Project Manager

1 week ago

South Africa Pearson Full time

**About the Team**

The English Language Learning PMO function was formed in May 2020 to maintain oversight of the English Language Learning (ELL) vertical’s projects portfolio, facilitate project health reviews, project/programme manage key business initiatives and provide a reporting function with management dashboards to focus decisions and improve business accountability, decision making, transparency and visibility. Having set the framework in place, we are now seeking to build on our end-to-end project & programme management capability by adding a dynamic and experienced project manager to the team.

**About the Role**

As the Project Manager, you will have accountability for the delivery of projects within ELL, focusing on governance, reporting and facilitating the end-to-end delivery to time, budget and as per the specification and defined scope of the projects.

**This role is a 12 month fixed term contract and would be a hybrid position aligned to one of our offices in Poland (Poznan or Warsaw) or in South Africa (Cape Town).**

**Responsibilities**:

- Promote and implement the PMO project & programme governance framework
- Mobilise projects and actively manage milestone delivery, risks, issues & dependencies
- Identify, develop and maintain relationships with key internal & external stakeholders
- Ensure all project delivery meets the PMO project governance and ELL financial standards, with specific focus on assurance of all project time, cost and quality adherence.

**About you**

**Role-specific attributes**
- Prince2, MSP, P30 Practitioner or equivalent
- Project Management experience & knowledge of project and program management methodologies and techniques
- Ability to manage more than one project across multiple geographical regions, functional business units and external delivery partners is key
- Excellent written, communication, influencing & highlight reporting skills in English
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and decision-making skills
- Team player with a great ‘can do’ attitude
- Financial and commercial awareness
- Minimum of 2 years project management experience

**Skills/Knowledge**
- Management Competencies: Communication, leadership, managing performance, results focused
- Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills
- Ability to establish positive working relationships at all levels of the organisation.
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent status reporting to multiple audiences
- Experience with Smartsheet an advantage
- Flexibility and a willingness to learn and take on any challenge
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multitask when necessary
- The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems.

**Job**: PROJECT/PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

**Organization**: English Language Learning

**Schedule**: FULL\_TIME

**Req ID**: 3331

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