Lead: Project Management Office (PMO) - Sandton at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Description

• Project Management Office Activities: Monitors the progression of a project at every stage and ensure that the objectives of a project are met. Performing project-related administrative tasks such as maintaining information files, completing project documentation, and processing paperwork, ensuring information on the project management tool is accurate at all times. Lead and manage the project management office. Develop and maintain project management methodologies and tools that align with the company’s way of work. Ensure that project management processes and tools are continuously improved and optimized. Develop, manage, and monitor project budgets and resource allocations. Ensure the Change Portfolio financials are well managed. Facilitate and conduct regular update sessions with project participants to obtain feedback on project progress and areas of improvement. Communicate project progress (risk, milestones achieved, upcoming milestones, and status) to project participants and/or client. updating PlanEx. 
• Managing a team: work closely with the Lead Delivery Manager and Project Managers to ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Provide leadership and guidance to Project Managers and Project Teams.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production. Manage project risks and issues, -by developing mitigation strategies. Reviewing and monitoring the CRAIDS log with PM's, compilation, and management of ARCC and all other risk reporting.
• Meeting deadlines: Complete tasks timeously, ensuring reporting at all stages ;Exco, Change Council, Steerco etc. reporting is on time and of high quality. Ensure that timelines are met: Manage team in such a way that deadlines are met 
• Stakeholder management: Ensure that stakeholders are identified and engaged proactively. Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree or Advanced/Post Grad Diploma in Project Manageme. Project Management Professional or a CAPM will be advantageous.
• Experience: 7-10 years’ experience in Project Management environment working as PMP, inherent knowledge in Group Change Risk policies and standards

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)