Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Minimum requirements:

Understanding of Vendor Management activities such as invoicing and tracking finances relating to actual vs budget.

Liaising with internal and external finance teams (Creditors/Procurement)

Good understanding of IT Change Management and Auditing techniques.

2-5years experience in a similar role.

Relevant IT or Finance certificate/diploma/degree.

Provides project administrative services and assists in coordinating the implementation of function-specific projects that drive the implementation of the business strategy.

ResponsibilitiesProject Reporting and Review

Draft elements of project review reports and presentations to support delivery of the review process.

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

Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports.

Requirements Management

Identify, elicit, and document user/project requirements, using appropriate modeling technique, if required. Analyze requirements and validate with original users, eliminating confusion. Outline 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

Contribute information and analysis to support the specification 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

Contribute to management of resources by maintaining and distributing records of project and program budgets, actual spend, and resource utilization forecasts.

Personal Capability Building

Develop and maintain excellent process or technical skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.

Skills

Agile Project Management, Change Management, Negotiation, Prioritization, Project Communications Management, Project Estimations, Project Management Governance, Project Quality Assurance, Project Quality Management, Project Reporting, Project Risk Management, Project Scope Management, Requirements Management

Competencies

Action Oriented

Balances Stakeholders

Communicates Effectively

Drives Results

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Organizational Savvy

Plans and Aligns

Education

NQF Level 3 & NQF Level 2 - Below school leaving

Closing Date

30 January 2025 , 23:59

The 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.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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