Job Description

Company based in Bree Street, Cape Town

Industry - Telecommunications

Permanent

Please forward your updated CV to Michelle - kindo.m@abcworldwide.com

Project Manager

A project manager is responsible for the direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and

completion of the project while remaining aligned with the strategy, commitments, and goals of the organisation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure project scope is clearly defined and agreed across the key stakeholder groups involved
• Deliver projects in line with the agreed scope, objectives, and timelines
• Produce and maintain detailed project plans presenting clarity over key activities and ownership within a desired timeline
• Lead and coordinate the activity of the project team, work stream leaders and subject matter experts
• Identify and translate opportunities as they arise into projects and programmes
• Plan and implement projects
• Help define project scope, goals, and deliverables
• Define tasks and required resources
• Collect and manage project team
• Manage budget
• Allocate project resources
• Create a schedule and project timeline
• Track deliverables
• Support and direct team
• Lead quality assurance
• Monitor and report on project progress
• Present to stakeholders reports on progress as well as problems and solutions
• Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs
• Evaluate and assess the result of the project
• Update office policies and ensure compliance with them.

• A background in IT project management is preferred
• Project management certifications: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project

• Management Professional (PMP) or similar
• 2 years minimum experience in Project Management
• Experience in managing complex change projects or delivering new client transitions, or ramping
• existing business
• A proven track record of project management and evidenced delivery that adds value to a business
• Cross-functional team working is key, with the ability to connect and work with multiple teams
• across geographies
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload in a fast paced, real-time, and frequently changing
• environment while remaining detailed and organised
• Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills
• Working knowledge of project management software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Detail oriented with ability to deliver project deliverables with little supervision
• Demonstrate analytical, organisational, problem solving and creative thinking skills
• Respond positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals
• and solve problems
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem-solving and leadership skills
• Project planning, risk management, time management and other project management skills
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management
• Proficiency in project management software tools
• Contract negotiation

AKA Brip Careers Worldwide