Project Manager: Education Cultural Affairs & Sport at Western Cape Department of the Premier

Minimum Requirements

• An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification) in Project Management or Information Technology; a minimum of 3 years of Project Management experience in IT Development projects; and a valid (Code B or higher) driving license. 

Key Performance Areas

• Facilitate project planning and allocation: Coordinate the conducting of needs analyses and feasibility assessments to inform project scoping, allocation, and adoption and develop comprehensive project plans and documents. Manage and coordinate project execution: Manage day-to-day project implementation in line with approved plans, contracts, and methodologies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholders. Establish clear roles and responsibilities (define roles for each team member and stakeholder based on expertise and project needs); Facilitate communication and collaboration through, e.g., regular coordination meetings, collaboration platforms, and dashboards, and facilitate issue resolution and manage change requests effectively.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on projects: Monitor and track timelines, milestones, quality, and budgets, and initiate corrective actions as needed using tools, documents, and dashboards. Report progress to stakeholders through structured reports, presentations, online reporting platforms, and review sessions. Evaluate project outcomes against predefined indicators; Conduct impact assessments or coordinate the conducting of impact assessments by relevant stakeholders (e.g., academia or PTE) and support knowledge sharing across departments.
• Oversee financial management for specific projects: Provide inputs to the directorates, link the budget to projects, and monitor expenditure, where applicable. Organize the appropriate scheduling of project-related financial transactions in the component (as applicable) so that the necessary procedures can be implemented as required. Oversee project-related provisioning and procurement (where applicable) and asset management and perform contract management for outsourced projects.