Carla S.

Project Coordinator

  • Hourly rate: R300 /hr
  • Experience: 3 Years

About Carla

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Self-motivated, resourceful and well presented, remains calm and poised under high-pressure situations with excellent communication skills, and now looking forward to making a significant contribution with an ambitious company that offers new opportunities for progression. Skills and Experience:  Professional and self-motivated  Agile scrum training  Experience and training in Agile  Excellent time-management skills  Excellent proficiency using MS Office, PowerPoint, MS word and MS Excel  Experience using project software packages; VISIO,JIRA,MS Project, Sharepoint, Trello  Exposure working on transformation projects  Experience working on analytics projects  Excellent communication skills ,written and verbal  Ability to excel in a fast paced ,dynamic and unpredictable professional environment  Strong work ethic and high standards for achievement  Ability to multi-task, prioritize and take initiative  Detailed orientated  Driven to meet deadlines and manage boundaries appropriately  Strong inter-personal skills and a pleasant demeanor  Team player and work comfortably in a collaborative environment  Ability to exercise appropriate judgment and discretion ,especially when dealing with confidential information  Ability to maturely handle difficult conversations  Ability to think strategically and see the bigger picture  Adapt easily to change  Innovative and ability to initiate actions  Follow instructions and procedures Position: Business Change Project manager Duration: June 2016 – January 2020 Job description: •Ensuring the interests of the sponsoring group or Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) are met by the programme •Obtaining assurance for the sponsoring group or SRO that the delivery of new capability is compatible with the realization of benefits •Working collaboratively with the programme manager to ensure work, including the scope of each project, covers the necessary aspects required to deliver products or services that will lead to operational benefits •Working with the programme manager to identify projects that will contribute to realizing benefits and achieving outcomes •Identifying, defining and tracking the benefits and outcomes required of the programme •Ensuring that maximum improvements are made in existing and new business operations as groups of projects deliver their products into operational use •Leading the activities associated with benefits, realization and ensuring that continued accrual of benefits can be achieved and measured after the programme has been completed •Establishing and implementing the mechanisms by which benefits can be delivered and measured •Taking the lead on transition management, ensuring that business as usual is maintained during the transition and the changes are effectively integrated into the business •Preparing affected business areas for transition to new ways of working • Optimizing the timing of the release of project deliverables into business operations Core responsibilities: Responsible, on behalf of the Senior Responsible Owner, for defining the programme or project benefits, assessing progress towards realization and achieving measured improvements in business operations. Reporting directly to the PMO director and senior project managers with managing and supporting projects and programs. Coordinate project timelines, project schedules, track and monitor project progress against the project life cycle and report results. Managing small to medium scale projects independently. Ensure all office projects remain within project scoped timelines and budget. Position: Project Coordinator Duration: May 2016 – May 2018 Job description: •Manage a central repository folder structure for project documents and artefacts •Schedule project work stream meetings and document quality meeting minutes/follow up on meeting actions •Maintain and track weekly and monthly project progress reports •Create and issue weekly project resource allocation timesheets •Manage weekly project progress team meetings •Request and administer logistics, travels, finance expense/claims, accommodation, catering and venue hire •Proficiency in creating power point presentations on PowerPoint •Create project plans, schedules and governance framework structure •Communicate key feedback, decisions and action items from meetings, workshops and key discussions with clients in timeously manner •Create and issue weekly project status reports to stakeholders and clients •Create and update steerco monthly review meeting decks •Track and monitor project risks and issue logs Core responsibilities: Provide project administration support to the PMO director and senior project managers. Oversee administrative functions concerned with projects. Scheduling project meetings, procuring supplies, preparing weekly and monthly requested project reports, document quality meeting minutes and provide overall office administration.

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