IT Project Manager, Africa

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Project Management or a related field from a recognised institution.

• Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent recognised project management certification - strongly preferred.

• Formal change management certification such as Prosci, APMG Change Management or equivalent - advantageous.

• Minimum seven (7) years' experience in IT project management, including at least three (3) years leading complex enterprise-scale technology projects or programmes.

• Demonstrated track record of personally leading complex projects from initiation through implementation, change adoption, handover and closure, with clear accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality and outcomes.

• Strong practical experience in project governance, integrated planning, RAID management, dependency management, financial tracking, change control, executive reporting and steering committee governance.

• Demonstrated organisational change management experience on technology-enabled business change, including stakeholder engagement, readiness, communications, training and adoption.

• Proven experience managing vendors, implementation partners and third parties, including holding suppliers accountable for contracted deliverables, milestones and service commitments.

• Experience delivering technology initiatives such as enterprise applications, system migrations, infrastructure rollouts, network upgrades, integrations or digital transformation programmes.

• Strong proficiency in project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Monday.com or equivalent.

• Experience working across multiple countries, business units or geographically dispersed teams is strongly advantageous.