IS Project Team Manager

Leadership Responsibilities

• Leadership responsibility for 2 direct reports

• Project and programme management: Able to manage complex, business led IS change

• projects including concurrent projects.

• Cross functional stakeholder management – Head of IS, sponsors and project boards

• Proven influencer and communicator with stakeholders at all levels.

Purpose of Role:

To manage the Information Systems project portfolio of Brandhouse which includes:

• Overseeing and coordinating IS related change at brandhouse and that governance processes are followed

• Ensure that projects fit within the brandhouse IS strategy

• Planning and the reporting of the brandhouse IS project portfolio

• Managing project and project portfolio risk for IS change

• Support the process of project prioritization, approval and initiation, including supplier selections and project resource allocation and appointment (where applicable)

• Supporting individual projects by providing advice and guidance regarding project governance, management and benefits realisation.

• Providing a quality assurance role ensuring that project are well managed and adhering to appropriate standards and good practice

• Project managing some individual projects within the overall IS programme.

• Providing business analysis input and managing the provision of business analysis services this is likely to involve managing both contract and permanent business analysis resources as well as directly undertaking some business analysis)

• The role also involves being part of the overall IS management team and contributing to the collective

Top Accountabilities

• Management of direct reports (business analyst and project manager) and project contractors

• Management of Stakeholders (including expectation management and the delivery pipeline)

• Project reporting to stakeholders such as Head of IS, sponsors and project boards

• Managing, tracking and reporting of projects and programme budget

• Drafting of business cases for projects and obtaining approval from stakeholders

• Project and programme prioritisation

• Project Programme risk and mitigation plans

• Ensure that Compliance objectives are met and managed as they relate IS projects

Qualifications and Experience Required Qualifications

• Recognised tertiary IS or business qualification from a university or technicon

• A recognised PM qualification either from Prince2 or PMBOK

Experience

• Sound experience in managing IS, business analysis and business change

• Experience in managing senior stakeholders from various areas across the Business

• FMCG experience

• Minimum of 7 years IT experience including 3 years Management experience

• Exposure to both infrastructure and applications project delivery environment

• Management of internal and external project resources

• A strong track record of successful delivery and benefits realisation

Key Skills

• People Management skills

• Stakeholder management skills

• Supplier and Contract Management skills

• Presentation skills

• Strong analytical ability

• Business analysis skills

• Ability to work on your own

• Ability to work to deadlines

• Process documentation skills

• Facilitation skills

IS Project Team Manager