Project Manager (PMO) at Turnkey Africa Limited

Department: PSM
Minimum Experience: Experienced
Reports to: Lead Project Manager
Supervises: Project Co-ordiantors
Member of: PMO (PMO Consists of the CTO, Lead Project Manager and Project Managers)

Job Description

• Responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of the project to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.
• Plays a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.
• Project Management Roles And Responsibilities
• Delivery - Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
• Project Management - Management and leadership of the project and the project team. Set project controls.
• Design the project structure appropriate to stage.
• Select and apply appropriate delivery methodologies.
• Business Case - Coordinate development of the Business Case.
• Budget - Track delivery within budget.
• Resources -Schedule / manage resources to deliver on projects
• Benefits Realisation – Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked and owned. Stakeholder Management – Identify key stakeholders and develop effective relationships.
• Stakeholder Management – Identify key stakeholders and develop effective relationships.
• Risks & Issues – Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.
• Governance – Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making. Assurance – Support or set appropriate project assurance.
• Change Management – Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders.
• Guidance & Support – Seek appropriate support, guidance and coaching from the project community. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance.
• Project Performance & Controls – Build Project Plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives. Identify and set appropriate Project Controls. Track and report delivery against milestones.

About You

• You are a self-learner who is able to work in a high pressure environment.
• You thrive on the success of delivering high-quality software products.
• You are innovative, creative, a problem solver, and can think out of the box when it comes to designing and developing solutions.
• You have a thirst for continuous improvement in everything you do.
• You believe that the work you do every single day will make people’s lives, work, and play better.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years’ Project Management or Delivery in a large-scale and diverse environment of project or Delivery management and related disciplines
• Able to demonstrate the ability to undertake the above responsibilities
• Legally able to work in the country in which the position is based
• Experienced Project Management professional
• Experience of managing TurnQuest and 3rd party applications projects
• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to support and mentor junior staff
• Excellent customer facing/customer service skills
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Able to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility including shift and out of hours working
• Excellent organizational skills
• Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information
• Self-motivation and able to take responsibility
• Able to manage and priorities and tasks and time efficiently
• Able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks

Skills & Competencies:

• Analytical skills.
• Numerical skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Reporting skills.
• Presentation & Communication skills
• Planning & Organizing
• Agile/Lean Practices
• Coaching
• Team Dynamics & Collaboration
• Good Leadership Skills
• Diplomacy.

Personality Traits:

• Patient.
• Persistent.
• Creative.
• Visionary.
• Resilience.
• Integrity.
• Professional
• Curious
• Passionate
• Good Communicator
• Team Player
• Attention to detail.
• Diplomacy
• Inspirational.
• Compassionate
• Diligent
• Influencing
• Cultural Change
• Accountability.