The ICT Project Manager (PM) will implement Information Technology (IT) initiatives that improve cost effectiveness,service quality, and business efficiency in a constantly changing environment. The Project Manager will take lead in the project management of information systems to support the organisation’s internal and external business operations and models
ICT Project Initiation
- Contribute to strategic and tactical planning, development, evaluation and coordination of the information and technology systems for the organisation group.
- Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensure timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for project.
- Contribute towards development and maintenance of enterprise systems architecture, defining standards and protocols for data exchange, communications, software and interconnection of organisation network information systems.
- Implement and maintain information systems, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems.
- Negotiate Information Technology implementation contracts, soliciting involvement and participation of other management team members as appropriate.
- Communicate ICT implementation plans and policies to project sponsors.
- Implement appropriate ICT project progress reporting to the project sponsor and project team
- Approve, coordinate, and control all projects related to selection, acquisition and development of majorninformation systems for the organisation group.
- Negotiates Information Technology service level agreements with Service Providers and monitors Information Technology systems performance to assure service levels are met.
- Researches and evaluates alternatives for the enhancement or re-engineering of Information Technology projects.
- Implements an appropriate Information Technology Governance Framework and ensures compliance to this framework.
Project Management
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
- Provides quality service to end users in needs analysis, solution recommendation, vendor selection, implementation, training, and post-installation support.
- Ensures that information systems operate according to internal standards, external accrediting agency standards, and legal requirements.
- Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
- Responsible for monitoring managing project budget.
- Analyses project profitability, revenue, margins and utilisation.
- Responsible for Information Technology project activities and costs as related to the overall utilisation of resources required to meet strategic and operational requirements
- Understands pricing model and billing procedures.
- Assures project legal documents are completed and signed.
- Accountable for leading and managing small to medium Information and Communication Technology projects
- Implement divisional objectives and targets for inclusion in the organisational balanced scorecard
- Implement project according to scope and budget. (Varies from project to project but not more than R5m per project).
- Reviews deliverables prepared by team.
- Prepare monthly and weekly progress report to team and project sponsor.
- Communicate to all team members.
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
- Prepare project related report and motivations.
- Prepare Procurement Committee documents.
- Prepare project Service Level Agreement in line with the overall Service Level Agreement of the group.
- Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.
- Holds regular status meetings with project team
- Key Measures/KPIs
- Ability to negotiate Information Technology implementation contracts, soliciting involvement and participation of
other management team members as appropriate. - Ability to Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors
receivables for project. - Ability to Implement project according to scope and budget. (Varies from project to project but not more than
R5m per project). - Ability to negotiates Information Technology service level agreements with Service Providers and monitors
Information Technology systems performance to assure service levels are met.
Desired Skills:
- Project Management
- Planning & Organizing
- Negotiation Skills
- Written Communication
- Information Seeking and Analysis
- Impact and Influence
- Achievement Orientation
- Self-Awareness & Self Control
- Decisiveness
Desired Work Experience:
- 5 to 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree
About The Employer:
Minimum Requirements:
– A post graduate degree in ICT, Commerce or Engineering.
– Project Management qualification (PMBOK or Prince or Similar).
– A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the management of Information and Communication Technology projects.
– A minimum of 5 years in managing medium sized projects in an Information and Communication Technology environment.
– A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a specialist position/s in a comparable environment
TECHNICAL
a) Project Management
– Initiates project plans and secures resources for projects that span area or department boundaries.
– Uses estimating techniques and develops project risk management approaches.
– Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to maximize the effectiveness of project teams.
b) Planning & Organizing
– Is relied on to helps other plan and organise their workload.
– Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
– Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
a) Information Seeking and Analysis
– Breaks down problems into simple lists of tasks or activities
– Investigates the problem or situation beyond routine questioning.
– Impact and Influence
– Includes careful preparation of data for presentation.
– Makes two or more different arguments or points in a presentation or a discussion.
c) Achievement Orientation
– Focuses on new or more effective ways of improving own work and meeting targets.
– Focuses on raising quality, customer satisfaction and revenues.
– Formulates own objectives and action plans in order to achieve a measurable improvement in the future.
– Makes specific changes to systems and processes in order to improve efficiency and quality.
d) Self-Awareness & Self Control
– Ignores angering actions and continues a conversation or task. May leave temporarily to withhold emotions,then return immediately to continue
– Feels strong emotions in the course of a conversation or other task, such as anger, extreme frustration, or high stress; holds the emotions back, and continues to act calmly.
e) Decisiveness
– Acts promptly to address urgent needs, taking quickly those decisions which need to be taken.
– Thinks on their feet when necessary
– Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation to get a job done and/or meet company goals
– Assesses available information to reach a clear view of key options and selects the best option at the time.