Senior Project Manager (SA)

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

12-month FTC. Remote.

About Greenpark

Greenpark is a global award-winning performance-driven content leader and brand publishing Purposeis to help brands create meaningful connections thatimpactpeoples lives through performance-driven contentfor search and social. Our uniqueexpertisein Omnichannel Search & Insights Creative Content and Performance Tech aredelivered to our clients via an ad agency and in-house model.

We do this for a global client portfolio including Unilever Campari Group AIA Sanofi Nestle Lipton Kimberley Clark Kelloggs Emma Sleep and more.

About the role

Why the job exists

To ensure the successful delivery of client projects with central focus on quality and project profitability.

To assess and implement processes alongside the Delivery Team and ensure they are followed and optimised where needed.

This role includes co-ordinating and managing projects as well as reporting on and adhering to key business processes such as resourcing and forecasting.

What the job covers

Manages assigned projects from start to finish ensuring successful project completion against deadlines brief and budget.

Co-ordinates project set-up & kick-offs to ensure projects are off to a good start.

Checks in regularly with key resources and stakeholders (client leads technical leads product leads whole teams etc.) to unearth and resolve project issues early.

Is the first point of escalation for project issues and works to resolve them with the team the various project leads and client stakeholders where necessary; escalates further asappropriate.

Proactively builds relationships with client stakeholders and is available to provide guidance issue resolution and comfort during important or challenging project stages.

Manages resourcing across projects to ensure the best use of billable talent.

Contributes to new business activities particularly pitch development and pitch delivery.

Monitors all budget and production activity on assigned projects and communicates status of each project toappropriate agencyand client personnel to meet project deadlines.

Whatyoulldo

Team management & Leadership

Acts as the team leader on all assigned projects.

Maintains communications withappropriate agencyand client personnel to ensure positive workflow.Escalating exceptions and issues to Director level as.

Educates clients and managing their needs and expectations.

Keeps project status reports up to date.

Monitors and enforces project constraints (schedule / scope / resources).

Champions internal systems for higher productivity working.

Drives projects to final stages of completion by keeping the team both on track and highly motivated.

Collaborates effectively in delivering against critical metrics for our business.

Enforcing best practice

Manages assigned projects involved with client projects from start to finish ensuring successful project completion against deadlines.

Provides andmaintainsprojects status liaising with development teams designers and commercial staff to provideaccurateupdates of project statuses.

Project quality assurance tests and reviews output reviewing outputted deliverables against scope.

Asset Management sourcing through to final delivery.

Initiates and leads allappropriate projectmeetings.

Financial & Administrative:

Monitors all internal and external costs for assigned projects.

Manages project resourcing and forecasting accordingly reporting to Client Services Leads on revenue for each month.

Manages vendors and talent on assigned projects briefing purchase ordersmonitoractual vs. budgeted costs.

Manages the production of new business presentations and materials as assigned.

Manages agency internal projects andassistin preparing materials for creative presentations and meetings.
Works with Client Services Leads to ensure proper billing and invoicing.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

12-month FTC. Remote.About GreenparkGreenpark is a global award-winning performance-driven content leader and brand publishing Purposeis to help brands create meaningful connections thatimpactpeoples lives through performance-driven contentfor search and social. Our uniqueexpertisein Omnichannel Se...