EWP POPI Project Manager

TITLE: EWP POPI Project Manager
LOCATION: –
INDUSTRY: Telecommunications
SALARY: Negotiable
ROLE: The specific project leader will focus on enabling the end to end successful delivery of a new company wide project and take accountability for the roll out of the project within identified business units of the organisation. The project is regulatory and compliance based and is focussed on the Protection of Personal Information.

• Matric or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year project management qualification recognized/accredited by the Project Management Institute
• 8 years project management experience of which 5 years relevant telecommunications experience
• Experience Telecoms (especially Vodacom) Business Analytics, Commercials and Customer Experience will be beneficial
• Knowledge of the Protection of Personal Information Act will be beneficial.

• Drive the planning and co-ordination of the project on a business unit level
• Assist with developing innovative approaches to rolling the project out on a business unit level
• Setup the necessary governance structures in the relevant business units to ensure effective roll out of the project
• Provide regular project status reports and updates
• Work side by side with a process analyst to drive implementation of the project in the relevant business unit
• Ensure project timelines and key deliverables are met according to the macro project plan and comply with the requirements defined
• Flag key issues, risks and dependencies for the project and assist in addressing and resolving these
• Identifying the correct business and 3rd party stakeholders to form part of the project’s customers, work streams and steering committees.
• Collaborate with all relevant groups (internal and 3rd Parties) to develop solutions to comply with required project specification
• Ensure efficient end to end implementation of the approved solutions according to the Project Management Process.
• Assist with the general and administrative tasks of the project as and when required
• Comply with the project documentation management process
• Effective management of project management teams from diverse areas of specialization
• Project Management and Administration
  • Workshop/Meeting organization and facilitation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Accurate, regular and adhoc project reporting to stakeholders
• Conflict management.
  • Drawing up and managing project plans and project schedules
  • Manage change control procedures to ensure key scope changes are escalated and accepted
  • Effective management of project deliverables, action items, risks, issues and concerns accompanied by escalations when required
  • The above needs to be achieved through adherence to the methodology defined and adopted by the Project Management department within the Product Development Consumer within the Commercial Development Group
• Communication and Reporting
  • Ensure that relevant documentation is approved, communicated to all impacted parties as per the process
  • Collaborate with all relevant groups to ensure correctness of business requirements
  • Prepare documentation and reports for various levels of Vodacom Management
  • Conduct regular project meeting with all relevant groups followed up by well documented minutes
  • Ensure timeous and effective escalation should it be required
• Travel
  • Local travel may be required
• Competencies
  • In-depth commercial understanding of Telecoms especially towards customer experience.
  • Business Analytics
  • Relating and Networking
  • Presenting and Communicating Information
  • Writing and Reporting
  • Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
  • Working with People

• Protection of the Personal Information Act
• Business Analytics
• Telecoms Commercial and Customer Experience knowledge
• Project Management Processes methodology
• General Telecommunications knowledge
• Computer Applications, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Project Management Tools
• Process Mapping skills
• Service Level Agreement and Contract Level Agreements
• Budget
• Project Management
• Horizontal and Vertical Management
• Financial Management
• Change Management

• Change Management skills
• Requirements Analysis
• Impact Analysis
• Decision Making skills
• Stress Management skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Strong Communication skills
• Planning and Organising skills
• Innovation skills
• Networking ability
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Conflict Management
• People Management
• Strong Leadership Qualities