20 Program Management Office jobs in South Africa

We are looking for a dynamic multitasker with a passion for project excellence. Join our team as a Project Co-ordinator , where you'll play a pivotal role in driving project success through seamless coordination, robust administrative support, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Support

• Maintain accurate project documentation including contracts, reports, and compliance records.
• Organize and coordinate meetings, events, and logistics.
• Assist with opportunity setup, project creation, conversions, and related processes.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training for project teams and programme participants.
• Prepare and distribute agendas, minutes, and follow-up actions.
• Manage digital platforms (MS Teams, SharePoint, MS Office Suite, BIM360, ACC).

Reporting & Compliance

• Compile and submit reports, policy briefings, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all administrative and compliance requirements are met ahead of deadlines.
• Support knowledge management and maintain audit-ready records.

Project Management

• Lead and coordinate multiple projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Support and coordinate tenders and proposals.
• Track milestones, risks, and deliverables; prepare regular progress reports.
• Liaise with local and international clients, partners, and team members.
• Oversee project budgets, invoicing, and financial tracking using in-house systems.
• Confidently work across different systems and reporting formats.
• Assist with commercial reporting.

Core Competencies

• Project and Programme Management
• Administrative and Office Management
• Stakeholder and Client Relationship Management
• Financial Oversight, Invoicing, Budgeting, and Procurement Support
• Reporting, Documentation, and Compliance
• Excellent Communication Skills (Verbal & Written)

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 6 years' experience in project management and administration
• Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary projects and working with international stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree required
• Certificate in Project Management or equivalent is advantageous

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of a team that values precision, collaboration, and growth.

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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.

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.

Job Overview

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

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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.

• 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.

• 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.

Core Skills:

• Expertise in SAP PPM system configuration and setup.
• Strong ability in business process analysis and solution implementation aligned with organizational objectives.
• Experience in project execution, ensuring deliverables meet scope, quality, and performance standards.
• Sound understanding of integration points between SAP PPM and other SAP modules.

Qualifications Required:

• SAP PPM Certification

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 8+ years of SAP experience.
• Involvement in more than 5 full-cycle SAP implementations.

Mandatory Requirements:

• 8+ years of SAP experience.
• SAP PPM Certification.
• Participation in more than 5 SAP implementations.

Other Requirements:

• Local Government experience would be advantageous.
• It is strongly recommended that the candidate resides in Cape Town for in-office engagements.
• Experience with SAP integration with third-party applications will be beneficial.

Requisition Details and Talent Aquisition Contact

REQ ID: Michelle Thabethe

Location: Sandton

Cluster: SOCIAL IMPACT UNIT

Closing date: 13 October 2025

Job Family

Product, Process and Product

Career Stream

Product

Leadership Pipeline

MO

Job Purpose

To deliver, manage, monitor, evaluate and implement Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programmes within agriculture, energy, water, and waste sectors, aligned to Nedbank's CSI Green Economy strategy, in order to advance the bank's vision and purpose of sustainable growth and environmental stewardship.

Job Responsibilities

• Achieve Corporate Social Investment (CSI) project objectives by implementing change & portfolio management interventions that deliver the required return on investment.
• Monitoring and Evaluation functions.
• Responsible for ensuring process alignment and applying world-class project management tools.
• Identify, build, and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to prioritize needs, deliver on existing project investment and ensure strategic alignment to outcomes and SROI. Scale and replicate existing projects from concessionary to commercial funding opportunities
• Align the various CSI arms within the bank to a common strategic purpose and overarching objectives.
• Manage and develop direct reports to achieve individual performance targets and overall team objectives.
• Promote, champion, and adhere to governance requirements within the Corporate Social Responsibility function.
• Achieve targets for skills development, job creation, and enterprise support as outlined by the unit's objectives.
• Identify and recommend improvements to business processes and systems to enhance operational efficiency and value addition for Nedbank.
• Maintain an effective project administration system by capturing, updating, and managing relevant project information.
• Identify areas for improvement by reviewing Corporate
• Social Responsibility policies, procedures, guidelines, and market trends.
• Provide feedback on initiatives by compiling and submitting accurate, timely reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct site visits.
• Upskill junior staff members in the team.
• Attend and represent the bank at key events and on media platforms to raise awareness of Nedbank CSI initiatives and strengthen the bank's brand image
• Contribute to the conceptualisation, planning, and execution of flagship Nedbank Social Impact Events, such as the Nedbank Green Economy Indaba.
• All other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• B.Comm Economics, Finance, Environmental and Social Development, Project Management

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management, M&E

Minimum Experience Level

• 7- 10 years

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Implementing strategic plan
• Business Acumen
• Product management
• Agile methodologies
• Business Analysis
• Problem solving skills
• Strategic planning
• Industry Knowledge
• Business Communication
• Future Thinking

Behavioural Competencies

• Leadership Determination
• Thriving in Ambiguity
• Coaching
• Ignite Passion
• Digital Acumen
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Application Deadline:
10 October 2025

Department:
BizTX

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 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.