Project Administrator - Hillcrest, South Africa - THINK

THINK
THINK
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Hillcrest, South Africa

1 week ago

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THINK is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by TB and HIV.

As a health delivery and research organization, THINK engages with the local community, government consortia, and international funders to provide care for over 100,000 people in KwaZulu-Natal and carry out cutting-edge clinical research that has already contributed to changing treatment guidelines internationally and locally.

THINK is looking for a qualified Project Administrator to support the implementation of THINK projects in eThekwini.


Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Ensure that resources are available at all times to complete the work allocated, by assigning the correct person the correct
  • Ensure all materials/resources are available for each project
  • Facilitate and support with administration of grants
  • Plan, schedule and supervise/coordinate subordinate activities within a process or service to achieve efficiency and quality goals.
  • Coach employees on lower levels to ensure knowledge transfer and skills development to ensure skills availability in the future.
  • Build, support and maintain healthy diverse interpersonal relationships and implement remedial actions where required, to ensure the achievement of organisational
  • Provide relevant support to applicable stakeholders to ensure team objectives are achieved.
  • Develop and monitor the project plan tracker/s.
  • Suggest and implement changes to the plan as
  • Use project plan to inform crossfunctional efforts and drive local daytoday
  • Use project management tools to clearly communicate and organise the following:
  • Work streams
  • Budget
  • Resources
  • Lessons learned
  • Risk
  • Reporting
  • Contingency plans
  • Coordinate project requirement meetings and workshops with key units and departments
  • Consult with the relevant counterparts in DOH, sub recipients as required
  • Anticipate the ripple effects of decisions throughout the project plan and adjust accordingly
  • Submit consolidated project plan to Line Manager for review
  • Monitor projects to ensure deliverables are met and aligned with the project
  • Facilitate recurring project meetings and follow up on action plans.
  • Monitor project expenditure and costs against planned milestones.
  • Identify and monitor risks, implement mitigation actions and escalate when needed.
  • Continuously log lessons learned and monitor the quality of deliverables.
  • Continuously update the project/program
  • Escalate major project issues and risks to Line Manager
  • Facilitate change management on the project through engagement with the various stakeholders, inclusive of:
  • Facilitation of workshops and training
  • Planning for stakeholder
  • Identifying support systems required to ensure realisation of benefits per project.
  • Liaising with the vendors as directed by finance on resources required
  • Maintain project
  • Prepare project plans for further deliverables due to a project extension and timeline
  • Conduct a reflection postcompletion with district teams to develop an end project report for submission and provide recommendations within operations.
  • Hand over risks and issues not closed to the identified managers.
  • Support site close out and logistics
  • Prepare weekly/monthly reports to provide project status updates.
  • Prepare contingency plans/alternatives to inform decision making.
  • Update the team plans on a weekly/monthly basis and develop work priorities.
  • Contribute to reporting on departmental risk.

Requirements:


  • Grade 1
  • Matric Certificate
  • Relevant tertiary qualification
  • Project management certification ( Advantage)
  • 25 years' project coordination experience
  • Valid Driver's License
  • Clear criminal record

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