IT Project Manager - Johannesburg Verfied

Salary Negotiable Johannesburg, Gauteng Johannesburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 28-10-2014 7:02:14 AM
19-11-2014 7:03:36 AM
PBT Group requires a Project Manager to deliver business value (benefits) in
agreed time, cost, scope and quality by managing projects through the project
management frameworks & processes.

The PM role will specifically focus on
projects in the global markets and investment banking space.

DUTIES:
1.
Project Budget Management:
- Develop an accurate and comprehensive project
budget and manage this on an ongoing basis with focus on forecasting costing to
completion accurately

2. Project Change Control:
- Manage the change control
procedure to gain agreement from project sponsors and owners for revision to the
project (s)
- Align project plans to the agreed changes and review the impact
of the proposed changes against the business case

3. Project Communication
and Training Plans:
- Identify stakeholders and the various communication
expectations through an effective stakeholder analysis process
- Develop and
implement communication and training plans to ensure effective communication
with all stakeholders
- Coach and mentor junior project managers to extend the
range of competencies and ability to manage projects within the environment
4. Project Management:
- Lead projects of any size and complexity through the
project lifecycle and drive successful implementation
- Manage and deliver
projects on time, on budget and on specifications, throughout the lifecycle
including interface with vendors
- Accountable for project planning through the
lifecycle and estimation (including scope, duration, financials, resources) and
mobilization of projects
- Ensure that the relevant capabilities and capacity
are available for projects, in conjunction with PMO, in order to ensure delivery
as specified
- Support requirements for the enterprise program manager to
provide necessary information and support for successful program delivery, where
applicable
- Co-create a project charter with the team, including the
definition of completion criteria
- Manage and communicate a clever vision of
the projects objectives, and motivate the project team to achieve them
-
Organize the work into manageable activity clusters (phases) and determines an
effective approach to completing the work
- Analyse the actual performance
against the plan and make adjustments consistent with plan objectives
- Manage
change to preserve business plan co original estimate commitments; initiate
review if objectives must change
- Mange Projects according to the project
management standards, methodology, processes and tools set out by the Project
Management Office (PMO)
- Identify and document expectations and requirements
to ensure that the business case and scope of the project is agreed, documented
and approved
- Ensure that realistic project plans and schedulers are prepared,
taking into account resource management, inter-project dependencies and
recommendations on technical options
- Executes and facilitates formal reviews
and management reviews, e.g. post implementation reviews.
- Able to identify
and analyse business needs from project perspective and keep abreast of new
business developments or possible impacts during the phases of the project.
-
Track and manage all activities against the plan and schedule, monitor costs,
timescales and resources used and take action where necessary
- Work with the
PMO to ensure adequate knowledge is developed during the course of the project
is effectively stored, indexed, managed and shared

5. Project Reporting:
-
Provide regular and accurate reports to relevant stakeholders as required

6.
Project Resource Management
- Negotiate and manage the performance of
activities with team members and their managers if operating in a matrix
environment
- Able to identify, understand and assess the people impact of the
project.
- Coach to clarify assignments and deliverables; mentor others in
project management practices; review quality of work and manages integration of
team members work
- Effectively estimate costs, time and resource requirements
for the successful delivery of projects to agreed scope
- Lead and manage the
project team so that the team members are appropriate utilised and performance
is optimized
- Ensure to include the supporting resource line managers in the
performance management, training and development

7. Project Risk and Issue
Management:
- Manage associated project risks and issues and executes
mitigation / contingency plans
- Identify, assess and manage risks to the
success of the project, including the provision and use of contingency for the
risks to be managed
- Operate and agree procedure for the management of issues,
include clear escalation mechanism designed to resolve problems before project
impact

8. Stakeholder Management:
- Ensure the necessary project information
is made available for management information tracking, status reporting and
accurate administration
- Defines and agrees the project scope with all
identified stakeholders
- Convenes project progress meetings to enable
collective communication and monitoring of progress. Informs project sponsor
and other key stakeholders of the project progress via minutes and progress
reports.
- Able to influence, negotiate and effectively manage relationships
with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Determine and define the
project goals and priorities with management, program manager and / or project
sponsors
- Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal
and external clients and vendors, keeping stakeholders informed of progress and
issues

9. Vendor Management:
- Manage the service delivery received from all
vendors and service providers used within the project to drive the success of
the project
- Attend regular meetings with the vendors to discuss issues
experienced and drive the process to resolve these issues

- Minimum of 2 to 5 years’ experience in project management of small to large or
multi-stream technology / business projects.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience
in project management in the Financial Services industry, preferably in
Investment Banking or Treasury managing technology related projects;
-
Exposure to agile development methodology and agile project management
advantageous.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Business, Science or Engineering degree;
-
Relevant Project Management Qualification (PMP or Prince 2)