IT projects and business analysis will be advantageous
Degree or Diploma with 6 to 8 years related experience
Agile certification
2 years experience in business analysis
Duties & Responsibilities
Head: Project Management Office & Business Analysis
Rosebank, Johannesburg
Implementation of Project Management and Business Analysis methodologies, processes and systems.
Management of cross functional relationships and resource dependencies.
Contribution to the achievement of strategic objectives of the Business by facilitating delivery of projects.
Drive the prioritisation of projects, based on input from the relevant business cases.
Manage competing priorities with diplomacy and flexibility while paying close attention to timelines and expected results.
Review Business Requirement Specifications (BRS) to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Assist with issues related to business specifications, whilst ensuring the project objective and sokution is being clearly articulated and understood.
Assist with alignment between the business analysts (BA's) and the technical interpretation thereof.
Management of the project office and appropriate structure optimisation aligned to the project deliverables.
Roll-out planning and delivery monitoring against agreed timelines.
Critical Issue and Risk Management within programme management.
Careful monitoring of expense budgets as well as project budgets.
Portfolio reporting.
Centralised delivery resource planning and management.
Chair Steercoms, project forums and presentation at Exco meetings, workshops etc.
Assist with the escalation and resolution of critical project constraints.
Manages, mentors and develops a high performing team.
Complete performance appraisals, take corrective action when appropriate, and participate in the hiring process and decisions.
Matric and relevant tertiary education
Agile project management qualification e.g. Agile practitioner, Safe 4 agilest
Project Management qualification e.g. PMP, Prince 2
Minimum 5 years' project management and 2 years' business analysis experience
Programme/portfolio management experience in the financial services/insurance industry, with exposure to IT projects and business analysis will be advantageous
Desired Experience & Qualification
IT projects and business analysis will be advantageous
Degree or Diploma with 6 to 8 years related experience
