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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.
Job Description
Key Result Areas:
Project Reporting and Review
- Draft project review reports and presentations, including key information, commentary, and recommendations, to support the review process and enable stakeholders to evaluate progress and agree on change.
Project Planning
- Carry out delegated activities to support the production of workstream and project plans that identify and organize all the activities needed to deliver project objectives and that comply with the organization's project management framework.
Document Preparation
- Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.
Requirements Management
- Identify, elicit, and document project/process requirements, using appropriate modelling technique, if required. Analyze requirements and validate with original users, eliminating confusion. Define the testing scripts and verification criteria to ensure requirements are met. Maintain documentation and traceability throughout project.
Stakeholder Management
- Support stakeholder engagement by arranging meetings, events, and other stakeholder engagement activities.
Project Risk and Issue Management
- Contribute to the management of risks and issues by maintaining and distributing project and program risk registers and issue logs.
Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.
Project Scope Definition
- Conduct research, workshops, and other activities to support the specification and agreement of project deliverables.
Contract Management
- Carry out a range of contract management tasks.
Project Closeout and Handover
- Draft elements of product documentation and user training to support handover to business as usual. Contribute to post-project reviews and identification of lessons learned.
Project Resource Management
- Carry out delegated activities to support the deployment and effective utilization of project resources.
Personal Capability Building
- Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media
Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
- NQF Level 5 - Higher, Advance or Occupational Certificate or equivalent
- Minium 5-10 years’ relevant experience.
- Experience working with HFM, and Oracle would be a distinct advantage.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement.
- A collaborative spirit.
- Strong technical ability.
- Superior time management ability.
- Excellent ability to problem solving.
- Attention to detail
- Fast Learner
- Flexible and committed to working beyond standard hours to meet business needs
- Builds positive relationships
- Maintains a Positive and Proactive Approach
Technical knowledge/competency:
- Action Oriented
- Balances Stakeholders
- Communicates Effectively
- Drives Results
- Ensures Accountability
- Manages Complexity
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Organizational Savvy
- Plans and Aligns
- Situational Adaptability
Tech Savvy
Provides project administrative services and assists in coordinating the implementation of function-specific projects that drive the implementation of the business strategy.
Skills
Competencies
Customer FirstExecutingInnovationLeading with InfluenceLearningRelatingStrategicEducation
Closing Date
03 August 2026 , 23:59The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
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