Project Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Boardroom Appointments

Boardroom Appointments

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Duties and responsibilities:

Build and maintain effective relationships with all key stakeholders to facilitate organizational effectiveness
Identify areas of concern in terms of reporting and use influence to debate and agree the best way forward
Act speedily to resolve problems, queries and complaints
Use influence and negotiation to achieve winwin outcomes
Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure clients needs are met
Proactively communicate and share information and encourage discussion and debate (share successes, highlight challenges and identify and manage risks)
Read the cultural environment and adapt communication style to meet the needs of different audiences
Anticipate and manage conflict, demonstrating an ability to resolve differences, particularly where these may be stalling the implementation of agreed plan
Follow the official procurement process to engage with any software, professional or managed services vendors
Adhere to RMB policies surrounding contractors
Ensure correct invoicing processes are followed
Ensure contractor onboarding process is followed correctly
Partake in software contract negotiation when need be
Be familiar with and execute all legal processes
Provide feedback to vendors on contractor performance
Produce agreed artefacts according to PMO minimum standards.
Sizing, Scoping, Costing, Baseline Project Plans, Risk Management, Quality Plan, Communication
Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the minimum standards and suggest necessary changes to PMO if necessary
Manage scope of work, budget, timeframes and quality of deliverables
Take necessary measures to manage potential risks
Consider processes, business, technology and people in order to implement changes
Communicate with stakeholders frequently to keep them informed and uptodate
Facilitate process to allocate and secure resources to projects
Verify times and value captured by project team against the project
Complete project dashboard accurately and timeously
Coordinate day to day tasks and elimination of obstacles
Clarify responsibilities in the team
Enable a high performing environment
Ensure adherence to PMO minimum standards

Qualifications and experience:

10 years + Project Management experience
5 years Banking experience
5 years Marketing and Comms experience in implementing Business Technology solutions
Fully comfortable with Agile delivery methodology and ceremonies (Scrum or SAFe)
Ability to manage a number of dependencies outside their project
Project Management Certification
Agile Project Management Certification
Implementation of Corporate Website (Preferable)
Implementation of Digital Assets Management solution (Preferable)
Worked with Marketing Agencie