Project Manager - Fixed Term Contract at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To manage the inception and implementation of capital investment projects within the controlled constraints of scope, time and budget while ensuring adherence to quality, legal and cost requirements and ensuring a basis for benefits realisation is set.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Project Management/ Project Management Professional (PMP) with 5 - 7 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level

#Alternatively

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 10 years related experience, of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Accountable for managing and delivering project in scope, on time, within budget and as per last approved baseline. Ensure all relevant project documents are signed off. Manage the integrated delivery across all business/Infrastructure/IT systems targeted for a project/release to ensure infrastructure/disparate IT systems (project delivery) remain sound and meet performance requirements.
• Correctly apply policies, practices, EPMO minimum standards, procedures, and legislation in the delivery of work outputs with the inclusion of cost management applicable to the project environment
• Develop project plans, schedules, and other project management documents. Ensure the relevant capability and capacity is available for project delivery. Engage stakeholders and ensure there is an appreciation of the initial baseline plan and changes in plans resulting from change requests. Ensure the project planning base is sound for execution
• Ensure all controls (ERAIDW, cost centres) issues, risks closed, document closeout report, schedule closeout meeting and facilitate sign-off. Where required, ensure that project cost centres are appropriately closed, with the inclusion of returning unspent / non-committed funds to the central capital budget pool(s).
• Evaluate project performance and put corrective measures in place to ensure delivery remains on track. Consolidate progress from various teams. Schedule regular meetings and adhoc stakeholder engagements meant to track and report on project performance. Ensure the necessary project information is made available for management tracking and status reporting.
• Form and foster relationships with clients, project management team, internal and external stakeholders to promote integrated project delivery. Define stakeholder roles and responsibilities and clearly communicate expectations and progress.
• Manage scope, cost, time, changes, suppliers, and contracted delivery partners and ensure alignment between contracts, commitments, and delivery. Capture lessons learned and ensured negative repeats are not experienced.
• Manage scope, cost, time, changes, suppliers, and contracted delivery partners and ensure alignment between contracts, commitments, and delivery. Capture lessons learned and ensured negative repeats are not experienced.
• Possess knowledge of project management, Business/IT/Facilities, Change Management and uses these to ensure projects are delivered under defined governance and controls. Engage at all levels to ensure projects are delivered under defined governance and controls.
• Review and refine initial risks, develop estimate based high level plans, project charters and other EPMO minimum standard documents required to continue with detailed project planning.
• Through the line function, manage and develop teams to operate at their full capability to deliver on project and EPMO objectives.
• Provide oversight on the procurement delivery process and for the on boarding of suppliers. Manage project costs, commitments payments within approved limits. Engage contracted suppliers to conclude work orders and facilitate sign-off. Ensure cost commitments are aligned to project delivery requirements and constraints.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues, develop, and executes resolutions / mitigation / contingency plans. Manage the critical path by ensuring issues don't result in downstream delivery shifts and on exception escalate unresolved issues to the respective senior manager. Ensure the relevant tracking tools are updated and provide an accurate status of the project
• Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities. (I)
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks. (I)
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation. (I)
• Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs. (I)
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems. (I)
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change. (I)
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives. (I)
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation. (I)

Governance

• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.
• Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service. (I)
• Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency (V)
• Honesty and Integrity (V)
• Organisational Awareness
• People Management and Empowerment
• People Skills
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect (V)
• Trust (V)

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Conflict Resolution
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Planning and Organising
• Practice and process facilitation skills
• Project Administration Skills
• Project Financial Control and Reporting
• Project Management
• Reporting
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication

Deadline:24th February,2026