Project Manager II (iOCO0079)

Ioco; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

iOCO invites applications for an organized, results-driven Project Manager to lead successful delivery and align teams around shared goals in Pretoria. You will coordinate stakeholders, drive momentum, and ensure projects stay within scope, timelines, quality, and business outcomes.

Your role involves managing plans, risks, dependencies, and communications across clients, consultants, and delivery teams, while supporting UAT, training, and release activities.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required.
• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience in project management, business, information systems, HR, payroll, commerce or technology.
• Postgraduate qualification is preferred.
• Project management certification (e.g., Agile, Scrum, PRINCE2, PMP, PMBOK) or equivalent training is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain project plans, schedules, action logs, status reports and delivery trackers.
• Coordinate delivery through implementation teams and across clients, business users, consultants, analysts, developers, testers and support teams.
• Monitor scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues and decisions, and elevate concerns timeously.
• Facilitate project meetings, progress updates, planning sessions and delivery checkpoints.
• Support requirements, configuration, testing, UAT, training, release readiness and implementation activities.
• Manage project communication so stakeholders understand progress, priorities, risks and required actions.
• Track deliverables, follow up on actions and ensure project documentation is accurate and current.
• Assist with change requests, impact assessments, prioritisation and handover activities.
• Promote practical, client-focused delivery aligned to governance, security and quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices, templates, reporting and stakeholder experience.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

Change management

Agile/Scrum

Documentation & reporting

Education

Grade 12

Tertiary qualification in PM/IS/HR/payroll/commerce/tech

Postgraduate qualification

Tools

PM software/tools

Collaboration tools

Issue tracking systems

Job description

We are seeking an organised, results-driven, and client-focused Project Manager to lead successful project delivery and bring teams together around shared goals. You’ll play a key role in coordinating stakeholders, driving delivery momentum, and ensuring projects remain focused on scope, timelines, quality, and business outcomes.

What you'll do:

• Prepare and maintain project plans, schedules, action logs, status reports and delivery trackers.
• Involvement in the delivery of projects through implementation teams
• Coordinate daily project activity across clients, business users, consultants, analysts, developers, testers and support teams.
• Monitor scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues and decisions, and elevate concerns timeously.
• Facilitate project meetings, progress updates, planning sessions and delivery checkpoints.
• Support requirements, configuration, testing, UAT, training, release readiness and implementation activities.
• Manage project communication so stakeholders understand progress, priorities, risks and required actions.
• Track deliverables, follow up on actions and ensure project documentation is accurate and current.
• Assist with change requests, impact assessments, prioritisation and handover activities.
• Promote practical, client-focused delivery aligned to organisation governance, security and quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices, templates, reporting and stakeholder experience.

Your Expertise:

• 8+years of project management experience, preferably in software, HR technology, payroll systems, ERP, HCM or related environments.
• Experience managing project plans, actions, risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes and stakeholder communication.
• Experience supporting software implementation, enhancements, testing, UAT, releases and client handovers.
• Working knowledge of HRIS processes, employee lifecycle data, leave, payroll inputs, reporting, integrations or statutory requirements is advantageous.
• Experience using project management, collaboration, issue tracking or reporting tools.
• Experience working with cross-functional delivery teams and external client stakeholders.
• Experience in change management and stakeholder communication

Qualifications:

• Qualification Essential
  • Grade 12
  • Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience in project management, business, information systems, HR, payroll, commerce or technology.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Postgraduate qualification
  • Project management certification or training such as Agile, Scrum, PRINCE2, PMP, PMBOK or equivalent.
  • Additional training in software delivery, HR/payroll systems, change management or business analysis is advantageous.

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

• Permanent position
• Location: Pretoria
• Work environment: Open plan
• Travel: Travel to office and clients when required. Applicants must have their own reliable vehicle and a valid South African Drivers license

Why work for us?

Want to work for an organization that solves complex real-world problems with innovative software solutions? At iOCO, we believe anything is possible with modern technology, software, and development expertise. We are continuously pushing the boundaries of innovative solutions across multiple industries using an array of technologies.?

You will be part of a consultancy, working with some of the most knowledgeable minds in the industry on interesting solutions across different business domains.?

Our culture of continuous learning will ensure that you will have all the opportunities, tools, and support to hone and grow your craft.?

By joining IOCO you will have an open invitation to developer inspiring forums. A place where you will be able to connect and learn from and with your peers by sharing ideas, experiences, practices, and solutions.?

iOCO is an equal opportunity employer with an obligation to achieve its own unique EE objectives in the context of Employment Equity targets. Therefore, our employment strategy gives primary preference to previously disadvantaged individuals or groups.