Senior Client Project Manager

Key purpose:

To be responsible for managing the day-to-day running and delivery of projects for Data and Analytics by consistently applying project management knowledge, skills and personal characteristics to deliver projects that meet stakeholder/client requirements.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Initiate project: Design and Apply an Appropriate Project Management Framework for the Project
• Plan, execute and monitor the Project
• Manage Project Risks
• Effectively identify, analyse, weigh and select action plans to counter risks affecting the project success (Risk response plan)
• Aid team in identifying potential risks as and when the need arises
• Successfully manage conflicts between members of the team
• Effectively solve problems that arise during the course of a project
• Effectively manage in order to minimise any and all risk and exposure to the company on a project
• Manage Human Resources
• Build an effective project management team in order to ensure the successful completion of the project with the required quality deliverables in the time allowed
• Effectively manage the groups dynamics in order to ensure that the team works harmoniously and delivers successfully
• Regularly review the status reports of team members
• Manage Communication with Stakeholders, Clients and Team Members
• Facilitate team and client meetings effectively
• Hold regular status meetings with project team
• Keep project team well informed of any and all changes that affect them
• Manage and execute Project Administration
• Successfully document all processes through minutes of meetings, progress reports, project plans and appropriate information collection, storage and transferring to ensure all stakeholders are up-to-date
• Ensure that processes and milestones are well documented
• Ensure that detailed records are kept safe (copies made, updated regularly and stored in a safe place)
• Ensure that all paperwork is up to date and accurate
• Administration and maintenance of contracts
• Capture and approved timesheets weekly
• Manage Project Financials
• Compile and maintain the project workbook
• Manage Internal Operations
• Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes as well as possible solutions
• Effectively comply with and help to enforce standard policies and procedures
• Financial Management
• Liaise with company PFA (Project financial Admin) to ensure Project sales contract is loaded
• Monitor and report on Project Financials
• Define invoice intervals i.e., milestone, monthly
• Ensure invoicing occurs
• Report on Project Financial Health
• Ensure project outcomes are accepted and resources released
• Measure and analyse stakeholder perceptions
• Accurately reconcile the budget and actuals when the project comes to an end
• Accurately compile termination documents and formally close the project
• Ensure project is closed on EPM and SAP GT

Qualifications and experience:

• Grade 12 (NQF level 4)
• Relevant project management courses
• Prince 2 and Safe Agile Certification
• 5-10 years
• BI experience (advantageous)

Knowledge, competencies and skills:

• Computer Literacy
• Conflict Management
• General Supervisory Knowledge
• Industrial Relations Knowledge
• Knowledge Of Financial Practices
• Knowledge Of Project Management Tools
• Project Management Knowledge
• Risk Management
• Stress Management skills
• Time And Priority Management
• Understand Dimension Datas Business Ethics and Values
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication
• Conceptualization and cognitive ability
• Initiative
• Effectiveness
• Management
• Leading
• Presentation skills
• Risk taking
• Professionalism