Senior Project Manager | Pretoria

SUMMARY:
Senior Project Manager | Pretoria

POSITION INFO:

Role Purpose

Responsible for the overall portfolio of work as well as the delivery of projects from initiation to close-out, in order to achieve a strategic objective or business benefit.

Experience & Qualifications

Minimum Education

• Relevant B-degree (Essential): Industrial Engineering or BCom Informatics.

• Relevant Project Management Certification (Desirable).

Professional Experience

• 10–15 years’ experience within a Financial Services environment (Preferably in Advisory services).

• 5 years’ experience in a dedicated project management position (Essential).

• 5 years of business and process analysis experience.

• Proven experience managing a portfolio of work.

• Experience managing large-scale programmes from conceptualization to close-out (Essential).

• Strong business experience with a deep understanding of business processes.

• Proficient understanding of the Insurance industry.

Key Performance Areas

1. Project Delivery & Internal Processes

• Implementation: Track and drive the project plan in line with scope, cost, and time parameters.

• Reporting: Provide regular weekly or monthly project reporting as needed.

• Governance: Ensure all project management guidelines and governance are followed before implementation.

• Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders to investigate project feasibility, define scope, and contribute to business cases.

• Execution: Develop detailed project plans, sequence activities, and coordinate the implementation of systems and processes.

• Resource Management: Identify and assign resources (RACI) and create platforms to mobilize and energize project teams.

• Risk & Quality: Identify risks, collaborate on mitigation strategies, and determine measures of success to evaluate effectiveness.

• Close-out: Manage project close-out and assess impact to make recommendations for future improvements.

2. Client Services & Stakeholder Engagement

• Expertise: Provide specialist advice and expertise to internal clients and stakeholders.

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.

• SLA Management: Negotiate realistic Service Level Agreements (SLAs), monitor appropriateness, and ensure expectations are met.

• Culture: Contribute to a culture of exceptional client service and fair treatment of clients.

3. People, Teamwork & Self-Management

• Collaboration: Maintain productive working relationships with peers and stakeholders.

• Change Management: Use change management as a lever to involve relevant stakeholders throughout the project phases.

• Development: Continuously develop professional and industry knowledge and take ownership of career growth.

• Innovation: Share and implement new ideas to contribute to continuous innovation.

4. Finance & Budgetary Control

• Budgeting: Compile and control project budgets to minimize expenditure in alignment with tactical plans.

• Financial Oversight: Manage high-risk financial issues and contribute to policy development.

• Compliance: Investigate and report on any willful acts of non-compliance with organizational policy.