Job
Title: Project
Manager
Work Type: 6 Months Contract
Job Ref.: CLK-299616
Job Purpose: The Project Manager shall oversee the planning, implementation, and tracking of the training project.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The Project Manager shall perform a wide range of duties including some or all
of the following: Work Type: 6 Months Contract
Job Ref.: CLK-299616
Job Purpose: The Project Manager shall oversee the planning, implementation, and tracking of the training project.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Plan the project
- Define the
scope of the digital Skills project in collaboration with senior
management
- Create a
detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to
successfully complete the project
- Determine the
resources (time, money, equipment, etc) required to complete the project
- Develop a
schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources
to the activities stated in WoW
- Review the
project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be
affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required
- Determine the
objectives and measures upon which the digital Skills training will be
evaluated at its completion
Staff the project
- In consultation
with the VP & Head BD-Africa, recruit, interview and select Trainers
and/or volunteers with appropriate skills for facilitating the Training
across different regions.
- Manage project
staff and/or volunteers according to the established WoW
- Ensure that all
project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the Project.
- Contract
qualified consultants to work on the project as required.
Implement the project
- Execute the
Google Training according to the project plan
- Maintain forms
and records to document project activities
- Monitor the
progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the
successful completion of the project
- Establish a
communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff
in the organization on the progress of the project
- Review the
quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to
ensure that it meets the project standards
Control the project
- Write reports
on the project for management and for client
- Monitor all
budgeted project expenditures
- Monitor cash
flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to senior
management on a regular basis
- Ensure that all
financial records for the project are up to date
- Prepare
financial reports and supporting documentation for funders as outlined in
funding agreements
Evaluate the project
- Ensure that the
client project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required
level of quality
- Evaluate the
outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase
Requirements:
Skills & Person Specification:
Skills & Person Specification:
- Experience
delivering operational / technical / specialist information and outcomes
on time
- Experience,
knowledge and understanding of public sector projects and programmes.
Education/higher education sector experience preferred.
- Successful
track record of managing clients, contractors and other stakeholders.
- Experience of
managing and motivating a team
- Experience of
managing budgets and forecasting expenditure.
- Excellent
knowledge of key project processes such as design principals and
management, construction processes, procurement and tendering.
- Excellent IT
skills.
- Strong project
management and organisational skills
- Effective
communicator, with excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
- Able to build
and maintain key client relationships.
- Able to work in
a pressurised environment
- Results and
quality focused individual.
- Excellent
analytical and problem solving skills, using a flexible pragmatic
approach.
- Enthusiastic
and able to inspire others.
- Ability to
adapt to and manage change.
- Knowledge and
understanding of industry best practice
- To be known for
displaying fairness, having had built trust and maintained respectful
relationships through open lines of communication vertically and horizontally
Interested candidates who fully meet the above requirements should send their
applications along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating expected salary
and their daytime contact to execsearch254@gmail.com (Subject of the email
should be the title of the POSITION APPLIED FOR + JOB REF).
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Note:
We do not charge any fees for receiving and reviewing applications or for interviews
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Note:
We do not charge any fees for receiving and reviewing applications or for interviews