Project Manager Reporting and Methodology

Listing reference: agsa_000182
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 16 November 2026
Position summary
Industry: Auditing/Accounting
Job category: External Auditing
Location: Pretoria
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Ready to lead projects that make an impact? Join the Auditor-General of South Africa as a Project Manager within Reporting and Methodology (R&M) and take responsibility for delivering strategic projects from planning through to successful implementation. We are looking for an experienced project professional who can confidently manage scope, timelines, budgets, risks, governance, stakeholders and project teams while ensuring quality outcomes aligned with organisational objectives.
Job description

The purpose of this role is to manage the planning and delivery of the reporting and methodology
(R&M) projects in accordance with the AGSA Project Management Framework.

This includes risk management, project change control and ensuring that projects are completed
on time, on budget, to quality standards, and within agreed scope. The incumbent is also
responsible for applying the approved methodologies and software tools in order to plan, control,
and monitor people, processes, and other components necessary for effective delivery of the
projects.

This position reports to the Business Unit leader.
 
Strategic Function
  • Contribute to the management of R&M projects in the AGSA’s operating environment.
  • Support the implementation of the Score Card of the business unit.
Project management: 
 
  •  Create and executes project plans and revises them as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
  • Review project proposals or plans to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and allotment of available departmental resources to various project phases.
  •  Analyse project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
  • Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
  • Implement an appropriate project communication plan.
  • Conduct project risk assessment and mitigation.
  • Monitor and manage any cross-project dependencies in resourcing and/or technical deliverables.
  • Continuously benchmarks project management performance to identify improvements and achieve higher capability maturity in project and portfolio management.
  • Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with the stated business objectives.
 Project team leadership as allocated:
  • Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities to project team members.
  • Establish a work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations or phases, and support recruitment and/or assignment processes for project personnel.
  • Assign duties, responsibilities and scope of authority to project personnel
  • Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses is on schedule and within budget.
  • Reviews / approves work plans of external service providers or consultancy services contracted to execute project.
  • Review team status reports, schedules and delivery commitments prepared by project personnel, and ensures alignment with overall project timelines and objectives.
Project governance and reporting:
  • Manage all AGSA R&M projects in line with the approved AGSA project management framework.
  • Prepare for engagement reviews and project quality assurance reviews and serve as the contact person for project related information.
  • Ensure project documents are complete, approved, current and stored appropriately in line with AGSA project management framework.
  • Ensure all project reporting adheres to the established standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
  • Prepare all project submissions to project governance structures and support the project owner/sponsor in setting up project feedback engagements.
  • Preparation of quarterly reports and assisting in the preparation of documents for submission for organizational reporting.
Project measurement:
  • Identify and prioritises appropriate measures, scales, and targets.
  • Provide support to projects, functions or teams in the development of measurement methods.
  • Specify base and derived measures which support agreed information needs.
  • Specify how to collect and store the data for each required measure.
  • Provide guidance on collection of data.
  • Designs reports and reporting formats.
Stakeholder Management
  • Establish, build and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders.
  • Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
  • Proactively interact with stakeholders to determine their needs and deliver on them accordingly.
  • Engage with stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve on the service delivery.
  • Manage service level agreements (SLAs)
People Management
  • Support the implementation of the activities outlined in the BU People Plan, transformation/culture plans.
Financial management and operational management
 
  • Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
  •  Ensure compliance to the organisation’s governance processes, policies and processes.
  • Manage supply chain processes within own functional area.
Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)
  • Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments delegated by the senior manager not stipulated in the role profile description as and when required.
Closing Statement
 
The AGSA is not responsible for the verification of data provided and shall not be liable for any errors, factual, transcription or otherwise, contained in the information posted. Therefore, ensure that your online application and CV is correct, accurate and up to date.
To successfully upload documents, ensure that the document name does not contain any special characters.
This appointment is subject to the preferred candidate obtaining the necessary security clearance, reference checking and competency assessment.
We embrace and committed in achieving employment equity within the organisation.
Auditor General welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities.

Minimum requirements

Qualification
 
This position requires a minimum qualification of a Bachelor`s Degree(NQF level 7) AND Project Management Certification such as:
  •  Project Management South Africa (PMSA) 
  •  Project Management Professional (PMP)
  •  Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
  •  Prince II
Added Advantage:
Advanced certification in Project Management like Agile or Scrum.
 
Experience
The incumbent requires at least 5 years’ experience managing projects. Added Advantage: 2 years’ experience as a project manager and experience in an audit environment.
 
Software
The incumbent must be well-versed in Microsoft products – including Projects, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Copilot

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