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SPECIALIST - SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (12 MONTHS CONTRACT)

Secondments

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  • Contract Specialist position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 09 Sep 2025 by Secondments
  • Expires in 33 days
  • Job 2621864
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PURPOSE OF JOB

To lead and deliver complex software development or enterprise application projects by applying expert-level project management, stakeholder engagement, governance, and technical oversight to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery aligned to strategic business goals. The Specialist Senior Project Manager assumes full accountability for project delivery, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic alignment with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project Planning &Initiation Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resource plans based on business requirements.
  • Execution & Delivery Manage day-to-day project operations including task assignment, progress tracking, and issue resolution.
  • Risk & Issue Management Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues. Maintain an up-to-date RAID log.
  • Budget & Resource Management Track project budgets and ensure optimal resource utilization. Escalate deviations proactively.
  • Stakeholder Management Engage with business and technical stakeholders to manage expectations, report progress, and secure approvals.
  • Governance &Reporting Produce weekly/monthly status reports and lead steering committee meetings. Ensure alignment with governance frameworks.
  • Change & Quality Control Enforce change control processes and ensure quality standards are met through testing and validation cycles.
  • Project Closure Ensure successful handover to operations/support, conduct lessons learned sessions, and close out project [URL Removed] Responsibilities
  • Mentor junior project managers or project coordinators.
  • Support the PMO with the development of project templates, standards, and best practices.
  • Support organizational change management and training initiatives related to project delivery.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Deliver complex, high-value software projects in alignment with organisational strategy.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multi-workstream or cross-functional ERP/CRM projects.
  • Strong understanding of delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and governance models
  • Lead cross-functional and vendor teams, managing dependencies and change across multiple workstreams.
  • Maintain full project lifecycle accountability, including scope, schedule, risk, budget, and benefit realization.
  • Provide governance oversight and executive reporting while ensuring adherence to PMO standards.
  • Cultivate stakeholder trust through transparent communication and strategic engagement

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Postgraduate Project Management qualification (Advantageous)

Professional Certifications

  • Project Management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM) preferred or industry equivalent qualification
  • Microsoft certifications related to Dynamics 365/ERP related certifications or Power Platform are advantageous

Experience

  • 10+ years of overall project management experience with at least 5+ years managing full lifecycle ERP implementation or upgrade projects, or managing end to end Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CE or F&O)
  • Proven experience delivering ERP projects in complex, cross-functional business environments.
  • Demonstrated success managing multi-phase, multi-stream delivery cycles (Design, Build, Test, Deploy).

Technical & Functional Skills

Skill Area Requirements

  • Systems Hands-on familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Cloud and Data & AI projects
  • Project Tools Proficient in Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Project Operations
  • Methodologies Strong knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid project delivery frameworks.
  • Documentation &Reporting Strong capability in creating project charters, RAID logs, governance reports, and dashboards.
  • Budget & Forecasting Comfortable managing financials, cost tracking, and vendor invoices.
  • Stakeholder Management Excellent skills in managing cross-functional teams, vendors, and executive sponsors.
  • Communication Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills; able to lead meetings and workshops with diverse audiences.

Other Requirements (if applicable)

  • Willingness to travel to client or regional sites depending on project needs.

Desired Skills:

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Cloud and Data & AI projects
  • Microsoft Project
  • Azure DevOps
  • Project Operations

Desired Work Experience:

  • More than 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

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Uniquely positioned to address your skills shortages, Secondments specialises in placing high-quality candidates in permanent, contract, project and interim management positions. We believe in creating synergy with our clients by building sound business relationships which enhance our understanding of their business and needs. Using a managed, controlled recruitment process, we are able to match the staffing needs of their organisations with suitably talented secondees. Our pool of professionals have a range of skills, both generic and specialist. These candidates, all of whom have verified education levels and experience, are available from two weeks to longer periods, depending on client needs. And if we do not have exactly the right fit for the role, we will source the best candidate. We are dedicated to providing a seamless, turnkey solution to ensure our clients get the right person, in terms of skill and integrity, at the right time to fulfil their organisational needs. Notwithstanding the name change due to the acquisition of Ernst & Young’s Advisory Secondments business to Secondments, the business has been in existence since 2003. The business was acquired as a going concern with the full staff complement, including all clients. This change broadens the scope of clients that Secondments can offer services to. Following a successful 13-year working relationship with Ernst & Young (EY), Siphiwe Dondolo, Jayson Theron and Carl Endenburg acquired the global audit and advisory firm’s secondment portfolio. Secondments started trading on 1 April 2015 with the full support of the EY Africa Executive Committee. Secondments works across South Africa, Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We support our clients through a sophisticated talent pool of associates, working regularly with colleagues across international borders. Our candidates can assist in the finance, risk, IT/technology, human resources (HR), management consulting, operations and supply chain fields – across a number of sectors – including: • Financial Services (Banking, Insurance and Private Equity) • Oil and Gas • Construction • Power and Utilities • Public Sector and Government • Health • Mining and Metals • Consumer Products and Retail • Technology, Media and Telecommunications • Automotive Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Secondments is a 51% black-owned Level 2 B-BBEE organisation, one of the few specialist recruitment consultancies that are a true Level 2 B-BBEE provider. Eleven per cent (11%) of our company is now in the hands of a Black Ownership Trust, making a real difference to previously disadvantaged individuals. We opted for this in the belief that it would make a significant impact rather than benefit a select few. We are determined not to pay mere lip service to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE). Our Managing Director (MD), Siphiwe Dondolo, owns 40% of the business and was with EY for 9 years prior to moving over to Secondments as a shareholder and as the MD. OUR SERVICES As Secondments, we are confident we have the right combination of people, methodology, best practices and technologies to ensure we deliver seamless, efficient and effective services. These are based on a solid foundation of integrity, excellence, professionalism, best practice and value – delivered to both clients and candidates. Client services We offer the full- service of strategic talent matching ,namely: Permanent placements Executive Search Contract placements Temporary Employment Services Project Placements Interim management position placements Executive Search Our specialised service offerings have evolved in response to our clients’ unique needs for a strategic,customisable,Executive recruitment service whose delivery is executed with excellence in mind throughout the process. Leveraging off our unique networks within the Executive landscape to tap into passive candidates,our experienced recruitment team and proven track record in the industry we are best positioned to assist our clients to fill key positions in the most timeous, professional and efficient manner. Temporary contract staff work under the supervision and direction of our clients. Secondments manages them from a planning, HR, payroll and industrial relations perspective, however, freeing clients from time-consuming administration.

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