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If you have a curious mind, a servant’s heart, and you’re driven by the passion of enabling and empowering meaningful, sustainable change, then please read on. We are looking for experienced Agile Delivery Coach to join our Core Business Operations practice.

At Deloitte, our purpose is to matter. To our clients, our people, our communities, and – through them – to the world at large. Whatever your aspirations, Deloitte offers you a highly inclusive, collaborative workplace and unrivalled opportunities to realize your full potential. We are always looking for people with the relentless energy to push themselves further, and to find new avenues and unique ways to reach our shared goals.

So what are you waiting for? Join the winning team now.

Do you thrive on developing creative and innovative insights to solve complex challenges? Want to work on next-generation, cutting-edge products and services that deliver outstanding value and that are global in vision and scope? Work with other experts in your field? Work for a world-class organization that provides an exceptional career experience with an inclusive and collaborative culture?

We are looking for an ambitious, enthusiastic individual with strong communication and analytical skills to join our team of entrepreneurial, high-performing consultants. You will be exposed to a variety of clients and industries, so you’ll need to be able to learn quickly, adapt to new situations and comfortably immerse yourself in various types of projects. We pride ourselves on delivering impactful advice to our clients, and we need someone who will add value to the firm by delivering world-class advisory services to our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Lead client teams in delivering projects in a variety of challenging environments
• Drive and coach Agile delivery principles and process (most notably SCRUM) and facilitate all project ceremonies.
• Work closely with technical- and analytical leads, own delivery, managing project scope, budget, and timelines
• Support and enable high-performing teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, facilitating communication sessions and relationships
• Proactively monitor and facilitate the resolution of project risks, dependencies, and issues.
• Ensuring the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the project plan and project governance arrangements
• Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects
• Managing risks to the project’s successful outcome
• Understanding how different projects interlink and overlap
• Ensuring relevant standards, process and regulations are upheld

Required: A Bachelor’s degree is required, and post graduate degree or qualification is beneficial. (e.g. BBusSci, Bcom Information Systems/Informatics, Bcom Bus Mgt in Project Management, PMI/Prince2 Certification, PMBOK,Agile / Scrum Certification)

Experience:

A minimum of 4-6 years of experience in similar role. (Including experience in managing resources, facilitation with technical teams and stakeholders)

Proven experience as an Agile Project Manager and Scrum Master

Thorough understanding of project management techniques and methods

Excellent knowledge of MS Office; working knowledge of program/project management software (eg. MS Project, Jira, Confluence / Azure Dev Ops, etc.)

Competencies:

Outstanding leadership and organizational skills; Excellent communication skills; Excellent problem-solving and conflict management ability; Ability to prioritize and multi-task; Proven ability to manage and execute projects, Experience in drafting and supporting client proposals, consulting skills beneficial

Who you'll work with:

In Deloitte Core Business Operations, we make an impact by harnessing the power of our people to create lasting solutions for our clients through focussed team and tribes centred on strong consulting capabilities. We offer pioneering strategy, operations, technology, and methodology practices that reshape our environments, businesses, and connect people in fresh and exciting ways.

From a client perspective you will not only work closely with Deloitte professionals, but you will also be exposed to senior client stakeholders and sponsors. You will likely manage a multi-faceted project team comprising individuals from all backgrounds.

How you'll grow:

Deloitte Core Business Operations inspires our people at every level. We believe in investing in you, helping you at every step of your career, and helping you identify and hone your unique strengths. We encourage you to grow by providing formal and informal development programs, coaching, and mentoring. We want you to ask questions, take chances, explore the possible and own your future.

What a career in Deloitte Consulting looks like:

You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of teams across the consulting business both locally and globally. This is a high-performing, deliverables-focused business, so you can expect to work with industry leaders and exceptional consultants who also expect their team member (that’s you!) to deliver outstanding, reliable, value-adding work. Deloitte will give you the enabling platform to make anything of your career in consulting, but it is up to you to take ownership of this journey.

You will be working on fantastic projects and real live problems and solutions, the kind of experience you want on your CV. You will be supported by an amazing team with plenty of experience. You will work hard and have an unforgettable adventure.

Hybrid & Vaccination policy

Deloitte Africa has successfully launched the Hybrid Working model. Aligned with this model is our commitment to maintain an environment for personnel, clients and visitors that is safe and, as far as reasonably practicable, free from health risks.

Medical evidence provides overwhelming and empirical evidence that vaccination is currently the most effective means of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and reducing the likelihood of serious illness, death, transmissions and infections. More information about our mandatory vaccination policy will be discussed during the recruitment process for this position.