooth collaboration across all functions. It serves as the engine that keeps complex, multi-stakeholder projects moving forward — from concept and feasibility through to launch and post-implementation review.
While the primary focus is on managing expansion projects, the Senior Manager may also lead or support other cross-functional initiatives that enable business growth, operational efficiency, or strategic transformation.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Governance
- Lead end-to-end management of projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Establish robust project governance structures that clearly define ownership, accountability, decision rights, and escalation paths across functions.
- Create clarity and shared understanding among cross-functional teams through structured plans, updates, and documentation.
- Anticipate risks and proactively remove barriers to maintain momentum and discipline.
- Apply structured project management methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) for consistency and transparency.
- Build trust and alignment across stakeholders through clear communication and follow-through.
Stakeholder Engagement & Alignment
- Serve as the central coordination point between internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment at every stage.
- Facilitate regular project reviews and progress updates, giving leadership and stakeholders clear visibility.
- Ensure decisions, risks, and actions are documented and transparently communicated.
- Build strong, trusting relationships with cross-functional leads to drive collaboration and shared accountability.
Project Planning & Delivery Performance
- Translate strategic ideas into actionable project plans with clear timelines, budgets, and milestones.
- Coordinate feasibility studies and due diligence to inform expansion decisions.
- Develop and maintain standardized tools and dashboards for planning, tracking, and reporting.
- Monitor key performance metrics (cost, time, quality, outcomes) and address performance gaps early.
- Apply root cause analysis and structured problem-solving to strengthen delivery.
- Capture and apply lessons learned to improve future project planning and execution.
Continuous Improvement
- Provide project management support to cross-functional initiatives that drive growth or operational excellence.
- Promote consistent project management practices through coaching, tools, and capacity building.
- Identify issues early, address risks, and encourage learning across teams.
- Champion a culture of improvement by using data and reflection to enhance delivery efficiency and impact.
Culture
- Model Penda’s values by leading with rigor, empathy, and a bias for collaboration and results.
- Foster a calm, solutions-oriented environment even under pressure or ambiguity.
- Encourage ownership, accountability, and seamless collaboration among project contributors.
- Reinforce The Penda Way through clear communication, inclusion, and celebration of team success.
Success Looks Like
- Projects are delivered predictably, within budget, and with strong cross-functional alignment.
- Teams operate with clarity and confidence, supported by structured plans and transparent tracking.
- Launch and post-implementation reviews yield continuous improvements for future projects.
- The organization demonstrates greater execution discipline, scalability, and agility.
- The Senior Manager is recognized as a trusted, steady hand who ensures strategy turns into tangible, well-executed outcomes.
Education & Qualifications
- PMP or equivalent formal project management certification (such as PRINCE2).
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business, or a related field.
Experience
- Minimum 7 years’ progressive experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
- Proven experience managing large-scale expansion or transformation projects across multiple functions or locations.
- Strong record of delivering results through structured planning, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.
Skills & Personal Attributes
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and facilitation abilities across technical and non-technical teams.
- High learning agility and comfort with ambiguity.
- Calm, composed, and solutions-driven under pressure.
- Passionate about excellence and impact in mission-driven environments.
How to Apply
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