Project Manager

CIPC - Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (a member of the dtic Group); Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

CIPC seeks a Project Manager to oversee ICT projects ensuring they are executed to specifications, on schedule and within budget. The successful candidate will have a degree/diploma in Project Management and 5-7 years of relevant experience, particularly in managing ICT implementations. This role involves rigorous performance reporting, policy input, and may require security clearance.

Qualifications

• Degree/ Diploma in Project Management with specialization in ICT-related fields.
• Demonstrated understanding of PMBOK and Agile frameworks.
• 5-7 years project management experience, with 3 years leading ICT teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of ICT projects for meeting objectives, deadlines, and standards.
• Input into policies and report on performance, escalating issues as needed.
• Ensure quality and risk management specifications are met.

Skills

PMBOK

Agile Project Management

Project Management principles

Risk Management

Budget Management

Education

Degree in Project Management

Diploma in Project Management

Job description

Project Manager

Job Grade: P7

Ref No.: P140002

Job Purpose:

To manage the total execution of ICT projects to ensure that projects meet their objectives, that commissioned deliverables are complete, produced to schedule, to budget and meet the quality and risk management specifications, as specified by the customer.

Required Minimum Education/Training:

• Degree/ Diploma in Project Management (with a specialization in either Software Development or Infrastructure Management or Security or any ICT related domain)
• Demonstrated understanding and implementation of PMBOK and Agile Project Management Frameworks
• Demonstrated understanding and of Project Management principles, tools, techniques and knowledge

Required Minimum Experience:

• 5 – 7 years of experience in project management (3 years leading ICT project implementation teams)

Key performance areas:

• To execute complete projects
• To make input into operating policies, procedures and guidelines
• To report on performance and to identify and escalate performance constraints

Applicants may, as a step in the recruitment process, be subjected to competency assessment. In addition, the successful candidate must be prepared to undergo a process of security clearance prior to appointment.

Qualifications and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on the successful candidate. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by CIPC.

CIPC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to candidates whose appointment will enhance representivity in accordance with the approved employment equity plan.

Feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates.

CIPC reserves the right not to fill an advertised position.

Kindly note that faxed, emailed, posted and or hand delivered applications will not be considered.

Should you experience any difficulty in applying please contact the CIPC Recruitment Office at 087 743 7074 / 7075 / 087 260 1554

Closing date: 25 July 2025