Project Coordinator/Administrator(3 years contract)

23 hours ago

Gauteng, South Africa One Connect Solutions Full-time R 250,000 - R 420,000 Contract

Key Responsibilities

Project Coordination

  • Coordinate day-to-day project activities and provide administrative support to project teams.
  • Assist Project Managers with planning, scheduling and tracking project deliverables.
  • Maintain project plans, action registers, risk and issue logs.
  • Monitor project milestones, deadlines and outstanding activities.
  • Follow up with stakeholders to ensure deliverables are completed on time.
  • Coordinate project meetings, workshops and stakeholder engagements.
  • Prepare meeting agendas, presentations and project reports.
  • Record and distribute meeting minutes and track action items.
  • Escalate project delays, risks and issues where necessary.

Project Administration

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation and records.
  • Manage project files, registers and document repositories.
  • Ensure project documentation complies with organisational processes and governance requirements.
  • Assist with purchase orders, invoices, timesheets and other project administration where required.
  • Prepare reports, trackers and status updates for management.
  • Assist with project onboarding and offboarding processes.
  • Coordinate travel, meetings and other logistical requirements when required.
  • Provide general administrative support to the project team.

Onsite Support

  • Provide onsite administrative and coordination support to project teams and stakeholders.
  • Liaise with internal departments, contractors, suppliers and clients.
  • Coordinate access, resources, meetings and other onsite requirements.
  • Ensure project activities are properly documented and communicated.
  • Support the resolution of onsite administrative and operational issues.

Enterprise / Owned Enterprise Experience

Experience working within an enterprise environment is highly advantageous. The ideal candidate should have an understanding of:

  • Working within structured corporate or enterprise environments.
  • Enterprise governance and approval processes.
  • Working with multiple stakeholders and business units.
  • Project reporting and governance requirements.
  • Document control and information management.
  • Procurement and supplier processes.
  • Confidentiality and professional handling of business information.
  • Working with senior management and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

  • Minimum: Diploma/Degree in Project Administration/Project
  • Management/Business Administration or equivalent.
  • Preferred: PMI-CAPM or PRINCE2 Foundation; short courses in Excel
  • Advanced, SharePoint Administration, Agile fundamentals.

Years of Experience

  • Minimum: 3 – 5 years as a Project Coordinator or PMO Coordinator in a large enterprise.
  • Preferred: Experience in State-Owned Enterprise (SOE)/regulatory environments and multi-vendor programs.
  • Preferred/Exposure: SAP (MM/SRM), Power BI (basic dashboard refresh & publishing).