Job title: Programme Manager

Location: Head Office, Pretoria Organisation name: Programme Management Division Department description: Currency Management Department

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to manage the Currency Management Department''s programmes and to provide assurance that projects are delivered to specification, within budget and on time.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Prioritise projects and new requests in collaboration with the relevant business and stakeholders to enable strategic alignment and optimal resource allocation.
• Facilitate the development of business case and project initiation documents in accordance with the bank approved project management methodology to clearly define and approve the purpose and business motivation.
• Conduct required programme meetings to consolidate reporting, and manage risks and constraints, thereby ensuring cohesion, consistency and integrity of output.
• Manage specific projects as and when required in accordance with workload or as assigned.
• Engage with and present to senior level stakeholders within the bank at various stages of the different life cycles.
• Oversee the delivery of project benefits and monitor post-implementation reviews to ensure sustainability of project solutions.
• Allocate project managers, and negotiate and agree on the allocation of project team members to ensure effective skills utilisation.
• Oversee the delivery by project managers of project progress according to the approved schedule, producing the expected deliverables, within budget and according to specification and quality standards.
• Fulfil the line management function pertaining to the development and performance of project managers and administrators within the team.

Ground Floor Helvetia House, Greenvale Road, Wilbart, Germiston, 1410

P.O. Box 1281 OR Tambo Int. Airport, Kempton Park, 1619

Tel:

• Coach and mentor project managers and administrators within the team, providing leadership and motivation.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or an equivalent qualification;
• Relevant professional project management certification; and
• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of job-related experience.
• Need to have experience of leading a team/direct reports.
• Major programmes in our space will be construction

Additional requirements include:

• Facilitation;
• Promoting team work;
• Planning and organisational skills;
• Conceptual thinking;
• Effective communication;
• Drive for results;
• Service and stakeholder focus;
• Judgement and decision-making skills;
• Impact and influence;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Resilience;
• Managing complexity and ambiguity;
• Project portfolio and programme management;
• Project reporting;
• Project cost management; and
• Contract and service management knowledge and skill.