Project Manager Responsibilities: - Takes responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of small- to medium-scale projects. - Identifies, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project. - Ensures that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate. - Ensures that quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure. - Manages the change control procedure and ensures that project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and resource budgets and are signed off. - Provides effective leadership to the project team and takes appropriate action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances. - Ensures that there is a business perspective on how the new technical capabilities will be delivered to the business, including planning around key business cycles, selecting appropriate customers for migration, etc. - Initiates the business implementation plan, including all the activities that the business needs to do to prepare for new technical components and technologies. - Drives sites to deliver site implementation plans and align with the overall plan. - Tracks and reports against these activities to ensure progress. - Defines and manages the activities to ensure achievement of the business case after delivery. - Outlines key business engagement messages that need to take place throughout the programme/project. - Develops and manage one or more defined communication channels and/or stakeholder groups. - Initiates communications between stakeholders, acting as a single point of contact for defined groups. - Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders. - Captures and disseminates technical and business information. - Facilitates the business change decision-making processes and the planning and implementation of change. Knowledge: - Proficient in Microsoft Suite - Proficient in Project Management Tools - Financial Reporting - Risk Management Qualifications - BSc degree (NQF 7) - Project Management experience gained in a complex: ? Savings/Investments/Employee Benefits/Retirement Annuities - At least 5 years of experience working on complex projects. - Appropriate professional accreditation in Programme and or Project Management (e.g. Agile, Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), PMP - PMBOK certification) - Solid direct knowledge of project management methodologies. Attributes - Driven to meet deadlines. - Operates effectively in team and independent scenarios. - Articulate - Confident
