Project Manager at AfroCentric Group

The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.
Must have the following:

• Project Governance
• Project Resourcing and revenue Forecasting
• Project Stakeholder Management
• Project Risk Management

Essential Experience

• 7 years’ experience

Job Functions

• Must have managed software solutions deployment projects or similar.
• Must ensure accurate account of resources on projects.
• Must have sufficient high-level knowledge of leading industry IT software solutions.
• Effective task and time management skills
• Structured reporting.
• Must be able to compile status update reports.
• Effectively compile and present reports for management.
• Will manage all current and upcoming projects.
• Oversee and account for all projects.
• Must instil project governance of all projects.
• Will be responsible for Quality Assurance of all project documentation and all project deliverables
• Must implement project management processes
• Must ensure response to customer request or emails within reasonable timelines.
• Must ensure relationship development and management with all customers.
• Will be responsible for performance review of resources allocated to a project, for the duration of the project.
• Ensure all project have drafted budget spend and monthly budget is submitted for approval.
• Must ensure all projects has risk register and mitigation plans that are updated weekly.
• Must ensure all project documents are quality assured and up to Afrocentric standards.
• Will be responsible for knowing and adhering to customer payment schedules.
• Must ensure achievement of monthly project revenue forecasts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Certification in project management or equivalent.
• Strong business acumen in project planning and management
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills

Skills & Competency Requested

• MS Office(MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project)
• Communication
• Presentation skills
• Problem- Solving
• Strong administration, and coordination skills
• Should be good at paying attention to detail
• Must have managed projects where IT software solution were being deployed
• Must be familiar with government internal processes (e.g PFMA).
• Must have delivered projects for provincial/national government departments