Job Description

Closing Date 2023/10/05
Reference Number MMH230921-2
Referral Platform URL
Job Title Project Manager
Position Type Permanent
Role Family Operations
Cluster Momentum Investments
Remote Opportunity Some of the time
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Town / City Centurion
Introduction

Through our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.

We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses. Visit us at www.momentummetropolitan.co.za.
Role Purpose

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to become a core part of the Momentum Institutional Investments Change team. The successful candidate needs to be comfortable to operate in a relatively unstructured environment and create the appropriate degree of process and formality with the work that they do. They must be willing to get involved in the detail and xe2x80x9cget their hands dirtyxe2x80x9d. They will be responsible for project management including a level of business and data analysis relating to internally and externally focused projects and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• A relevant degree.

• At least 5 yearsxe2x80x99 financial/business management experience with a minimum of 3 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in the investments industry with relevant business analysis and/or project management.

• Formal project management and business analysis certification or qualifications.

• Strong Microsoft office suite skills xe2x80x93 Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage end to end project responsibilities, including post project implementation evaluations.

• Elicit requirements from business process owners, translate the requirements into business specifications, and sign off the requirements with applicable stakeholders.

• Design business solutions and processes that integrate different departments within Momentum Investments in order to create efficiencies.

• Understand the integrated business processes and dependencies and document the user journeys.

• Facilitate discussions with business process owners about project deliverables and scope, develop full scale project plans, track project deliverables and create appropriate reporting outputs.

• Manage the relationship with different stakeholders and ensure that misunderstandings, scope additions, or conflicts are effectively managed.

• Develop, execute, and document test plans in order to verify the quality of deliverable(s).

• Implement deliverables into a business line with minimum disruption and/or intervention of day-to-day business activities.

• Perform quality control, review, analyse, and evaluate how project performance can be enhanced.

• Generate and create reports; research and analyse data and report trends to management/ business partners.

• Adhere to established governance structures and control requirements for projects and programmes.

• Interact with project sponsor and senior management and streamline communication.

• Project management of issue and risk identification and either mitigation or resolution thereof

• Works independently setting own priorities and objectives with supervisory consultation.

• Regularly makes recommendations to and influences department policies and procedures.

• Actively contributes to the results of a team and works towards achieving team goals and objectives.

• Prepare and present project status reporting, dashboards and Steerco updates.

Competencies

• Manage end to end project responsibilities, including post project implementation evaluations.

• Elicit requirements from business process owners, translate the requirements into business specifications, and sign off the requirements with applicable stakeholders.

• Design business solutions and processes that integrate different departments within Momentum Investments in order to create efficiencies.

• Understand the integrated business processes and dependencies and document the user journeys.

• Facilitate discussions with business process owners about project deliverables and scope, develop full scale project plans, track project deliverables and create appropriate reporting outputs.

• Manage the relationship with different stakeholders and ensure that misunderstandings, scope additions, or conflicts are effectively managed.

• Develop, execute, and document test plans in order to verify the quality of deliverable(s)

• Implement deliverables into a business line with minimum disruption and/or intervention of day-to-day business activities.

• Perform quality control, review, analyse, and evaluate how project performance can be enhanced.

• Generate and create reports; research and analyse data and report trends to management/ business partners.

• Adhere to established governance structures and control requirements for projects and programmes.

• Interact with project sponsor and senior management and streamline communication.

• Project management of issue and risk identification and either mitigation or resolution thereof

• Works independently setting own priorities and objectives with supervisory consultation.

• Regularly makes recommendations to and influences department policies and procedures.

• Actively contributes to the results of a team and works towards achieving team goals and objectives.

• Prepare and present project status reporting, dashboards and Steerco updates.

Policy

We are committed to Employment Equity, diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. All appointments are made in alignment to our Employment Equity goals and we encourage people with disabilities to apply.

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