IT Project Manager

4 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Datacentrix Full time
Job Description

Managed Talent Solutions, a Business Unit within Datacentrix, is seeking an IT Project Manager to be appointed on a 12-month fixed-term contract for one of their clients based in Pretoria. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid arrangement, with 3 days a week at the office and 2 days working from home.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the planning and delivery of IT projects in accordance with the company's Project Management Framework and other applicable IT standards.
  • Conduct risk management, project change control, and ensure projects are completed on time, on budget, to quality standards, and within agreed scope.
  • Apply approved methodologies and software tools to plan, control, and monitor people, processes, and other components necessary for effective delivery of projects.
Qualifications and Experience
  • Matric plus Bachelor's Degree (NQF Level 7) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, and Project Management Certification such as Project Management South Africa (PMSA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or Prince II.
  • Advanced certification in Project Management, such as Agile or Scrum, is an added advantage.
  • At least 5 years' experience managing projects, with a minimum of 3 years' experience working within an IT environment/IT Projects.
Performance AreasStrategic Function
  • Contribute to the management of IT projects in the company's operating environment.
  • Support the implementation of the centre Balance Score Card (BSC) initiatives.
Project Management
  • Create and execute IT project plans and revise them as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
  • Review project proposals or plans to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements, and allotment of available departmental resources to various project phases.
  • Analyse project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations, and appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
  • Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
  • Implement an appropriate project communication plan.
  • Conduct project risk assessment and mitigation.
  • Monitor and manage any cross-project dependencies in resourcing and/or technical deliverables.
  • Continuously benchmark project management performance to identify improvements and achieve higher capability maturity in project and portfolio management.
  • Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with the stated business objectives.
Project Team Leadership
  • Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities to project team members.
  • Establish a work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations, or phases, and support recruitment and/or assignment processes for project personnel.
  • Assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority to project personnel.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progress is on schedule and within budget.
  • Reviews/approves work plans of external service providers or consultancy services contracted to execute project.
  • Review team status reports, schedules, and delivery commitments prepared by project personnel, and ensures alignment with overall project timelines and objectives.
Project Governance and Reporting
  • Manage all the company's IT projects in line with the approved project management framework.
  • Prepare for engagement reviews and project quality assurance reviews and serve as the contact person for project-related information.
  • Ensure project documents are complete, approved, current, and stored appropriately in line with the company's project management framework.
  • Ensure all project reporting adheres to the established standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
  • Prepare all project submissions to project governance structures and support the project owner/sponsor in setting up project feedback engagements.
  • Preparation of monthly reports and assisting in the preparation of documents for submission for organizational reporting.
Project Measurement
  • Identify and prioritise appropriate measures, scales, and targets.
  • Provide support to projects, functions, or teams in the development of measurement methods.
  • Specify base and derived measures which support agreed information needs.
  • Specify how to collect and store the data for each required measure.
  • Provide guidance on collection of data.
  • Designs reports and reporting formats.
Stakeholder Management
  • Establish, build, and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant external stakeholders.
  • Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
  • Proactively interact with stakeholders to determine their needs and deliver on them accordingly.
  • Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve on the service delivery.
  • Work in collaboration with colleagues in the centre to ensure timeous delivery of the design work.
  • Establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.
  • Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
People Management
  • Support the implementation of the activities outlined in the BU People Plan, transformation/culture plans.
  • Manage team performance to drive productivity.
  • Motivate, coach, and mentor staff to ensure maximum productivity and development of the staff to their full potential.
  • Participate in initiatives to attract talent.
  • Cascade vision achievement/organisation alignment messages and commitments.
Financial
  • Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
  • Ensure compliance to the organisation's governance processes, policies, and processes.
  • Manage supply chain processes within own functional area.

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