Role Purpose:
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, overseeing, and reporting on strategic projects from planning through to completion, ensuring the projects are delivered on time and within budget. This requires the managing of several moving projects simultaneously.
Your responsibilities will include:
Project Management Attributes:
Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
Identifying, tracking, managing and resolving project issues.
Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
Track project milestones and deliverables.
Managed International delivery projects
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Provide a weekly & monthly Project Progress Dashboard.
Maintain project document repository and ensure version control.
Maintain/Track/Update Risk and Issue logs.
Maintain/Update project plan from team inputs.
Creating slides/presentations for Vodacom Senior Leadership Team.
Identifying, managing and mitigating project risk.
Ensure issues are escalated timeously and appropriately.
Assign tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
Manage Meeting Action Points.
Arrange, schedule and take minutes at meetings.
Distribution of documents / information to project team members and other stakeholders.
Works with Program Manager to provide dedicated assistance in delivering multiple, simultaneous projects in the Vodacom OpCo’s.
Weekly Project Reports.
Drawing Reports and follow up on Data Integrity Issues.
Core competencies and Attributes:
Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies.
The ability to implement a structured project management methodology and control delivery against project scope.
Ability to define clear project objectives and work with the teams to deliver on project.
Experience in working with teams that are mostly external to South Africa.
Proven skill in producing accurate project forecasts throughout the program/project life cycle.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
High level of competence in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of tools, including Microsoft Visio & Project.
Able to produce high standard and mostly image based PowerPoint presentations.
Possessing a responsible attitude, tact, patience, and courtesy.
Comfortable working on numerous, smaller size pieces of work.
Ability to operate under pressure and deliver to demanding deadlines.
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
Matric/Grade 12 (or SAQA accredited equivalent);
Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent
Theoretical and practical project management knowledge
Knowledge of techniques and tools
Experience as a project manager
Proficiency in project management software
Mobile Network and technology experience is a plus
Closing date for Applications: 21 June 2021
The base location for this role is, Midrand, Vodacom Campus
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion
