Description:

Strategic Planning: Define and establish project planning processes within the cidb · Leads the development of strategic plans each year and planning updates throughout the year · Manage the timing of inputs/outputs that drive strategic project prioritization · Works collaboratively with cidb leadership to develop, document, and coordinate long-range project plans.

Project planning: Recommend solutions and approached based on understanding of business issues · Manage project initiation and scope definition · Provide project management (time, cost, quality, control & fit for purpose) services for all projects ranging from business as usual change to substantive strategic projects · Ensure that defined project management methodologies, tools and templates are applied and used effectively.

Project Monitoring and Evaluation: Lead monitoring and evaluation system and process development, creating a framework and procedures for monitoring and evaluating projects within the cidb · Communicate the monitoring and evaluation system, processes and framework to all the business units · Supervise the implementation of and adherence to monitoring and evaluation principles and practices in the cidb projects · Assess project gaps within the different business units and report on corrective actions needed.

Risk and Financial Management: ·Identify and manage risks in projects · Ensure timely budgeting, monitoring, variance analysis and reporting · Ensure that Procurement Planning takes place, that specifications are developed timeously and that there is compliance with supply chain prescripts · Weigh up financial implications of project propositions and align expenditure to cash flow projections.

Requirements:

EDUCATION

Degree Commerce or Public Management and Administration or Business Management or Monitoring and Evaluation NQF 7.

EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation practices, 2 years at managerial level. Knowledge of Modern systems of governance and administration. Knowledge of latest advances in public management theory and practice