Senior Project Coordinator at Paracon

• Our client a giant in the Finance industry in South Africa is looking for a Project Coordinator on contract for 12 month on a hybrid-working model in the Western Cape.

Non-Negotiables:

• You must have a proven track record of working in a project environment as a Project Coordinator.
• Previous experience supporting project activities (Resource Planning, Budget Management, Project Planning).
• Project Coordinator with 6+years’ experience working in Financial Services (prefer Insurance).

Project Coordinator qualifications.

• Knowledge of Project governance and project lifecycle requirements.
• Sound understanding of system development life cycle.
• Agile training and experience working in Scrum or Kanban framework (advantageous).
• Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, strong financial/budgeting skills.
• Tool knowledge and experience: JIRA, Confluence, PPO (2 years or more experience using these tools)
• SharePoint exp needed
• Intermediate SharePoint skills
• Stakeholder management
• Attention to detail
• Good Communication skills (verbal and writing)
• Team player

Requirements:

• Assisting the Project Manager during the development of major projects from commencement to completion. 
• Monitoring the progress of the development projects within their area of responsibility.
• Assisting the Project Managers’ with the documentation when necessary. 
• Proving support to the Project Manager across the Project Lifecycle. 
• Engaging with stakeholders.