Project Coordinator

What will you do?

The Project Coordinator supports project managers and project executives by overseeing administrative tasks, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring resource availability for successful project execution. This role is based in Cape Town.

Key outcomes

The following outcomes are expected to be achieved by the Project Coordinator:

 Administrative Support: Assist project managers in planning and executing projects by managing schedules, budgets, and documentation.
Communication: Serve as a liaison between project teams, stakeholders, and clients to ensure clear communication and alignment on project goals.
Resource Management: Coordinate the availability of resources and materials needed for project tasks, ensuring that all team members have what they need to succeed.
Meeting Coordination: Organize and participate in project meetings, documenting minutes and action items to keep the project on track.
Risk Management: Identify potential project risks and issues, proposing solutions to mitigate them and ensuring that the project remains on schedule and within budget.
Assist with capacity management ensuring that sufficient capacity is available in sprints for support and maintenance when required
Assist with managing dependencies across delivery teams when required

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications in Project Management, and\or Business Administration, or a related field is required.
Proven experience of at least 3- 5 years in project coordination in an Agile software development environment is required. 
Proficiency in project finance management is advantageous. 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills is essential.
Strong organizational abilities to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced technical environment.
Proficiency with project management software and tools, as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Competencies

•    Leadership
•    Communication 
•    Building and maintaining relationships
•    Influencing and gaining commitment 
•    Decision Making 
•    Planning and organising
•    Teamwork
•    Performance Driven
•    Analytical Thinking Function independently

Attributes
•    Strong Emotional intelligence
•    Passionate and enthusiastic
•    Strong interpersonal skills 
•    Ability to organize resources
•    A good technical problem solving ability
•    Self-starter & motivator
•    Honesty, integrity and respect

Knowledge and Skills

Personal Attributes

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. 

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