Public Sector Digital Project Manager — Hybrid, Cape Town

Careers at DLK Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Part time

Job summary

DLK Group is seeking an accomplished Project Manager to lead the Contract Management Intake Hub and Risk Management Dashboard for a public sector client. The role requires coordinating two workstreams, managing mentors and stakeholders, and maintaining milestones, decisions, risks and deliverables.

The position is ideal for an independent consultant with varying hours across stages, based in Cape Town with hybrid working arrangements. Availability for meetings and milestones is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in PM, IS, IT, or related field.
• PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification.
• Experience managing Microsoft 365, Power Platform or similar digital solutions.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders, risks and approvals.
• Strong planning, governance, reporting and written communication skills.
• Experience in public sector/municipal environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage an integrated project plan from requirements through handover.
• Coordinate B.A., SharePoint and Power Platform teams (Power BI, Change Manager).
• Manage dependencies between Intake Hub and Risk Dashboard workstreams.
• Facilitate meetings and maintain decision, action, issue, and risk registers.
• Track progress and escalate delays; manage scope changes via governance.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews, demos, UAT and approvals.
• Oversee deployment readiness, documentation, knowledge transfer and close-out.
• Provide concise progress reporting to DLK and client stakeholders.

Skills

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Progress reporting

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management / IS / IT / Business Management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Power Platform

SharePoint

Power BI

Job description

DLK Group is seeking an accomplished Project Manager to lead the Contract Management Intake Hub and Risk Management Dashboard for a public sector client. The role requires coordinating two workstreams, managing mentors and stakeholders, and maintaining milestones, decisions, risks and deliverables.

The position is ideal for an independent consultant with varying hours across stages, based in Cape Town with hybrid working arrangements. Availability for meetings and milestones is essential.