Head Of Portfolio Management

Afrizan Personnel; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Afrizan Personnel is partnering with a leading organisation in Gauteng to recruit a Head of Portfolio Management to govern, prioritise and deliver critical projects in a complex mining and industrial environment. You will lead PMO managers, drive risk management, ensure business cases, budgets and benefits realisation, and provide executive reporting on progress, spend and decisions.

The role requires 15+ years in portfolio leadership, multi-country experience, and certification in project

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in project or portfolio leadership.
• Minimum 5 years leading a PMO or portfolio of strategic projects.
• At least 3 years in mining, industrial, or manufacturing sectors.
• Strong business acumen, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Certification in project or programme management.
• Multi-country experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage the project governance framework.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio of strategic capital projects.
• Recommend projects based on value, risk, capacity and dependencies.
• Ensure projects have business cases, budgets, sponsors and benefits targets.
• Provide independent oversight of project health and risks.
• Produce portfolio reports for executive leadership.
• Lead and develop PMO staff and strengthen capability.
• Track benefits and conduct post-project reviews.
• Develop scalable PMO methodologies and governance standards.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Stakeholder management

PMO leadership

Risk management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Science, Economics, Engineering or Science

Job description

A leading organisation is seeking aHead of Portfolio Management to lead the governance, prioritisation and delivery of strategic and business-critical projects within a complex mining and industrial environment. The successful candidate will provide executive leadership with a clear view of the project portfolio while driving disciplined delivery, accountability, effective risk management and benefits realisation.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and manage the project governance framework, including project approval, prioritisation, review and closure.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio of strategic, business-critical and qualifying capital projects.
• Recommend which projects should be started, accelerated, re-scoped, sequenced or stopped based on value, risk, capacity and dependencies.
• Ensure projects have approved business cases, budgets, sponsors, business owners, delivery plans and measurable benefit targets.
• Provide independent oversight of project health and identify risks, delays and performance concerns early.
• Produce clear portfolio reporting for executive leadership covering progress, spend, risks, issues, benefits and key decisions required.
• Lead and develop PMO project managers and analysts while strengthening project management capability across the organisation.
• Track project benefits and conduct post-project reviews to ensure lessons learnt improve future delivery.
• Develop scalable PMO methodologies, tools and governance standards that can support broader strategic initiatives.

Requirements:

• Degree in Commerce, Business Science, Economics, Engineering or Science.
• 15+ years’ relevant experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience leading a PMO or portfolio of strategic and business projects.
• At least 3 years’ experience within mining, industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Strong business acumen, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, conflict management and change facilitation capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead under pressure and influence senior stakeholders.
• High levels of integrity, accountability and sound judgement.
• Recognised project or programme management certification.
• Experience establishing or maturing a PMO.
• Multi-country experience.

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