The role involves supporting project and programme planning through the creation and management of detailed schedules using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Key responsibilities include building and maintaining work breakdown structures, aligning project milestones, and ensuring schedule consistency with financial and capacity planning. The coordinator will track progress, manage critical paths, report on variances, and assist with scenario planning.

Additional tasks include financial tracking (burn rates, spend analysis), vendor contract management, generating purchase orders via SAP, and using tools like Ariba, Jira (including Tempo), and Confluence for planning and reporting. The role requires technical proficiency in MS Project, MS Office, and project management tools, along with experience in Agile environments and strategic scheduling techniques like PERT and earned value management.

Key Responsibilities
Maintain project schedules in line with governance standards and reporting routines.
Provide regular status updates and variance reports to stakeholders.
Assess impacts of scope changes and resource capacity conflicts.
Integrate vendor schedules and track strategic delivery timelines.
Track financials: burn rate, actual vs. forecast spend, and baseline variances.
Manage vendor contracts, purchase orders (SAP), and invoice payments (Ariba).
Use Jira and Confluence for planning, dashboards, reporting, and access management.
Ensure project data accuracy in tools like Jira Tempo, PMT, and enterprise resource planning systems.
Support scenario planning, risk/issues logging, and resource capacity alignment.

Minimum Requirements
Project Management and Agile training
3–5 years of experience in project scheduling
Advanced MS Project and Jira/Tempo skills
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management abilities

Job Type:
Contract
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa
Experience Level:
Senior level