South Africa: IT Project Manager (PMBOK, Prince2, Agile) – Centurion posted by MECS Africa

B Degree / B Tech (Relevant)
Certification in Project Management Methodologies — PMBOK, Prince2, Agile or other equivalent.
Minimum of 6 years’ relevant work experience, including at least 3 years at a junior management level.
 
  Project Planning and Initiation
    Project Charter Development: Define project scope, objectives, and stakeholders.
    Stakeholder Identification and Analysis: Identify, analyse, and document stakeholder expectations and needs.
    Project Scheduling: Develop a detailed project schedule, including timelines and milestones.
    Budget Planning: Establish a comprehensive project budget, including resource allocation and cost breakdown.
    Resource Allocation: Identify, acquire, and allocate necessary resources, including team members and vendors.
    Risk Management Planning: Identify, assess, and mitigate potential project risks.
    Quality Planning: Define quality objectives, standards, and procedures for the project.
 
Project Execution and Delivery
    Project Schedule Management: Monitor and control project timelines, identifying and addressing deviations.
    Budget Management: Track and manage project expenses, ensuring alignment with budget and payment schedule.
    Quality Assurance: Implement quality control measures, ensuring deliverables meet standards.
    Team Management: Lead and direct project team members, ensuring effective collaboration
    Stakeholder Communication: Inform and engage stakeholders, addressing concerns and expectations.
 
Governance 
    Follow the approved project governance framework, including reporting requirements and decisionmaking processes.
    Contribute to the project steering committee terms of reference.
    Make presentations to the project steering committee.
    Provide input into project reporting to Exco and Subcommittees.
    Oversee project administration.
 
Stakeholder Management and Engagements
    ProjectLevel Interaction: Liaise with business users, technical teams, and vendors on daytoday project activities.
    Change Management and Adoption: Oversee initiatives, processes, including awareness sessions/campaigns, training, and enduser assistance.
    Feedback & Issue Communication: Communicate project challenges, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders and escalate as required.
    Collaboration with Programme Manager: Align stakeholder updates with programmelevel communication strategies and forums.
    Meeting Coordination: Prepare agendas, minutes, and updates for projectspecific meetings and working groups.