Key Purpose
Managing the delivery of high-quality systems projects which span over multiple business areas, ensuring that the project objectives and business requirements are met. Applying and adhering to the Project Management principles and processes and ensuring that they are effectively applied throughout the lifecycle of the project, through to project closure and operational handover.
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to:
Planning and Defining Scope
Activity Planning and Sequencing
Manage the resources for the project from start to end
Provide coordination for kick off meetings for projects and ensure that all relevant stakeholders are aware of the tasks required of them
Developing Schedules
Time and cost estimating
Developing and managing Budgets
Effectively report on Projects, including accurate, effective and efficient project document control and record management.
Managing Project Risks and Issues
Obtain Governance approvals for all projects.
Team Leadership including coaching, mentoring and upskilling of junior project management and project administrators
Strategic Influencing
Working with partners and other business units and external vendors
Controlling Quality
Projects Benefits Realization
Strong understanding of the SDLC, waterfall and agile methodologies
Personal Attributes and Skills
Drives Results
Values Driven
Optimistic
Can-Do attitude
Learns on the Fly
Resilient
Instils Trust
People Savvy
Problem Solver
Manages Complexity
Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels of engagement
Balances Stakeholders
Ability to work well under pressure with tight deadlines
Qualification
Matric (Essential),
Project Management Qualification (Essential)
Agile Certification (Essential)
Relevant Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
Experience
Min 3 Years Project management Essential
Min 3 years of Financial Services industry knowledge and experience essential
Ability to coordinate complex technical and business projects.
Ability to oversee multi-function internal and external project teams
Proven track record of business and systems related project delivery
A good understanding and prior delivery of Agile and traditional (SDLC) project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment