Manager, Project Governance & Control

Manager, Project Governance & Control to ensure strategic projects follow governance frameworks, manage risk, support compliance, and drive quality. Role includes portfolio monitoring, reporting, and aligning with the Enterprise Delivery Framework (EDF).

Title: Manager, Project Governance & Control

Work type: 6 – 12 months contract

Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Work location: Hybrid (remote and in-office) - Applications open to resident Caribbean nationals.

Role Overview: The successful Manager, Project Governance & Control will support the successful delivery of strategic initiatives. This role is responsible for ensuring projects adhere to governance frameworks, controls, and compliance requirements throughout their lifecycle. The ideal candidate will provide guidance on risk management, drive project quality assurance, and support continuous improvement in project governance practices. This includes monitoring the project portfolio, reporting on performance, and ensuring alignment with the Enterprise Delivery Framework (EDF).

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with stakeholders (PMO, process owners, parent company) to improve governance practices, ensure documentation is up to standard, and drive compliance and quality across projects.
• Maintains the organisation’s project management methodologies by developing, updating, and implementing policies, standards, and templates to support effective planning, tracking, and delivery.
• Tracks, monitors, and reports on project adherence to governance frameworks, ensuring non-compliance is addressed with corrective actions.
• Reviews and validates project data and monthly reports to confirm accuracy and alignment with project milestones from a governance standpoint.
• Supports project teams and sponsors by guiding the completion and approval of governance documentation (e.g., business cases, funding requests) in line with policies and risk mitigation requirements.
• Evaluates funding submissions and change requests for compliance with governance standards and provides preparatory support for Executive and Board-level approvals.
• Verifies project closure activities are completed, including documentation, approvals, and repository updates, escalating issues as needed to ensure compliance with record-keeping and governance requirements.
• Manages governance-related risk and control processes, serving as the primary liaison for audits and ensuring timely resolution and reporting of identified issues.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, project management, or related field
• Professional certification in project management (e.g. PMP, Agile Scrum Master)
• 5-7 years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years in a governance or control-focused role.
• Proven ability to plan, organise, monitor and control projects ensuring efficient utilisation of technical and administrative resources.
• Experience in assessing business benefits, costs, and risks for a variety of projects / situations.
• Ability to understand, monitor, update, or enhance existing business or work process.
• Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques and roles and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients within and outside own area.
• Knowledge of process, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organisation’s exposure to risks of various kinds.
• Knowledge of existing and emerging governance frameworks and best practices.

Key Competencies:

• Client Orientation
• Change Adoption
• Solution Orientation
• Cultivates Connections
• Effective Communication
• Nurtures Growth