Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Job Spec Our Client in Cape Town requires a Project Manager for a contract role.

POSITION INFO:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of IS Projects within the Enterprise and Customer Application Programmes to the Organisation''s group.

Qualifications

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification essential
• Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma in IS Project Management preferable

Experience

• 3 – 5 years IT Development experience essential
• 3 – 5 years in managing projects of IT business applications essential
• 3+ years in the Retail industry advantageous
• 3+ years in application development advantageous
• Experience managing large SAP projects advantageous
• Proven resource management experience
• Application of IT governance principles
• Proven experience with financial budgeting and cost of IT initiatives

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivery of large/complex IS project(s) within the relevant IS Programme(s)
• Building and managing the relationship with the business areas of accountability within the IS Programme(s)
• Delivery to the overall IS prioritisation of projects within the IS Programme(s)
• Highlighting and managing risks of and issues with projects within the IS programme(s)
• Highlighting the interdependencies of projects within the IS Programme(s)
• Reporting progress of projects back the IS Programme Manager
• Building a relationships and working closely with IS Capability leads
• Resource allocation of technical teams to projects
• Budgeting of the managed IS projects within the IS Programme(s)
• Governance and adherence to group audit and IS governance frameworks
• Preparing the content for the divisional steering committees
• Administration of the Projects within the IS programme
• Staying abreast of technology and framework trends in area of competency
• Staying abreast with business model and framework trends in area of competency

Knowledge and Skills

• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Project Life Cycle
• System Development Life Cycle
• Managing within a Matrix structure
• Human Resource Management
• Quality Management
• Risk Management
• Organisational Change Management
• Broad knowledge of business functions in one or more sectors
• Balance Scorecard process
• Understand Levels of Work
• Project Management Principles
• Application Delivery Lifecycle

Competencies

• Leadership
• Coaching and mentoring
• Quality Assurance
• Delivery Focused
• Communication
• Influencing
• Facilitation
• Relationship Building
• Decision Making
• Presentation skills
• Coordination & Planning
• Conflict Handling Skills
• Systems Thinking
• Negotiation Skills
• Ability to accept accountability for actions and decisions
• Customer Service Orientation
• Problem resolution
• Prioritisation

If you have not heard from us after 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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