Project Co-Ordinator - 1 Year Contract

Progressive IT Resourcing; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive IT Resourcing is urgently seeking a skilled Project Co-Ordinator for their Digital Environment team in Cape Town. The role involves assisting the Project Manager with all phases of project development, monitoring progress, and engaging with stakeholders. Candidates should have 6-10 years of experience in project coordination, ideally in Financial Services, along with proficiency in project tools like JIRA and Confluence. Strong interpersonal, attention to detail, and financial skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years' experience as a Project Co-Ordinator, preferably in Financial Services.
• Sound understanding of the system development life-cycle.
• Agile training and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager with the development of major projects.
• Monitor progress of development projects.
• Engage with stakeholders in Digital.

Skills

Project governance

Resource Planning

Budget Management

Project Planning

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Financial/budgeting skills

Education

Qualifications in Project Coordination

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

PPO

SharePoint

MS Projects

Excel (intermediate)

Job description

Our Client is urgently seeking a skilled Project Co-Ordinator to support the Digital Environment.

Principle Accountabilities

Assists the Project Manager during the development of major projects from commencement to completion. Monitors progress of the development projects within their area of responsibility and assists the Project Managers’ with the documentation when necessary. 50% allocation to each of the Sales Portal and improved Self-service projects. Supporting the Project Manager across the Project Lifecycle. Engaging with stakeholders in Digital.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven track record of working in a project environment as a Project Co-Ordinator
• Knowledge of Project governance and project lifecycle requirements.
• Previous experience supporting project activities (Resource Planning, Budget Management, Project Planning)
• Project Coordinator with 6-10 years’ experience working in Financial Services (prefer Insurance)
• Project Coordinator experience and qualifications
• Scrum Master and/or Junior PM Experience and skills, and advantage.
• Sound understanding of system development life-cycle
• Agile training and experience working in Scrum or Kanban framework (advantageous).
• Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, strong financial/budgeting skills.

Essential hardware/software knowledge

• Tool knowledge and experience: JIRA, Confluence, PPO (2 years or more experience using these tools)
• Stakeholder management
• Attention to detail
• Good Communication skills (verbal and writing)
• Team player
• Familiar with tools: Jira, Confluence, PPO, SharePoint, Excel skills (intermediate) and MS Projects (or similar tools).