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  • Posted: Aug 7, 2020
    Deadline: Not specified
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    • RMA in a nutshell Identifying a need to help care for miners who were injured while on duty, Rand Mutual (RMA) was founded in 1894 by three mining companies on the Witwatersrand as a non-profit mutual assurance company. Today RMA has grown to offer workmens'​ compensation benefits to the mining, iron, metal, steel and relate...
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    Head: Project Management

    Purpose

    Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the development and end-to-end management of the Project Office which includes the development of project management related processes, standards, policies and methodologies. The incumbent will also be responsible for the management of a team of Project Managers as well as overseeing the planning, implementation and tracking of specific RMA projects with specific deliverables as identified by Senior Management.

    Qualifications and Experience Required:

    • NQF Level 7: Relevant Bachelor’s Degree
    • Project management qualification
    • At least 10 Years in Project Management
    • Minimum 5 years’ experience at senior management level
    •  Sound experience in applying and implementing project management methodologies

    Key Areas of Responsibility

    • Create a standard set of principles and methods, practices, and templates for managing various projects across the business (AIT, COID and Life)
    • Understand, interpret and translate strategic objectives into projects with measurable outcomes
    • Train and coach project leaders and stakeholders on the project management process, related principles and methods
    • Managing the day-to-day operations of the project management team by providing management (employee relations, annual leave, sick leave, training, scheduling etc.) and technical support to the team on a day-to-day and on an ongoing basis
    • Plan, allocate, organize and control tasks and projects to the Project Management team
    • Define, set-up and manage team KPA’s
    • Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management
    • Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project
    • Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project
    • Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
    • Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required
    • Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion
    • Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project
    • Ensure that all project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project
    • Contract qualified consultants to work on the project as appropriate
    • Execute the project according to the project plan
    • Monitor the progress of the project and adjust as and when necessary to ensure successful completion of the project
    • Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards
    • Ensure that the project deliverables are executed on time, within budget and at the required level of quality
    • Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures
    • Monitor cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to senior management on a regular basis (monthly/bimonthly)
    • Manage all project funds according to established accounting policies and procedures
    • Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to date
    • Prepare financial reports and supporting documentation for funders as outlined in funding
    • Communicate with funders as outlined in funding agreements
    • Evaluate the outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase
    • Aid and support to the ICT team and Business on ad hoc projects and requests, as and when required

    Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Required

    • Knowledge of business policies, processes and procedures, legal compliance
    • Motivating People (includes Creating and Selling the Vision)
    • Process Engineering and Systems Competence
    • Process Engineering and Systems Competence
    • Service Orientation / Customer Responsiveness
    • Managing performance (goal/target setting)
    • Synthesizing and consolidating information
    • Judgement and Decision-making
    • Decisiveness and Action Orientation
    • Program and Project Management
    • Verbal and written communication
    • Technology and innovation
    • Resource management
    • Project management skills
    • Complex problem-solving
    • Resource management
    • Teamwork/collaboration
    • Technology and innovation
    • Analytical thinking
    • Business insight

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Rand Mutual - RMA on rma.hua.hrsmart.com to apply

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