Job Description

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:Contract (12 months)COMPANY:A large financial services company.LOCATION:Cape Town (hybrid working model | 3 days in office, 2 days remote)DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

• Ensure that the project charter/project management plan is adequately defined and aligned to the business case (where applicable) and understood.
• Ensure alignment between approved Business Case and project delivery.
• Manages and is accountable for the delivery of multiple projects, programs or single large/complex projects/programs with minimal supervision as per the PM methodology, governance, and standards.
• Accountable for resource contracting and optimal utilisation.
• Effective Risk, Issue, Actions, Budget, Dependency, and Stakeholder Management.
• Smooth transition from project implementation to ongoing BAU Support and Maintenance.
• Accountable for procurement process, vendor contracting, and delivery management in accordance with contractual agreements.

• Effective utilisation of project management forums for reporting, escalation, and decision-making.
• Apply for funds to be released for project execution with Sponsor approval.
• Facilitate prioritisation process of scope items across multiple business entities based on:

• Available capacity.
• Budget availability.
• Expected business benefit realisation.
• Formalise Change Management (scope, budget, timeline).
• Stakeholder management through identification, establishing and maintaining professional relationships with all stakeholders.
• Develops and ensures the execution of the communication plans during initiation and throughout the project.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Knowledge of project management methodologies, frameworks, best practices, and project management tools in a Waterfall and Agile context.

• Principles of Project Management.
• Project Life Cycle.
• Project Planning and control techniques.
• Good understanding of SDLC processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines/milestones.
• Strong negotiation skills.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Matric Certificate.
• Relevant IT or Project Management qualification.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 10 - 15 years experience working in a project environment,

of which 5 - 6 years working with medium- to high-complexity projects.

• Financial Services industry experience is essential.
• Experience managing D365 / MS Dynamics projects.

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:

• Formal Project Management certification from an accredited Project Management body (e.g. PMP, AMP, Prince2, MSP).

**Please note: If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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