IT Project Manager

3 days ago

South Africa ooba Full time R400 000 - R1 200 000 per year
Description

To form part of the Strategic Business Enablement's (SBE), Business Services team in support of solution planning and delivery. The primary function of this role is to manage business change projects typically implemented in the form of new processes and information system implementations. 

The successful candidate will work with the business and SBE teams to manage the portfolio of projects and ensure that business initiatives are properly prioritized and implemented through a structured agile project management methodology. 

This role differs slightly from a traditional project management opportunity in that the requirement is for a dynamic individual who will be able to successfully integrate with the delivery team and assist in managing change through a structured agile project management approach. The successful candidate will be based at the ooba Head Office in Cape Town.

Responsibilities

Qualifications & Requirements:
  • Minimum academic qualification – relevant degree (ideally Information technology related)
  • The successful candidate requires demonstrable initiative, strong analytical skills, sound judgment and effective decision-making capabilities.  Excellent written and verbal communication along with strong facilitation and negotiation skills are an absolute requirement.
  • A relevant project or change management related qualification is required and a commercial university degree would be highly advantageous.
  • A proven capability with the Microsoft office suite of products specifically Project, Word and PowerPoint. 
  • A solid, demonstrable understanding of computer software, user interaction models, information presentation, business process optimization and change management are an absolute must.


Job Outline:
  • Manage the PMO framework and governance
  • Continuously improve Professional Services delivery and effectiveness
  • Ensure and manage standardization and distribution of project, prioritization and program reporting
  • Manage communication with all stakeholders
  • Manage risks to the programs successful outcome
  • Manage business change projects through their entire lifecycle from initiation through closure
  • Manage prioritization of work with Business Analysts (BA) and the business across the overall portfolio of projects
  • Facilitate change in business initiatives through an Agile project management methodology
  • Manage project and program risks
  • Resource coordination and planning
  • Project & Program related budgeting and quality control
  • Manage communication across different internal and external project stakeholders
  • Project documentation and knowledge management
  • Feasibility assessments and motivations
  • Project escalation and problem management


Skills Outline:
  • Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects
  • Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
  • Ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
  • Good knowledge of programme and project management methods
  • Conflict resolution skills


Competencies:
  • Analysing and forming opinions
  • Devotion to quality
  • Negotiating
  • Persuasiveness
  • Providing feedback
  • Planning
  • Results-oriented
  • Teambuilding

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