Project Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

A leading business in the insurance and finance industry requires an experienced Project Manager with relevant industry experience and a qualifications.Â

Main Purpose:

• To ensure the successful delivery of projects and programmes in line with time, cost and scope.
• To ensure the delivery of both internal and external customer facing programmes, including the introduction of new products and services.Â

Accountabilities

• Maintain effective relationships with Project Sponsors and stakeholders
• Manage issues, risks and action logs
• Develop, manage and maintain project plans
• Manage project teams through successful matrix management
• Manage diverse project teams across multiple organisations
• Ensure the successful delivery of programmes and projects, reporting activity and progress
  against plan
• Manage quality of project deliverables
• Provide support, guidance and share good practice within the team and across the business
• Manage project start-up and initiation activities
• Build and maintain effective project teams
• Co-ordinate facilitation and conflict resolution
• Engage with the business to understand all factors that influence project delivery and team
  effectiveness
• Report on project and its progress
• Manage scope and change control
• Manage external suppliers
• Manage the relationship between project, stakeholders and key business area
• Co-ordinate programme and project activities across the company and associated business partners
• Manage project closure through to implementation review and handover to business as usualÂ

Skills/Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree or NQF equivalent
• Professional Project Management qualification e.g. Prince 2 Practitioner or PMI
• MSP Practitioner desirable
• Demonstrate experience in managing projects with budgets in excess of R1m
• Demonstrate experience of managing projects throughout the entire delivery lifecycle
• Experience in managing Senior stakeholders, 3rd Party Suppliers/Partners and internal diverse teams
• Demonstrate experience in delivery of Management Information Systems projects
• 3-5 years’ experience in Financial services / Insurance / Banking
• Competencies RequiredÂ
• Leadership and influencing abilities

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