Intermediate Project Manager
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Summary
Intermediate Project Manager on a 3–6 month hybrid contract in Johannesburg, responsible for developing project deliverables, managing stakeholders in a matrixed global organization, and driving projects using agile and company methodologies.
3 - 6 month contract
Hybrid position
Knowledge, skills, and attributes:
- Ability to establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients
- Excellent client-centricity skills and ability to work at client sites
- Ability to manage customer satisfaction, commitment, and expectations to high service levels and manage escalations adequately
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent team-building skills and ability to work in high-pressure environments
- Ability to manage urgent and complex tasks simultaneously
- Good business acumen and commercial skills
- Passionate, strong initiative, self-driven with a commitment to succeed
- Good influencing ability whilst taking a collaborative approach
- Decisive with good attention to detail ability
- Ability to promote project services to both internal stakeholders and external clients
- Competent in project change management
Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining project management deliverables (schedule, documentation, reporting) and keeping it updated as the project progresses
- Identifying, managing and communicating changes (risks and issues) that may affect the projects scope or timeline
- Managing project team members by delegating tasks and setting expectations for performance
- Monitoring resource allocation, timelines, and other key metrics to ensure project milestones are met
- Facilitating meetings with stakeholders to ensure effective communication about projects
- Monitoring and controlling work input and scope to ensure that all projects remain on track and in control
- Ensuring the projects and activities are executed in the most efficient and agile way based on agreed company methodologies, tools, and processes
- Planning and managing program stakeholders, scope, activities, conflict resolution, and approach in and across a highly matrixed global organization through direct interaction and communication, regular status reports and personally managing escalations, when necessary