Project Manager

The Project Manager will be responsible for establishing and driving strict project governance, inclusive of (but not limited to):

• Developing the project plan
• Risk/issue reporting and management
• Managing change requests and project scope
• Up-to-date tracking and reporting of projects (project status reports)
• Management of projects actions
• Managing project budget
• Managing stakeholders (both internal and client)
• Supporting and working with project resources
  
  

The Project Manager will be required to work with a cross section of both internal and external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of a variety of medium to large sized projects and initiatives. And as such the capability to effectively track and report across multiple projects will be a critical responsibility. The Project Manager must have the ability to communicate across all organisation levels effectively. The role will require a significant level of autonomous decision making, ability to re-prioritise on the go, and to know when to escalate as required.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are delivered in alignment with the determined project framework (i.e. Waterfall, Scrum, Agile)
• Ensuring strict project governance and frameworks are established across projects under their purview
• Coordinating multiple streams or projects to represent a single view including development of Project Schedules, Risk Register, Actions Registers, Issue Registers and other associated project deliverables
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and tasks
• Driving the implementation of project framework and governance processes
• Ensuring specialised project management methodologies, tools, and templates are applied where appropriate
• Supporting and regularly engaging project teams to enhance the organisation’s project capabilities
• Supporting business resources in the implementation of projects and initiatives of all sizes
• Ensure client expectations are kept in line with Microsourcings goals
• Identify, analyse, and manage change requests against the project scope
• Ensure a safe, healthy and sustainable workplace for all employees and contractors, report workplace hazards, and provide a safe and positive workplace
• Complete all necessary training requirements and professional development opportunities, self and team
  
  

Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in management or business discipline highly regarded
• Experience working in outsourcing or a BPO environment preferred
• Project Management qualifications will be highly regarded
• Experience working directly with clients or client facing projects
• High level of experience with stakeholder coordination and management
• Previous experience in a similar role is critical

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