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Project Officer
Fintech (Kenya) Limited
Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted about 6 hours ago (24 Oct 2026) Updated about 6 hours ago
Job Description
The Project Officer supports the delivery of fintech projects by assisting with planning, execution, and closure activities. Working under the Projects Delivery Manager, the officer coordinates cross‑functional teams, tracks progress, and ensures projects meet scope, timeline, and quality standards. The role also prepares documentation, communicates status to stakeholders, and contributes to process improvements.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Software Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- • 3–5 years of project coordination or project management experience in technology or fintech environments
- • Experience supporting software implementations or system integrations
- • Knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid)
- • Relevant certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or ITIL are a plus
- • Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- • Ability to work effectively in fast‑paced, cross‑functional settings
- • Willingness to travel as required
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Support planning, execution, and closure of assigned fintech projects
- • Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines with stakeholders
- • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and task trackers
- • Monitor progress, identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and escalate as needed
- • Coordinate cross‑functional resources and align technical and business teams
- • Translate business requirements into clear functional and technical tasks
- • Assist with system testing, user acceptance testing, and quality assurance activities
- • Maintain up‑to‑date project documentation, risk registers, and issue logs
- • Provide regular status updates and manage stakeholder expectations
- • Contribute to continuous improvement of project delivery tools and processes