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Investment Promotion Manager

AMENA Africa

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We are looking for an experienced investment promotion practitioner, with strong business development, lead generation and aftercare skills and experience. Strong networks with South African multinational cooperation’s and SMEs are a must.

Extensive knowledge of the South African business and economic landscape is required. The candidate also must demonstrate experience in working with international clients. Experience working in the Sub-Saharan region will be advantageous. Public sector knowledge will be an added advantage. With managerial experience and strong administrative skills.

The Investment Promotion Manager will be working closely with our teams across the continent and will be client facing. Will be expected to facilitate FDI flows between (South) Africa and global destinations; especially Asia. The candidate will also be expected to nurture the South African market and generate leads of companies that have the ambition to grow pan-Africa.

  • FDI attraction from (South) Africa to international markets
  • Develop business development strategy for the company
  • Lead Generation
  • Facilitate linkages between (South) African companies and international markets
  • Networking and marketing
Job Requirements
  • Successfully concluded a bachelor's degree program. Masters’ graduates will be given preference
  • Min. five years’ experience in investment promotion and min. two years in a managerial position
  • Strong network and relations with South African businesses, business chambers and industry associations
  • Proven experience working with international clients
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong time-management skills and multitasking ability
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, with an aptitude for learning new software and systems
  • You have strong interpersonal skills

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Banchelor Degree or Higher

Years of Experience

2 Years or Longer

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Manager, Credit Portfolio Management

Johannesburg, Gauteng Standard Bank Group

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Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

The role of Portfolio management is to develop and lead the analysis and reporting of credit risk within BCB Africa Regions. Engage and use analytics to further add insights into the key drivers of the portfolio performance. Monitor and assess the risks that are inherent within the portfolio of assets across the Credit lifecycle. Provide senior management and country with a constructive and holistic view of risk within the portfolio so as to assist management in the effective understanding and mitigation of risk and achieve the department’s strategic goals and objectives on parameter changes. Serve as a primary resource of data, reports to both business and wider credit on how to effectively address portfolio performance. Production, distribution and rationalisation of reports to key committees. In this manner, support and coverage is provided across 14 African countries across each business product.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Financial Management; Accounting; Risk Management
Experience Required: Credit Risk – BCB; Risk & Corporate Affairs
Minimum 5 years
Experience in analytical work (ideally in Credit Risk). Experience in managing a credit portfolio; managing credit risk. Understanding of the credit value chain and economic environment impact.

Behavioural Competencies:

  • Articulating Information
  • Examining Information
  • Exploring Possibilities
  • Interpreting Data
  • Providing Insights
  • Taking Action
  • Team Working
  • Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

  • Evaluating Risk Management Effectiveness
  • Performance Management
  • Statistical & Mathematical Analysis
  • Strategic Planning and Reporting
  • Industry Knowledge

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Manager, Credit Portfolio Management

Johannesburg, Gauteng Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

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Business Segment: Business & Commercial Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

The role of Portfolio management is to develop and lead the analysis and reporting of credit risk within BCB Africa Regions. Engage and use analytics to further add insights into the key drivers of the portfolio performance. Monitor and assess the risks that are inherent within the portfolio of assets across the Credit lifecycle. Provide senior management and country with a constructive and holistic view of risk within the portfolio so as to assist management in the effective understanding and mitigation of risk and achieve the department’s strategic goals and objectives on parameter changes. Serve as a primary resource of data, reports to both business and wider credit on how to effectively address portfolio performance. Production, distribution and rationalisation of reports to key committees.

In this manner, support and coverage is provided across 14 African countries across each business product.

Responsibilities

Lead the analysis and reporting of credit risk within BCB Africa Regions. Use analytics to provide insights into portfolio performance and monitor risks across the credit lifecycle. Deliver data, reports and insights to senior management and country teams to support understanding and mitigation of risk. Produce, distribute and rationalise reports to key committees. Support coverage across 14 African countries and multiple business products.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree

Field of Study: Financial Management; Accounting; Risk Management

Experience Required

Credit Risk – BCB
Risk & Corporate Affairs

Minimum 5 years

Experience in analytical work (ideally in Credit Risk). Experience in managing a credit portfolio; managing credit risk. Understanding of the credit value chain and economic environment impact.

Additional Information
  • Articulating Information
  • Examining Information
  • Exploring Possibilities
  • Interpreting Data
  • Providing Insights
  • Taking Action
  • Team Working
  • Upholding Standards
  • Performance Management
  • Statistical & Mathematical Analysis
  • Strategic Planning and Reporting
  • Industry Knowledge

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Head: Credit Portfolio Management

Midrand, Gauteng Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

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The purpose of the role is to provide strategic leadership and oversight of the DBSA’s existing client portfolio by ensuring effective monitoring, proactive risk management, and sound governance across South Africa, the Rest of Africa, and high-impact transactions, thereby safeguarding portfolio sustainability, performance, and long-term value creation.

Key Details
  • Seniority level: Executive
  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Job function: Finance and Sales

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Executive: Strategic Portfolio Management

R600000 - R1200000 Y ABSA BANK LIMITED

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Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Head: Strategic Portfolio Management is a pivotal role reporting into Executive: Business Transformation & Strategic Change. The portfolio for this role focuses on effective delivery of strategic investment programmes across Business Banking by applying expert programme management practices, governance oversight, functional alignment, and adherence to defined standards risk frameworks, and methodologies. The incumbent will ensure alignment with enterprise objectives, oversee cross-functional delivery, and embed governance and quality assurance frameworks to enable sustainable business outcomes. Outcomes must be linked to both qualitative and quantitative value generation, value enablement and value defence business priorities. The role is responsible for embedding delivery excellence within the value streams, driving accountability, transparency and enterprise-wide collaboration to drive strategic outcomes.

As a Senior Manager in the Absa Business Banking Chief Operations Office, you will excel in commercializing and monetizing strategies with a strong financial acumen. Your ability to leverage digital tools and technology to automate processes and generate commercial value will be paramount. With a focus on efficiency driven by automation, digitization, and cost optimization, you will consistently create demonstrated value for our clients.

Job Description

KEY FOCUS AREAS

  • Lead the design and execution of complex, cross-functional programmes aligned to strategic priorities.
  • Ensure delivery of programme outcomes within scope, time, and budget constraints.
  • Embed quality assurance and governance frameworks across all programme phases.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment across business units.
  • Drive operational excellence through structured programme delivery and change enablement.
  • Monitor and report on programme performance, risks, and benefits realisation.
  • Champion continuous improvement and innovation in programme delivery.
  • Provide thought leadership in programme management practices and methodologies.
  • Build and lead high-performing programme teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
  • Influence strategic decision-making through data-driven insights and programme outcomes.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategy Formulation and Execution

  • Lead the formulation and execution of enterprise-wide programmes that align with strategic business objectives and operational priorities.
  • Translate strategic intent into structured programme roadmaps, ensuring alignment with COO/Operations goals and measurable outcomes.
  • Translate long-term strategic objectives into aligned business plans, execution roadmaps and key milestone measurements for the business area.
  • Cascade strategic goals and ensure alignment between business unit vision and functional implementation priorities, setting clear short, medium and long-term milestones.
  • Develop effective partnerships to enable business performance and contribute to sector-wide influence aligned with strategic initiatives.
  • Respond to emerging policy and regulatory trends by adapting operational strategy and ensuring compliance alignment.
  • Coordinate business enablement efforts for Business Banking, ensuring delivery capability across systems, processes, and teams.
  • Track execution progress against key strategic initiatives and intervene to correct course where needed.
  • Support transformation initiatives through structured programme delivery and change management practices.
  • Provide expert advice and support in operating model, strategy, and value chain formulation and delivery alignment.
  • Identify practices and technologies that provide competitive advantage and enable knowledge sharing and integration of practice areas.
  • Undertake analysis of management and specialist information and guide reporting tool implementation to improve decision-making quality.

Customer Primacy

  • Lead the design and delivery of programmes that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
  • Ensure customer-centric outcomes are embedded in programme objectives and delivery metrics.
  • Translate customer insights into actionable programme improvements
  • Interpret market and customer insights to inform operational plans and prioritise capability investments.
  • Utilise customer data to improve processes and propositions, ensuring measurable customer value delivery.
  • Instil customer-centric decision-making in teams, balancing experience and efficiency targets.
  • Implement initiatives that improve customer engagement and retention through operational enhancements.
  • Coordinate cross-functional initiatives to deliver consistent customer journeys and service quality.
  • Represent the voice of the customer within leadership forums to influence service delivery priorities.
  • Plan and deliver services that create a culture which aims to exceed customer expectations in all aspects of the business.
  • Provide expertise in designing integrated frameworks to embed service excellence.

Sustainable Growth

  • Align programme delivery with business growth objectives and operational scalability.
  • Identify and implement opportunities for cost optimisation and value creation through programme
  • Develop business area growth plans aligned to segment and enterprise priorities.
  • Work with business partners to define and execute on growth strategies and operational initiatives.
  • Mobilise functional teams to deliver growth targets and embed performance accountability.
  • Monitor growth delivery, resolving barriers and reinforcing strategic objectives at operational levels.
  • Evaluate financial and customer returns on initiatives to ensure alignment with business viability.
  • Formulate and develop multi-function operating frameworks that contribute to sustainable growth.

Client-Driven Innovation and Change

  • Drive innovation through the implementation of new delivery models and digital solutions.
  • Lead change management efforts to ensure adoption and sustainability of programme outcomes.
  • Monitor competitive landscape and identify opportunities to improve products, services, or operations.
  • Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the team to enhance customer outcomes.
  • Shape client experience initiatives through project ownership and delivery responsibility.
  • Lead operational change, ensuring readiness, engagement, and measured impact across delivery teams.
  • Influence and communicate across all levels of the business to minimise resistance to change and ensure onboarding of target audiences.
  • Scan the external environment to investigate alternative delivery models and offer innovative advice for competitive advantage.
  • Drive change management activities across a single value chain for optimal adoption of change.

Leading Talent

  • Build programme management capability across teams through coaching and knowledge sharing.
  • Lead by example in fostering a culture of accountability, agility, and continuous learning.
  • Embed people processes and values into business routines, reinforcing a strong leadership culture.
  • Develop workforce capabilities to meet business plan execution requirements and future readiness.
  • Create inclusive team environments that support performance, wellbeing, and growth.
  • Address escalated people issues and ensure application of performance and development processes.
  • Develop future leaders through mentorship, stretch assignments, and tailored development experiences.
  • Provide expertise and advice in the development and implementation of human capability and accountability frameworks across functions.
  • Direct the development and implementation of human capability strategies to support people management priorities.

Operational Effectiveness

  • Translate strategic goals into executable programme plans with clear KPIs and governance structures.
  • Resolve delivery bottlenecks and ensure integration across operational units.
  • Operationalise strategic goals into functional plans with clear deliverables, timelines, scorecards with team and individual KPIs to enable effective tracking of business and individual performance.
  • Set appropriate financial and other resourcing plans to enable business performance, tracking against budgets and investments for both current and long-term strategic goals.
  • Ensure integration across business units by resolving operational friction and dependencies.
  • Represent the business area in operational forums and with delivery partners.
  • Leverage data insights to improve operational effectiveness and customer outcomes.
  • Continuously improve processes for agility, quality, and alignment with customer needs and digital tools.
  • Identify problems and formulate alternate solutions to resolve value chain conflicts.
  • Provide expert advice on operating model, strategy, value chain formulation, and business controls/governance frameworks.

Digital Adoption

  • Leverage digital tools and platforms to enhance programme visibility, tracking, and reporting.
  • Promote the use of automation and data analytics in programme delivery.
  • Execute digital initiatives and promote adoption of technologies that improve efficiency and user experience.
  • Monitor digital platform performance and ensure integration with business processes and outcomes.
  • Deliberately identify opportunities to digitise, automate, and implement solutions for customer primacy, innovation, and operational effectiveness.

Good Governance, Risk and Compliance

  • Ensure all programmes adhere to internal governance, risk, and compliance standards.
  • Proactively manage programme risks and ensure mitigation plans are in place.
  • Implement governance, risk, and compliance frameworks in business processes and team routines.
  • Promote risk awareness and lead the response to regulatory changes and emerging issues.
  • Support audit readiness and ensure operational teams adhere to compliance requirements.
  • Define and consolidate the risk profile for the business unit, manage critical risks, and ensure resolution feedback to stakeholders.
  • Enable the development and implementation of integrated corporate governance frameworks in areas of specialisation.
  • Influence the implementation of effective internal controls systems and corporate governance practices.

Data Monetisation

  • Use programme data to inform strategic decisions and demonstrate value realisation.
  • Establish mechanisms for data-driven performance tracking and reporting.
  • Apply data insights to support business planning and decision-making in the business area.
  • Develop mechanisms to ensure data is collected, validated, and used to drive performance improvement.
  • Oversee the explicit use of data and its inherent value to explore opportunities and guide decisions.

Stakeholder Management

  • Engage and influence senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for programme objectives.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and issue resolution across delivery teams.
  • Manage relationships with key stakeholders to support aligned delivery and issue resolution.
  • Ensure stakeholder expectations are managed and engagement is consistent with transformation priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education/ Qualification:

Post Graduate Degree: Honours Degree, Post Graduate Diploma and Professional Qualifications (NQF8)

Field of Study:

  • Programme Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field.

Work Experience:

  • years experience in a specific capability of importance to the bank, including a track record of 5 years in a people management position in a large enterprise.
  • Experience must include developing integrated customer-centric product or service solutions or corporate practice development while working with and managing stakeholders across business and/or functional areas and budget management.
  • Exposure to digital transformation and data-driven decision-making is preferred.
  • Demonstrated success in leading enterprise-wide programmes that deliver measurable business outcomes and transformation.
  • Experience in engaging executive stakeholders in programme governance, strategic alignment, and benefits realisation across complex organisational structures.

COMPETENCIES

Leadership Competencies:

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Business Acumen
  • Communication
  • Influence
  • Leadership
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Delivering Results
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Strong commercialisation and monetisation skills with an affinity for finance
  • Digital affinity and dexterity that leverages technology to automate and create commercial value
  • Mindset of efficiency driven by automation, digitization and cost optimisation, to create client value
  • Enterprise Programme Management
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Influence
  • Risk and Compliance Management
  • Change Management and Communication
  • Financial and Resource Planning
  • Digital Tools for Programme Delivery
  • Performance Monitoring and Reporting

Education

Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Head, Portfolio Management Office

R1500000 - R2500000 Y Exxaro Resources

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Join Exxaro Resources as the Head of the Portfolio Management Office in Lephalale, Limpopo, where you will lead and manage the PMO. This permanent IT role at Grootegeluk Coal requires a visionary leader to direct project development, create strategic project plans, and ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes that support business goals. With a dynamic work environment, Exxaro offers opportunities for continuous learning and career growth, emphasising creativity, collaboration, and excellence. You will oversee information management project portfolios, manage operational challenges, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. This role demands a proven background in IT project management within a mining or heavy industry environment, complemented by robust leadership skills. Exxaro Resources values diversity and innovation, making it a top choice for driven professionals seeking to contribute to a sustainable and safe industrial future.

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Head: Credit Portfolio Management

Midrand, Gauteng R250000 - R500000 Y Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

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The purpose of the role is to provide strategic leadership and oversight of the DBSA's existing client portfolio by ensuring effective monitoring, proactive risk management, and sound governance across South Africa, the Rest of Africa, and high-impact transactions, thereby safeguarding portfolio sustainability, performance, and long-term value creation.

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Manager, Credit Portfolio Management

R900000 - R1200000 Y Standard Bank

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Business Segment: Business & Commercial Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

Job Type: Full-time

Job Ref ID: A-0001

Date Posted: 9/2/2025

Job Description

The role of Portfolio management is to develop and lead the analysis and reporting of credit risk within BCB Africa Regions. Engage and use analytics to further add insights into the key drivers of the portfolio performance. Monitor and assess the risks that are inherent within the portfolio of assets across the Credit lifecycle. Provide senior management and country with a constructive and holistic view of risk within the portfolio so as to assist management in the effective understanding and mitigation of risk and achieve the department's strategic goals and objectives on parameter changes. Serve as a primary resource of data, reports to both business and wider credit on how to effectively address portfolio performance. Production, distribution and rationalisation of reports to key committees.

In this manner, support and coverage is provided across 14 African countries across each business product.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree

Field of Study: Financial Management; Accounting; Risk Management

Experience Required

Credit Risk – BCB

Risk & Corporate Affairs

Minimum 5 years

Experience in analytical work (ideally in Credit Risk). Experience in managing a credit portfolio; managing credit risk. Understanding of the credit value chain and economic environment impact .

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Articulating Information

Examining Information

Exploring Possibilities

Interpreting Data

Providing Insights

Taking Action

Team Working

Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

Evaluating Risk Management Effectiveness

Performance Management

Statistical & Mathematical Analysis

Strategic Planning and Reporting

Industry Knowledge

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations.

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Head, Portfolio Management Office

R1500000 - R2500000 Y Exxaro Recruitment

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Join Exxaro Resources as the Head of the Portfolio Management Office in Lephalale, Limpopo, where you will lead and manage the PMO. This permanent IT role at Grootegeluk Coal requires a visionary leader to direct project development, create strategic project plans, and ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes that support business goals. With a dynamic work environment, Exxaro offers opportunities for continuous learning and career growth, emphasising creativity, collaboration, and excellence. You will oversee information management project portfolios, manage operational challenges, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. This role demands a proven background in IT project management within a mining or heavy industry environment, complemented by robust leadership skills. Exxaro Resources values diversity and innovation, making it a top choice for driven professionals seeking to contribute to a sustainable and safe industrial future.

Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or a relevant field (Essential/Minimum).
  • Management Development Programme (Essential/Minimum).
  • At least 6-8 years of proven experience in managing IT/Information Management projects within the mining, production, or heavy industry sectors (Essential/Minimum).
  • Recommended possession of Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
  • Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and develop a project team.
  • Proficiency in compliance, governance, and assurance responsibilities related to industry standards and regulations.
  • Strong financial management abilities to ensure optimal use of allocated budgets.
  • Excellent knowledge of best practices and frameworks in project management and knowledge management.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) to drive strategic alignment and deliver high-quality projects within the mining industry.
  • Develop and oversee project plans, ensuring optimal resource allocation to achieve project objectives.
  • Ensure compliance with legal requirements and industry standards, applying robust controls to manage operational challenges and risks.
  • Conduct regular audits on project progress and support offices to maintain adherence to corporate governance and best practices.
  • Facilitate knowledge management initiatives, updating and implementing project management best practices to support business strategies.
  • Manage and develop the project team, fostering a culture of collaboration, safety, and excellence in all operations.
  • Oversee the financial management of project budgets, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and optimal outcomes.
  • Promote a safe and healthy work environment by implementing effective SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment) management systems.
  • Engage in effective stakeholder management, providing strategic input and facilitating project recovery and performance improvements.
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Director - Project & Portfolio Management Office

Twinings group

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Director - Project & Portfolio Management Office

Application Deadline: 10 October 2025

Department: BizTX

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: South Africa

Description

Great People Work Here

BizTX: Co-Creating WOW Through Digital Innovation

It’s an exciting time to be part of BizTX at Twinings Ovaltine. At the heart of this iconic brand, we’re on a mission to drive exponential growth and productivity through cutting-edge technology to transform the business globally.

We’re not here to simply provide IT services. We’re technology leaders and strategic partners, co-creating innovative solutions that help the business run, grow, and transform. Everything we do is guided by our commitment to ‘WOW’ our consumers, customers and colleagues. WOW experiences, WOW solutions, and WOW impact.

Our people think differently. We have an exponential mindset that helps us push boundaries and shape what’s next. The future at Twinings Ovaltine is full of possibility and we’d love you to be a part of it.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Director – Project & Portfolio Management Office is responsible for overseeing and developing our IT PMO capability.

Twinings Ovaltine is investing heavily in technology-driven transformation. We are part way through our SAP S/4Hana Transformation Programme and have several other major business transformation programmes in early phases of development. We also have a large portfolio of smaller projects that are in flight or in planning stages and which cover the full range of technology-led projects, covering everything from SAP to infrastructure, cyber security & marketing technology.

Our PMO function has a good foundation but needs to rapidly expand from an SAP-centric capability based on a waterfall methodology, to one that can deploy our project managers to lead smaller IT projects and agile projects & programmes in the marketing technology & other areas. We also need to establish the PPM capabilities required to effectively prioritise, plan and monitor the execution of this diverse portfolio of digital transformation initiatives.

We need a capable and experienced Programme Management professional to lead our team of project managers and PMO professionals and further develop our PMO function into a world class capability. Provide our executive team with the visibility & control they need to effectively manage & prioritise our transformation agenda.

Location & Travel: The role is ideally a Cape Town based role, although Hybrid/Remote working may be considered for the right candidate. Infrequent international travel will be required.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and communicate a clear vision, strategy, and roadmap for the PMO function
  • PMO
    • Methodology and Framework – Define, maintain, and continuously improve the project and program delivery methodology to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
    • Governance and Controls – Ensure all programs and projects adhere to the defined controls, including stage gates, reporting cadences, and exception management.
    • Tooling and Process – Own the configuration, management, and training for program delivery tools (e.g. Smartsheet, HarvestApp, SharePoint, Teams, etc.)
    • Audit Assurance – Conduct or support internal and external audits to ensure compliance with delivery processes, documentation, and governance standards.
  • Project & Programme Management
    • Lead the team of project managers to ensure consistent and effective project management disciplines are deployed across our project portfolio
    • Ensure the team manages the delivery of individual projects to defined scope, timeline, quality, and budget, while managing risks, issues, and stakeholders
    • Coordinate the delivery of interrelated projects and programmes to achieve overarching strategic outcomes, benefits, and business change.
  • Portfolio Management
    • Establish and manage an effective portfolio management process & capability
    • Engage with senior business & IT leaders to obtain buy-in to establish PPM principles & procedures
    • Monitor compliance with the PPM processes & ensure accuracy of information
    • Provide visibility and control over all active projects and programs, supporting prioritization, resource allocation, value alignment, and effective organisational risk management.
    • Plan, monitor, and control financials across the delivery portfolio, ensuring accuracy of forecasts and alignment with approved funding.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to challenge and influence senior business & IT stakeholders will be critical to succeed in this role.
  • Demonstrable Project & Programme delivery experience including SAP programmes
  • Experience in setting up and running PMO functions
  • In depth knowledge of Project, Programme & Portfolio management disciplines & methodologies
  • Deep understanding of both the operational and strategic elements of PMO functions
  • Up to date knowledge on the latest thinking and innovations in this space and the vision and leadership skills required to build these into our organisation
  • Capable communicator across technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.
  • Adept in managing diverse, global teams within complex and challenging environments.
  • Relationship builder – internal and external.
  • Effective communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Dynamic, resolute, and effective in producing cross-departmental outcomes.
Behaviours
  • Committed to the company’s vision.
  • Exudes credibility and initiative.
  • Values ongoing development and promotes a mindset geared toward growth.
  • Capable of managing ambiguity and competing priorities.
  • Challenges norms with a forward-thinking mindset.
  • Skilled, motivated, and culturally aware.
LEADERSHIP MINDSET – OUR NON-NEGOTIABLES

We are…

  • Lifelong learners – we learn, always: Curiosity is our superpower. We grow through reflection, feedback, and a hunger to improve.
  • Safe, not soft – we lead with courage and care: We foster psychological safety without lowering the bar. We challenge, support, and hold each other to high standards.
  • Accountable to our word – we do what we say: Our promises are not just intentions – they’re commitments. We act with integrity, even when no one is watching.
  • Empowered voices – we speak up and listen deeply: Everyone has a voice here. We value diverse perspectives and honest conversations that move us forward.
  • Intentional and structured – We move with purpose: We think clearly, plan deliberately, and execute with discipline. Structure gives our ideas power.
  • Agile and decisive – we act fast and smart: We adapt quickly, make clear decisions, and move forward with confidence, knowing progress favours the bold.
  • WOW makers – we create magic, together: We push boundaries, dream big, and co-create extraordinary experiences through digital innovation.
  • Better than yesterday – progress is personal: grow every day. I reflect, improve, and raise my bar – because excellence begins with me.

Underpinned by…

  • The Exponential Mindset - How we think shapes how we work: We operate with an exponential mindset – bold, curious, and 10X-driven.

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  12. restaurant Catering
  13. volunteer_activism Charity & Voluntary
  14. science Chemical Engineering
  15. child_friendly Childcare
  16. foundation Civil Engineering
  17. clean_hands Cleaning & Sanitation
  18. diversity_3 Community & Social Care
  19. construction Construction
  20. brush Creative & Digital
  21. currency_bitcoin Crypto & Blockchain
  22. support_agent Customer Service & Helpdesk
  23. medical_services Dental
  24. medical_services Driving & Transport
  25. medical_services E Commerce & Social Media
  26. school Education & Teaching
  27. electrical_services Electrical Engineering
  28. bolt Energy
  29. local_mall Fmcg
  30. gavel Government & Non Profit
  31. emoji_events Graduate
  32. health_and_safety Healthcare
  33. beach_access Hospitality & Tourism
  34. groups Human Resources
  35. precision_manufacturing Industrial Engineering
  36. security Information Security
  37. handyman Installation & Maintenance
  38. policy Insurance
  39. code IT & Software
  40. gavel Legal
  41. sports_soccer Leisure & Sports
  42. inventory_2 Logistics & Warehousing
  43. supervisor_account Management
  44. supervisor_account Management Consultancy
  45. supervisor_account Manufacturing & Production
  46. campaign Marketing
  47. build Mechanical Engineering
  48. perm_media Media & PR
  49. local_hospital Medical
  50. local_hospital Military & Public Safety
  51. local_hospital Mining
  52. medical_services Nursing
  53. local_gas_station Oil & Gas
  54. biotech Pharmaceutical
  55. checklist_rtl Project Management
  56. shopping_bag Purchasing
  57. home_work Real Estate
  58. person_search Recruitment Consultancy
  59. store Retail
  60. point_of_sale Sales
  61. science Scientific Research & Development
  62. wifi Telecoms
  63. psychology Therapy
  64. pets Veterinary
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