Description
Job Description includes but not limited to:
- Identify the Project Team (including the key Stakeholders)
- Define the Project Organization (the structure of the Project, the arrangements for its Governance, and the Controls that will be used to manage it)
- Define or confirm, and gain agreement to the Scope of the Project
- Prepare and maintain the Project Plan
- Prepare and maintain the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (if the Project is part of a Programme, this might be developed and managed at programme level)
- Prepare the Communications and Strategy and Plan
- Manage Risks for which s/he is identified as the Risk Owner
- Resolve Issues for which s/he is identified as the Issue Owner
- Facilitate the approval of change requests in consultation with the Business and relevant workstream managers
- Provide recommendations to the Project Sponsor (and Programme Manager where relevant) as to readiness for Project launches (ensuring alignment to requirements), and work with the Business Owner to develop and implement transition plans for the adoption of project deliverables by the business
- Support the Programme Manager (where relevant) in his/her management of the Programme
- Ensure that Project Reviews are carried out after each Project launch and that lessons learned are fed back into the Programme (where relevant)
Requirements:
- The Project Manager must have a core degree in an appropriate discipline from a recognized institution and be a member of an appropriate professional institution.
- 7 Years Experience in Project Management
- At least 4 years as the Project Manager for major, complex, cross-cutting, IS enabled projects
- PMP or PRINCE2 practitioner certification or an equivalent is mandatory.
- Agile project management certification is advantageous.