Specialist: Programme Management Information System (PMIS) at City of Johannesburg

VACANCY CIRCULAR 005/2024 

Minimum Requirements: 

•  Matric/Grade 12; 
•  Bachelor’s Degree or NQF 7 equivalent in the built environment, incl. Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Finance or Accounting related field; 
•  5 years specific experience in Information Systems Technology or similar, relating to Programme, Portfolio, and Project Management; and 
•  7 years industry experience will be an added advantage. 

Primary Function: 

• The purpose of the post is to develop, manage, operate, monitor, and report on the City’s infrastructure programme management information system (PMIS), to ensure the timely provision of funding and effective financial control for the Capital Portfolio in the City. 

Key Performance Areas: 

•  To lead and direct the organisation, storing and clustering of information for effective use and communication by PM employees in the City and SPMO. To lead and direct the reviewing of a central programme management information system (PMIS); 
•  To lead and direct the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on performance and impact, using the PMIS to measure progress towards achieving intermediate targets or ultimate goals in relation to SPMO; 
•  To lead and direct the promotion and facilitation of sound governance practices in terms of structures, systems, processes, policies, procedures, and controls for the SPMO to ensure the delivery on strategic and operational objectives. To lead and direct the development of a system for Good Governance to comply with all legislation, City requirements and codes of good practice in relation to Capital projects; 
•  To lead and direct the designing, implementation, and maintaining of the PMIS Infrastructure; 
•  To lead and direct the contribution towards the formulation of strategies and policies, relating to best practice, to ensure that the strategic objectives of the SPMO are achieved; 
•  To lead and direct the implementation of the SPMO Business Plan; 
•  To lead and direct the use of a combination of computer and critical thinking skills for data analysis; 
•  To promote and facilitate sound governance practices in terms of structures, systems, processes, policies, procedures, and controls for the SPMO to ensure delivery on strategic and operational objectives. To lead and direct the development of a system for Good Governance in order to comply with all legislation, City requirements and codes of good practice in relation to Capital projects; 

Leading Competencies: 

•  Negotiation, Conflict management; 
•  Budgeting and Financial management; 
•  Applied Strategic thinking; 
•  Innovation; 
•  Communication Skills; 
•  Customer Service Skills; 
•  Organisational Skills; 
•  Computer Literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint); 
•  Data analytics; 
•  Team Leadership; 
•  Ability to compile and coordinate unit and leadership performance scorecards, including on a quality basis. 

Core Competencies: 

•  Project Management Professional (PMP); 
•  Professional Construction Project Manager (PrCPM); 
•  Programme Management Professional (PgMP); 
•  Professional Engineer (PrEng); 
•  Chartered Accountant (CA); 
•  Chartered Financial Accountant (CFA); 
•  Management Accountant.