Project Manager – (3-year contract)

JOB PROFILE 

PROJECT MANAGER – (3-year contract only)

Requirements  

• Relevant NQF 7 qualifications in education, humanities or project management  
• Minimum of 5 year’s work experience in a management capacity   
• Advanced computer literacy 
• Must demonstrate extensive work experience in a project management environment  
• Must demonstrate exposure to managing project budgets, expenditure and risk 
• Must be proficient in all skills development legislation, policies and processes 
• Must have a valid driver’s license 

Key Performance Areas 

• Perform the project leadership role on a Turnkey basis 
• Perform the primary customer relations function with the Funder 
• Manage and develop the project team corporately and individually 
• Achieve the performance and financial targets of the approved project  
• Operationalise the project approval, including preparing draft project & budget plans, learner recruitment strategies, draft tender specifications for service provider appointments and draft SLAs for successful service providers 
• Maintain compliance to the funder’s quality assurance standards 
• Implement and automate seamless, modern and cutting-edge process flows 
• Establish, maintain and achieve adherence to a quality management system 
• Manage training providers to maintain compliance with appointment conditions and ETQA’s quality assurance standards 
• Oversee the learner recruitment, contracting and induction process 
• Oversee the learner communication, support and management process and achievement of exceptional learner satisfaction levels 
• Oversee the sourcing, assessment and selection of suitable training facilities  
• Design and implement a M & E process flow 
• Oversee the sourcing, assessment and selection of suitable workplaces  
• Provide secretariat and coordination services to the Project Technical Committee  
• Identify risks, advise mitigation strategies and take remedial action  
• Responsible for quality assurance of reporting data and any submission or report 
• Compile monthly status reports for the client and detailed draft progress reports to the funder 

Desired Competencies:

• An excellent team player  
• Ability to perform with minimum level of supervision and under constant pressure 
• Highly developed Stakeholder and Customer Relations Management skills  
• Advanced planning and organisational skills  
• A polished communicator with strong presentation skills  
• A strong network of relationship and association capital  

We reserve the right not to make an appointment to any advertised position. Whilst preference is always given to existing employees and the choice made is purely on merit, Historically Disadvantaged Candidates and Black Female Candidates are encouraged and supported in the FSG team.  

Fidelity Services Group (Pty) Ltd supports global fair practice and business ethics on continuous development of our human capital as the key resource to our success in the markets in which we participate.  

Should you not be contacted regarding this position within 10 working days from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.