Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Our client around Gauteng in the Telecom industry is looking for a Project Manager for a contract role.

POSITION INFO:


The Business Project Manager works in a particular business area and is responsible for the successful delivery of an entire project, end to end, that could have workstreams in many business areas. 
 
The Project Manager is accountable to the Programme Manager and Senior Manager Portfolio Delivery for the successful delivery of the Project Objectives.
 
The Project Manager leads the Project Team, which will often include Managers for specific Workstreams e.g. the IS Project Manager, Testing Lead, Change Lead etc. The Project Manager will manage the Workstream Managers for those workstreams within the Project.
 
The Project Manager is the person who has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of the project.
 
The project manager must have a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions, detect unstated assumptions and resolve conflicts, as well as more general management skills.
 
Key among the project manager''s duties is the recognition that risk directly impacts the likelihood of success and that this risk must be both formally and informally managed throughout the lifecycle of the project.
 
We’ve identified 9 critical core competencies that we believe to be imperative to the success of the project manager, and in turn, the successful execution of their duties:

1.     Execution
·         Drives scope development and management
·         Develops and manages project budgets, schedules, and timelines
·         Employs strong organizational skills
·         Incorporates time management principles into the workflow
·         Integrates ongoing risk management trade-offs
2.     Decision Making
·         Collects and structures the available data impacting the project
·         Makes timely decisions based on facts, circumstances, and needs
·         Conducts scenario analysis
3.     Communications
·         Conveys information to all key stakeholders in both written and verbal formats
·         Determines and utilizes the appropriate communication channels
·         Infers meaningful insights from a collection of data
·         Employs active listening
·         Prepares and delivers presentations
4.     Strategy Development
·         Understands the impact of a project directly to and across various functions
·         Understands the impact of a project to the overall business
·         Integrates business goals into the project scope and deliverables
·         Develops metrics to track progress towards goals
·         Understands project and organizational dependencies
5.     Team Management
·         Motivates and inspires the team
·         Leads by example
·         Manages and resolves conflict
·         Builds relationships within and outside the team
·         Delegates appropriately
·         Demonstrates team organization and governance
6.     Business Acumen
·         Understands industry trends and their impact on business
·         Responds to market and business changes that affect the project and business
·         Monitors competition and its impact on the project and business
7.     Technical Competence
·         Understands and integrates appropriate project management tools and processes
8.     Critical Thinking
·         Determines the validity of project progress
·         Maintains project objectivity
·         Applies ongoing analysis to the project
·         Integrates the project with cross functional objectives
9.     Leadership
·         Takes initiative
·         Mentors team members
·         Effects change and monitors progress
·         Responds in a politically astute manner
3.2           Responsibilities
 
The Project Manager will:

•          Identify the Project Team (including the key Stakeholders)
•         Define the Project Organisation (the structure of the Project, the arrangements for its Governance, and the Controls that will be used to manage it)
•         Define or confirm, and gain agreement to the Scope of the Project
•         Prepare and maintain the Project Plan
•         Prepare and maintain the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (if the Project is part of a Programme, this might be developed and managed at programme level)
•         Prepare the Communications and Strategy and Plan (ditto)
•         Adhere to the MTN project delivery methodology and processes, including ensuring the required G0 and G3 business cases are developed and approved by Business and the relevant Finance Business Partner         Approve Workstream Plans and manage dependencies between workstreams
•         Manage the Project in accordance with the MTN project governance requirements
•         Ensure adherence to the regulatory requirements e.g. POPI compliance
•          Direct the Workstream Managers
•         Generate all project reporting using the MTN approved PPM Toolset (Microfocus)
•         Manage Risks for which s/he is identified as the Risk Owner         Resolve Issues for which s/he is identified as the Issue Owner
•        Facilitate the approval of change requests in consultation with the Business and relevant workstream managers
•         Provide recommendations to the Project Sponsor (and Programme Manager where relevant) as to readiness for Project launches (ensuring alignment to MTN’s go to market requirements), and work with the Business Owner to develop and implement transition plans for the adoption of project deliverables by the business
•         Support the Programme Manager (where relevant) in his/her management of the Programme
•          Ensure that Project Reviews are carried out after each Project launch and that lessons learned are fed back into the Programme (where relevant) and disseminated to those in MTN who need to know

• The Project Manager should have at least 7 years’ experience in project management, including at least 4 years as the Project Manager for major, complex, cross cutting, IS-enabled projects.
• Project management of any ERP or Cloud related projects will be an advantage.

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.