It Project Manager

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Managed Talent Solutions a Business Unit within Datacentrix is looking for an IT Project Manager to be appointed on a 12 months fixed term contract for one of their client based in Pretoria. Working arrangement is hybrid (3 days a week at the office and 2 days working from home). The IT Project Manager will be required to manage the planning and delivery of the information technology (IT) projects in accordance with the company's Project Management Framework and other applicable IT standards.
 
This includes risk management, project change control and ensuring that projects are completed on time, on budget, to quality standards, and within agreed scope. The incumbent is also responsible for applying the approved methodologies and software tools in order to plan, control, and monitor people, processes, and other components necessary for effective delivery of the projects. Qualification and Experience Required: Matric plus Bachelor`s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field and Project Management Certification such as: Project Management South Africa (PMSA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Prince IIAdvanced certification in Project Management like Agile or Scrum is an added advantageMust have at least 5 years' experience managing projects, with a minimum 3 years' experience working within an IT environment/ IT Projects.Key Performance Areas: Strategic Function: Contribute to the management of IT projects in the company's operating environment.Support the implementation of the centre Balance Score Card (BSC) initiatives.Project Management: Create and executes IT project plans and revises them as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.Review project proposals or plans to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and allotment of available departmental resources to various project phases.Analyse project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projects.Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.Implement an appropriate project communication plan.Conduct project risk assessment and mitigation.Monitor and manage any cross-project dependencies in resourcing and/or technical deliverables.Continuously benchmarks project management performance to identify improvements and achieve higher capability maturity in project and portfolio management.Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with the stated business objectives. Project Team Leadership: Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities to project team members.Establish a work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations or phases, and support recruitment and/or assignment processes for project personnel.Assign duties, responsibilities and scope of authority to project personnelDirect and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses is on schedule and within budget.Reviews / approves work plans of external service providers or consultancy services contracted to execute project.Review team status reports, schedules and delivery commitments prepared by project personnel, and ensures alignment with overall project timelines and objectives. Project Governance and Reporting: Manage all the company's IT projects in line with the approved project management framework.Prepare for engagement reviews and project quality assurance reviews and serve as the contact person for project related information.Ensure project documents are complete, approved, current and stored appropriately in line with the company's project management framework.Ensure all project reporting adheres to the established standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.Prepare all project submissions to project governance structures and support the project owner/sponsor in setting up project feedback engagements.Preparation of monthly reports and assisting in the preparation of documents for submission for organizational reporting.Project Measurement: Identify and prioritises appropriate measures, scales, and targets.Provide support to projects, functions or teams in the development of measurement methods.Specify base and derived measures which support agreed information needs.Specify how to collect and store the data for each required measure.Provide guidance on collection of data.Designs reports and reporting formats.Stakeholder Management: Establish, build and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders.Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant external stakeholders.Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.Proactively interact with stakeholders to determine their needs and deliver on them accordingly.Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve on the service delivery.Work in collaboration with colleagues in the centre to ensure timeous delivery of the design work.Establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs).People Management: Support the implementation of the activities outlined in the BU People Plan, transformation/culture plans.Manage team performance to drive productivity.Motivate, coach and mentor staff to ensure maximum productivity and development of the staff to their full potential.Participate in initiatives to attract talent.Cascade vision achievement/ organisation alignment messages and commitments.Financial: Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.Ensure compliance to the organisation's governance processes, policies and processes.Manage supply chain processes within own functional area.

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