Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Organisation: Tricsoft Technologies

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

Tricsoft Technologies designs intelligent software solutions that go beyond functionality offering great user experiences, integrations, and real-world impact. Since 2020, we have been empowering businesses and institutions with digital tools that drive efficiency, scalability, and growth.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules and delivery milestones.
• Translate project requirements into actionable tasks with clear owners, deadlines and expected outcomes.
• Monitor project progress and ensure deliverables are completed according to agreed timelines.
• Identify delivery risks early and implement corrective measures before they affect project outcomes.

Team Coordination and Accountability

• Coordinate software developers, quality assurance personnel, business analysts, domain experts and other project stakeholders.
• Assign responsibilities, track individual commitments and follow up on overdue tasks.
• Establish clear communication and reporting routines across project teams.
• Address performance bottlenecks, unresolved dependencies and communication gaps promptly.

Client and Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary coordination point between clients and internal project teams.
• Communicate project progress, risks, challenges and revised timelines transparently.
• Manage client expectations and ensure that commitments made to clients are realistic and fulfilled.
• Organise project meetings, document decisions and follow up on agreed action points.

Software Development and ERP Project Management

• Understand the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment and support.
• Coordinate ERP implementations and ensure that functional requirements are translated into deliverable technical tasks.
• Work closely with technical leads to track development progress, integrations, testing and deployment readiness.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, documentation, training and implementation activities.

Quality Assurance and Delivery Management

• Ensure deliverables meet agreed requirements and acceptance criteria before submission to clients.
• Track defects, outstanding requirements, change requests and dependencies.
• Maintain project documentation, risk registers, issue logs and milestone acceptance records.
• Ensure that project delays are escalated promptly and that recovery plans are implemented.

Reporting and Performance Monitoring

• Prepare regular project status reports covering completed work, work in progress, pending tasks, risks and upcoming milestones.
• Use project management tools to maintain accurate, real-time visibility of project activities.
• Track project performance using measurable indicators, including milestone completion, schedule adherence, task closure and defect resolution.
• Promote a culture of ownership, discipline, transparency and results.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Information Systems, Project Management or a related field.
• At least 3 years of demonstrable experience managing technology, software development or ERP implementation projects .
• Proven experience coordinating technical teams and delivering projects against agreed timelines.
• Practical understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum and/or Waterfall.
• Experience using project management tools such as ClickUp, Jira, Trello, Asana or Microsoft Project.
• Strong planning, organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder management and reporting skills.
• ADDED ADVANTAGES
• Experience managing ERP implementations or enterprise software projects.
• Exposure to regulated industries, pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality management systems or compliance-driven projects.
• Knowledge of software testing, system integrations, requirements management and user acceptance testing.
• Relevant project management certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Scrum Master certification.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple technical disciplines and external client stakeholders.
• The successful candidate will be evaluated against measurable delivery outcomes, including:
• Adherence to approved project schedules and milestones.
• Percentage of tasks and deliverables completed within agreed deadlines.
• Timeliness and accuracy of project status reports.
• Early identification and effective resolution of delivery risks.
• Quality and completeness of deliverables submitted for client acceptance.
• Effective coordination, accountability and productivity of project teams.
• Client satisfaction and successful project handover.

How to Apply:

Applications should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Application Project Manager.”

Deadline: 20th October 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: bachelor degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36