Project Manager - Business Excellence

RAFI MICRO-FINANCE; Central Visayas; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

RAFI Microfinance Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to drive enterprise projects from concept to completion, aligning cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver strategic initiatives with discipline.

You will define scopes, manage risks, ensure delivery on time and budget, and partner with Technology and business leaders to enable readiness, adoption, and handover. A bachelor’s degree and 5–8+ years of end-to-end project delivery are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of end-to-end project delivery experience, particularly in complex cross-functional projects.
• Strong knowledge of project scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk and issue management, dependencies, change control, implementation, and benefits handover.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Strategic mindset with ability to see the bigger picture and align with organizational goals.
• Results-driven with ownership and execution focus.
• Structured and decisive with ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned enterprise projects and strategic initiatives from planning and implementation through formal closure and handover.
• Define project scope, outcomes, milestones, delivery plans, acceptance criteria, and key decision points.
• Drive project execution while keeping scope, timeline, cost, quality, and resources on track.
• Lead cross-functional teams and establish clear ownership, deliverables, decision rights, and interdependencies.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, resources, vendors, project financials, and change impacts.
• Establish effective project governance and provide senior leaders with clear project status, options, trade-offs, decisions required, and recovery recommendations.
• Partner with business owners, Technology, and enabling functions to resolve constraints and maintain alignment.
• Lead business readiness, implementation, cutover, adoption, lessons learned, and operational handover.
• Support enterprise portfolio governance, including project prioritization, sequencing, capacity assessment, and executive reporting.
• Coach and develop the Project Specialist while progressively building project ownership and capability within the team.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication

Leadership

Risk management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

About the role

Join RAFI Microfinance Inc. as a Project Manager and take a key role in driving enterprise projects and strategic initiatives that shape how the organization performs, grows, and delivers sustainable social and business impact. You will lead projects from concept to completion, bringing together cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, navigating risks and dependencies, and ensuring that strategic initiatives are delivered with discipline and purpose.

Key responsibilities

• Lead assigned enterprise projects and strategic initiatives from planning and implementation through formal closure and handover.
• Define project scope, outcomes, milestones, delivery plans, acceptance criteria, and key decision points.
• Drive project execution while keeping scope, timeline, cost, quality, and resources on track.
• Lead cross-functional teams and establish clear ownership, deliverables, decision rights, and interdependencies.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, resources, vendors, project financials, and change impacts.
• Establish effective project governance and provide senior leaders with clear project status, options, trade-offs, decisions required, and recovery recommendations.
• Partner with business owners, Technology, and enabling functions to resolve constraints and maintain alignment.
• Lead business readiness, implementation, cutover, adoption, lessons learned, and operational handover.
• Support enterprise portfolio governance, including project prioritization, sequencing, capacity assessment, and executive reporting.
• Coach and develop the Project Specialist while progressively building project ownership and capability within the team.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 5-8+ years of demonstrated end-to-end project delivery experience, particularly in complex and cross-functional projects.
• Strong knowledge of project scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk and issue management, dependencies, change control, implementation, and benefits handover.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Strategic mindset - you see the bigger picture and understand how projects contribute to organizational goals.
• Results-driven - you take ownership and make sure things move from planning to execution.
• Structured - you bring clarity to complex projects, competing priorities, and multiple stakeholders.
• Decisive - you can identify issues early, recommend solutions, and escalate when necessary.
• Influential - you can align diverse teams and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Adaptable - you can work comfortably across predictive, Agile, or hybrid project environments.

About us

RAFI Microfinance Inc. is a Business Excellence Group organization. At RAFI Microfinance, your work goes beyond completing projects. You'll have the opportunity to lead initiatives that influence organizational performance, strengthen execution, and contribute to sustainable social and business impact.