CITY OF JOHANNESBURG - DEPUTY DIRECTOR: SAP PROJECT MANAGER, MANAGER: SAP UPGRADE PROJECT & TRAINING COORDINATOR

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR: SAP PROJECT MANAGER 
SHORT-TERM CONTRACT 
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ), Group Corporate & Shared Services Department has the following short-term contract opportunity for a period NOT exceeding one year. 
Department: Group Corporate & Shared Services 
Branch: Group Human Capital Management (Management Support) 
Designation: Deputy Director: SAP Project Manager 
Remuneration: R74 197,69 pm (total cost to company) 
Location: Metropolitan Centre, 158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein 
 
Minimum requirements: 
• Three (3) year qualification in Administration/Management/HR/Strategy/Finance/IT or any other relevant area or applicable experience of at least 15 years. 
• 5 - 8 years’ experience in a senior position in a large organisation, Municipality, or Government Entity where important functions are clustered together. 
• Information Technology infrastructure in the following areas: o Applications system management, design, development and support inclusive of HR application systems, 

• Infrastructure architecture inclusive of networks, mainframe, midrange, servers and personal computer systems. 
• Business systems analysis, specification, design, development and implementation. 

• Solid Project Management experience inclusive of general HCM and SAP HCM Systems. 
• Knowledge and experience in systems integration projects. 
• Management System Information reporting on HCM information 
• Experience and understanding of the Shared Services Operating model within the Local Government environment. 
• Service management experience and understanding of the role of service management technology and processes in the implementation and measurement of service level agreements and the relationship of these to the HCM applications in business and the implementation thereof within Local Government. 
• Audit and risk management. 
• Audit controls within HCM 
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures. 
• Local Government Business Planning Cycles. 
• HCM experience in Local Government in general. 
 
Primary Function: 
Provide the Office of the Group Head: GHCM with a strategic support service in terms of GHCM Strategic Business Planning, Service Management and Programme and Project Management, by interfacing and consolidating required information from Group CoJ/MEs through consultation with high level role players. 
 
Key Performance Areas: 
• Direct, lead, organise and control the functions of Strategy and Business Planning. 
• Undertake long term strategic and tactical planning for GHCM. 
• Establish and implement a comprehensive strategy and Business Planning process within GHCM. 
• Manage all aspects of people management within the Section. 
• Implement and manage the performance of all employees in the Section. 
• Provide a Project and Programme Management function to GHCM. 
• Consolidate progress and feedback for the direct reports to the Group Head and the Group Executive Director: GCSS. 
• Monitor service quality and ensure continuous improvement of service quality for GHCM. 
• Engage with high-level stakeholders, internal and external on GHCM-related activities. 
• Coordinate and manage all audit-related functions, i.e. Auditor General and Group Risk and Assurance Services. 
 
Leading Competencies: 
• Strategic perspective. 
• Well-developed communication skills and the ability to work with other role players and own direct reports. 
• Emotional intelligence. 
• Customer focus. 
• Initiative. 
• Goal orientation. 
• Flexibility. 
• Change management. 
• Resource management. 
• Project management. 
• Networking skills. 
• Interpretive ability to analyse and comprehend difficult situations. 
• Reliability. 
• Values and integrity. 
• Comply with all legislation and CoJ Policies. 
• Excellent communication and presentation (verbal and written) skills. 
• Language proficiency: English speak and write clearly and effectively. 
• Advanced report writing. 
 
Core Competencies: 
• In-depth understanding of strategic management and associated thinking processes. 
• Wide organisational knowledge of best practices in the area of operation – lateral approach and interaction with stakeholders to produce high-quality plans and anticipated outcomes to further the strategic agenda of GHCM. 
• Thorough knowledge of Management, Finance Legislation and CoJ Policies and Procedures to increase the reliability of information to GHCM. 
• Ability to make presentations on a variety of subjects with the intention to influence decision-makers by adopting a well-reasoned approach (research). 
• Create and maintain relationships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. 
• Seek opportunities to develop Efficiency Models of own area of accountability. 
• Ability to forecast and adapt to rapidly changing operating environment. 
• High levels of ability when communicating complex issues. 
• Time management on more than one complex project at a time and to adhere to set deadlines. 
• Ability to plan for Risk as it is identified and mitigate the impact on GHCM. 
• Apply high levels of Governance and set standards in terms of Strategy and Business Plans. 
• High level of knowledge on Technology, Systems and very computer literate. 
• Well-developed problem-solving skills. 
• Business Acumen. 
 
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be considered. The City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per National legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these requirements. 
 
Please take note that only online applications will be considered. Please apply by using the following link below: 
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1Vky5nmd3SfmXKLRGTbqiFgew554
APPLY ONLINE VIA: www.joburg.org.za
ENQUIRIES ONLY: 
Contact Person: Regina Hartley 
Tel No: 011 407 7191 
 
CLOSING DATE: MONDAY, 03 OCTOBER 2022 
 
Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and related process. In terms of the Talent Acquisition Policy of the City of Johannesburg, you hereby consent to the following risk checks should your application be shortlisted: 
• Credit Record. 
• CV validation. 
• Employment record verification. 
• Criminal check. 
• Identity validation.

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MANAGER: SAP UPGRADE PROJECT & TRAINING COORDINATOR 
SHORT-TERM CONTRACT 
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ), Group Corporate & Shared Services Department has the following short-term contract opportunity for a period NOT exceeding one year. 
Department: Group Corporate & Shared Services 
Branch: Group Human Capital Management (Management Support) 
Designation: Manager: SAP Upgrade Project & Training Coordinator 
Remuneration: R56 658,80 pm (total cost to company) 
Location: Metropolitan Centre, 158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein 
 
Appointment requirements: 
• Three (3) year Degree qualification in Business Administration/Project Management/ Public Administration/ IT or applicable experience of at least 10 years. 
• 4 - 6 years’ experience within Business Administration/ Project Management/ Public Administration 
• SAP S/4 HANA experience essential. 
• Specific experience within an IT HCM Systems Application environment. 
• Good knowledge of Project Management with 3 - 6 years relevant experience. 
• Advanced data processing and analysis skills and experience. 
• 3 - 6 years’ experience delivering training using various SAP solutions as part of Human Capital Management rollout. 
• Experience of delivering online (remote) training to large groups. 
• Previous experience of creating materials to support process changes and learning. 
 
Primary Function: 
Provide administrative support to the GHCM SAP Project Manager as well as facilitate, schedule and conduct the required training to ensure the project rollout objectives are met within the SAP upgrade project for all GHCM modules. 
 
Key Performance Areas: 
• Provide efficient and effective administrative support. 
• Provide efficient and effective project support. 
• Project coordination and report on the project progress. 
• Develop training strategies for end-user training and support. 
• Coordinate training activities and report on training status updates. 
• Create training material and manage the training environment. 
• Manage training activities of employees on the SAP Enable Now online platform. 
• Assist the SAP Project manager with training administrative tasks and activities. 
 
Leading Competencies: 
• Expert Computer Literacy (Microsoft Projects, Word, PowerPoint and particularly Excel). 
• Project management support: Ability to render project planning administrative support. 
• Coordinate rollout of project training activities through scheduling and facilitation.
• Perform general administrative duties. 
• Collate project information and capture into reports. 
• Monitor the project progress against implementation plans and coordinate the submission of progress reports. 
• Excellent communication and presentation (verbal and written) skills. 
• Language proficiency: English speak and write clearly and effectively. 
• Advanced report writing. 
 
Core Competencies: 
• Proof of knowledge in Instructional Design/eLearning development. 
 
 
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be considered. The City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per National legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these requirements. 
 
Please take note that only online applications will be considered. Please apply by using the following link below: 
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1F1E_csN_T6uT38sA0URHGAew554  
APPLY ONLINE VIA: www.joburg.org.za
ENQUIRIES ONLY: 
Contact Person: Regina Hartley 
Tel No: 011 407 6322 
 
CLOSING DATE: MONDAY, 03 OCTOBER 2022 
 
Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and related process. In terms of the Talent Acquisition Policy of the City of Johannesburg, you hereby consent to the following risk checks should your application be shortlisted: 
• Credit Record. 
• CV validation. 
• Employment record verification. 
• Criminal check. 
• Identity validation.