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Our client is looking for a dynamic and experienced Programme Testing Manager to lead and oversee testing efforts across multiple projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for contributing to programme and divisional budgets, ensuring resource allocation aligns with departmental goals, and driving cost-efficiency in project delivery. This role involves building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, defining and executing testing strategies, and fostering a high-performing team aligned with organizational values and goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to programme and divisional budgets, ensuring optimal resource allocation to achieve departmental goals.
• Drive efficiencies and cost-effectiveness by managing project timelines and reducing waste or duplication of effort.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Build and maintain relationships with colleagues, team members, and stakeholders through open communication, trust, and collaboration.
• Consult with internal and external stakeholders to develop testing strategies and align expectations.
• Foster cooperative relationships to ensure mutual support and trust in delivering projects effectively.
• Define and execute resource capacity plans to support programme and divisional strategies.
• Develop comprehensive test strategies, incorporating quality gates across project phases, and ensure adherence by development and testing teams.
• Consolidate individual test project plans into a unified programme testing plan, identifying milestones and tracking deliverables.
• Coordinate programme phases and stakeholders, troubleshooting deviations from the plan.
• Provide holistic testing status updates, including trends, risks, and confidence levels, to facilitate informed decision-making by stakeholders.

Process Improvement & Reporting

• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities based on outcomes of previous testing phases.
• Present detailed close-out reports summarizing project phases, challenges, and lessons learned to enhance future programme delivery.
• Foster alignment with the organizational vision and divisional strategy among team members.
• Remove obstacles to team performance and create an environment where individuals feel motivated and valued.
• Participate in recruitment processes to onboard skilled candidates and facilitate their integration into the team.
• Assess team members' skills and development areas, creating actionable plans to address gaps and enhance expertise.
• Set measurable goals and conduct performance reviews to monitor progress, recognize achievements, and address performance issues.

Qualifications

• +8 years’ experience in System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including experience in managing people in either development or testing environment.
• Proficiency in Test Management Tools: DevOps, Jira, and experience working in an Agile environment.
• Familiarity with Test Automation processes, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
• ISTQB Certification
• Project Management Diploma/Certification
• Degree in IT

• Mid-Senior level

• Contract

• Finance
• Industries: Staffing and Recruiting, IT Services, and IT Consulting

Job category: Health, Fitness, Medical and Optometry

Location: Durban

Contract: Permanent

Business Unit: Donation Testing

Remuneration: R 416,307.00

EE position: No

An opportunity has become available for a Donation Testing Technologist. The incumbent will perform rotational routine Virology, Blood Grouping and NAT testing in the Donation Testing Department.Perform additional support duties when the technical specialists are not available.

Key Performance Areas

• Ensure operational objectives in the Blood Grouping Section are realised.
• Ensure operational objectives in the Virology Section are realised
• Ensure operational objectives in the NAT Section are realised
• Ensure Instrument and Laboratory Maintenance has been accomplished.
• Ensure Quality compliance has been achieved in accordance with SOP specifications.
• Ensure Specialist Technical / Operational Objectives are achieve

Cognitive:

• Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving
• Judgement and Decision Making

Personal:

• Ethical Behaviour
• Personal Development
• Excellence Orientation
• Drive and Belief in the cause

Interpersonal:

• Customer Service Orientation
• Relationship Building
• Communication
• Engaging Diversity
• Teamwork
• Knowledge Sharing

Professional/Technical:

• System Competence
• Laboratory Skills
• Blood Grouping Skills
• Administrative Skills

Principles of Excellence:

• Customer Service Orientation
• Ethical Behaviour
• Excellence Orientation
• Engaging Diversity
• Teamwork

Minimum Education and Experience

• HPCSA Registered Medical Technologist (Blood Transfusion)
• 1 year Blood Transfusion Experience

Job Specific Requirements :

• Overtime as and when required
• May be required to work shifts and night shift as rostered

• Lead and manage testing activities to ensure delivery of high-quality solutions
• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and cases across manual and automated testing
• Oversee functional and regression testing aligned to business requirements
• Collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, developers, and analysts
• Provide leadership and mentorship to testing teams
• Identify risks and drive continuous improvement in testing processes

• 5 to 6 years hands-on experience in testing (manual, automation, functional, regression)
• Proven experience within Supply Chain, Logistics, Retail, or FMCG sectors
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies and best practices
• Experience with automation tools is advantageous
• Excellent communication and leadership capabilities
• Relevant testing certifications (e.g., ISTQB) preferred

• BTech or BEng
• 2 years of relevant working experience
• Working experience with Vector network analysers, LCR meters and Multi-meters.

• Perform inline electrical testing of antenna sub-assemblies (cables, PCBs, switches) during production
• Sign off assembly instructions of performed electrical tests
• Set up and perform environmental stress screening tests as per ATP
• Set up and perform Advanced Final Acceptant Test of antenna systems
• Complete FAT Result documentation with test results
• Assist R&D engineers with prototype testing