MANAGER: ICT PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

DUTIES

       Programme Management Practice

• Lead the Services Seta programme management function in line with the SSIIMS ICT Strategy
• Support the procurement of programme and project management services within Services Seta
• Evaluate trends and future developments and make recommendations to management
• Implement programme/project life cycle policy within the framework of governance standards and procedures
• Liaise with all relevant stakeholders and / or vendors to ensure that the ICT projects are efficiently managed
• Development and management of a project wide approach to resource planning and management, including preparing resource plans, and the monitoring and reporting of project benefit realisation.
• Development and management of project risk and issue register(s).
• Discovers and manages exceptions from the agreed project plan, budget or scope
• Provide input and support for the implementation and management of governance frameworks, and development of appropriate reporting tools; including completion of reporting and the development of project schedules, resource plans, risk and issue registers or dependency identification.
• Ensure the programmes and project(s) are adequately resourced with the right skills, at the right level, at the right time.
• Provide supportive leadership, motivating and directing staff as they work.
• Effectively communicating current activities and policies.
• Conducting the performance management process working with staff to develop, monitor, and review staff work performance.
• Managing external contractors, consultants, projects, project teams, and managing the quality and timeliness of outputs

     Achievement of work plans

• Execute work plans and drive the evidence collection in real time
• Produce regular monthly and quarterly reports against the implementation of work plans
• Respond to audit findings with complete evidence, on time
•  Implement documented data management practices
• Comply to policies and procedures in the unit
• Record, file and ensure the availability information

• National Senior Certificate, at a minimum NQF 4
• B.Com Informatics or B.Sc. Comp Science or Information Technology and or Project Management degree, at a minimum NQF 7
• Project management certification (PRINCE II, PMBOK) or any relevant project management certification
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role, of which 3 years should have been at a management role