Project Manager at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• Managing the delivery of high-quality projects which span over multiple business areas, ensuring that the project objectives and business requirements are met. Applying and adhering to the Project Management principles and processes and ensuring that they are effectively applied throughout the lifecycle of the project, through to project closure and operational handover.
• Has the authority, accountability and responsibility for managing a project to achieve specific objectives. Manages the coordination of resources ("how") to ensure the "what" is delivered as specified. Acts as an evangelist of the discipline, using opportunities to promote the benefit of a structured & organised approach to change and coordinated effort.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Planning and Defining Scope
• Activity Planning and Sequencing
• Provide coordination for kick off meetings for projects and ensure that all relevant stakeholders are aware of the tasks required of them
• During the kick-off meeting facilitates the interaction of other team members (e.g. Business Analysts, Marketing, Training, Operations) with the client. Obtain supporting information to complete the initiation documents.
• To attend scoping sessions, to track projects and to ensure that project controls are in place and adhered to.
• Developing Schedules - ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with the defined project plan.
• Developing and managing Budgets       
• Effectively report on Projects, including accurate, effective and efficient project document control and record management.
• To manage all administration relating to projects and to ensure that all project documents are complete and up to date.
• Managing Project Risks and Issues
• Obtain Governance approvals for all projects.
• Working with partners and other business units and external vendors
• Strong understanding of the SDLC, waterfall and agile methodologies
• At the completion of a project, conduct the activities to gather information required to draw up the Close Out document, Post implementation review, and Project closure report.

Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Operation of project management software tools (Intermediate)
• Team Management (Intermediate)
• Project scoping (Intermediate)
• Risk management (Intermediate)
• Communication Management (Intermediate\Advanced)
• Time management (Intermediate\Advanced)
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks

Education and Experience

Education:

• Matric (Essential)
• Diploma in Project Management

Minimum Experience:              

• Minimum 2  years Project management experience
• Minimum 3 years of Financial Services industry knowledge and experience
• 2-3 years Agile Framework knowledge - Advantageous
• 2-3 years technology experience - Advantageous
• Ability to coordinate small to medium technical and business projects.
• Ability to oversee multi-function internal and external project teams
• Proven track record of business and systems related project delivery
• A good understanding and prior delivery of Agile and traditional (SDLC) project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.