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Digital Project Manager
2026-05-18T05:41:20+00:00
World Vision
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FULL_TIME
Home Working
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Professional Services
Computer & IT,Management,Business Operations,Social Services & Nonprofit
KES
MONTH
2026-05-27T17:00:00+00:00
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Background

The Digital Transformation Project Manager (PMII) leads the delivery of strategic digital initiatives within the Delivery Centre of Excellence of the Global Technology & Digital Solutions division of World Vision. This business-focused proficient project management role ensures that approved business investments are translated into value-led, usable digital capabilities that enable business-led change and adoption and ultimately contribute to measurable business value.

The Digital Transformation Project Manager leads delivery across the full value chain — from approved intent and validated requirements through build, quality assurance, release, and operational readiness — enabling the business to realise sustained outcomes over time.

The role orchestrates delivery across the Delivery Centre of Excellence disciplines — Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, and Change & Adoption — while coordinating closely with wider GTD functions such as Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure & Operations, and external partners.

Qualifications & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • Recognised project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent).
  • Agile or hybrid delivery certification (Scrum, Disciplined Agile, SAFe or equivalent) preferred.
  • Change management certification desirable (PROSCI or equivalent).

Key Accountabilities

Delivery Across the Value Chain

  • Manage project delivery across the Delivery CoE value chain, from validated intent through build, quality assurance, release, and operational readiness.
  • Orchestrate delivery across Business Analysis, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Change & Adoption.
  • Ensure project fundamentals are in place to support successful adoption and value realisation.
  • Enable effective collaboration between disciplines to ensure cohesive delivery.
  • Maintain delivery momentum by managing dependencies, risks, and key decisions.

Change & Adoption Enablement

  • Enable and support business-led Change & Adoption activities to ensure delivered capabilities are ready for adoption.
  • Ensure change and adoption activities are integrated into delivery plans, milestones, and timelines.
  • Support readiness planning including communications, training, and operational transition.
  • Ensure delivery outputs enable successful adoption and sustained ways of working.

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

  • Serve as the central coordination point for delivery stakeholders ensuring clarity of roles and expectations.
  • Facilitate governance forums including Steering Committees and delivery reviews.
  • Provide transparent reporting on delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
  • Support informed decision-making through structured delivery insights.

Planning & Delivery Control

  • Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing, and forecasts.
  • Track progress and adjust plans where necessary to maintain delivery commitments.
  • Ensure adherence to Delivery CoE governance and project standards.
  • Ensure operational readiness and transition planning are incorporated into delivery.

Financial Stewardship

  • Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Monitor financial performance and highlight variances early to protect investment value.
  • Support investment governance and value stewardship.

Risk & Issue Management

  • Identify and actively manage delivery, operational, and organisational risks.
  • Facilitate resolution of complex issues through structured analysis and collaborative decision-making.
  • Ensure delivery risks impacting adoption or operational readiness are proactively addressed.

Vendor & Partner Coordination

  • Support sourcing activities including vendor evaluation and onboarding.
  • Coordinate vendor contributions to ensure alignment with delivery milestones and outcomes.
  • Ensure vendor delivery aligns with Delivery CoE standards and governance.

Delivery Excellence & Continuous Improvement

  • Apply Delivery CoE standards, frameworks, and governance to ensure consistent delivery practices.
  • Champion the application of project standards and delivery approaches across our wider team and with business stakeholders
  • Capture lessons learned and contribute to improving organisational delivery capability.
  • Contribute to the ongoing maturity of Delivery Centre of Excellence practices.

Project Manager Skills & Experience

  • Minimum of 5+ years’ experience, including at least 2–3 years managing IT projects or workstreams within complex delivery environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead delivery activities or workstream teams through moderately complex initiatives, maintaining alignment to strategic objectives and applying disciplined delivery practices across stakeholders and deliver practices.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey delivery status, risks, dependencies clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven experience in engaging and collaborating with stakeholders, including business partners, delivery teams, and vendors to build effective working relationships
  • Solid understanding of organisational change and adoption considerations, with experience supporting successful implementation and transition into operations.
  • Experience applying project standards, frameworks, and governance, with the ability to learn, adapt, and continuously improve delivery practices.
  • Ability to support delivery across the project lifecycle, from initiation and planning through execution and readiness for adoption.
  • Broad exposure to enterprise IT landscapes including applications, integration, infrastructure, data, and cloud environments.
  • Ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organisations and coordinate cross-functional delivery teams.
  • Strong problem-solving capability with a structured approach to planning, risk management, and delivery governance.
  • Manage project delivery across the Delivery CoE value chain, from validated intent through build, quality assurance, release, and operational readiness.
  • Orchestrate delivery across Business Analysis, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Change & Adoption.
  • Ensure project fundamentals are in place to support successful adoption and value realisation.
  • Enable effective collaboration between disciplines to ensure cohesive delivery.
  • Maintain delivery momentum by managing dependencies, risks, and key decisions.
  • Enable and support business-led Change & Adoption activities to ensure delivered capabilities are ready for adoption.
  • Ensure change and adoption activities are integrated into delivery plans, milestones, and timelines.
  • Support readiness planning including communications, training, and operational transition.
  • Ensure delivery outputs enable successful adoption and sustained ways of working.
  • Serve as the central coordination point for delivery stakeholders ensuring clarity of roles and expectations.
  • Facilitate governance forums including Steering Committees and delivery reviews.
  • Provide transparent reporting on delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
  • Support informed decision-making through structured delivery insights.
  • Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing, and forecasts.
  • Track progress and adjust plans where necessary to maintain delivery commitments.
  • Ensure adherence to Delivery CoE governance and project standards.
  • Ensure operational readiness and transition planning are incorporated into delivery.
  • Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Monitor financial performance and highlight variances early to protect investment value.
  • Support investment governance and value stewardship.
  • Identify and actively manage delivery, operational, and organisational risks.
  • Facilitate resolution of complex issues through structured analysis and collaborative decision-making.
  • Ensure delivery risks impacting adoption or operational readiness are proactively addressed.
  • Support sourcing activities including vendor evaluation and onboarding.
  • Coordinate vendor contributions to ensure alignment with delivery milestones and outcomes.
  • Ensure vendor delivery aligns with Delivery CoE standards and governance.
  • Apply Delivery CoE standards, frameworks, and governance to ensure consistent delivery practices.
  • Champion the application of project standards and delivery approaches across our wider team and with business stakeholders
  • Capture lessons learned and contribute to improving organisational delivery capability.
  • Contribute to the ongoing maturity of Delivery Centre of Excellence practices.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey delivery status, risks, dependencies clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven experience in engaging and collaborating with stakeholders, including business partners, delivery teams, and vendors to build effective working relationships
  • Solid understanding of organisational change and adoption considerations, with experience supporting successful implementation and transition into operations.
  • Experience applying project standards, frameworks, and governance, with the ability to learn, adapt, and continuously improve delivery practices.
  • Ability to support delivery across the project lifecycle, from initiation and planning through execution and readiness for adoption.
  • Broad exposure to enterprise IT landscapes including applications, integration, infrastructure, data, and cloud environments.
  • Ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organisations and coordinate cross-functional delivery teams.
  • Strong problem-solving capability with a structured approach to planning, risk management, and delivery governance.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • Recognised project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent).
  • Agile or hybrid delivery certification (Scrum, Disciplined Agile, SAFe or equivalent) preferred.
  • Change management certification desirable (PROSCI or equivalent).
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Digital Project Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT,Management,Business Operations,Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
World Vision

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, May 27 2026

Duty Station:
This Job is Remote

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 18 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

The Digital Transformation Project Manager (PMII) leads the delivery of strategic digital initiatives within the Delivery Centre of Excellence of the Global Technology & Digital Solutions division of World Vision. This business-focused proficient project management role ensures that approved business investments are translated into value-led, usable digital capabilities that enable business-led change and adoption and ultimately contribute to measurable business value.

The Digital Transformation Project Manager leads delivery across the full value chain — from approved intent and validated requirements through build, quality assurance, release, and operational readiness — enabling the business to realise sustained outcomes over time.

The role orchestrates delivery across the Delivery Centre of Excellence disciplines — Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, and Change & Adoption — while coordinating closely with wider GTD functions such as Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure & Operations, and external partners.

Qualifications & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • Recognised project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent).
  • Agile or hybrid delivery certification (Scrum, Disciplined Agile, SAFe or equivalent) preferred.
  • Change management certification desirable (PROSCI or equivalent).

Key Accountabilities

Delivery Across the Value Chain

  • Manage project delivery across the Delivery CoE value chain, from validated intent through build, quality assurance, release, and operational readiness.
  • Orchestrate delivery across Business Analysis, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Change & Adoption.
  • Ensure project fundamentals are in place to support successful adoption and value realisation.
  • Enable effective collaboration between disciplines to ensure cohesive delivery.
  • Maintain delivery momentum by managing dependencies, risks, and key decisions.

Change & Adoption Enablement

  • Enable and support business-led Change & Adoption activities to ensure delivered capabilities are ready for adoption.
  • Ensure change and adoption activities are integrated into delivery plans, milestones, and timelines.
  • Support readiness planning including communications, training, and operational transition.
  • Ensure delivery outputs enable successful adoption and sustained ways of working.

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

  • Serve as the central coordination point for delivery stakeholders ensuring clarity of roles and expectations.
  • Facilitate governance forums including Steering Committees and delivery reviews.
  • Provide transparent reporting on delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
  • Support informed decision-making through structured delivery insights.

Planning & Delivery Control

  • Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing, and forecasts.
  • Track progress and adjust plans where necessary to maintain delivery commitments.
  • Ensure adherence to Delivery CoE governance and project standards.
  • Ensure operational readiness and transition planning are incorporated into delivery.

Financial Stewardship

  • Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Monitor financial performance and highlight variances early to protect investment value.
  • Support investment governance and value stewardship.

Risk & Issue Management

  • Identify and actively manage delivery, operational, and organisational risks.
  • Facilitate resolution of complex issues through structured analysis and collaborative decision-making.
  • Ensure delivery risks impacting adoption or operational readiness are proactively addressed.

Vendor & Partner Coordination

  • Support sourcing activities including vendor evaluation and onboarding.
  • Coordinate vendor contributions to ensure alignment with delivery milestones and outcomes.
  • Ensure vendor delivery aligns with Delivery CoE standards and governance.

Delivery Excellence & Continuous Improvement

  • Apply Delivery CoE standards, frameworks, and governance to ensure consistent delivery practices.
  • Champion the application of project standards and delivery approaches across our wider team and with business stakeholders
  • Capture lessons learned and contribute to improving organisational delivery capability.
  • Contribute to the ongoing maturity of Delivery Centre of Excellence practices.

Project Manager Skills & Experience

  • Minimum of 5+ years’ experience, including at least 2–3 years managing IT projects or workstreams within complex delivery environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead delivery activities or workstream teams through moderately complex initiatives, maintaining alignment to strategic objectives and applying disciplined delivery practices across stakeholders and deliver practices.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey delivery status, risks, dependencies clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven experience in engaging and collaborating with stakeholders, including business partners, delivery teams, and vendors to build effective working relationships
  • Solid understanding of organisational change and adoption considerations, with experience supporting successful implementation and transition into operations.
  • Experience applying project standards, frameworks, and governance, with the ability to learn, adapt, and continuously improve delivery practices.
  • Ability to support delivery across the project lifecycle, from initiation and planning through execution and readiness for adoption.
  • Broad exposure to enterprise IT landscapes including applications, integration, infrastructure, data, and cloud environments.
  • Ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organisations and coordinate cross-functional delivery teams.
  • Strong problem-solving capability with a structured approach to planning, risk management, and delivery governance.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, May 27 2026
Duty Station: This Job is Remote
Posted: 18-05-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-05-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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