A large financial Service Company based in Johannesburg CBD, seeks a Project Manager with:

Minimum requirements

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree
• Programme Management certification (PGMP)
• PMP or Prince Certification.
• Programme Management certification (PGMP)
• 6-8 years’ experience working in a project environment as a Project Manager of which 2-3 years working with medium to high complexity projects

Role Purpose:

To plan; direct and co-ordinate the activities of enterprise-wide projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished and to develop project plans specifying goals; strategy; staffing; scheduling; identification of risks; contingency plans and allocation of available resources; in line with the business strategy

Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate cost estimation based on coverage of client requirements and project scope.
• Ensure project budget are managed within project scope.
• Ensure projects are delivered on target within due date, budget and according to scope and project governance.
• Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout the lifecycle of the project and escalate any deviations.
• Ensure management of scope, including coverage of client requirements, are created based on estimations.
• Manage delivery of project against agreed schedule.
• Meet project requirements.
• Manage project priorities effectively and ensured dependencies are catered for according to the project scope.
• Ensure professional advice accepted and implemented. Identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles, define their level of participation in project, and map their communication needs and stakeholder engagement strategies throughout the project plan.
• Ensure each stakeholder group is actively managed through the change cycle.
• Ensure business change impact is conducted across process, systems and technology in accordance with change management plan.
• Ensure roles and strategies are defined, and behaviours and operations are understood. Ensure clients are informed.
• Ensure the change management process is led and supported together with the client.
• Ensure client needs are accurately captured in scope.
• Ensure sufficient resource allocations.
• Manage delivery of large and complex projects according to prevailing project management methodology.
• Conduct effective resource negotiation and allocation.
• Ensure compliance to procedures, policies guidelines Identify obstacles and escalate deviations from project plan.
• Direct and coordinate activities and monitor delivery of resources deployed to the project.
• Manage project resource performance together with the line manager.
• Manage project performance review with senior project mentors.
• Monitor project performance and mitigate all project risk.
• Manage project plan by identifying the impact of projects on all aspects of business operations.
• Ensure change management requirements are understood and the plan is managed.
• Ensure change are executed and enabled.
• Ensure sufficient resource allocation across project or programme. Ensure work obstacles are resolved and problems managed.
• Ensure active participation in on-going innovation on Project Management Methodology. Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in company culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI. Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Understand and embrace the company vision and values, leading by example.
• Identify opportunities to influence the improvement or enhancement of business processes and methodologies.
• Review company and Business Unit Plan and ensure delivered systems, process, services and solutions are aligned to support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values and share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders to enable skilling and required corrective action taking place.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes that will improve the functioning of stakeholders’ businesses.

Type of Exposure:

• Built a high performance culture
• Built and maintained stakeholder relationships
• Delivered compliance risk management programmes and advice
• Designed Workforce Planning Solutions
• Developed and Implemented Communications Strategy
• Improved Processes and Culture
• Manage internal process
• Managed Transformation & Innovation
• Managed Self and Team

Technical / Professional Knowledge:

• Microsoft Office
• Business writing
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Industry trends
• Business Acumen
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Research methodology
• Principles of financial management
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Principles of project management
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Communication Strategies
• Data analysis
• Decision-making process
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Basic computer concepts
• Information Technology concepts
• Microsoft Project
• Project Tool Kit
• Project Management

For more information please contact Sinisa 011 234 0388, alternatively email your updated CV to Sinisa@esmartgroup.co.za

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