IT Project Coordinator

Job Summary:

The AX Group is currently embarking on a number of new IT projects within the hospitality, health-care, and construction divisions. As a result, AX Group is looking for an IT Project Coordinator to join the Business Transformation team. The ideal candidate must have an extensive IT background with strong analytical and problem solving abilities. This role requires a person who is able to work independently under pressure, has excellent organisational skills, and the ability to deliver within the stipulated budgets and timelines.

Duties and key responsibilities

• Assisting and supporting the Business Transformation Manager.
• Knowledge of important key elements of project management, i.e. the project brief, the project span, quality, needed resources, possible risk, guidelines, most viable options, relevant tools, and methods available for execution.
• Analysing business processes and recommending alternative options to facilitate and simplify day-to-day processes.
• Perform a requirement analysis by looking for derived requirements that are logical to customers’ requests.
• Manage project budget, track project deliverables and assure quality assurance throughout the project.
• Ensuring projects adhere to selected frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Attending project meetings and participating in project-related discussions with stakeholders.
• Creating/coordinating test case scenarios, execution and documentation of the final results.
• Perform IT troubleshooting, root cause analysis, for issues that arise during testing.
• Coordinate and assisting with staff training for new processes, software and systems.
• Recommending ways to improve the project's success and cut costs when possible.

Skills and Personality Attributes:

• Good communication; written and spoken skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to be proactive and independent, and to be interdependent on the team.
• Self-motivated and flexible attitude to meet business expectations.
• High energy approach to work, yet ability to stay calm under pressure.
• A positive, results-oriented and customer-focused attitude.
• The ability to adapt to a changing environment that requires proactive and innovative IT solutions.

Desired Certification and Experience:

• Possess an IT Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Previous experience on IT project management.
• Extensive knowledge on project management methodologies.