Job Description:
BankservAfrica form part of the South African National Payments System and are a trusted partner of the financial industry, including banking institutions, and therefore require that employees adhere to unwavering standards of honesty and transparency in performing their duties.
PURPOSE
The main purpose of the Project Administrator is to fulfil an administrative project role; assisting in the preparation, reporting and analysis of assigned projects under the supervision of the Head: Project Management Office and/or a Program Manager.
You will engage with the following stakeholders:
- Head: Project Management office and Project Managers
- Key client project stakeholders
- Key stakeholders in other BankservAfrica client organisations/ Retailers
- Business Unit and Product Owners
- IT Managers and Staff
- Staff
Your key responsibilities include:
- Deliver on BU goals and activities aligned to strategy
- Identify and scope opportunities for improvement / innovation
- Deliver client or company specific projects in line with company standards and in agreement with line manager
- Registration of new projects on the PPO system and follow up on sign-off from the Project Managers, Requester, Sponsor and Owner.
- Provide user training for new staff that may use the PPO system
- Responding to user requests for assistance in a timely manner. Once notified of a request for support, the PPO Administrator will respond accordingly based on the priority of the call raised.
- Coordinate meetings and venues
- Minute the outcomes of meetings and ensure distribution of minutes and presentations to all stakeholders.
- Ensure project filing is conducted in accordance with the Project Management Process framework.
- Assist the Project team with updates to the Project schedules
- Record the project actuals in the PPO System to enable early detection of issues, ensuring corrective action and escalation where appropriate in support of the Head; PMO.
- Ensure the filing of all project lifecycle artefacts
QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE
- Matric
- Completed Course in Project Administration
- Required computer literacy levels in the MS Office suite and applicable Project Management Applications.
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in Project Administration.
