Project Management Administrator at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• Responsible for the provision of support and guidance on project management processes, procedures, tools and techniques to programme managers, project managers and their teams.  
• Support includes the use of project management software, the development, production and maintenance of plans (including time, resource, cost and exception plans), the tracking and reporting of  progress and performance of one or more ICT projects (including those performed by third parties under contract), the maintenance of programme and/or project files, the analysis of performance and the maintenance of metric data and estimating models, and the administration of project change control, including use of configuration management systems.  
• Where applicable, includes the servicing of project control boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Provide administration support to Project Managers and Project teams which includes minute-taking, diary management, meeting scheduling and preparation  
• Execute on the SGT PMO continuous improvement plan by compiling updates on project reports. 
• Optimal usage of PPO and other SGT PMO Toolsets across all agreed functionalities and features. Incl. Updating issue, Risk and dependency logs. 
• Effective Stakeholder engagement throughout project lifecycle.   
• Continuous collaboration with SGT and Business clusters. 
• Adhere to SGT Service Management procedures and protocol and to Project Management governance as agreed by Steerco or relevant Project Forum 
• Project budget and Financial management: Track project budget, Reports, Projections, Invoicing, query resolution  
• Ensure accurate Time Management of project resources. 
• Handle Hardware, Software and Stationery requests on the project.

Qualification

• Grade 12 
• Relevant accredited courses (relevant diploma an advantage) 

Experience

• At least 3 years job-related experience in formal project administration (IT software development projects beneficial) 

Knowledge and Skills

• Solid understanding of a project’s life cycle and a project methodology 
• Strong administration skills 
• Advanced knowledge of Project tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Word & MS Project, JIRA