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This role requires coordinating efforts across various teams, ensuring the successful delivery of projects, and managing the implementation of software solutions.\nDuties & Responsibilities\nCORE FUNCTIONS \nProject Planning – define scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with other stakeholders. Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget estimates.\nTeam Coordination – lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure collaboration and alignment with project goals.\nRisk Management – identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies. Monitor and manage project risks throughout the project lifecycle.\nProject Execution – oversee the execution of projects, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards. Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed to keep the project on track.\nResource Management – manage project resources, including personnel, technology, and budget. Optimise resource allocations to maximise efficiency and project success.\nStakeholder Communication – communicate project progress, issues, and resolutions to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner. Facilitate regular project status meetings and produce project status reports.\nQuality Assurance – establish and enforce quality standards and procedures. Conduct regular reviews to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data outputs.\nImplementation and Integration – oversee the implementation of solutions and integrations with existing systems. Collaborate with IT teams and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and data flow.\nDocumentation – maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, reports, and change requests. Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies.\n SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES\nProficiency in project management.\nUnderstanding of IT/software projects.\nFamiliarity with data visualisation tools and analytics platforms.\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities.\nAbility to lead and motivate cross-functional teams.\n\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS \nStrong decision-making skills.\nAttention to detail.\nBe able to work during weekends and after hours if required.\nWill be required to travel.\n\nDesired Experience & Qualification\n QUALIFICATIONSQualification in Project Management (e.g. PMI/PMP/Agile PMO/Prince 2)\nIT qualification preferable","description_format":"text","description_chars":2805,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T18:58:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":50,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.501,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["seen:5","agency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mancosa-project-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mancosa-project-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-07T06:50:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1143,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-08T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2493935},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2493935"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmancosa-project-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmancosa-project-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmancosa-project-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/mancosa-project-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmancosa-project-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3884423}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"mancosa.co.za","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3884423},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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