Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Bryanston, South Africa Secondments Recruitment Full time

Job Advert Summary:


Our client is looking for Project Manager to drive key projects on a professional project management basis, ensuring that projects are established, managed and monitored to conclusion and that they deliver the expected value to the business.


  • Indepth knowledge of Project Management as a discipline
  • Knowledge of pension fund governance frameworks
  • Strong background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Acknowledged Project Management Qualification
  • Project Management certification (Prince 2; PBBOK or equivalent) (Advantageous)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus (Advantageous)
  • At least 6 years' experience
  • Sound knowledge of project management experience with strong capabilities in the IT systems implementation environment
  • Financial services background will be advantageous.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Portfolio Planning

  • Assist the company to proactively identify project requirements and accurately forecast specific project requirements
  • Define and implement good practices regarding project management and administration in line with industry best practice
  • Develop and implement governance mechanisms to support the effective execution of projects
  • Maintain regular reports presenting a consolidated view of the company project portfolio in terms of budgets, time, resources and deliverables
  • Project portfolio 'dashboard' is visible and up to date
  • Projects delivered in line with industry best standards, policy and practices
People Management

  • Manage planning of resource requirements, ensure sufficient capable resources are in place to meet service delivery demands, maintaining the effective and efficient capability of the project team.
  • Build a high performing team where the best people are deployed in the right roles and deliver against strategy.
  • Ensure that all employees are motivated, developed.
  • Manage employees' performance and ensure that their individual and collective performance is of the required standard.
  • Implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls and delegations of authority for the department, to ensure that accountability for decisions made.
  • Inspires, aligns and engages employees around the vision and strategy of the Fund, maximising employee engagement and willingness to invest discretionary effort
  • A fully capacitated, high performing and integrated team with clear accountabilities and aligned performance contracts.
Project Execution Oversight and Management

  • Liaise with key stakeholders to gain an understanding of specific project needs and the project implementation environment, where this relates to current and future projects identified by line management
  • Manage and monitor all ongoing projects in terms of delivery and providing an PMO service delivery
  • Plan, Monitor and manage project capacity requirements
  • Close off completed projects to the appropriate business or functional area and ensure proper project closure governance
  • Compile project implementation and PMO budgets, project scopes/plans and deliverables and submit for approval
  • Ensure that project risks and issues are Identified, escalated where necessary and mitigated by using strong governance frameworks and administrative practices
  • Chair project governance forums where designated and attend project meetings and discussion forums

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