Project Coordinator - Contract - 4 days onsite 1 day remote

Pro development Group; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in South Africa seeks a Project Coordinator to support project management tasks. The successful candidate will oversee schedules, budgets, risks, and resource availability while ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. A bachelor's degree in business administration or IT, along with project coordination experience, is required. This is a hybrid position with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote.

Qualifications

• Matric certificate required.
• Experience in a project coordinator role on medium to high complexity projects.
• Working knowledge of project management software is expected.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress and create status reports.
• Assist with resource scheduling for team members.
• Schedule stakeholder meetings and facilitate communication.
• Deploy Engineering and Technical systems across various environments.
• Manage project management documents as directed.

Skills

Monitoring project progress

Resource scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Project management software

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelors degree in business administration, IT or related field

Engineering diploma/degree

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Job description

Only candidates that are immediately available are to apply.

4 Days onsite and 1 day remote

Role Summary

A project coordinator is a member of the project management team who runs small-medium sized projects or supports senior project manager by overseeing administrative or project tasks, communicating with stakeholders and ensuring resource availability and delivery for the project team.

The project coordinator will coordinate the schedule, budget, issues and risks of the project. This includes the project management framework is well-organized and that it runs smoothly. This can include communicating with various departments in the organization to make sure everyone is on the same page.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring project progress and creating project status reports for project managers and stakeholders
• Assisting with resource scheduling so that team members have the resources they need to complete their tasks
• Scheduling stakeholder meetings and facilitating communication between the project manager and stakeholders throughout the project life cycle
• Deploying Engineering and Technical systems preferably across infrastructure, applications, and cyber environments.
• Project coordinator experience on various projects with medium to high complexity
• Managing project management documents such as the project charter, plan, budget, schedule or scope statement, as directed by the project manager
• Executing a variety of project management and administrative tasks (opportunity management, project plan updates)
• Managing work packages on behalf of the OT team
• Support team members when implementing risk management strategies

Qualifications

• Matric and a Bachelors degree in business administration, IT or a related field
• Engineering diploma \ degree with relevant experience
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or similar certifications
• Working knowledge of project management software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office